Wong Chuk Hang
黃竹坑涌尾 | |
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Suburb | |
| Staunton Creek | |
 A view of commercial and industrial Staunton Creek from the Wong Chuk Hang Road | |
| Country |  Hong Kong |
| District | Southern District |
| Seat | Wong Chuk Hang |
| Government | |
| • Body | District Council |
| • District Councillor | Tsui Yuen-wa (Democratic Party) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 黃竹坑涌尾 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Wòhngjūkhāangcūngmèi | ||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Creek's end of Yellow Bamboo Gully" | ||||||||||||||||||
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Staunton Creek is a neighbourhood in the Southern District of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. It is west of Wong Chuk Hang, north of Sham Wan, and east of Aberdeen.[1]
Staunton Creek became urbanised only in the 1960s as one of the major light industrial areas in Hong Kong. Its fortune has been in decline since the 1990s, when large numbers of manufacturers relocated from Hong Kong to mainland China.
As of the 2010s Staunton Creek is in a state of transition: attracted by cheap rents, improved transport connection, and proximity to the tourist areas of Aberdeen and Ocean Park, several office towers have been built,[2] a number of art galleries and restaurants have moved into empty factory floors,[3] and several hotels, including L'hotel Island South and Ovolo Southside, have opened.
- ^ https://maps.google.com/
- ^ Liu, Pearl (23 July 2018). "Gentrifying Wong Chuk Hang on the up and up as Hong Kong's business hub with cheaper rents". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ DeWolf, Christopher (22 July 2015). "Discover the secrets of Wong Chuk Hang, an unpolished gem". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 11 January 2019.