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Wong Chuk Hang San Wai () is a village in the
Wong Chuk Hang
Wong Chuk Hang () is a neighbourhood in the Southern District of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong.
History
Neolithic artifacts have been unearthed in a region called Chung Hom Wan, which is not far from Wong Chuk Hang. In 1550 the Hong Kong Vill ...
area of
Southern District, Hong Kong. It is located at the bottom of
Shouson Hill
Shouson Hill () is a hill (148 m high) on the coast of Deep Water Bay east of Wong Chuk Hang, in Southern District, on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong.
North of the hill is an affluent residential area, which consists primarily 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.
History
Wong Chuk Hang San Wai was established in the 1860s and 1870s, 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
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...
province. Sir
Shouson Chow
Sir Shouson Chow (; 1861–1959), KBE, LLD, JP, also known as Chow Cheong-Ling (), was a Hong Kong businessman. He had been a Qing dynasty official and prominent in the Government of Hong Kong.
Family
Chow is said to have been born in Wong ...
is said to have been born in Wong Chuk Hang San Wai in 1861.
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
Simeone Volonteri () (June 6, 1831 – December 21,1904) was an Italian missionary and a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.
Life
Simeone Volonteri was born in Milan, Italy. He joined the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions in 1855. He was ...
. A substantial part of the village was demolished at the time of the construction of
Aberdeen Tunnel
Aberdeen Tunnel, part of Route 1, is a two-tube tunnel linking Happy Valley and Wong Chuk Hang near Aberdeen on the Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It shortens the travel time between Wong Chuk Hang and Causeway Bay of the Hong Kong Island. I ...
.
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Wong Chuk Hang was 57. The number of males was 44.
References
External links
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Antiquities Advisory Board
The Antiquities Advisory Board (AAB) is a statutory body of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with the responsibility of advising the Antiquities Authority on any matters relating to antiquities and monuments. The AAB was establish ...
. Historic Building Appraisal
No. 10 Wong Chuk Hang San Wai, Wong Chuk HangPictures
Villages in Southern District, Hong Kong
Wong Chuk Hang
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