Park Island
| Park Island | |
|---|---|
Hanyu Pinyin | Pò Lì Wān |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | Paak3 lai6 waan1 |
Park Island is a
private housing estate located at Ma Wan, an island in Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was mainly developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties as part of the Ma Wan Development joint venture project[1]
and completed from 2002 to 2006 in six phases. There are around 10,000 to 15,000 residents.
Phases
- Phase 1 comprises 2,569 units completed in August 2002. Sales started in August 2002.[2]
- Phase 3 comprises 1,446 units completed during the second half of 2004. Sales started in June 2004.[3]
- Phases 5 and 6 contain nine blocks of low-to-medium-rise apartment blocks.[4] Sale for Phase 5 started in August 2006.[5]
Education
Ma Wan is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 62,[6] which includes multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and two government schools: Hoi Pa Street Government Primary School (海壩街官立小學) and Tsuen Wan Government Primary School (荃灣官立小學).[7]
Transport
Similar to the Lantau Island private housing estate Discovery Bay, Park Island has its own shuttle bus and ferry routes operated by Park Island Transport Company Limited to Tsuen Wan, Tsing Yi, Kwai Fong, Hong Kong International Airport, and Central.[8]
Bus routes
- NR330: Park Island ←→ Tsing Yi station
- NR331: Ma Wan (Pak Yan Road) ←→ Tsuen Wan station
- NR331S: Ma Wan (Pak Yan Road) ←→ Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) Bus Terminus
- NR332: Park Island ←→ Kwai Fong Metroplaza
- NR334: Park Island ←→ Hong Kong International Airport (Passenger Terminal)
- 230R: Ma Wan (Pak Yan Road) ←→ Kowloon Station Only available on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays
Ferry routes
- Park Island ←→ Central Piers (Pier 2)
- Park Island ←→ Tsuen Wan Pier (near West Rail Tsuen Wan West station).
Gallery
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Bus stop -
Shuttle bus -
Shell Si Plazza -
Ferry pier to Central -
Ferry Service -
Aerial photo of Ma Wan. The high rises are the Park Island housing estates.
References
- ^ AsiaConstruct Team, "An Annual Report of the Construction Industry of China Hong Kong 2002–2003" Archived 11 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 8–9 December 2003, p.15
- ^ Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited Annual Report 2001/2002 Archived 25 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, p.34
- ^ Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited Annual Report 2003/04, p.28
- ^ Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited Annual Report 2004/2005, p.32
- ^ Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited Annual Report 2005/2006 Archived 31 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, p.26
- ^ "POA2023 Primary School Lists by School Net for Discretionary Places Admission Stage". Education Bureau. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "POA School Net 62" (PDF). Education Bureau. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ Bus and ferry services Archived 16 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Further reading
- Dr Edward Cy Yiu, 3.2 Real Estate Development Finance (REDF), Department of Real Estate and Construction, University of Hong Kong, January 2007, pp.24–30
External links
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