So Uk
So Uk (Chinese: 蘇屋; Cantonese Yale: Sōuūk) is an area in New Kowloon of Hong Kong, located to the north of Cheung Sha Wan. It was originally a village founded and resided by a clan bearing the surname So. The area now includes the area surrounding So Uk Estate, and a major hospital, Caritas Medical Centre, is also located within the area.
History
When the first ancestor of the So Clan of So Uk arrived in 1739, he called his new home Mau Tin Tsuen (lit. "Village of the Rough Grass Fields"); and his descendants long used this name before So Uk came into common usage.[1]
In the 1950s, the original So Uk Village, occupied largely by squatter huts, was demolished to make way for a public housing estate, later known as "So Uk Estate".
References
- ^ James Hayes: "The Hong Kong Region: Its Place in Traditional Chinese Historiography and Principal Events Since the Establishment of Hsin-an County in 1573", in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch, Vol. 14, 1974. p.121
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- Cheung Sha Wan
- Kowloon Tong (part)
- Lai Chi Kok
- Sham Shui Po
- Shek Kip Mei
- So Uk
- Yau Yat Chuen
- Stonecutters Island
- Caritas Medical Centre
- Cheung Sha Wan Plaza
- Dragon Centre
- Festival Walk
- Lai Chi Kok Amusement Park (CLOSED)
- Lai Chi Kok Hospital (CLOSED)
- Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum
- Mei Foo Sun Chuen
- Mei Ho House
- Nam Shan Estate
- Ngong Shuen Chau Naval Base
- North Kowloon Magistracy
- Parc Oasis
- Sham Shui Po Park
- So Uk Estate
- Woh Chai Shan
- Public housing estates in Cheung Sha Wan
- Public housing estates in Sham Shui Po
- Public housing estates in Shek Kip Mei
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Official place names are from "Hong Kong Guide" of Lands Department and "Hong Kong Guide Book" of Universal Publications Ltd. KL: Kowloon Peninsula at the south of Boundary Street NKL: Former New Territories area at the north of Boundary Street and at the south of Lion Rock 1: Common definition (1) 2: Common definition (2) 3: Common definition (3) 4: Areas not adopting small house concessionary right of indigenous inhabitants 5: Jurisdiction area of former Urban Council 6: Definition of "Metropolitan Area" of Planning Department 7: Jurisdiction area of Urban Renewal Authority 8: Unique operating area of urban taxis | ||||||||||
22°20′28″N 114°09′17″E / 22.3411°N 114.1548°E / 22.3411; 114.1548
