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Mido Cafe
A 1950s cha chaan teng on Temple Street with mosaic tiles, steel window frames and a corner upstairs table overlooking Yau Ma Tei, the archetypal Hong Kong diner.
3 km · about 5 min drive
AsiaHong KongSham Shui Po District
Shek Kip Mei Estate
Sham Shui Po District, Hong Kong · Asia
About Shek Kip Mei Estate
Shek Kip Mei Estate works well as a base: 4km from Choi Hung Estate.
Shek Kip Mei Estate is in Sham Shui Po District, Hong Kong, with about 26,000 people.
Shek Kip Mei Estate is the first public housing estate in Hong Kong. It is located in Sham Shui Po and is under the management of the Hong Kong Housing Authority. The estate was constructed as a result of a fire in Shek Kip Mei in 1953, to settle the families of inhabitants in the squats over the hill who lost theirRead more
homes in one night.
Originally constructed in 1953 to alleviate the immediate housing needs, the units in this "Mark I" estate were utilitarian. Redevelopment of the estate commenced in 1972, with new towers coming on stream between 1979 and 1982. Site 1 of redevelopment was occupied in 2007.
The estate now consists of 21 residential blocks, containing 10,800 rental flats. The estate has an authorised capacity of 26,400.
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What is there to see near Shek Kip Mei Estate?
Within an hour or so of Shek Kip Mei Estate: Mido Cafe (3 km), Australia Dairy Company (3 km), Choi Hung Estate (4 km), Ping Shek Estate (5 km).
Are there any good drives near Shek Kip Mei Estate?
The nearest famous roads are Guia Circuit.
Where is Shek Kip Mei Estate?
Shek Kip Mei Estate is in Sham Shui Po District, Hong Kong.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 25,561
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Region
- Sham Shui Po District
- Timezone
- Asia/Hong_Kong
- Coordinates
- 22.3341, 114.1653
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Worth the detour from Shek Kip Mei Estate
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
restaurant
Australia Dairy Company
A Jordan institution serving steamed milk pudding and scrambled egg sandwiches at ferocious speed, where waiters clear your table while you are still chewing.
3 km · about 5 min drive
photogenic
Choi Hung Estate
A 1962 public housing estate painted in rainbow bands, with a rooftop basketball court over the car park that frames the colours against the towers.
4 km · about 10 min drive
photogenic
Ping Shek Estate
A 1970s Kowloon estate whose grey concrete stairwells and repeating balcony grids draw photographers for their brutalist symmetry, far quieter than Choi Hung.
5 km · about 10 min drive
restaurant
Lin Heung Tea House
A survivor of old-Canton yum cha culture where dim sum still comes round on pushed trolleys and regulars compete for it, in a room of ceiling fans and communal tables.
6 km · about 10 min drive
landmark
Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery
A hillside temple above Sha Tin reached by a stairway lined with hundreds of life-size gilded arhat statues, each with a different face and pose.
6 km · about 10 min drive
landmark
Victoria Peak
Hong Kong's highest point on the island, offering spectacular panoramic views of the city skyline and harbour.
7 km · about 15 min drive
photogenic
Monster Building
Five interlocking 1960s housing blocks in Quarry Bay whose courtyard walls of stacked flats close overhead, Hong Kong's most photographed piece of density.
7 km · about 15 min drive
Driving roads near Shek Kip Mei Estate
- 65 kmGuia CircuitA 6.2km street circuit through Macau lined by armco and walls, with the impossibly tight Melco hairpin and the fast Mandarin bend. Everyday public roads outside the November Grand Prix weekend.
When to drive here
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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