Pui Kiu Middle School
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| Pui Kiu Middle School | |
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190 Tin Hau Temple Road, North Point, Hong Kong | |
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| Type | Secondary school |
| Established | 1946 |
| Authority | Pui Kiu Education Organization |
| Principal | Dr. Chiu Cheung-kei |
| Number of students | Around 900 |
| Language | Chinese |
| Website | http://www.pkms.edu.hk/ |
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| Traditional Chinese | 培僑中學 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 培侨中学 | ||||||||||
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Pui Kiu Middle School (Chinese: 培僑中學) is a secondary school in Hong Kong. Located in the Eastern District area of North Point. The school uses Chinese language as a medium of instruction.
During a portion of its history in British Hong Kong it was known as being pro-Mainland China.[1]
History
[edit]The school was founded in 1946 by overseas Chinese investors from Southeast Asia and elsewhere, originally in Pui Kiu Lang Park (around Happy Valley to the Mid-Levels area). In the 1980s it relocated to its current location in Braemar Hill.[2]
Controversy
[edit]When the People's Republic of China was established in 1949, the school announced that it would uphold Communist disciplines in its curriculum. This placed a severe strain on relations between the school and the colonial Hong Kong government, as well as with the local population, whose political opinion tended towards anti-communism.
In the late 1970s, the Hong Kong government, under the education laws, took over the school and reorganized it.
Present day
[edit]Currently, Pui Kiu Middle School is part of the Direct Subsidy Scheme. The campus features a swimming pool, student dormitories, laboratories, computer rooms, classrooms, an indoor dining hall, an auditorium, a library and an indoor stadium.
Notable alumni
[edit]- Gary Cheng: former Legislative Councillor
- Ma Lik (1952–2007): former Legislative Councillor and former chairman of the leftist DAB Party
- To Kit: editorial writer
- Yvonne Yung Hung: actress
- Keeree Kanjanapas: Thai-Hong Kong businessman
References
[edit]- ^ "培桥中学：亲中学校的命运变迁 (Pui Kiu Middle School: The Change in Life for a Leftist School)". CE.cn. 2007. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
- ^ "School Network". Pacific Palisades. 2007. Archived from the original on 4 December 2007. Retrieved 17 December 2007.
External links
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