San Fat Estate was the first 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 Tuen Mun

Tuen Mun

Tuen Mun is a town near the mouth of Tuen Mun River and Castle Peak Bay in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It was one of the earliest settlements in Hong Kong which can be dated back to the Neolithic period. In the more recent past, it was home to many Tanka fishermen who gathered at the Castle...

, New Territories

New Territories

New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory. Historically, it is the region described in The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory...

, 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...

, located at the 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...

 near Tuen Mun River

Tuen Mun River

The Tuen Mun River is a river in Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong. It has many tributaries, with major ones coming from Lam Tei, Kau Keng Shan, Hung Shui Hang and Nai Wai. It flows south, splitting Tuen Mun into a west side and an east side...

, at the junction of Pui To Road

Pui To Road

Pui To Road is a east-west road in Hong Kong. There is a cross in the middle part of Pui To Road with Tuen Mun Channel. Pui To Road is about 1 km...

 and Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road

Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road

Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road is a road in Tuen Mun, Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong. It runs in a south-north direction from Hoi Wing Road to Castle Peak Road-San Hui. The Tuen Mun Station of the MTR West Rail Line is located close to the northern section of the road.-Features:Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui...

. It consisted of 4 residential blocks completed in 1971, offering 2,131 flats with more than 6,000 redidents. It was the smallest rental estate in Tuen Mun.

Tuen Mun was then known as Castle Peak

Castle Peak, Hong Kong

Castle Peak or Pui To Shan is a 583 m high peak in the western New Territories of Hong Kong.In contrast to its Chinese name, which means green hill, Castle Peak is notorious for its severe loss of vegetation and weathering of its Granite surface.The area to the west of the hill was also named...

 and thus the estate was originally named Castle Peak Estate . After the Hong Kong Government renamed Castle Peak to Tuen Mun in 1974, the estate was renamed San Fat Estate in honour of Chan Yat San and Lau Wong Fat

Lau Wong Fat

Lau Wong Fat, GBM, GBS, OBE, JP is a member of the Hong Kong Executive Council as well as the Hong Kong Legislative Council, representing the Heung Yee Kuk constituency. He is chairman of the New Territories Heung Yee Kuk and the Tuen Mun District Council...

, prominent figures in Heung Yee Kuk

Heung Yee Kuk

The Heung Yee Kuk is a statutory advisory body representing the indigenous inhabitants of New Territories, Hong Kong.Colloquially shortened to 'the Kuk'.-History:...

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The estate was demolished in January 2002 because of its age, and to liberate land for the construction of the Tuen Mun Station of the West Rail Line.