Laguna City was one of the earliest large-scale private-housing estates built in Lam Tin

Lam Tin

Lam Tin is an area in the Kwun Tong District in southeastern New Kowloon, Hong Kong. Lam Tin is primarily a residential area, though it also hosts a major transport interchange and the location of several renowned shopping attractions. Lam Tin was once a large field in the vicinity of Kowloon Bay....

, Kwun Tong District

Kwun Tong District

Kwun Tong is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in Kowloon. It had a population of 562,427 in 2001. The district has the third highest population while the income is below average....

, in Kowloon

Kowloon

Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It is bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutter's Island in the west, Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and Victoria Harbour in the south. It had a population of...

, Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

. It was developed jointly by Cheung Kong and Hutchison Whampoa Property

Hutchison Whampoa Property

Hutchison Whampoa Property Limited is the property development and investment arm of Hutchison Whampoa Limited of Hong Kong. It comprises the property interests of Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Company Limited , Hutchison Properties Limited and Cavendish International Holdings Limited .-History:The...

 and completed in the early 1990s.

Laguna City is built along Lam Tin's waterfront. Part of Laguna City is built on reclaimed land

Land reclamation in Hong Kong

Land is in short supply in Hong Kong, and land reclamation has been conducted there since the mid-19th century.-Projects:One of the earliest and famous project was the Praya Reclamation Scheme, which added 50 to of land in 1890 during the second phase of construction...

. The development is adjacent to Cha Kwo Ling

Cha Kwo Ling

Cha Kwo Ling is a hill in the eastern New Kowloon of Hong Kong, and the area around it. It is adjacent to Victoria Harbour and located to the west of Yau Tong and southwest of Lam Tin. Administratively, it belongs to the Kwun Tong District...

 Village, one of the last squatter villages

Shanty town

A shanty town is a slum settlement of impoverished people who live in improvised dwellings made from scrap materials: often plywood, corrugated metal and sheets of plastic...

 in Hong Kong.

Laguna City consists of four phases, totalling 38 towers at its 1991 completion.
Phases 1, 2 and 4 of Laguna City are managed by the same company, while Phase 3 has an independent management authority. Similarly, Phases 1, 2 and 4 share an owners' committee, whereas Phase 3 has its own.

Built together with Laguna City was Laguna Park, which was completed in 1994 and then handed over to the Urban Council, now the Leisure and Cultural Services Department

Leisure and Cultural Services Department

The Leisure and Cultural Services Department , often abbreviated as LCSD, is a department in the Government of Hong Kong. It reports to the Home Affairs Bureau, headed by the Secretary for Home Affairs. It provides leisure and cultural activities for the people of Hong Kong, which was also one of...

. Laguna Park has a total area of 30,000 sq m (320,000 ft²).

Transportation

KMB

• 40- Laguna City ↔ Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower)
• 219P- Yau Tong → Laguna City (Via Tsim Sha Tsui) (Rush-Hour Service)
• 219X- Laguna City ↺ Tsim Sha Tsui

Citybus

Citybus (Hong Kong)

Citybus Limited is one of the three major bus operators in Hong Kong. It provides both franchised and non-franchised bus service. The franchised route network serves mainly Hong Kong Island, cross-harbour routes , Ocean Park, North Lantau and Hong Kong International Airport...

• E22- AsiaWorld-Expo ↔ Lam Tin (North)
• E22P- AsiaWorld-Expo ↔ Yau Tong (Rush-Hour Service)

Cross Harbour Tunnel Bus

• 621- Laguna City ↔ Central (Hong Kong Station) (Rush-Hour Service)

External links

• Emporis entry
• S.K. Hui, A. Cheung, J. Pang, "A Hierarchical Bayesian Approach for Residential Property Valuation:Application to Hong Kong Housing Market", International Real Estate Review, 2010 Vol. 13 No.1: pp. 1 – 29