Public housing estate story

The development of public housing estates in Hong Kong (referred to as public housing) originated from a fire that broke out in the Shek Kip Mei hut area in December 1953. In order to settle the victims, the Hong Kong government began to build simple, practical and affordable resettlement buildings, which marked the public in Hong Kong. The birth of a housing estate. Early public housing design paid more attention to neighborhood relations. In the 1970s, the type of public housing was mainly a patio-type twin tower (Twin Tower), which was connected by high and low towers, and each unit had a terrace. Because there is a huge patio in the center of the building, the two-tower building is commonly referred to as a "patio-shaped public housing." The doors of each house are facing each other, so if there is a theft, it will be easy to be discovered, so its design has a security function. In addition, the stairs and corridors have large ventilation windows, which makes the whole building very cool in summer. There is a very large space in the stairs and elevators on each floor, so the neighbors on the left and right like to walk out. Here you can enjoy the cool, chat, play sparrows, and children will play football here, etc., so the neighborhood is easy to get acquainted with, and it is often very lively. The earliest twin-tower building was located in Huafu Village, South District of Hong Kong Island, followed by Aimin Village, Lai Yao Village, Changqing Village, He Che Village, Choi Wan Village, Xiangshan Village, Shun Shun Village, Youai Village, Lake View Village, and Bamboo Garden South Village, Shuntian Village, Guangfu Village, Longheng Village, Xincui Village, Xiumaoping Village.

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