Lok Fu
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Lok Fu is a place in Wong Tai Sin District
Wong Tai Sin District
Wong Tai Sin District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, and is the only landlocked district of the city. It is located in Kowloon and has a population of 444,630...

, 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 is located at the east of Kowloon Tong
Kowloon Tong
Kowloon Tong , formerly Kau Lung Tong, is an area in Hong Kong. Within New Kowloon, it is administratively divided by Kowloon City District and Sham Shui Po District...

, the west of Wong Tai Sin
Wong Tai Sin, Hong Kong
Wong Tai Sin is an area in Wong Tai Sin District, New Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area was named after the Wong Tai Sin Temple.Wong Tai Sin is surrounded by northeast Tsz Wan Shan, east Diamond Hill, south San Po Kong, south west Tung Tau and west Wang Tai Hom...

 and the north of Kowloon City
Kowloon City
Kowloon City is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is named after the Kowloon Walled City, and is administratively part of Kowloon City District....

. It geographically includes nearby Wang Tau Hom
Wang Tau Hom
Wang Tau Hom is an area in mid-north New Kowloon of Hong Kong. A public housing estate, Wang Tau Hom Estate, erects in the area.Usually, Wang Tau Hom is regarded as part of Lok Fu due to the nearby MTR station....

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It was named as Lo Fu Ngam ' onMouseout='HidePop("29795")' href="/topics/Chinese_language">Chinese
Chinese language
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). After the construction of public housing estate
Public housing in Hong Kong
Public housing in Hong Kong is a set of mass housing programmes through which the Government of Hong Kong provides affordable housing for lower-income residents. It is a major component of housing in Hong Kong, with nearly half of the population now residing in some form of public housing...

 was started in 1957 with the first resettlement
Resettlement
Resettlement:*can refer to voluntary or involuntary human migration*can be a euphemism for forced migration*can be a euphemism for population transfer...

 blocks being built, Lo Fu Ngam was renamed as Lok Fu which literally means "Happiness and Wealth" in Chinese.

Others

  • Lok Fu Station
  • Lok Fu Estate
    Lok Fu Estate
    Lok Fu Estate is a public housing estate in Lok Fu, Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon, Hong Kong, near MTR Lok Fu Station.Hong Keung Court is a Home Ownership Scheme court near Lok Tung House, Lok Fu Estate. It has one block built in 1999.-History:...

  • Wing Kwong Pentecostal Holiness Church
    Wing Kwong Pentecostal Holiness Church
    Wing Kwong Pentecostal Holiness Church is a church located at 22 Heng Lam Street, in Lok Fu, Wong Tai Sin District, Hong Kong. The current building was completed in 2000.-Design:...

  • Morse Park
    Morse Park
    Morse Park , occupies 15.8 hectares, is an urban park located in Wong Tai Sin in Kowloon.It was competed in 1967. The Park was named after Sir Arthur Morse , the head of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation during and after World War II.-History:The Hong Kong Golden Jubilee Jamborette ,...

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