Kwun Lung Lau

Kwun Lung Lau is a public housing estate in Kennedy Town, Hong Kong. It is one of the first public housing developments in Hong Kong, built in 1967 to alleviate a housing crisis in the territory. It is on 20 Lung Wah Street.

Kwun Lung Lau
Chinese觀龍樓
Cantonese YaleGūn lùhng làuh
Kwun Lung Lau, viewed from Smithfield in 2006
Kwun Lung Lau in 2008
Kwun Lung Lau Redevelopment Phase 1 in 2012

It consists of seven buildings, namely Block A - G. The overall shape was that of a snaking dragon, and hence its name which means Watching Dragon Building in Chinese.

Kwun Lung Lau is also famous for a landslide on 23 July 1994 that killed five people and injured three. Leaking water and heavy rain had built up behind a masonry retaining wall, which was too thin, and subsequently collapsed. This disaster caused a major review of slope safety in Hong Kong.[1]

Demographics

According to the 2016 population by-census, Kwun Lung Lau has a population of 6,069. 97% of the population is Chinese. Median monthly domestic household income is HK$ 17,000.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Report on landslide". Archived from the original on 10 February 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  2. "Major Housing Estates". 2017 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 25 October 2020.

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