Wong Chuk Hang () is a neighbourhood in the Southern District of

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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 Village () was established in Wong Chuk Hang; it still exists, much diminished in size, as

Wong Chuk Hang Kau Wai 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 ...

. A satellite village, Wong Chuk Hang San Wai, was established in the 1860s and 1870s. The name Staunton (along with valley and creek) is likely linked to

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Features

Features of Wong Chuk Hang include: * Grantham Hospital * Holy Spirit Seminary *

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Training School * Ocean Park * Wong Chuk Hang Estate

Economy

The head office of the clothing Lane Crawford is in , Wong Chuk Hang.

Climate

Transport

;Road

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 ...

is a two-tube tunnel linking Wong Chuk Hang and Happy Valley. ;Rail Ocean Park station and

Wong Chuk Hang station Wong Chuk Hang () is an elevated MTR rapid transit station in Hong Kong on the eastern section of the , built on the Staunton Creek Nullah and off the old site of Wong Chuk Hang Estate in Staunton Creek (Chung Mei). It is named after the loc ...

, stations of the

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South Island line.

Education

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.

References

{{Coord, 22.24818, 114.16765, display=title Southern District, Hong Kong