Choong Wan

proper noun

A former district of Victoria, Hong Kong, United Kingdom.

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Chung Wan

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of Chung Wan, former name of Central: an area of Central and Western district, Hong Kong.

    49 voters under the Chung Wan constituency in Central and another 49 under the Sheung Wan constituency were registered to commercial properties.

    [2015 September 1, Kris Cheng, “131 voters found registered to questionable addresses, including dismantled building”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 05 Jul 2025, Hong Kong, Politics & Protest
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    The map was in the office before he entered it, but he believed it was the map specially prepared in reference to Ordinance 7 of 1866. He considered lot 713 to be within the distict of Choong Wan.

    1880 April 9, Mr. Gerrard, quotee, “ALLEGED NUISANCE.”, in The Hong Kong Daily Press, number 6969, Hongkong, page 2, column 3

    Henry Chan Hay has been involved in community work in Western District for many years. He became Area Committee Chairman for Chung Wan in 1990 and took part in many district projects during 1992.

    [1993 June 12, “Queen's Birthday Honours”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Nov 2023
  2. historicalA former district of Victoria, Hong Kong, United Kingdom.

Origin

  1. Cantonese中環 /中环
  2. EnglishChoong Wan

From Cantonese 中環 /中环 (zung¹ waan⁴).

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APA

Choong Wan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Choong%20Wan

MLA

“Choong Wan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Choong%20Wan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Choong Wan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Choong%20Wan.

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