Whampoa

River traffic is important on the Si, although navigation is obstructed at many points by rapids and shallows. Ships of 10,000 tons call at Whampoa, Canton’s outer port, and vessels of 9-foot draft can travel upriver to Wuchow, the limit for ocean-going ships. Junks reach far into Kwangsi, and the Yuh is navigable for many months right up to Poseh on the Yunnan border, in spite of the difficult rapids between Kweiping and Nanning.

1965, R. Kay Gresswell, Anthony Huxley, editors, Standard Encyclopedia of the World's Rivers and Lakes, New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 248

A group of masked, black-clad protesters attacked outlets in Whampoa, a mainly residential area, trashing restaurants and shops perceived to have links to mainland China.

2019 December 1, Jeffie Lam, Lilian Cheng, Linda Lew, “Masked protesters attack and trash shops in Hong Kong’s Whampoa district after stand-off with police following end of march”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Jul 2023, Politics

The artist spent about a month on the mural and completed in mid-July 2020. The nature-inspired mural has brought a refreshing change to the Whampoa area and the pumping station.

(Can we date this quote?), “Murals Paintings on Whampoa Garden Sewage Pumping Station”, in Drainage Services Department, archived from the original on 09 Aug 2022, Beautifying and Greening of our Facilities