Shek Kip Mei Estate

石硤尾邨

2006-10-18

"On the Christmas night of 1953, a huge fire ravaged the squatter huts in Shek Kip Mei and destroyed the homes of some 58 000 people.

As an immediate relief, the Government cleared part of the fire-stricken area and built two-storey bungalows to rehouse the victims temporarily. But this was far from adequate in solving the long-term housing problem, so the Government soon embarked on the construction of resettlement blocks with reinforced concrete. The first batch of eight six-storey blocks was built by the end of 1954. This resettlement estate in Shek Kip Mei marked the commencement of Hong Kong's mammoth public housing programme. In the following eight years, 21 more seven-storey blocks were built.

To address the community's increasing aspirations for better living conditions, the Housing Authority further decided in the 1990's to redevelop part of Shek Kip Mei Estate, demolishing the dilapidated resettlement blocks except one - Mei Ho House (also known as Block 41), which is among the first batch of eight Mark I blocks built in 1954." -- The Housing Authority website

Kowloon

Sham Shui Po

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Master #: 2006-037

Call No.: HD7288.78.H62 S542