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Heep Yunn School
Heep Yunn School (Chinese 協恩中學) is an Anglican girls' secondary school founded in 1936, commonly known simply as HYS. It is located in Ma Tau Wai, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The School commenced operation in the DSS (Direct Subsidy Scheme) mode starting from junior forms in September 2012. It is governed by the Council of Heep Yunn School, also the sponsoring body of the primary and kindergarten sections. History Heep Yunn School used to be a Sheng Kung Hui grant-in-aid school for boys before it turned to the DSS mode in September 2012. It was established when two schools founded by the Church Missionary Society - the Fairlea School (1886) and the Victoria Home and Orphanage (1887) were merged in 1936 at the present site in Farm Road. This accounts for the name "Heep Yunn" - meaning the union of the two schools through the grace of God. Two buildings of the campus of Heep Yunn School are listed as Grade III historic buildings by Hong Kong's Antiquities and Monuments Office: T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Direct Subsidy Scheme
The Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) is instituted by the Education Bureau of Hong Kong to enhance the quality of private schools at the primary and secondary levels. The Hong Kong government has been encouraging non-government secondary schools which have attained a sufficiently high educational standard to join the DSS by providing subsidies to enhance the quality of private school education since the 1991–92 school year. In the 2000–01 school year, the DSS was extended to primary schools. In the 2001–02 school year, the terms of the DSS were significantly improved to attract more schools to join the scheme. Under the scheme, schools are free to decide on their curriculum, fees, and entrance requirements. Standard Non-government schools must satisfy stipulated standards to be eligible to join the scheme. The standards include requirements regarding the mode of operation (unisessional), class size, teacher's qualifications and facilities etc. For example, schools need a per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antiquities And Monuments Office
The Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) was established in 1976 under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance to protect and preserve Hong Kong's historic monuments. Housed in the Former Kowloon British School, the AMO is responsible for identifying, recording and researching buildings and items of historical interest, as well as organising and coordinating surveys and archaeological excavation, excavations in areas of archaeological significance. The Commissioner for Heritage's Office under the Development Bureau of the Government of Hong Kong, Hong Kong government currently manages the Office. Relationship with other government agencies The AMO is the executive arm of the Antiquities Authority, a portfolio of the Secretary for Development. The AMO also offers secretarial and executive assistance to the Antiquities Advisory Board (AAB) and executes the advice made by the AAB, including the execution of the Chief Executive's decision to declare Declared monuments of Hong Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protestant Secondary Schools In Hong Kong
Protestantism is a Christian denomination, branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Reformation, Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century against what its followers perceived to be growing Criticism of the Catholic Church, errors, abuses, and discrepancies within it. Protestantism emphasizes the Christian believer's justification by God in faith alone (') rather than by a combination of faith with good works as in Catholicism; the teaching that Salvation in Christianity, salvation comes by Grace in Christianity, divine grace or "unmerited favor" only ('); the Universal priesthood, priesthood of all faithful believers in the Church; and the ''sola scriptura'' ("scripture alone") that posits the Bible as the sole infallible source of authority for Christian faith and practice. Most Protestants, with the exception of Anglo-Papalism, reject the Catholic doctrine of papal supremacy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Secondary Schools In Hong Kong
{{Use dmy dates, date=July 2014 The list of secondary schools in Hong Kong is arranged by 18 districts of Hong Kong. It includes government schools, aided schools, Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) schools, private schools, as well as English Schools Foundation (ESF) schools and other international schools. Note that many secondary schools in Hong Kong are named "colleges", while they are not tertiary institutions. Secondary schools in Hong Kong Central and Western District *Island School *Hong Kong Academy * King's College *Lok Sin Tong Leung Kau Kui College *Sacred Heart Canossian College *St. Clare's Girls' School * St. Joseph's College * St. Louis School * St. Paul's Co-educational College * St. Paul's College * St. Stephen's Church College * St. Stephen's Girls' College *Ying Wa Girls' School *Raimondi College Eastern District * Belilios Public School *Canossa College *Caritas Chai Wan Marden Foundation Secondary School *Caritas Lok Yi School – special-needs school for intellec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Education In Hong Kong
Education in Hong Kong used to be largely modelled on that of the United Kingdom, particularly the English system. Since 2012, the overhaul of secondary school diploma has introduced changes to the number of school years as well as the two-tier general examinations. The DSE has replaced the old HKCEE (similar to the UK's GCSE) and the A-levels. Education policy in Hong Kong is overseen by the Education Bureau and the Social Welfare Department. The academic year begins mid-year, usually starting in September. History Small village Chinese schools were observed by the British missionaries when they arrived circa 1843. Anthony Sweeting believes those small village schools existed in Chek Chue (modern-day town of Stanley), Shek Pai Wan, Heung Kong Tsai (modern-day Aberdeen) and Wong Nai Chong on Hong Kong Island, although proof is no longer available.Sweeting, Anthony. 990(1990). Education in Hong Kong, pre-1841 to 1941. p.87, Hong Kong University Press. One of the earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elaine Chan (swimmer)
Elaine Chan Yu-ning (; born March 15, 1988) is a two-time Olympic swimmer from Hong Kong, specialized in freestyle events. At age sixteen, Chan first competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she finished forty-seventh in the women's 50 m freestyle, with a time of 27.48 seconds. Following her remarkable performance at the Olympics, Chan granted a full scholarship to the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, where she trained with the college swimming team for 18 months. In 2007, Chan returned to Hong Kong to pursue her education with a bachelor's degree in economics and finance at the University of Hong Kong, while she trained with the national team in preparation for the Olympics. She qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheren Tang
Sheren Tang Shui-man (born 2 March 1966) is a Hong Kong actress. She is best known for her roles in the mega-hit Hong Kong TVB drama series ''War and Beauty'', as well as ''La Femme Desperado'', ''The Family Link'', ''Rosy Business'' and '' No Regrets'' being the first Hong Kong actress to win the Best Actress Award in two consecutive years for the latter two. She joined TVB in 1985, beginning her acting career as the female lead in the series ''Legend of the General Who Never Was'' (1985)''.'' Throughout the late 1980s, she rose to fame for her roles in many popular Hong Kong television series including wuxia dramas, ''New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre'' (1986) and ''Ode to Gallantry'' (1989). She joined the television network ATV in 1996, filming several series including '' The Good Old Days'' (1996) and ''I Have A Date With Spring'' (1996). Tang returned to TVB in 2000 and gained massive popularity for her role in ''War and Beauty'' (2004). She became the first actress to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charmaine Sheh
Charmaine Sheh Sze-man (; born 28 May 1975) is a Hong Kong actress. After winning second runner-up in the 1997 Miss Hong Kong pageant, Sheh signed a contract with TVB in 1998. She is best known for her roles in '' Return of the Cuckoo'' (2000), ''War and Beauty'' (2004), '' Maidens' Vow'' (2006), ''Forensic Heroes II'' (2008), '' Beyond the Realm of Conscience'' (2009), ''Can't Buy Me Love'' (2010), '' When Heaven Burns'' (2011), ''Line Walker'' (2014), and '' Story of Yanxi Palace'' (2018). Career Sheh graduated in 1994 from the International Hotel Management Institute Switzerland in Lucerne, Switzerland, with a diploma in hotel management. In October 1997, she signed with Hong Kong television network TVB after emerging as second runner-up in the 1997 Miss Hong Kong Pageant. The early stage of her career was often characterised by her coy, squeaky voice and criticisms of her acting skills. However, Sheh overcame these problems and made her breakthrough in '' Return of the Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Ho
Stephanie Ho ( Chinese; 何雁詩, born 2 November 1992) is a Hong Kong singer, actress and golfer. Early life Stephanie Ho was born in San Jose, California, but she grew up in Hong Kong with her parents. Her father is a businessman. Since a young age, she has been playing golf and has represented Hong Kong in many tournaments. Her parents wanted her to be a professional golfer but she chose to be a singer instead. She studied at Heep Yunn School and Sha Tin College but was home-schooled in her last year due to her busy schedule of maintaining singing and studying. When she was 14, she started learning music at Baron School of Music, and completed multiple singing courses as well as being largely featured in a concept album. After completing her A-Levels she decided to study hotel and tourism management at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. In her last year of university, she suspended her studies as she had been majorly cast in Gilded Chopsticks. Besides playing golf, she al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Chan Chung
Rebecca Chan Chung (; professionally known as Rebecca Chan, ; June 27, 1920 – December 7, 2011) was an American military nurse who served with the Flying Tigers and the United States Army in China during World War II. As a nurse with the China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC), she flew over The Hump approximately fifty times. After the war, she became a nursing educator and a leader of the nursing profession in Hong Kong. Early life Birth and parents Rebecca Chan Chung was born in the David Gregg Hospital for Women & Children (also known as Yiji Hospital 柔濟醫院 located on Duo Bao Road 多寶路 in Guangzhou, China, during the Warlord Era. She was the second child of her parents. Her mother, Lee Sun Chau 周理信 (1890–1979), was one of the earliest Chinese female doctors of Western Medicine in China and was a resident physician in the David Gregg Hospital for Women and Children at the time of the birth of Rebecca Chan Chung. Her father, Po-Yin Chan (陳步 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Grade III Historic Buildings In Hong Kong
Grade III historic buildings () are those selected by Hong Kong's Antiquities and Monuments Office as those buildings which are "Buildings of some merit, but not yet qualified for consideration as possible monuments. These are to be recorded and used as a pool for future selection." ''Note:'' This list is accurate Antiquities and Monuments OfficeList of Graded Historic Buildings in Hong Kong (as at 6 November 2009) A territory-wide grade reassessment has been ongoing since. Sethis linkfor the latest grading update. Central and Western District Eastern District Islands District Kowloon City District Kwun Tong District North District Sai Kung District Sha Tin District Sham Shui Po District Southern District Tai Po District Tsuen Wan District Tuen Mun District Wan Chai District Wong Tai Sin District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
