Wikipedia / Park Island
Wikipedia / Park Island
Park Island is a private housing estate located at Ma Wan, an island in Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was mainly developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties as part of the Ma Wan Development joint venture project and completed from 2002 to 2006 in six phases. There are around 10,000 to 15,000 residents.
Phases
Phase 1 comprises 2,569 units completed in August 2002. Sales started in August 2002.
Phase 3 comprises 1,446 units completed during the second half of 2004. Sales started in June 2004.
Phases 5 and 6 contain nine blocks of low-to-medium-rise apartment blocks. Sale for Phase 5 started in August 2006.
Education
Ma Wan is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 62, which includes multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and two government schools: Hoi Pa Street Government Primary School (海壩街官立小學) and Tsuen Wan Government Primary School (荃灣官立小學).
Transport
Similar to the Lantau Island private housing estate Discovery Bay, Park Island has its own shuttle bus and ferry routes operated by Park Island Transport Company Limited to Tsuen Wan, Tsing Yi, Kwai Fong, Kowloon Station, Hong Kong International Airport, and Central.
Bus routes
NR330: Park Island ←→ Tsing Yi station
NR331: Ma Wan (Pak Yan Road) ←→ Tsuen Wan station
NR331S: Ma Wan (Pak Yan Road) ←→ Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) Bus Terminus
NR332: Park Island ←→ Kwai Fong Metroplaza
NR334: Park Island ←→ Hong Kong International Airport (Passenger Terminal)
230R: Ma Wan (Pak Yan Road) ←→ Kowloon Station
Ferry routes
Park Island ←→ Central Piers (Pier 2)
Park Island ←→ Tsuen Wan Pier (near West Rail Tsuen Wan West station).
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References
Further reading
Dr Edward Cy Yiu, 3.2 Real Estate Development Finance (REDF), Department of Real Estate and Construction, University of Hong Kong, January 2007, pp.24–30
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