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| '''Heng Fa Chuen''' ({{zh|c=杏花邨}}) is a residential estate in the northeast of ], ], jointly developed by ] and ]. With a calm waterfront offering beautiful views of the ] and away from congestion in other places, Heng Fa Chuen is administratively part of the ]. | |||
| Heng Fa Chuen was founded in 1979, when ] projects created land adjacent to ]. The town officially opened on 10 July 1982. | |||
| ==History== | |||
| The area which is now known as Heng Fa Chuen was actually reclaimed from '''Pak Sha Wan''' (白沙灣) and '''Lei Yue Mun Bay''' (鯉魚門灣). In fact, the place where the current Promenade along the shoreline is was once a beach. There was nothing in addition except for barren hills and numerous vegetation. Further to the West, near the current ], there was once a quarry. However, after consuming all of the quarry's resources, the miners dispersed, with some moving to ] and settling in wooden houses. The rest of the quarry was abolished by the ], and interesingly, there were still traces of it left before the establishment of the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defense. In the early 1980s, the ] of the MTR was built, the working name of the station was "Chai Wan Quay" on the Freeman, Fox, Wilbur Smith & Associates ''Mass Transportation Study'' became Heng Fa Chuen when the MTR became the rightful developer of the land on top of the station and depot. Not only was the name of the station changed, but also it was relocated to its present place (The old location is currently situated near the ]/] Industrial Centre). Construction of the residential blocks began on 13 August 1977 and ended on 26 April 1982. | |||
| ==Features== | |||
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| There is a total of 48 residential blocks,<ref name="MTR"></ref> of which each of them is assigned a number in ascending order (from 1 to 50), but numbers 14 and 44 are omitted, accordingly because of each of the numbers' association with bad luck and death when interpreted in ]. The first phase of the development featured 20-storied complexes while the second phase featured 21-storied counterparts, accordingly since Heng Fa Chuen was in the aeronautical path of most planes heading to the former ]. The ] '''Chai Wan Depot''' is located below Heng Fa Chuen and is linked to the ], which is used for housing and maintenance of the MTR ]s. | |||
| All of the town's 48 residential blocks are managed by ]. The ] has control over the MTR depot, and on top of it are 20 blocks of residential complexes. There is a recreation center near blocks 32 and 33, with two swimming pools, a gym, and a restaurant. There is also a fairly large shopping center named "]". | |||
| In 2000, the ] supermarket replaced the existing ] giant chain supermarket. This Carrefour store, which had opened in December 1996, had been the first one opened in Hong Kong.<ref></ref><ref name="The Standard"></ref> | |||
| Heng Fa Villa is to the northwestern end of Heng Fa Chuen. | |||
| The world's 11,000th ] fast-food restaurant was opened at Heng Fa Chuen in 1989.<ref></ref> | |||
| The Heng Fa Chuen waterfront offers a picturesque view of the ], providing a pleasant break from the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong. | |||
| ===Chai Wan Depot=== | |||
| The Chai Wan Depot is located under blocks 1 to 18 of Heng Fa Chuen Estate and beside Heng Fa Chuen Station. This depot houses trains serving on the ], and inspections of trains are carried out here. | |||
| ==Demographics== | |||
| The development has a total of 6,504 apartments<ref name="MTR" /> and is currently home to approximately 10,000 residents. | |||
| ==Education== | |||
| There are one secondary school, two primary schools and four kindergartens in Heng Fa Chuen: | |||
| * Lingnan Secondary School (嶺南中學) | |||
| * The Salvation Army Ann Wyllie Memorial Primary School | |||
| * The C. & M. A. Scholars' Kindergarten ( | |||
| * St. Dominic Kindergarten (聖道明幼稚園) | |||
| * The Creative Kindergarten (啟思幼稚園) | |||
| * The Ruth Kindergarten (路德會幼稚園) | |||
| ==Transport== | |||
| Heng Fa Chuen is served by the ] on the ] ]. There is also a bus station just a few minutes away from the Paradise Mall, opposite to the residential blocks 49 and 50. | |||
| There are two mini bus routes going between Heng Fa Chuen and Siu Sai Wan, Heng Fa Chuen and Island Resort. Each costs $2.8 (in 2009). | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| * ] | |||
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| ==References== | |||
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| == External links == | |||
| {{Commons category|Heng Fa Chuen}} | |||
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