Ping Shek Estate
| Ping Shek Estate | |||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 坪石邨 | ||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | pìhng sehk chyūn | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | plain rock estate | ||||||||||||
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Ping Shek Estate (Chinese: 坪石邨) is a public housing estate in Ping Shan, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Choi Hung Estate is situated to its west, Ngau Chi Wan Municipal Services Building to its north, Richland Gardens to its south. A section of Lung Cheung Road between Choi Hung Estate and Ping Shek Estate is the boundary between Wong Tai Sin District and Kwun Tong District[1] and belongs to Kwun Tong District.[2] The area covers the Ping Shek constituency for the Kwun Tong District Council.
Houses
There are seven residential blocks in the estates. All are named after stones of various colours in Cantonese language:
| Name[3] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Tsuen Shek House | Old Slab | 1970 |
| Yuk Shek House | ||
| Kam Shek House | Single Tower | 1973 |
| Hung Shek House | ||
| Tsui Shek House | ||
| Lam Shek House | ||
| Wong Shek House |
Temple
Sam Shan Kwok Wong Temple (三山國王廟) is located next to the estate, along Kwun Tong Road. “Sam Shan” refers to three famous mountains of Chaozhou in Guangdong, namely Du Shan, Ming Shan and Jin Shan. There are many legendary stories about this. One of them is about the Lords of the Three Mountains who had assisted the Emperor Song Tai Zu to put down the revolt between Liu and Zhang, and so the Deities were granted the title as Lords of the Three Mountains. The Hakkas also worship the Deities and would build a temple in their new migrated place. The temple has been renovated for several times. At the end of the lunar year, there will also be a small flower fair at the open area outside the temple.[4]
Transport
Ping Shek Estate is near MTR Choi Hung station, and there is a bus terminus in the estate.
Education
Ping Shek Estate is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 46. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money); no government primary schools are in this net.[5]
References
- ^ Map of Kwun Tong District
- ^ Kwun Tong District Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ping Shek Estate
- ^ Sam Shan Kwok Wong Temple in Ngau Chi Wan
- ^ "POA School Net 46" (PDF). Education Bureau. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
