View of Chung Hom Kok from Wilson Trail.
Chung Hom Kok
Chinese舂坎角
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese舂磡角
Chung Hom Kok Beach
Chung Hom Kok Battery

Chung Hom Kok (Chinese: 舂坎角 or 舂磡角) is an area in the southern Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is a popular site for barbecue and swimming with a beach and lifeguard services available from April to October.[1] 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 (舂坎山) occupies the largest part of the peninsula.[2]

History

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Chung Hom Kok was 10.[3]

Government Communications Headquarters established a signals intelligence centre at Chung Hom Kok in the late 1970s and consolidated operations there in 1982;[4] the site closed in 1995.[5]

Features

Chung Hom Kok Beach (舂坎角泳灘) is located on the western shore Chung Hom Kok in Chung Hom Wan (舂坎灣).[6]

A Home Ownership Scheme estate and a public housing estate is located in the Ma Hang area, to the northeast of Chung Hom Kok.[7]

Chung Hom Kok Battery [zh], located at the southern end of the peninsula, was built around 1938.[8] It is listed as a Grade II historic building.[9]

A narrow cave called Cheung Po Tsai Cave (張保仔洞) is located along the coast below Chung Hom Kok Battery. It is said that the Qing dynasty pirate Cheung Po Tsai used it as a shelter.[8]

Chung Hom Kok is a hub for internet cables and cable landing stations. SUNeVision Holdings, the largest data centre provider in Hong Kong, constructed two carrier-neutral cable landing stations at Chung Hom Kok since 2020.[10]

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.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Leisure and Cultural Services Department - Beaches and Swimming Pools". Lcsd.gov.hk. 2010-05-20. Archived from the original on 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
  2. ^ "Chung Hom Shan Lewis AA gun position, Chung Hom Kok [1940- ]". Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  3. ^ Hase, Patrick (1996). "Traditional Life in the New Territories: The Evidence of the 1911 and 1921 Censuses" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 36: 83. ISSN 1991-7295.
  4. ^ "367 Signals Unit history". Little Sai Wan. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Spy station chiefs hand over to Australia". South China Morning Post. 26 March 1995. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Chung Hom Kok Beach". Blue Balu. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Ma Hang Estate". Housingauthority.gov.hk. Archived from the original on 2003-11-05. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
  8. ^ a b "Historic Building Appraisal. Chung Hom Kok Battery, Chung Hom Kok" (PDF). Antiquities Advisory Board.
  9. ^ "List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings with Assessment Results" (PDF). Antiquities Advisory Board.
  10. ^ "Cable Landing Stations in HK - Submarine Networks". www.submarinenetworks.com. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  11. ^ "POA School Net 18" (PDF). Education Bureau. Retrieved 2022-09-12.

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