So Kon Po

Suburb in Wan Chai District, Hong Kong, China

So Kon Po

掃桿埔

Suburb

Entrance to Hong Kong Stadium at Eastern Hospital Road.

Coordinates: 22°16′27″N 114°11′22″E﻿ / ﻿22.27414°N 114.18937°E﻿ / 22.27414; 114.18937
Country| China
SAR|  Hong Kong
District| Wan Chai District
So Kon Po

Traditional Chinese| 掃桿埔
Simplified Chinese| 扫杆埔
Cantonese Yale| Sou gon bou
Hanyu Pinyin| Sǎogǎnpǔ
Yale Romanization| Sou gon bou
Jyutping| Sou3 gon1 bou3
Sir Ellis Kadoorie (Sookunpo) Primary School (Chinese: 官立嘉道理爵士小學) Happy Valley Racecourse Fire memorial.

So Kon Po or Sookunpo (Chinese: 掃桿埔) is an area of Hong Kong Island located south of Causeway Bay and Victoria Park in Hong Kong. It neighbours Caroline Hill and Jardine's Lookout.[1]

## Features[edit]

It contains the Hong Kong Stadium,[2] Olympic House, and the Tung Wah Eastern Hospital. So Kon Po was the burial grounds for the victims of the Happy Valley Racecourse fire in 1918. The remains were moved to Aberdeen[clarification needed] in 1953, when the stadium was built on its grounds.

## Caroline Hill[edit]

The actual Caroline Hill is not visible beyond than the noticeable rise of roads around it. Prior to 1920s the hill had been occupied by Captain William Morgan's Bungalow built in the 1840s but had been demolished by the early 1900s.[3]

The north end is occupied by the South China Athletic Association (SCAA) facilities including the South China AA Stadium built in 1953. The SCAA has been occupying this site since the 1920s. The southern end was a government building (used by Highway Department) and now being replaced by the District Court project which will re-located the Wan Chai Courts to this location.[4] The tennis courts on the south end are being redeveloped as a commercial site.[5]

## Education[edit]

The Hong Kong government-operated Sir Ellis Kadoorie (Sookunpo) Primary School is located in So Kon Po.[6] It was formerly both a primary and secondary school. In 1980 the Kadoorie School was divided into separate schools for primary and secondary levels.[7] Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School (West Kowloon) opened in 2000, taking secondary levels. Kadoorie School previously had separate shifts in the morning and afternoon.[8]

So Kon Po is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 12.[9] Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and the following government schools: Sir Ellis Kadoorie (S) Primary School and Hennessy Road Government Primary School (Chinese: 軒尼詩道官立小學).[10]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "So Kon Po". GeoInfo Map. Lands Department. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
2. ^ "Hong Kong Stadium". LCSD Official Website. Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
3. ^ Dafydd Emrys Evans (1968). "Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s First Site in Hong Kong". Journal of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 8. JSTOR 23885259.
4. ^ "Hong Kong plans new HK$5.8 billion District Court in Causeway Bay". 28 March 2022.
5. ^ "Caroline Hill Road Project Foundation Works Commences".
6. ^ "Home". Sir Ellis Kadoorie (S) Primary School. Retrieved 22 November 2022. "Address: 9, Eastern Hospital Road, Sookunpo, Hong Kong"
7. ^ "School Vision and School Mission". Sir Ellis Kadoorie (S) Primary School. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
8. ^ "School Vision and School Mission". Sir Ellis Kadoorie (S) Primary School. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
9. ^ "POA2023 Primary School Lists by School Net for Discretionary Places Admission Stage". Education Bureau. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
10. ^ "POA School Net 12" (PDF). Education Bureau. Retrieved 12 September 2022.

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Wan Chai District

Main borders and locations

Areas|

* Causeway Bay
* Kellett Island
* Happy Valley
* Jardine's Lookout
* Mid Levels (part)
* Stubbs Road
* Tai Hang
* Tin Hau
* Wan Chai
* Wan Chai North
* Wong Nai Chung Gap

Education|

* Tang Shiu Kin Victoria Government Secondary School
* Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
* French International School of Hong Kong Blue Pool Road (HQ) and Jardine's Lookout
* Hong Kong Japanese School Primary school
* St. Paul's Convent School
* Wah Yan College, Hong Kong
* Marymount Primary School
* Sir Ellis Kadoorie (S) Primary School
* Hong Kong Central Library

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* Hong Kong Sam Yuk Secondary School

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Landmarks|

* Blue House
* Central Plaza
* China Resources Building
* Dorsett Wanchai Hong Kong Hotel
* Grand Hyatt Hong Kong
* The Excelsior
* Golden Bauhinia Square
* Great George Street
* Happy Valley Racecourse
* Fire Memorial
* Harbour Centre
* Australian Consulate-General
* Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
* Hong Kong Police Headquarters
* Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital
* Hopewell Centre
* Hotel Indigo Hong Kong Island
* Hysan Place
* Immigration Tower
* King Yin Lei
* Khalsa Diwan Sikh Temple
* Lai Tak Tsuen
* Lee Garden
* Lee Garden One
* Lockhart Road
* Mount Cameron
* Mount Nicholson
* Mount Parish
* Nam Koo Terrace
* Novotel Century Hong Kong
* Old Wanchai Market Building
* Old Wan Chai Police Station
* Old Wan Chai Post Office
* Po Leung Kuk Museum
* QRE Plaza
* Queen's Road East
* Pacific Place Phase III
* Revenue Tower
* Ruttonjee Hospital
* Shui On Centre
* Southorn Playground
* Spring Garden Lane
* St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
* Stubbs Road
* Sun Hung Kai Centre
* Times Square
* Tung Wah Eastern Hospital
* Victoria Park
* Wan Chai Heritage Trail
* Wanchai Tower
* Windsor House
* World Trade Centre Hong Kong

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* Lee Tung Street

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Transport|

| MTR stations|

* Causeway Bay
* Exhibition Centre station
* Tin Hau
* Wan Chai

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Ferry|

* Wan Chai Pier

Society|

* Wan Chai District Council

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