Choi Hung Estate, constructed in 1962, is one of the largest housing estates in Hong Kong. It currently houses 17,000 residents. However, it is not only a place of housing, schooling, and public services. It has achieved an iconic status among visitors to the territory, including Princess Margaret and Richard Nixon. It continues to be a place that tourists use to take photographs, utilizing the basketball courts and rainbow-coloured buildings as a backdrop. In November 2023. local media reported that the estate was to be redeveloped over a period of ten or twenty years.
This project aims to produce a social history and archive of the estate through the voices of its residents, that will contribute toward Hong Kong’s cultural heritage.
• How has the quality-of-life, mental and physical health of residents changed over the years?
• How was life in the estate affected by changes in Hong Kong’s demographic structure, the 2019 political unrest, COVID-19 as well as various economic upheavals?
• What expectations and hopes do residents have of the future. How do they imagine life to be in their re-settled condition?

The pilot project will begin with interviews with elderly residents and move on to explore issues affecting young families and youth. Economic, gender and ethnic inequalities will also be explored.