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Chung Hom Kok ( or ) is an area in the southern Hong Kong Island in
Chung Hom Kok ( or ) is an area in the southern Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...
. It is a popular site for barbecue and swimming with a beach and lifeguard services available from April to October. West of Stanley, Chung Hom Kok is referred to as the most southern point on a peninsula. The peninsula is also named Chung Hom Kok and the hill Chung Hom Shan Chung may refer to:
Surnames
* Chung (surname)
* Jeong (surname), Korean surname
* Zhong (surname), or Chung, Chinese surname
* Cheung, or Chung, Cantonese surname
Geography
* Chung, Iran, a village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran
* C ...
() occupies the largest part of the peninsula.
History
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Chung Hom Kok was 10.Features
Chung Hom Kok Beach
Chung Hom Kok Beach is a gazetted beach next to Chung Hom Wan located on the western shore of Chung Hom Kok, Southern District, Hong Kong, Southern District, Hong Kong. The beach has barbecue pits and is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Serv ...
() is located on the western shore Chung Hom Kok in Chung Hom Wan Chung may refer to:
Surnames
* Chung (surname)
* Jeong (surname), Korean surname
* Zhong (surname), or Chung, Chinese surname
* Cheung, or Chung, Cantonese surname
Geography
* Chung, Iran, a village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran
* C ...
().
A Home Ownership Scheme estate and a public housing estate is located in the Ma Hang area, to the northeast of Chung Hom Kok.
Signals intelligence history
Government Communications Headquarters
Government Communications Headquarters, commonly known as GCHQ, is an intelligence and security organisation responsible for providing signals intelligence (SIGINT) and information assurance (IA) to the government and armed forces of the ...
established a signals intelligence centre at Chung Hom Kok in the late 1970s and consolidated operations there in 1982; the site closed in 1995.
Education
Chung Hom Kok 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.See also
* Cheshire Home, Chung Hom KokReferences
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