Oi Man Estate
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Oi Man Estate is a 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...

 in Ho Man Tin
Ho Man Tin
Ho Man Tin is a mostly residential area in Kowloon, Hong Kong, part of the Kowloon City District.-History:The original area of Ho Man Tin was quite different from the present-day one. It was located in the heart of nowaday Mong Kok. With cultivated lands,...

, Kowloon City District
Kowloon City District
Kowloon City District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in Kowloon. It had a population of 381,352 in 2001. The district has the third most educated residents while its residents enjoy the highest income in Kowloon....

, 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 the largest public housing estate in Kowloon City District. It has a total of 12 residential block completed in 1974 and 1975.

British Hong Kong
British Hong Kong
British Hong Kong refers to Hong Kong as a Crown colony and later, a British dependent territory under British administration from 1841 to 1997.- Colonial establishment :...

 Government was admired of the construction of the estate that the estate is a fine example of public housing standards improvement. Queen Elizabeth II also visited Oi Man Estate when she came to Hong Kong in 1975.

Sometimes, Oi Man residents might hang underwears in the area the estate.

Houses

Name Type Completion
Wai Man House Twin Tower
Twin Tower
Twin Tower is a 1970s' design of residential block of Hong Kong public housing estate. The plan looks like two hollow squares joining one corner of each square. Two towers are of different heights although their shapes are the same....

 
1974-1975
Sun Man House
Tak Man House
Tun Man House
Shun Man House
Chiu Man House Old Slab
Old Slab
Old Slab is a design of residential block of Hong Kong public housing estate. The building of this type consists of one or more elongated rectangular blocks, joining end by end....

Chung Man House
Hong Man House
Kin Man House
Lai Man House
Po Man House
Ka Man House
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