| Shouson Hill | |
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| 壽臣山 | |
 View of Shouson Hill | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 148 m (486 ft) |
| Coordinates | 22°14′54″N114°10′49″E / 22.24833°N 114.18028°E /22.24833; 114.18028 |
| Geography | |
  Shouson Hill Location in Hong Kong | |
| Location |  Hong Kong |
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| Traditional Chinese | 壽臣山 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 寿臣山 | ||||||||||
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Shouson Hill (Chinese:壽臣山) is a hill (148 m high) on the coast ofDeep Water Bay east ofWong Chuk Hang, inSouthern District, onHong Kong Island in Hong Kong.[1][2]
North of the hill is an affluent residential area, which consists primarily of Shouson Hill Road, a loop off the mainWong Chuk Hang Road, together with a few side roads.
The hill is named afterChow Shouson, who was born in the village and became a senior official in theQing Dynasty before the1911 Revolution and then an active businessman and politician in Hong Kong.
The valley north of Shouson Hill was formerly a cultivated area containing awalled village. It has also been known as Wong Chuk Hang Valley and Staunton's Valley.
In the early 20th century, the British military used the hill to bunker troops and as a sentry post overlookingDeep Water Bay,Aberdeen, and area now occupied byOcean Park. The bunkers are now abandoned and run down. DuringWorld War II, locals were evacuated to the area to avoidJapanese air assault.
Shouson Hill comprises two sections: The West and South Nursery. The area slopes steeply to Deep Water Bay and gradually towards Aberdeen. Loose gravel and steep slopes make it prone to landslides during heavy rain that occasionally require the closure of sections of road. Vegetation covers nearly three-quarters of the hill, with species including mandarin shrubs, mangrove trees, palm trees and some coniferous forest trees. Fauna includes black kites, snakes, lizards and estuary birds.
Local bus service includes the #5 Public Light Bus, betweenAberdeen andCauseway Bay.
MTRSouth Island lineOcean Park station exit C is also located at the foot of the hill.
The lower parts of Shouson Hill Road and Shouson Hill Road West are a 10 to 15-minute walk to various bus services to city centre destinations such asCauseway Bay,Central andNorth Point. Other destinations includeRepulse Bay andStanley.
Shopping opportunities are limited to Shouson Place which includes a supermarket.
Shouson Hill 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 GovernmentPrimary School.[3]
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| MNew KowloonNKL,2,3,4,5,6,7,9a,10,11,12,14,15,16 |
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Official place names are summarized from "Geoinfo Map" of Government ofHong Kong Special Administrative Region, "Hong Kong Guide" ofLands Department, "Hong Kong Guide Book" of Universal Publications Ltd. and "Areas and Districts" ofRating and Valuation Department. M：Narrow meaning of urban areas KL:Kowloon Peninsula at the south ofBoundary Street NKL: Former New Territories area at the north of Boundary Street and at the south ofLion Rock 1: Common definition (1) 2: Common definition (2) 3: Common definition (3) 4: Areas not adopting small house concessionary right ofindigenous inhabitants 5: Jurisdiction area of formerUrban Council 6: Definition of "Metropolitan Area" ofPlanning Department 7: Jurisdiction area ofUrban Renewal Authority 8: Unique operating area ofurban taxis 9: "Urban" (9a) and "Extended Urban" (9b) areas defined byHong Kong Housing Authority 10: Definition of Urbanrates 11: Hospital cluster belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon 12: Police region belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon 13: Regions having 999-year land lease 14:Geographical Constituency inHong Kong Legislative Council belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon 15:Regional Education Office belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon 16:Primary One Admission School Net belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon | |||||||||||
22°14′54″N114°10′49″E / 22.24847°N 114.18022°E /22.24847; 114.18022