Mei Lam Estate () is a public housing estate in Tai Wai, Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong,Sha Tin District located on both sides of Tai Wai Nullah (sometimes referred to as the upper stream of Shing Mun River) and near Mei Chung Court, May Shing Court and the Shing Mun Tunnels.
Description The estate consists of 4 residential buildings, a shopping centre and a sports centre. It is divided into 3 phases. Phase 1 (Mei Fung House, Mei Yeung House, Mei Tao House and Mei Lam Shopping Centre) are located at the south side of Tai Wai Nullah, while Phase 2 (Mei Wai House)Civil Engineering and Development Department – Description of Packages and Phase 3 (Mei Lam Sports Centre)Leisure and Cultural Services Department – Mei Lam Sports Centre are located at the north side. The two sides are connected by a footbridge. The estate comprises a total 4,100 rental flats, of sizes ranging from 10.8 m2 to 64.7 m2.
Mei Lam Post Office, within Mei Lam Commercial Centre, opened on November 15, 1982.
Mei Lam Sports Centre () covers an area of 2200 m2. It opened on September 20, 1986.
Mei Lam Estate Phase 1 and Mei Lam Sports Centre won the Certificate of Merit and the Silver Medal of HKIA in 1982 and 1987 respectively.List of Past HKIA Annual Awards (archive)
Houses Name Type Completion Mei Fung House (美楓樓) Double I 1981 Mei Yeung House (美楊樓) Old Slab Mei Tao House (美桃樓) Triple H 1982 Mei Wai House (美槐樓) Trident 1 1985
Demographics The authorised population was 11,400 as at end December 2007. It was 10,200 as at end September 2019.Hong Kong Housing Authority – Mei Lam Estate According to the 2016 Population By-census, the actual number of persons living in Mei Lam Estate was 9,879. 98% of the population was of Chinese ancestry. Median monthly domestic household income was HK$ 14,900.2016 Population By-census. District Profiles (select "Major Housing Estates")
May Shing Court
May Shing Court () is a Home Ownership Scheme court located near Mei Lam Estate and Mei Chung Court. It has 3 residential blocks completed in 1984 and 1985 respectively.Hong Kong Housing Authority – May Shing CourtMembers Portfolios & Property Registers
Houses Name Type Completion Kwai Shing House Windmill 1984 Yat Shing House Trident 2 1985 Fai Shing House
Mei Chung Court
Mei Chung Court () is a Home Ownership Scheme court located near Mei Lam Estate. It has 6 residential blocks completed in 1996.Hong Kong Housing Authority – Mei Chung Court
Houses Name Type Completion Fu Chung House NCB (Ver.1984) 1996 Lai Chung House Hing Chung House Shing Chung House Hong Chung House Lok Chung House
See also Public housing estates in Tai Wai
References
Further reading
Chuk, Lin-ping, "Reconnecting over nullah : community foci at Tai Wai", Postgraduate Thesis, Master of Architecture, University of Hong Kong, 1998