San Po Kong is located south of Wong Tai Sin and Diamond Hill, north of the former Kai Tak International Airport and west of Ngau Chai Wan.
The hill was partially levelled by the Japanese during the extension of the runway at Kai Tak during World War II.
In 1916, the area south of present-day San Po Kong was reclaimed by Ho Kai and Au Tak for a garden estate.
The Hong Kong Government decided to buy back the land for the Royal Air Force and a future Kai Tak Aerodrome.
Part of the previous runway was converted into Tseuk Luk Street in the area, which was deliberately named with a pun on the word "landing" in Cantonese.
In the 1980s, many of the manufacturing businesses in San Po Kong relocated to China, and the industrial buildings were turned into offices and godowns.