So Kon Po

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So Kon Po
掃桿埔
Suburb
Entrance to Hong Kong Stadium at Eastern Hospital Road.
Entrance to Hong Kong Stadium at Eastern Hospital Road.
Coordinates: 22°16′27″N 114°11′22″E / 22.27414°N 114.18937°E / 22.27414; 114.18937Coordinates: 22°16′27″N 114°11′22″E / 22.27414°N 114.18937°E / 22.27414; 114.18937
Country Hong Kong
RegionHong Kong Island
So Kon Po
Traditional Chinese掃桿埔
Yale RomanizationSou gon bou
JyutpingSou3 kon1 bou3

So Kon Po (Chinese: 掃桿埔) is an area of Hong Kong Island located south of Causeway Bay and Victoria Park in Hong Kong. It neighbours and Jardine's Lookout.[1]

It contains the Hong Kong Stadium,[2] Hong Kong Olympic House, and the Tung Wah Eastern Hospital. So Kon Po was the burial grounds for the victims of the Happy Valley Racecourse fire in 1918. The remains were moved to Aberdeen[clarification needed] in 1953, when the stadium was built on its grounds.

References[]

  1. ^ "So Kon Po". GeoInfo Map. Lands Department. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Hong Kong Stadium". LCSD Official Website. Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Retrieved 8 January 2019.


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