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{{short description|Public housing estate in Sha Tin, Hong Kong}}
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| building name = Wo Che Estate
| image = Wo Che Estate 2016.jpg
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| caption = Overview of Wo Che Estate
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| location = 1-9 Hip Yan Street<br />2 Tak Hau Street<br />7-9 Wo Che Street<br />6 Fung Wo Lane<br />2, 6 and 8 Fung Shun Street<br />[[Sha Tin]]<br />[[New Territories]], Hong Kong
| coordinates = {{coord|22.38857|114.1959|display=inline,title}}
| status = Completed
| category = Public rental housing
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| population date = 2016
| population = 18,575<ref name="census">{{Cite web|title=Major Housing Estates|url=https://www.bycensus2016.gov.hk/en/bc-dp-major-hosing-estates.html|website=2016 Population By-census|publisher=[[Census and Statistics Department]]|access-date=21 November 2021}}</ref>
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| built = {{Start date and age|1977}}
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'''Wo Che Estate''' ({{zh|t=禾輋邨}}) is a [[public housing estate]] in [[Sha Tin]], [[New Territories]], Hong Kong. It is the second public housing estate in Sha Tin, built on the reclaimed land of [[Tide Cove|Sha Tin Hoi]], located near [[Fung Wo Estate]], [[Lek Yuen Estate]] and [[Sha Tin Sports Ground]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/clpss/en/webApp/Facility/Details.do?ftid=38&did=10|title=Sha Tin Sports Ground|work=[[Leisure and Cultural Services Department]]|access-date=21 November 2021}}</ref> The estate consists of thirteen residential blocks completed in 1977, 1980 and 2003 respectively.<ref name="detail"/>

==History==
On 22 February 2021, an eight-year-old girl was assaulted by a man wearing a purple mask in his 20s at the estate.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3122769/hong-kong-police-hunt-man-accused-indecently|title=Hong Kong police hunt man accused of indecently assaulting girl, 8, in housing block|newspaper=South China Morning Post|date=23 February 2021|first=Clifford|last=Lo|access-date=21 November 2021}}</ref>

==Houses==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
! Name<ref name="detail"/> !! Chinese name !! Building type !! Completed
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| Hong Wo House || 康和樓 || rowspan="6" | [[Twin Tower]] || rowspan="3" | 1977
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| Fung Wo House || 豐和樓
|-
| Shun Wo House || 順和樓
|-
| Man Wo House || 民和樓 || rowspan="6" | 1980
|-
| Tai Wo House || 泰和樓
|-
| Foo Wo House || 富和樓
|-
| Yan Wo House || 欣和樓 || rowspan="2" | [[H Block (Hong Kong)|Single H]] (Special Edition)
|-
| Mei Wo House || 美和樓
|-
| Hip Wo House || 協和樓 || Double H (Special Edition)
|-
| Tak Wo House || 德和樓 || rowspan="3" | [[Old Slab]] || 1977
|-
| Hau Wo House || 厚和樓 || rowspan="2" | 1978
|-
| Chi Wo House || 智和樓
|-
| King Wo House || 景和樓 || New Cruciform (Ver.1999) || 2003
|}

==Demographics==
According to the [[Population Census in Hong Kong|2016 by-census]], Wo Che Estate had a population of 18,575. The median age was 46.8 and the majority of residents (97.4 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 3 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$22,490.<ref name="census"/>

==Politics==
For the [[2019 Hong Kong local elections|2019 District Council election]], the estate fell within two constituencies. Most of the estate is located in the [[Wo Che Estate (constituency)|Wo Che Estate]] constituency, which was formerly represented by Raymond Li Chi-wang until October 2021,<ref name="DC Members">{{Cite web|url=https://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/st/english/members/info/dc_member_list.php|title=Sha Tin District Council - Sha Tin DC Members|work=District Council|access-date=21 November 2021}}</ref> while King Wo House falls within the [[Lek Yuen (constituency)|Lek Yuen]] constituency, which was formerly represented by [[Jimmy Sham|Jimmy Sham Tsz-kit]] until July 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Sha Tin District)|url=https://www.eac.hk/pdf/distco/2019dc/final/en/R_descriptions(Eng).pdf|work=[[Electoral Affairs Commission]]|access-date=21 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="DC Members"/>

==COVID-19 pandemic==
King Wo House of the estate was put under lockdown between 19 and 20 February 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.news.gov.hk/eng/2022/02/20220220/20220220_123541_133.html|title=190 cases found in restricted areas|website=Hong Kong's Information Services Department|access-date=3 March 2022}}</ref> Foo Wo House was also in lockdown since 26 February.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1636053-20220226.htm?|title=Sha Tin, Kwun Tong, Cheung Sha Wan blocks locked down|website=News.rthk.hk|access-date=3 March 2022}}</ref> Man Wo House and Yan Wo House was sealed on 27 February.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1636289-20220228.htm?spTabChangeable=0|title=Overnight lockdowns find hundreds of infections|website=News.rthk.hk|access-date=3 March 2022}}</ref> Shun Wo House house was put under lockdown on 28 February 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gbcode.rthk.hk/TuniS/news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1636352-20220228.htm?spTabChangeable=0|title=Several buildings locked down for Covid testing|website=Gbcode.rthk.hk|access-date=3 March 2022}}</ref>

==See also==
{{commons category|Wo Che Estate}}
*[[Public housing estates in Sha Tin]]

==References==
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{{Public housing estates in Hong Kong|state=expanded}}

[[Category:Residential buildings completed in 1977]]
[[Category:Residential buildings completed in 1978]]
[[Category:Residential buildings completed in 1980]]
[[Category:Residential buildings completed in 2003]]
[[Category:Wo Che]]
[[Category:Public housing estates in Hong Kong]]