Unlike most of the new town, the estate site was not reclaimed from Tide Cove, as it is located on a hillside.

The contract to construct the first phase, valued at HK$205.67 million, was signed on 24 February 1986.

The contract covered the construction of four 35-storey "Trident" residential blocks, a primary school, a community hall, and roads.

[4] Kwong Yuen Community Hall, operated by the Sha Tin District Office, opened to the public on 15 January 1990.

Unlike the commercial centres of other public housing estates, the complex consists of five two-level blocks which are standing on two platforms.