Wong Chuk Hang

Suburb in Southern District, Hong Kong

Wong Chuk Hang

黃竹坑

Suburb

Wong Chuk Hang

A view of residential Wong Chuk Hang from the Ocean Park cable car system

Country|  Hong Kong
District| Southern District
Seat| Wong Chuk Hang
Government

• Body| District Council
• District Councillor| Tsui Yuen-wa (Democratic Party)
Wong Chuk Hang

Traditional Chinese| 黃竹坑
Simplified Chinese| 黄竹坑
Cantonese Yale| Wòhngjūkhāang
Literal meaning| "Yellow Bamboo Pit"
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Huángzhúkēng
Gwoyeu Romatzyh| Hwangjwukeng
IPA| [xwǎŋ.ʈʂǔ.kʰə́ŋ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization| Wòhngjūkhāang
Jyutping| Wong4zuk1haang1
IPA| [wɔ̏ːŋ.tsók̚.háːŋ]

Wong Chuk Hang (Cantonese pronunciation: [wɔ̏ːŋ tsók̚ háːŋ]) is a neighbourhood in the Southern District of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong.

## History

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Neolithic artifacts have been unearthed in a region called Chung Hom Wan, which is not far from Wong Chuk Hang.[1] In 1550 the Hong Kong Village (香港村) was established in Wong Chuk Hang; it still exists, much diminished in size, as Wong Chuk Hang Kau Wai. A satellite village, Wong Chuk Hang San Wai, was established in the 1860s and 1870s.[2] The name Staunton (along with valley and creek) is likely linked to Sir George Staunton, 2nd Baronet.

## Features

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Features of Wong Chuk Hang include:

* Grantham Hospital
* Holy Spirit Seminary
* Hong Kong Police Training School
* Ocean Park
* Wong Chuk Hang Estate

## Economy

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The head office of the clothing Lane Crawford is in One Island South [zh], Wong Chuk Hang.[3]

## Climate

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Climate data for Wong Chuk Hang (1990–2016)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °C (°F)  | 28.0
(82.4)  | 28.5
(83.3)  | 30.3
(86.5)  | 30.9
(87.6)  | 32.5
(90.5)  | 35.3
(95.5)  | 36.2
(97.2)  | 36.0
(96.8)  | 36.0
(96.8)  | 33.4
(92.1)  | 31.7
(89.1)  | 29.4
(84.9)  | 36.2
(97.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 19.5
(67.1)  | 20.2
(68.4)  | 22.3
(72.1)  | 25.3
(77.5)  | 28.3
(82.9)  | 29.8
(85.6)  | 30.7
(87.3)  | 30.8
(87.4)  | 30.3
(86.5)  | 28.2
(82.8)  | 25.2
(77.4)  | 21.4
(70.5)  | 26.0
(78.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 16.4
(61.5)  | 17.3
(63.1)  | 19.6
(67.3)  | 22.9
(73.2)  | 25.9
(78.6)  | 27.7
(81.9)  | 28.3
(82.9)  | 28.2
(82.8)  | 27.5
(81.5)  | 25.3
(77.5)  | 22.0
(71.6)  | 18.1
(64.6)  | 23.3
(73.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 13.8
(56.8)  | 14.9
(58.8)  | 17.3
(63.1)  | 20.8
(69.4)  | 23.9
(75.0)  | 25.9
(78.6)  | 26.2
(79.2)  | 26.0
(78.8)  | 25.3
(77.5)  | 23.0
(73.4)  | 19.5
(67.1)  | 15.4
(59.7)  | 21.0
(69.8)
Record low °C (°F)  | 3.4
(38.1)  | 7.0
(44.6)  | 9.0
(48.2)  | 10.9
(51.6)  | 16.1
(61.0)  | 20.8
(69.4)  | 22.6
(72.7)  | 22.5
(72.5)  | 18.7
(65.7)  | 16.3
(61.3)  | 9.6
(49.3)  | 4.7
(40.5)  | 3.4
(38.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 33.7
(1.33)  | 25.5
(1.00)  | 75.8
(2.98)  | 162.9
(6.41)  | 300.5
(11.83)  | 472.9
(18.62)  | 359.3
(14.15)  | 396.3
(15.60)  | 327.9
(12.91)  | 85.9
(3.38)  | 41.4
(1.63)  | 29.6
(1.17)  | 2,311.7
(91.01)
Average rainy days (≥ 0.5 mm) | 3.8  | 5.5  | 7.1  | 9.7  | 13.2  | 18.0  | 16.4  | 14.5  | 12.7  | 6.8  | 4.4  | 4.8  | 116.9
Average relative humidity (%)  | 71  | 76  | 79  | 83  | 84  | 85  | 83  | 83  | 78  | 71  | 70  | 67  | 77
Source: Hong Kong Observatory[4]

## Transport

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Road

Aberdeen Tunnel is a two-tube tunnel linking Wong Chuk Hang and Happy Valley.

Rail

Ocean Park station and Wong Chuk Hang station, stations of the MTR South Island line.

## Education

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Wong Chuk Hang is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 18. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Hong Kong Southern District Government Primary School.[5]

## See also

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* Wong Chuk Hang (constituency)
* Prehistoric Hong Kong

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wong Chuk Hang.

Look up Wong Chuk Hang in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

1. ^ Reference: Hong Kong Archaeological Society website
2. ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office. Old House, No. 10, Wong Chuk Hang San Wai – Now Opens
3. ^ "Data Analytics Policy". Lane Crawford. Retrieved 23 April 2021. "Lane Crawford, 30F, One Island South, 2 Heung Yip Road Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong SAR."
4. ^ "Monthly Means of Meteorological Elements for Wong Chuk Hang, 1990-2016". Hong Kong Observatory. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
5. ^ "POA School Net 18" (PDF). Education Bureau. Retrieved 12 September 2022.

* v
* t
* e

Southern District, Hong Kong

Main borders and locations

Areas|

* Aberdeen
* Cape D'Aguilar
* Nam Long Shan
* Pok Fu Lam
* Repulse Bay
* Sandy Bay
* Shek O
* Stanley
* Tai Tam
* Wong Chuk Hang
* Wong Chuk Hang San Wai

Education|

* Canadian International School of Hong Kong
* Ebenezer School & Home for the Visually Impaired
* German Swiss International School Pok Fu Lam Campus
* Hong Kong International School
* Hong Kong True Light College
* Kellett School Pok Fu Lam Campus
* Sacred Heart Canossian College
* Singapore International School
* St Stephen's College
* South Island School
* West Island School

Landmarks|

* Aberdeen Country Park
* Béthanie
* Central Ordnance Munitions Depot
* Cyberport
* Le Méridien Cyberport Hotel
* D'Aguilar Peak
* The Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital at Sandy Bay
* Grantham Hospital
* Holy Spirit Seminary
* Hong Kong Parkview
* Kwun Yam Shrine
* Hong Kong Chinese Christian Churches Union Pok Fu Lam Road Cemetery
* Middle Bay
* Murray House
* Ocean Park Hong Kong
* Queen Mary Hospital
* Pok Fu Lam Country Park
* The Pulse
* The Repulse Bay
* Shek O Country Park
* Dragon's Back
* Shek O Peak
* Shouson Hill
* South Horizons
* Stanley Military Cemetery
* Stanley Prison
* Tai Tam Country Park

| Moved|

* Hong Kong Maritime Museum

|

Beaches|

* Big Wave Bay Beach
* Chung Hom Kok Beach
* Deep Water Bay Beach
* Hairpin Beach
* Middle Bay Beach
* Repulse Bay Beach
* Rocky Bay Beach
* Shek O Beach
* South Bay Beach
* St. Stephen's Beach
* Stanley Main Beach
* Turtle Cove Beach

Closed|

* Wong Chuk Hang Estate

|

Transport|

| MTR stations|

* Ocean Park
* Wong Chuk Hang
* Lei Tung
* South Horizons

|

Islands|

* Ap Lei Chau (Aberdeen Island)
* Ap Lei Pai
* Kau Pei Chau
* Magazine Island
* Middle Island (Tong Po Chau)
* Tai Tau Chau

Culture|

* Pok Fu Lam Fire Dragon Dance

This list is incomplete.
Hong Kong Maritime Museum is now located in Central.

* v
* t
* e

Urban areas of Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories

Hong Kong1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9a,10,11,12|

| Central and Western District2|

* Sai Wan (Kennedy Town13, Shek Tong Tsui13 and Sai Ying Pun13)
* The Peak13
* Mid-Levels13
* Sheung Wan13
* Central13 (Admiralty)

|

Wan Chai District2|

* Wan Chai13
* Causeway Bay13 (Tin Hau13)
* Tai Hang
* So Kon Po
* Jardine's Lookout
* Happy Valley13

Eastern District2|

* North Point13
* Braemar Hill13
* Quarry Bay13
* Sai Wan Ho13
* Shau Kei Wan13
* Aldrich Bay
* Chai Wan
* Siu Sai Wan

Southern District|

* Pok Fu Lam13
* Waterfall Bay (Wah Fu)
* Aberdeen13(Tin Wan13 and Shek Pai Wan13)
* Ap Lei Chau
* Wong Chuk Hang
* Shouson Hill
* Deep Water Bay
* Repulse Bay
* Chung Hom Kok
* Stanley13
* Tai Tam
* Shek O13
* Cape D'Aguilar

KowloonKL,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9a,10,11,12|

| Yau Tsim Mong District|

* Tai Kok Tsui13
* Mong Kok
* Yau Ma Tei
* King's Park
* Tsim Sha Tsui13
* West Kowloon

|

Sham Shui Po District|

* Stonecutters Island

Kowloon City District|

* Ma Tau Wai
* Ma Tau Kok
* To Kwa Wan
* Ho Man Tin
* Hung Hom13

New KowloonNKL,2,3,4,5,6,7,9a,10,11,12|

| Sham Shui Po District8|

* Lai Chi Kok
* Cheung Sha Wan
* Sham Shui Po
* So Uk
* West Kowloon
* Shek Kip Mei
* Tai Wo Ping
* Yau Yat Tsuen

|

Kowloon City District8|

* Kowloon City
* Kowloon Tong (Beacon Hill)
* Kai Tak

Wong Tai Sin District8|

* Wong Tai Sin
* Wang Tau Hom (Lok Fu)
* Tsz Wan Shan
* Diamond Hill
* San Po Kong
* Ngau Chi Wan
* Hammer Hill

Kwun Tong District|

* Kwun Tong8
* Ngau Tau Kok8
* Kowloon Bay8
* Jordan Valley8
* Sau Mau Ping8 (Except Shun Lee Estate)
* Lam Tin8
* Cha Kwo Ling8
* Yau Tong8

New Territories|

| Kwai Tsing District6,7,9b,10,11|

* Kwai Chung (Sheung Kwai Chung and Ha Kwai Chung)8
* Tsing Yi8 (Except Tsing Yi Station)
* Stonecutters Island8

|

Tsuen Wan District6,7,9b,10,11
(Except Tsing Chau Tsai Peninsula
on Lantau Island)|

* Tsuen Wan8 (Except Tsuen Wan Station)
* Chai Wan Kok8
* Yau Kom Tau8
* Ting Kau8 (Except west of Ting Kau Interchange)
* Sham Tseng
* Tsing Lung Tau
* Ma Wan8
* Lei Muk Shue8

Sha Tin District9b,10|

* Sha Tin8
* Tai Wai8
* Shatin Heights8
* Yuen Chau Kok8 (Except Prince of Wales Hospital)
* Shek Mun8
* Siu Lek Yuen8
* Fo Tan8 (Except Sha Tin Racecourse)
* Kau To Shan8 (Except Lai Ping Road)
* Ma Liu Shui
* A Kung Kok8
* Ma On Shan
* Wu Kai Sha

Sai Kung District
(Tseung Kwan O New Town)9b,11,12|

* Ma Yau Tong8
* Po Lam8
* Tsui Lam8
* Hang Hau8 (Except Hang Hau Station and A&E of Tseung Kwan O Hospital)
* Tseung Kwan O8
* Tiu Keng Leng8
* Pak Shing Kok8 (Except Wan Po Road)
* Siu Chik Sha8 (Except Wan Po Road and Shek Kok Road)
* Tai Chik Sha8

Official place names are summarized from "Geoinfo Map" of Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, "Hong Kong Guide" of Lands Department, "Hong Kong Guide Book" of Universal Publications Ltd. and "Areas and Districts" of Rating and Valuation Department.
KL: Kowloon Peninsula at the south of Boundary Street
NKL: Former New Territories area at the north of Boundary Street and at the south of Lion Rock
1: Common definition (1)
2: Common definition (2)
3: Common definition (3)
4: Areas not adopting small house concessionary right of indigenous inhabitants
5: Jurisdiction area of former Urban Council
6: Definition of "Metropolitan Area" of Planning Department
7: Jurisdiction area of Urban Renewal Authority
8: Unique operating area of urban taxis
9: "Urban" (9a) and "Extended Urban" (9b) areas defined by Hong Kong Housing Authority
10: Definition of Urban rates
11: Hospital cluster belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon
12: Police region belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon
13: Regions having 999-year land lease

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