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'''Heng Fa Chuen''' is a private [[private housing estates in Hong Kong|housing estate]] in [[Chai Wan]], [[Hong Kong Island]], [[Hong Kong]], jointly developed by [[MTR Corporation]] and Heng Fa Chuen Development. It is located on the waterfront and offers views of the [[Tathong Channel]]. Heng Fa Chuen lies within the [[Eastern District, Hong Kong|Eastern District]].

The area which is now known as Heng Fa Chuen was reclaimed from [[Pak Sha Wan (Chai Wan)|Pak Sha Wan]] ({{zh|白沙灣|labels=no}}) and Lei Yue Mun Bay ({{zh|鯉魚門灣|labels=no}}). In fact, the place where the current Promenade along the shoreline isit was once a beach. There was nothing in addition except for barren hills and numerous vegetation. Further to the West, near the current [[Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence]], there was once a quarry. However, after consuming all of the quarry's resources, the miners dispersed, with some moving to [[Chai Wan]] and settling in wooden houses. The rest of the quarry was abolished by the [[Government of Hong Kong|Hong Kong Government]], and there were still traces of it left before the establishment of the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defense. In the early 1980s, the [[Island line (MTR)|Island line]] of the MTR was built, the working name of the station was "Chai Wan Quay" on the Freeman, Fox, Wilbur Smith & Associates ''Mass Transportation Study'' became Heng Fa Chuen when the MTR became the rightful developer of the land on top of the station and depot. Not only was the name of the station changed, but also it was relocated to its present place (The old location is currently situated near the [[Chai Wan Ferry Pier|Chai Wan pier]]/[[Ming Pao]] Industrial Centre).

The Paradise Mall [[shopping centre]] opened in 1987. It underwent a total renovation in early 2018, changing its theme, especially on the ground floor, from the [[Renaissance|European Renaissance]] style to a more [[sports]]-oriented style. Together with the renovation, the "Paradise Mall" also positioned itself as an outlet with well-known sports brands, including [[Adidas]], [[Converse (shoe company)|Converse]], NIKKO, [[Puma (brand)|Puma]], and [[Under Armour]], attracting people from outside Heng Fa Chuen.

In 2000, a [[ParknShop|PARKnSHOP]] supermarket replaced the existing [[Carrefour]] giant chain supermarket. This Carrefour store, which had opened in December 1996, had been the first one opened in Hong Kong.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www2.consumer.org.hk/p253/resale_e.htm |title=Consumer Council – The Practice of Resale Price Maintenance in Hong Kong (2 September 1997) |access-date=13 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008064855/http://www2.consumer.org.hk/p253/resale_e.htm |archive-date=8 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="The Standard">[http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=&art_id=26758&sid=&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20000830 "500 to lose jobs as Carrefour quits SAR", ''The Standard'', 30 August 2000] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.istoday/20130107165740/http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=&art_id=26758&sid=&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20000830 |date=7 January 2013 }}</ref>

* The Ruth Kindergarten ({{zh|路德會Education Bureau幼稚園|labels=no}})