style of Cheung Ching EstateThe Chinese characters Cheung Ching (), mean "evergreen". The Estate is located on mid-east side of Tsing Yi Island, near
Tsing Yi Bridge. It was bounded by Tsing Yi Road, Ching Hong Road,
Chung Mei Road, and
Tsing Yi Heung Sze Wui Road. In June 1977, the first intake of 2146 people were allocated housing in Phase I of the estate (Ching Wai House, Ching Yung House, and Ching Kwai House). They were residents from overcrowded estates, or were relocated from redevelopment of older (Mk I and Mk II blocks) estates Later, Ching Chung House, Ching Pak House, Ching Mui House and Ching Yeung House came on stream. In the early 1980s, Ching Tao House was built for the relocation of residents owing to reclamation of
Tsing Yi Tong and
Mun Tsai Tong. To the west are
Mayfair Gardens and
Cheung Hong Estate, to the north is
Chung Mei Lo Uk Village, to the east are industrial building, to the south are
Rambler Crest and the
Container Terminal 9.
Configuration The
estate consists of eight 'houses', i.e. high-rise blocks of flats, with 4905 flats. There are currently 4700 households in the estate. Other than residential blocks, the estate also provides a commercial centre with market, a
community centre, a
bus terminus, three primary schools, a secondary school, several
car parks and
garages, and several
playgrounds. The eight houses of the estate are:
Community facilities The Cheung Ching Commercial Centre () is a 6-storey complex surrounded by Ching Yung House, Ching Wai House and Ching Kwai House. At the podium level, there are a handful of shops and a
Chinese restaurant. At the market level, most shops sell fresh food. A supermarket is at the ground floor. A garage is incorporated in the centre. There are two clinics on the ground floor of Ching Wai House. Some
NGOs also set up facilities at Ching Yung House and Ching Kwai House. The
Cheung Ching Estate Community Centre () is the first
community centre on the Tsing Yi Island. It was built in the late phase of the Cheung Ching Estate. The building is of 7 storeys, providing various community services for mainly south part of the new town of Tsing Yi Island. The Community Centre is operated by various NGOs.
YWCA operates one integrated centre (for youth, family, female and school), one elderly centre, and a kindergarten. Lutheran provides service for the physical handicapped and the deaf. Yan Chai provides temporary after-school care for children. There is a hall for various programmes on the ground floor. From 1st floor to 6th floor, it was occupied by Hong Kong Youth Women's Club Association. Its branch Tsing Yi Integrated Social Service Centre provides integrated services for youth, family, senior citizen, children and workers. Government also has an office on the 1st floor. After budget cuts on
social welfare by
Hong Kong Government, many local offices of voluntary organisations in the area were withdrawn or incorporated into the centre. ==Cheung Fat Estate==