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Shouson Hill
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English
Etymology
en Shouson Chow = businessman Hong Kong.
Proper noun
Shouson Hill
en area district/Southern sar/Hong Kong.
en 1978 G. B. Endacott George Beer Endacott The Assault on the Island: the First Three Days Hong Kong Eclipse https://archive.org/details/hongkongeclipse0000enda/ w:Oxford University Press 0 19 580375 2 4183099 94 https://archive.org/details/hongkongeclipse0000enda/page/94/ On the western sector, General Maltby tried to free the Japanese grip on Shouson Hill and Repulse Bay by sending the Punjabis to advance from Aberdeen to clear the road.
en January 31, 1997 Charles Hutzler Leader’s office hunt a lesson in arcana and parking problems https://web.archive.org/web/20230419180820/https://apnews.com/article/9a76b63bd81ad69f6063a03f1133da26 w:AP News https://archive.is/ygjGw The Chinese believe feng shui, pronounced fung shway, can help blunt the ill effects to health and wealth brought on, for example, by the inauspicious jut of an adjacent building or hill.It’s why the doors on Jardine House, headquarters of the colony’s flagship commercial firm, are slightly askew. It’s why property prices in the Shouson Hill area are lower than the ritzy neighborhoods next door. It’s why one McDonald’s used to have a fish tank by the door. Aquariums and mirrors make good ghostbusters.
en 2 September 2022 Extraordinary work by film industry heavyweights Stanley Kwan and Victor Wong depicts the fusion of design and nature at ultra-luxury development No.15 Shouson w:South China Morning Post https://web.archive.org/web/20220902062006/https://www.scmp.com/presented/lifestyle/interiors-living/topics/inspiring-luxury-living-amid-nature/article/3189198/design 25 January 2024 https://www.scmp.com/presented/lifestyle/interiors-living/topics/inspiring-luxury-living-amid-nature/article/3189198/design 1563-9371 648902513 Interiors & Living https://archive.ph/zGBPn Shouson Hill is a centrepiece of Hong Kong’s Island South area, rising above Deep Water Bay cloaked in lush greenery. There, magnificent luxury homes can be found tucked into the tree-covered slope amid meandering roads. A multitude of tycoons and celebrities have called Shouson Hill home, drawn to the residential enclave by the exclusivity, prestige and tranquillity it offers, yet still within easy reach of the city centre, elite schools and private members’ clubs.
en 17 February 2024 Diana Pang Foreign influence Part 4.: From wharves to wealth – how trade & commerce shaped Hong Kong’s street names w:Hong Kong Free Press https://archive.ph/UO3XW https://hongkongfp.com/2024/02/17/foreign-influence-part-4-from-wharves-to-wealth-how-trade-commerce-shaped-hong-kongs-street-names/ 17 February 2024 Hong Kong Notably, Chow played a significant role in the attempted development of the land that eventually became Kai Tak International Airport, collaborating with Sir Boshan Wei Yuk and other Chinese businessmen. Upon his retirement, the Hong Kong government honoured his dedicated service by naming the hill where his residence stood Shouson Hill (zh 壽臣山) and the surrounding road Shouson Hill Road (zh 壽山村道).
Translations
area in Hong Kong
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 壽臣山