Wong Chuk Hang | |
Official Name: | Wong Chuk Hang |
Native Name: | 黃竹坑 |
Native Name Lang: | zh-Hant-HK |
Settlement Type: | Suburb |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Southern District |
Governing Body: | District Council |
Seat: | Wong Chuk Hang |
Leader Party: | Democratic Party |
Leader Title: | District Councillor |
Leader Name: | Tsui Yuen-wa |
Unit Pref: | metric |
Wong Chuk Hang (pronounced as /wɔ̏ːŋ tsók̚ háːŋ/) is a neighbourhood in the Southern District of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong.
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 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 of Wong Chuk Hang include:
The head office of the clothing Lane Crawford is in, Wong Chuk Hang.[3]
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 GovernmentPrimary School.[4]