Wong Chuk Hang San Wai Explained

Wong Chuk Hang San Wai is a village in the Wong Chuk Hang area of Southern District, Hong Kong. It is located at the bottom of Shouson Hill.

Administration

For electoral purposes, Wong Chuk Hang San Wai is part of the Bays Area constituency, which is currently represented by Jonathan Leung Chun.^{[1] [2]}

History

Wong Chuk Hang San Wai was established in the 1860s and 1870s,^[3] as the population of nearby Wong Chuk Hang Kau Wai grew. Wong Chuk Hang Kau Wai had been established in the 18th century by members of the Chow clan of Guangdong province. Sir Shouson Chow is said to have been born in Wong Chuk Hang San Wai in 1861.^[4]

Wong Chuk Hang Kau Wai appears as 'Heung-kong-wai' ('Hong Kong Wai' in modern transliteration) on the "Map of the San-On District", published in 1866 by Simeone Volonteri. A substantial part of the village was demolished at the time of the construction of Aberdeen Tunnel.^[5]

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Wong Chuk Hang was 57. The number of males was 44.^[6]

External links

• Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. No. 10 Wong Chuk Hang San Wai, Wong Chuk Hang Pictures

22.2492°N 114.1767°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Southern District). Electoral Affairs Commission. 16 August 2021.
2. Web site: Southern District Council - Southern DC Members. District Council. 16 August 2021.
3. [Antiquities and Monuments Office]
4. [Antiquities and Monuments Office]
5. Hill. Ronald D. . 1985 . Fragments and speculations: the walled villages of Hong Kong. Journal of the Hong Kong Archaeological Society . 11 . 25-38 . 02465191. .
6. Hase. Patrick . Patrick Hase. Traditional Life in the New Territories: The Evidence of the 1911 and 1921 Censuses. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 36. 81. 1996. 1991-7295.