Staunton Creek

Wong Chuk Hang 黃竹坑涌尾
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)

Staunton Creek
Traditional Chinese	黃竹坑涌尾
Cantonese Yale	Wòhngjūkhāangcūngmèi
Literal meaning	"Creek's end of Yellow Bamboo Gully"
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Huángzhúkēng Gwoyeu Romatzyh Hwangjwukeng IPA [xwǎŋ.ʈʂǔ.kʰə́ŋ] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Wòhngjūkhāangcūngmèi Jyutping Wong4zuk1haang1cung1mei5 IPA [wɔ̏ːŋ.tsók̚.háːŋ]

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.

Economy

The fashion company I.T has its head office on the 31st floor of Tower A of Southmark (南滙廣場) in Staunton Creek.^[4]

Landmarks

Staunton Creek Nullah. The blue building on the left is the NWFB Wong Chuk Hang Depot. A section of South Island line of the MTR is visible on the right.

Features of Wong Chuk Hang include:

• Holy Spirit Seminary
• Wong Chuk Hang Estate
• Staunton Creek Nullah

References

1. https://maps.google.com/
2. 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.
3. DeWolf, Christopher (22 July 2015). "Discover the secrets of Wong Chuk Hang, an unpolished gem". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
4. "I.T Limited Annual Report 16/17." Retrieved on 6 June 2018. p. 15 (PDF p. 11/114): "Registered Office Clarendon House 2 Church Street Hamilton HM11 Bermuda" and "Head Office and Principal Place of Business in Hong Kong 31/F., Tower A, Southmark 11 Yip Hing Street Wong Chuk Hang Hong Kong" - Chinese address, from p. 15 (PDF p. 11/115): "香港總辦事處及主要營業地點 香港黃竹坑業興街11號南滙廣場A座31樓"