Kadoorie Estate [????- ] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Kadoorie Estate [????- ]

Current condition: 
In use

This is an unusual estate in Kowloon. The buildings are low-rise, with lots of greenery all around, so it doesn't feel like Hong Kong at all.

Some dates from the estate's history page:

  • 1931: The Kadoorie family controlled company, Hong Kong Engineering & Construction Co., buys the land.
  • 1933: Building starts.
  • 1937: By mid-year, three houses, a bungalow and six semi-detached houses had been completed and occupied.
  • 1941: By December, 34 houses were occupied, together with 13 apartments in St. George’s Mansions.
  • 1960: The estate has 57 houses and 35 apartments.
  • 1984: 124 properties in total.

The estate office has a great, old table-top model, originally made in the 1940s. Here's the view from above, which shows the north-east corner was still undeveloped:

1940s model of Kadoorie Estate seen from above

And here's the view looking west across Waterloo Road. You can see the CLP HQ building in the bottom-left, St George's Court up on the hillside, and the Diocesan Boys School in the distance, top-right:

1940s model of Kadoorie Estate looking west across Waterloo Road

Here's a short video of the estate's history:

Photos that show this place

1946
1946