Po Lam Estate (Chinese: 寶林邨) is a mixed TPS and public housing estate in Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong, near Metro City and MTR Po Lam station. It is the first public housing estate in Tseung Kwan O and has a total of seven residential blocks with 5,272 units. Some of the flats were sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 6A in 2004.

Ying Ming Court (英明苑) and Yan Ming Court (欣明苑) are Home Ownership Scheme housing courts in Tseung Kwan O near Po Lam Estate, built in 1989 and 1990 respectively.

Houses

Po Lam Estate

NameChinese nameBuilding typeCompleted
Po Ning House寶寧樓New Slab1988
Po Kan House寶勤樓
Po Yan House寶仁樓Trident 2
Po Tai House寶泰樓
Po Tak House寶德樓
Po Chi House寶智樓
Po Kim House寶儉樓Small Household Block2001

Ying Ming Court

NameChinese nameBuilding typeCompleted
Ming Yuen House明遠閣New Cruciform (Ver.1984)1989
Ming Leung House明亮閣
Ming Tat House明達閣
Ming Chi House明志閣
Ming On House明安閣

Yan Ming Court

NameChinese nameBuilding typeCompleted
Yan Chung House欣松閣New Cruciform (Ver.1984)1990
Yan Chuk House欣竹閣
Yan Mui House欣梅閣
Yan Lan House欣蘭閣
Yan Kuk House欣菊閣

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Po Lam Estate had a population of 15,319, Ying Ming Court had a population of 5,058 while Yan Ming Court had a population of 4,604. Altogether the population amounts to 24,981.

Politics

For the 2019 District Council election, the estate fell within two constituencies. Po Lam Estate falls within the Po Lam constituency, which was formerly represented by Fung Kwan-on until July 2021, while Ying Ming Court and Yan Ming Court falls within the Yan Ying constituency, which was formerly represented by Ben Chung Kam-lun until May 2021.

See also