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File:Amoy Gardens.jpg ]] Amoy Gardens (Chinese language 淘大花園; Jyutping tou4 daai6 faa1 jyun4; Pinyin táo dà huā yuán) is a high-density middle-class private housing estate in Hong Kong completed from 1981 to 1987http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/cx/?id102582 Emporis - Amoy Gardens]. It was the most seriously affected location during the 2003 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome outbreak, with over 300 infected people.

Location

Image:HK Broadway Kln Bay Amoy Plaza.JPG Amoy Gardens is located in the Ngau Tau Kok area of Kowloon in the north east of Kowloon Peninsula of Hong Kong. It was on the land formerly the factory of soy sauce and other foods of Amoy Food Limited Administratively, it is part of the Kwun Tong District

Features

Image:HK Kln Bay Amoy Plaza shops.JPG Image:HK Kln Bay Amoy Plaza food square.JPG Amoy Gardens comprises 19 blocks, from A to S, with height ranging from 30 to 40 floors. The eight blocks A-H are 33 stories/105 m high, and situated on a podium 14 m high, which houses a commercial and shopping center. These eight blocks have 8 apartments per floor arranged in a cruciform shape. Each arm of the cruciform contains 2 apartments.http://www.twhall.com/caad/sv/Amoy.pdf Architectural Studies of Air Flow at Amoy Gardens, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong, and its Possible Relevance to the Spread of SARS. Status report, 2 May 2003] There is a shopping mall (Amoy Plaza) as well as a food square within the entire Amoy Gardens estate.

SARS outbreak

Towards the end of March 2003, an outbreak of SARS occurred among residents of Amoy Gardens. As of April 15, 2003, there were a total of 321 cases of SARS in the estate. A concentration of cases was recorded in block E, accounting for 41% of the cumulative total. Block C (15%), block B (13%) and block D (13%) recorded the second, third and fourth highest incidence of SARS infections. The other cases (18%) were scattered in 11 other blocks.http://www.info.gov.hk/info/sars/pdf/amoy_e.pdf Outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) at Amoy Gardens, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong Main Findings of the Investigation. 17 April 2003] Most of the initial 107 patients from Block E lived in flats that were vertically arranged. All residents were subsequently moved to Lei Yue Mun Park and Holiday Village and Lady MacLehose Holiday Camp for isolation. In the mid-2003, the authority concern found that there were serious problems of water pipes which may have contributed to the spread of SARS. The estate was decontaminated and the residents could return.

Transportation

Amoy Gardens is served by the Kowloon Bay Station of the MTR rapid transit system.http://mtr.com.hk/jplanner/images/maps/kob.pdf Kowloon Bay Station location map]

See also

* List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong

References

External links

* http://www.amoygarden.bom.hk/ 淘大花園住戶網 (討論區)] * http://www.amoygardens.com/ amoygardens.com] * http://www.openscar.com/amoygardens.html Case Study: Amoy Gardens Outbreak] Category:Private housing estates in Hong Kong Category:Ngau Tau Kok Category:Shopping centres in Hong Kong Category:Hang Lung Group zh:淘大花園