Redevelopment in Ngau Tau Kok Estate Preview

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Ngau Tau Kok Heritage Exhibition

Upper Ngau Tau Kok EstateUpper Ngau Tau Kok was a low-cost housing for the poor people who didn’t meet the requirement to apply for a resettlement area. The condition was poor, which had neither an independent bathroom nor kitchen. Residents in Ngau Tau Kok could be rehoused in the upper Ngau tau Kok estate. As many residents in the old Ngau Tau Kok Estate had already lived there for over 30 years, and many of them were elderly, the government decided to rehouse them in the same district even in the same estate to preserve and sustain the community and to minimize disruption to the residents. The government also designed the leisure sitting-out area and the exhibition of Old Ngau Tau Kok Estate for the elderly to adapt to the new environment.

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Ngau Tau Kok Cultural Lane (Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate)

Demonstration of old face of Ngau Tau Kok EstateLower Ngau Tau Kok Estate was a resettlement estate. It was built for families who had lost their homes in natural disasters or had to be rehoused due to the redevelopment of old built-up areas. It was also the first Prefabricated building which was built from parts that had been made in a factory, so the building process could be faster. It provided a private lavatory and kitchen in each flat, and also had common areas for connection, like the long corridor and the playground. People felt like they won the lottery if they were assigned to Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate as it has an invincible sea view. Also, it’s the first resettlement area that had lifts. The life of residents in Lower Ngau Kok is more convenient than those in the Upper Ngau Tau Kok estate as the Lower Estate was surrounded by Telford garden, Amoy garden, and Upper Ngau Tau Kok Estate. They could go to the neighborhood centers and use the facilities in these three places.

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Sing Yan Kung Ma Temple

Records history of refugees from China to HK in the 50sPrevious location: Rooftop of Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate, Block 5Current location: Open space opposite of Kwun Tong Methodist Social Service Centre, Ngau Tau KokRecords the history of residents’ relocation from frame houses to Ngau Tau KokWorship the bones of the deadBecome the patron saint of the Ngau Tau Kok neighborhood

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Fuk Tak Temple

Built in 1969The Ngau Tau Kok District Teochew Association was established to manage the Fuk Tau Temple.At the main entrance of the temple, there is a couplet 「福庇萬民如潮滋潤威福蔭，德佑黎庶斯僑佳俊念德恩」(=Fuk Tak Ye blesses the people like the tide moisturizing the leaves)Worship to ‘God of the Earth’(土地公), “Heaven and Earth Parents”(天地父母), “Mother goddess”(地母娘娘) and “All Gods of Fortune and Well-being”(諸位福神).Ngau Tau Kok residents strongly opposed the suggestion of relocating the temple during the Redevelopment of Ngau Tau Kok.

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Bishop Paschang Memorial School

Previous Location of Bishop Paschang Catholic SchoolFounded by Maryknoll Fathers in 1969Named after an American Maryknoll Catholic bishop, Adolph John PaschangPrevious location: Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate“Matchbox school”The earliest standard individual school campusSimilar appearance with matchboxTook place of rooftop schools∵increasing populationDivided into morning and afternoon classes

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Bishop Paschang Catholic School

The new location of Bishop Pachang Memorial SchoolMorning class moved to the new campus in 2002Afternoon class stayed in the original campusBoth classes changed to all-day RenameAll the classes moved to the new campus in 2008Return to the government Demolished with Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate