Three private housing estates, Royal Ascot, The Palazzo, and Jubilee Garden have been developed on the old area of Ho Tung Lau.

[3] In 1923, Robert Hotung's adopted son Ho Sai Wing brought a plot of reclaimed land on the shore of Sha Tin Hoi next to the former KCR railway, and built a holiday mansion on it.

[5] In 1938, due to war and instability in Foshan, China, Fo Shan Wah Ying College (Chinese: 佛山華英中學) moved to Hong Kong and established their school by renting Ho Tung Lau (Windermere mansion and its grounds).

They renamed to Wah Kiu College (Chinese: 華橋工商學院) and continued operations until 1941 when the Japanese Invasion of Hong Kong forced them to relocate to Liuzhou.

[8][7] Ho Tung Lau was renamed Arcullis Camp, and served as the accommodation for both members of the army and Royal Air Force (RAF).

[12][13] This led to the name "Ho Tung Lau" to be referred to the pier and its adjacent building northeast of Lok Lo Ha.

[5] After 1975, more land was reclaimed to facilitate the maintenance centre's southward expansion, and Ho Tung Lau (mansion) was eventually demolished in the late 1970s.