Name(English): Lai Tak Tsuen
Name(Chinese): 勵德邨
Category: Top Things To Do
Address(English): Lai Tak Tsuen Rd, Tai Hang
Address(Chinese): 大坑勵德邨
Address Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/KKmTVLJcsrkG2NaB7
Address longitude and latitude: 22.277941883508106, 114.19442883858046
Nearest MTR Station: Tin Hau MTR station Exit B
Nearest MTR Station Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/JeLmbNCj2EoTrpKa8
Nearest MTR Station longitude and latitude: 22.282345541403167, 114.19176657054815
How far from the nearest MTR Station: 11 mins walk from Tin Hau MTR station Exit B
Opening Hours:
MON 00:00 – 23:59
TUE 00:00 – 23:59
WED 00:00 – 23:59
THU 00:00 – 23:59
FRI 00:00 – 23:59
SAT 00:00 – 23:59
SUN 00:00 – 23:59
Recommended Time to Visit: Anytime but avoid night time to minimize disturbance to the residents
Accessibility Note: A quite long walk from Tin Hau MTR station Exit B or taking bus to access there easier
Reminder: Can take bus from Wan Chai, Causeway Bay or North Point
Hong Kong is never short of striking architecture being a skyscraper city itself. Those that capture the eyes of Instagrammers always are the perfectly symmetrical buildings – one of which is the one and only Lai Tak Estate.
Named after Michael Wright – the Father of Public Housing in Hong Kong, the connected cylindrical blocks perched on the hillside of Tai Hang look particularly captivating. It is one of the rare public estates that overlooks the mesmerizing Victoria Harbor view and each household has a balcony of its own, just like the upper class living in condos nearby. The grass-roots families could never dream of having private bathrooms and kitchens before Wright became the Chief Architect of the Public Works Department, changing the standards of public housing based on “Wright Principal” that has bettered the living standards of thousands of locals.
You will have to spend some efforts walking up the slope along Tai Hung Road but it only takes roughly 15 minutes. Try to be as low-key as possible if you want to take pictures inside the circular buildings, as it is forbidden due to the increasing disturbance to the residents by photo fanatics. If you succeed, you will get a feeling of time traveling by how the layers of lights are displayed through the tunnel of circles from the bottom to the top. Take the stairs rather than the elevator to get to the top – you can hide yourself better from the security officers by doing so! But again, please don’t cause any annoyance and respect the residents first.
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