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Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps
The Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps () is a voluntary uniformed group (although employees working at headquarters are paid) subsidised by the Home Affairs Bureau of the Hong Kong government and is registered under the Societies Ordinance as a non-profit making charitable organisation. Created in 1971 with ties to the British Armed Forces' Combined Cadet Force, it is an aviation-orientated, disciplined youth organisation; aiming to provide its members with initial aviation education, to develop their leadership capabilities and to promote their social awareness through community service. It is also an organisation supported by Cathay Pacific Airways and Dragon Air for aviation training. Apart from training in aviation knowledge, the HKACC also organises outdoor activities such as parachuting, rifle drill, familiarisation visits, hiking, night journeys, field training camp, and even flag days. In the summer, canoe courses and other aquatic activities are organised. In addition memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Hong Kong International (Kai Tak) Airport
Kai Tak Airport was the international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 until 1998. Officially known as Hong Kong International Airport from 1954 to 6 July 1998, it is often referred to as Hong Kong International Airport, Kai Tak, or simply Kai Tak and Kai Tak International Airport, to distinguish it from its successor, Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok International Airport, built on reclaimed and levelled land around the islands of Chek Lap Kok and Lam Chau, to the west. Because of the geography of the area positioning the airport with water on three sides of the runway, with Kowloon City's residential apartment complexes and 2000-plus foot mountains to the north-east of the airport, aircraft could not fly over the mountains and quickly drop in for a final approach. Instead, aircraft had to fly above Victoria Harbour and Kowloon City, passing north of Mong Kok's Bishop Hill. After passing Bishop Hill, pilots would see Checkerboard Hill with a large red and white ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceremonial Squadron
The Ceremonial Squadron ("C Sqn") is the HQ Unit of Training Group of the Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps. History The Ceremonial Squadron was created December 1998 and officially established on 1 May 1999. The unit has gained recognition of high standard of drill on its debut performance on the Hong Kong Cadet Force Joint Annual Parade on 7 November 1999 at Hong Kong Police Training School. Moreover, it is the first time the air cadets have an escorting unit to the HKACC Colour equipped with ceremonial dress (No.1 Service Dress). Ceremonial Squadron is under the training group of the Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps. Before the formation of Ceremonial Squadron, its prior is named as The Ceremonial Flight (C Flt), as an Headquarters Unit of Training Group which was led by Flight Lieutenant Sandy S.F. Chu, Officer Commanding Ceremonial Flight with the assistance of Warrant Officer Wallace W.K. Yip, Chief Drill Instructor. C Flt commits to perform all ceremonials by forming up the Guards of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Lady Of The Rosary College
Our Lady of the Rosary College (OLR, ) is a Catholic female secondary school in Kowloon Tong Kowloon Tong () is an area of Hong Kong located in Kowloon. The majority of the area is in the Kowloon City District. Its exaclocationis south of the Lion Rock, north of Boundary Street, east of the East Rail line and west of Grampian Road. It ..., Hong Kong. It was founded in 1971. The motto of the school is "Purity and Charity". Most of the subjects are taught in English. Students are divided into four houses including white, yellow, red and green. External links * Our Lady of the Rosary College at the Hong Kong Education Bureau Catholic secondary schools in Hong Kong Secondary schools in Hong Kong Girls' schools in Hong Kong 1971 establishments in Hong Kong {{Sham Shui Po District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jockey Club Government Secondary School
Jockey Club Government Secondary School or JCGSS (), formed in 1960, is a government funded full-time secondary school in Oxford Road, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong. The school was named after the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club who funded the construction of the school building complex. History Jockey Club Government Secondary School was established in 1960 as Jockey Club Modern School (). In the 1950s to 60's Hong Kong, 41% (according to the census) of the population were under the age of 15. It was due to the mass migration of Chinese refugees arrived in Hong Kong after the civil war. It presented an education crisis to the Government because the number of existing schools was not enough to cater the need of the children. As a result, a lot of schools were established in order to resolve the issue and JCGSS was one of them. Due to the urgent need of education for a large population, classes was temporarily held in Perth Street Government School until 10 October 1961, when the curren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HKMA David Li Kwok Po College
HKMA David Li Kwok Po College is a band 1 directly subsidised (DSS) college in Hong Kong, using English as the primary medium of instruction. Founded in 2000, HKMA David Li Kwok Po College provides biliterate, trilingual and multicultural education to learners in Hong Kong. As an English Medium of Instruction school, all school subjects are taught in English, except Chinese language and Chinese History, which is taught in Cantonese and Putonghua. The college's team of teachers come from Anglophone countries such as Hong Kong, Canada, Malaysia, France, India and the UK. Since 2010, the College has maintained a ratio whereby more than 15% of their teaching staff has been recruited from outside of Hong Kong. Furthermore, 100% of its teaching staff possess recognized university degrees. The Student Council Opened in 2012, the College has set up a Student Council as a representative of the student body as a whole. The aims of the council are: * To develop a sense of belonging and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wah Yan College, Kowloon
Wah Yan College, Kowloon (WYK; ; demonym: ''Wahyanite'', pl.: ''Wahyanites'') is a Catholic secondary school for boys run by the Chinese Province of the Society of Jesus. It is located in Kowloon, Hong Kong and is a grant-in-aid secondary school using English as the primary medium of instruction. The total land area of its campus is among the largest for Hong Kong secondary schools and it’s one of the most prestigious schools in Hong Kong. History Formative years Established on 1 December 1924 as a branch of Wah Yan College, Hong Kong by Mr. Peter Tsui Yan Sau (徐仁壽, formerly a teacher at St. Joseph's College), Wah Yan College Kowloon is one of the oldest and most prestigious secondary schools in Hong Kong, and was the first English-speaking college to be administered by local Chinese. During the 1930s, Mr. Tsui, himself a devout Catholic, saw the need of the pupils for greater spiritual guidance, and decided to gradually hand over the administration to the incoming J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddhist Tai Hung College
Buddhist Tai Hung College () is a school. It is located in the Cheung Sha Wan area of Sham Shui Po district of Kowloon, Hong Kong, near Caritas Medical Centre. Established in 1969, it was the second school established by the Hong Kong Buddhist Association. The school's passing rate is approximately 10% higher than that of the territory average in the HKCEE and Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination The Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE, 香港高級程度會考), or more commonly known as the A-level, conducted by the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA), was taken by senior students at the end of their matricu .... Curriculum Students in Levels One to Three have four classes, two of which are taught in English and two in their native language. Students in levels Four to Six have five classes. The school offers various subjects taught in English, including Mathematics, Science, Music and Visual Arts. The Life-wide English Learning Committee is d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheng Kung Hui Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School
Sheng Kung Hui Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School () is a school in Hong Kong that was founded in September 1978 by Sheng Kung Hui (Anglican), Diocese of Hong Kong and Macao. Located in Wo Che Estate, Shatin, it is an EMI school (grammar) subsidized by the Hong Kong Government. History The school was founded in September 1978, and is of the then-standard inter-locking type of architecture. When first founded the school mainly focused on children living in Wo Che Estate, but that later expanded to children of age across the entire Shatin District. As time went on, the school gradually developed a positive reputation, renowned for its plain school spirit, variety of extra-curricular activities (ECAs), and outstanding academic performance. Timeline *1978: founding of the school *1988: establishment of the Students' Union (SU) *July 2005: completion of the New Annex *13 April 2013：35th Anniversary celebrations with performances, a carnival, an open day &c. *14 April 2018：40t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Taoist Association The Yuen Yuen Institute No
Hong may refer to: Places * Høng, a town in Denmark *Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ..., a city and a special administrative region in China * Hong, Nigeria * Hong River in China and Vietnam * Lake Hong in China Surnames * Hong (Chinese name) * Hong (Korean name) Organizations * Hong (business), general term for a 19th–20th century trading company based in Hong Kong, Macau or Canton * Hongmen (洪門), a Chinese fraternal organization Creatures * Hamsa (bird), a mythical bird also known was hong * Hong (rainbow-dragon), a two-headed dragon in Chinese mythology * ''Hong'' (genus), a genus of ladybird {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese University Of Hong Kong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a public research university in Ma Liu Shui, Hong Kong, formally established in 1963 by a charter granted by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. It is the territory's second-oldest university and was founded as a federation of three existing colleges – Chung Chi College, New Asia College and United College – the oldest of which was founded in 1949. CUHK is organized into nine constituent colleges and eight academic faculties, and remains the only collegiate university in the territory. The university operates in both English and Chinese, although classes in most colleges are taught in English. Four Nobel laureates are associated with the university, and it is the only tertiary institution in Hong Kong with recipients of the Nobel Prize, Turing Award, Fields Medal and Veblen Prize sitting as faculty in residence. History Origins The university was formed in 1963 as a federation of three existing colleges. The first of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Po Leung Kuk Ngan Po Ling College
Po Leung Kuk Ngan Po Ling College (), often abbreviated as PLKNPLC or NPL, is a co-educational secondary school in Hong Kong. The school was established by Po Leung Kuk and named after Po Leung Kuk director Madam for her sponsorship. It is located at 26 , Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is the first Po Leung Kuk secondary school under the Direct Subsidy Scheme (). The school curriculum uses English as medium of instruction in all subjects with the exception of Chinese, Chinese History and other Chinese-related subjects, and French. The school is providing both HKDSE and IB curriculums. History The school was established by Po Leung Kuk in September 2003 and named after Po Leung Kuk director Madam Ngan Po Ling for her sponsorship. It is located at 26 Sung On Street, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a List of citie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
QualiEd College
QualiEd College (, abbreviated to QC) is a secondary school established in 2003 in Hong Kong by the QualiEd Educational Organization. It was approved by the Education Bureau to be managed under Man Kwan Educational Organization starting from 1{{nbspDecember 2009. The school is located at 2, Kan Hok Lane, Tiu Keng Leng, Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong. The full name of QualiEd is Quality Education. Pak Kau College, Pak Kau Continuing Education College, The Jockey Club Eduyoung College and Eduyoung Continuing Education College are run by the same educational organization (Man Kwan Educational Organization). QualiEd also provides some non-academic subjects to students such as Drama. As QualiEd is a secondary school, it provides general secondary curriculum i.e. * Secondary One to Secondary Seven (Old Secondary Curriculum) * Secondary One to Secondary Six (New Secondary Curriculum) QualiEd Professional and Continuing Education College QualiEd Professional and Continuing Education Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
