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So Kon Po or Sookunpo () is an area of
So Kon Po or Sookunpo () is an area of Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island () is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong. The island, known originally and on road signs simply as "Hong Kong", had a population of 1,289,500 and a population density of , . It is the second largest island in Hong Kon ...
located south of Causeway Bay
Causeway Bay is list of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong, an area and Victoria Park, Hong Kong, a bay on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, straddling the border of the Eastern District, Hong Kong, Eastern and the Wan Chai District, Wan Chai ...
and Victoria Park in Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
. It neighbours Caroline Hill
Caroline Lucreza Brook Hill (June 1845 – 1926Caroline Kelcey, January 1926, Dartford, Kent. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007) was an English actress. She began acting as a child actor in the company of Samuel Phelp ...
and Jardine's Lookout
Jardine's Lookout () is a mountain in Wan Chai District, Hong Kong with a height of . It is located east of Happy Valley, south of Causeway Bay, and west of Braemar Hill and north of Tai Tam Country Park.
A low-density, high-end residenti ...
.
Features
It contains theHong Kong Stadium
Hong Kong Stadium is the main sports venue of Hong Kong. Redeveloped from the original Government Stadium, it reopened as Hong Kong Stadium in March 1994. It has a maximum seating capacity of 40,000, including 18,260 at the main level, 3,173 at ...
, Olympic House, and the Tung Wah Eastern Hospital
Tung Wah Eastern Hospital is a charitable rehabilitation hospital located at Causeway Bay and operated by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals. The hospital was formerly called Indian General Hospital (IGH).
Opened on 27 November 1929, the hospita ...
. So Kon Po was the burial grounds for the victims of the Happy Valley Racecourse
The Happy Valley Racecourse is one of the two racecourses for horse racing and is a tourist attraction in Hong Kong. It is located in Happy Valley on Hong Kong Island, surrounded by Wong Nai Chung Road and Morrison Hill Road. The capacit ...
fire in 1918. The remains were moved to Aberdeen
Aberdeen ( ; ; ) is a port city in North East Scotland, and is the List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, third most populous Cities of Scotland, Scottish city. Historically, Aberdeen was within the historic county of Aberdeensh ...
in 1953, when the stadium was built on its grounds.
Caroline Hill
The actual Caroline Hill is not visible beyond than the noticeable rise of roads around it. Prior to 1920s the hill had been occupied by Captain William Morgan's Bungalow built in the 1840s but had been demolished by the early 1900s. The north end is occupied by the South China Athletic Association (SCAA) facilities including theSouth China AA Stadium
The South China AA-Jockey Club Stadium (), also known as the Caroline Hill Stadium (), is a multi-use stadium in Hong Kong. It is currently owned by the South China Athletic Association.
The stadium was originally designed to accommodate up to ...
built in 1953. The SCAA has been occupying this site since the 1920s. The southern end was a government building (used by Highway Department) and now being replaced by the District Court project which will re-located the Wan Chai Courts to this location. The tennis courts on the south end are being redeveloped as a commercial site.
Education
The Hong Kong government-operatedSir 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 ...
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. Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School (West Kowloon)
Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School (West Kowloon) (SEKSS(WK)) is a secondary school in Tai Kok Tsui, Yau Tsim Mong District, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
It was established on 16 October 1916 as The Ellis Kadoorie School for Indians by the Governor of Ho ...
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 ().
References
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