So Kon Po or Sookunpo () is an area of

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located south of

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and Victoria Park in

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. It neighbours

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and Jardine's Lookout. It contains the

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, Olympic House, and the

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. So Kon Po was the burial grounds for the victims of the

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fire in 1918. The remains were moved to

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in 1953, when the stadium was built on its grounds.

Education

The Hong Kong government-operated

Sir Ellis Kadoorie (Sookunpo) Primary School Sir Ellis Kadoorie (S) Primary School () is a government-operated public primary school in So Kon Po, Wan Chai District, Hong Kong. History Sir Ellis Kadoorie built the school to educate residents of South Asian origin. Kadoorie opened a school i ...

is located in So Kon Po. It was formerly both a primary and secondary school. In 1980 the Kadoorie School was divided into separate schools for primary and secondary levels.

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opened in 2000, taking secondary levels. Kadoorie School previously had separate shifts in the morning and afternoon. So Kon Po is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 12. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and the following government schools: Sir Ellis Kadoorie (S) Primary School and Hennessy Road Government Primary School ().

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