Shek Lei Estate


Shek Lei Estate, also known by Shek Lei or Shek Lei Pui, the area where the estate is located, is a public housing estate in Hong Kong, situated in northeast Kwai Chung, New Territories near Shek Yam Estate, On Yam Estate and Shek Yam East Estate.
The estate is separated into three parts, namely Shek Lei Estate, Shek Lei Estate and Shek Lei Interim Housing. It has a total of 22 residential blocks with a population of about 35,000, while 2 shopping centres are also built to serve the residents. It is currently the second largest public housing estate in Kwai Chung, after Kwai Chung Estate.

Shek Lei (I) Estate

Shek Lei Estate has nine blocks. Of the nine blocks, seven were completed in the 1980s, and are situated on Lei Pui Street; the other 2, Shek On House and Shek Tai House, located on Shek Pai Street, were built during the redevelopment project of the estate in the 1990s.
NameTypeCompletion
Shek Ning HouseSlab1985
Shek Sau HouseSlab1985
Shek Chun HouseDouble H1985
Shek Yat HouseDouble H1986
Shek Hing HouseLinear 31989
Shek On HouseHarmony 11994
Shek Tai HouseHarmony 11997

Shek Lei (II) Estate

Shek Lei Estate is located between Shek Li Street and Tai Loong Street. It is also referred as Shek Lei District or Shek Lei Resettlement Estate, as it was built on the site of a resettlement estate completed in the 1960s. The estate was redeveloped between the 1990s and 2000s. However, two old blocks are retained, and were converted into Interim Housing.
NameTypeCompletion
Shek Wah HouseHarmony 11995
Shek Kai HouseHarmony 11995
Shek Fu HouseHarmony 12000
Shek Cheung HouseHarmony 12000
Shek Kwong HouseHarmony 12002
Shek Wing HouseHarmony 12002
Shek Yan HouseHarmony 3A2002
Shek Hei HouseSmall Household Block2000
Shek Fuk HouseSmall Household Block2003
Shek Wai HouseNew Harmony 12008
Shek Yi HouseNew Harmony 12008
Shek Foon HouseNon-Standard Domestic Block T2013

Shek Lei Interim Housing

Two old blocks, Blocks 10 and 11, are retained for Interim Housing since 1997, to provide totally 1,946 units for rehousing those homeless families who are not immediately eligible for public housing.

Yi Fung Court

Yi Yung Court is a Home Ownership Scheme court in the upper hills of Shek Lei Extension, Lei Pui Street. It has 2 blocks built in 1999.
NameTypeCompletion
Yuet Fung HouseNew Cross Block1999
Ho Fung HouseNew Cross Block1999

Education

There are more than 10 schools in Shek Lei.

Elections

In the 2007 Hong Kong District Council election, Leung Kwok Wah of Democratic Party won the electorate by receiving 2,680 ballots over Lai Siu Tong of Liberal Party with 2,445 ballots .

Shopping centres

Shek Lei Shopping Centre serves the shopping needs of residents in the vicinity. It is divided into Phase I and Phase II, and both of them are located at the junction of Tai Loong Street and Wai Kek Street. A wet market is also located inside Shek Lei Shopping Centre Phase I.