So Kon Po

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 Caroline Hill and Jardine's Lookout.[1]

So Kon Po 掃桿埔
Suburb
Entrance to Hong Kong Stadium at Eastern Hospital Road.
Coordinates: 22.27414°N 114.18937°E
Country	Hong Kong
Region	Hong Kong Island

So Kon Po
Traditional Chinese	掃桿埔
Yale Romanization	Sou gon bou
Jyutping	Sou^3 kon^1 bou^3

Happy Valley Racecourse Fire memorial.

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 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.