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Po Lam
Po Lam ( Chinese: 寶琳 or 寶林) is a neighbourhood in northern Tseung Kwan O, New Territories. An MTR station with the same name, Tseung Kwan O Village, Yau Yue Wan Village, King Lam Estate, and Po Lam Estate are located there. Name Po Lam is named after one of the first roads in Tseung Kwan O, the Po Lam Road, whose name was taken from the Chinese translation of the first name of Barbara B. Whitener (寶琳), Rev. Sterling H. Whitener's wife. Rev. Whitener was a missionary based at the Haven of Hope Tuberculosis Sanatorium (now Haven of Hope Hospital) at the time. When Po Lam Estate was under planning, it was named "寶林邨", with a different second character but pronounced in the same way. The Po Lam MTR station, on the contrary, used "琳". Government documents have used both names, referring to the area as "寶琳" in a brochure issued by the Planning Department, but also using "林" for the Po Lam Sports Centre within Po Lam Estate. Residents generally use both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Tseung Kwan O Line
The Tseung Kwan O line is one of the eleven lines of the MTR system in Hong Kong, indicated by the colour purple. It is currently long, taking 15 minutes to travel throughout the entire line. The line runs from North Point on the Hong Kong Island to the new town of Tseung Kwan O. It bifurcates east of Tseung Kwan O station into two branches, one northward to Po Lam and one southward to LOHAS Park. The Tseung Kwan O Depot at LOHAS Park is responsible for the maintenance of the line's rolling stock. During the morning peak period, the Tseung Kwan O line uses 15 trains to maintain a frequency of 2.5 minutes between Tseung Kwan O and North Point. Route map Route description The Tseung Kwan O line is the first MTR line with no tracks on viaducts. It was the only line with tracks completely in tunnels until the completion of LOHAS Park station, which there are two short sections nearby that are not in tunnels. The stations of Yau Tong, Po Lam and LOHAS Park are at ground level ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Ling College
King Ling College () is an aided secondary school founded by the King Ling Foundation for Education and Culture in September 1994 in Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong. School Mission To foster Chinese culture and civic awareness while emphasizing the five areas of moral, intellectual, physical, social and aesthetic development of students so as to nurture them to be knowledgeable, cultured, committed and highly ethical learners. School information The school enjoys a full house of teachers professionally trained, with 80% received a master's degree or higher academic qualifications (2015). Awards include National Geographic Think Great Awards (2008), and Odyssey of the Mind(regional: 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2016; world finals: 2007, 2010, 2016). It is one of the first schools to teach Chinese classes in ''putonghua'' in Hong Kong. It provides education for students in Chinese, English, Mathematics, Science, Arts, Physical, technology, and personal, social and humanities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MKMCF Ma Chan Duen Hey Memorial College
{{Infobox school , name = Ma Kam Ming Charitable Foundation Ma Chan Duen Hey Memorial College , native_name = {{zh, t=馬錦明慈善基金馬陳端喜紀念中學, labels=no , motto = Faith and wisdomModest, Caring, Diligent, Honest , established = {{Start date and age, 1998 , type = Subsidy, secondary school , religion = Christian , affiliation = Hong Kong Lutheran Church Synod , district = Sai Kung , grades = Secondary 1 - 7 , president = , principal = , coordinates = {{coord, 22.3198, 114.2573, scale:1000_type:edu, display=inline,title , houses = Modest House, Caring House, Diligent House, Honest House , address = 2 Wan Lung Road, Tseung Kwan O , website = {{url, mcdhmc.edu.hk MKMCF Ma Chan Duen Hey Memorial College (MCDH), founded in 1998, a co-ed secondary school in Sai Kung District. MCDH is located at 2 Wan Lung Road in Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong Hong Kong ( ( ... [...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] |
Education Bureau
The Education Bureau (EDB) is responsible for formulating and implementing education policies in Hong Kong. The bureau is headed by the Secretary for Education and oversees agencies including University Grants Committee and Student Finance Office. History The Education Department ( and before 1983) was responsible for education matters in the territory, with the exception of post-secondary and tertiary education. In 2003, the department was abolished and a new bureau, the Education and Manpower Bureau ( abbreviated EMB) was formed. In July 2007, under newly re-elected Chief Executive Donald Tsang, the manpower portfolio was split away to the new Labour and Welfare Bureau, leaving this body as the Education Bureau. The bureau was formerly housed at the Former French Mission Building. Structure The bureau mainly consists of seven branches, which are responsible for different policies. Each branch is led by a Deputy Secretary for Education. *Further & Higher Education B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metro City (Hong Kong)
Metro City () is the largest private housing estate and shopping centre in Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong, developed by Henderson Land Development. Built on the reclaimed land in Po Lam, the estate was developed in three phases. The MTR Po Lam station, terminus of Tseung Kwan O line, is located next to Metro City Phase II. Metro City Phase II also serves as the Po Lam public transit terminal. Residential blocks The estate is divided into three phases by the order of their development, offering a total of 6768 units. Phase 1 consists of 6 blocks completed in 1996. Phase 2 consists of 11 blocks completed in 2000. Phase 3, also called The Metropolis (), consists of 4 blocks completed in 2002. Shopping centre Each phase of Metro City has its own shopping centre. The shopping centre is the largest in Tseung Kwan O and covers 1.5 million square feet in size. It houses a department store, two grocery stores, a wet market, and over 400 shops. There are two cinema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serenity Place
Serenity Place () is a private housing estate in 88 Po Hong Road, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong, developed by Hong Kong Housing Society. It is the Society's last Sandwich Class Housing Scheme project that was converted to private development. It was developed in 2000 and was opened to the public in 2003. The estate comprises five residential towers, offering a total of 1,526 units. Other facilities include a clubhouse, podium garden, jogging track and playground. Demographics According to the 2016 by-census, Serenity Place had a population of 4,589. The median age was 38.3 and the majority of residents (91 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 3 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$48,150. Politics Serenity Place is located in Hong King constituency of the Sai Kung District Council The Sai Kung District Council () is the district cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verbena Heights
Verbena Heights () is a Flat-for-Sale Scheme public housing estate in Po Lam, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong located on reclaimed land near MTR Po Lam station. It now consists of seven residential buildings with a total of 1894 saleable units and 971 rental units, built between 1996 and 1997 by Hong Kong Housing Society. It is an attempt to design environmentally-responsible housing. It received a Silver Medal at the 1998 Hong Kong Institute of Architects Annual Awards. Demographics According to the 2016 by-census, Verbena Heights had a population of 6,661. The median age was 48.9 and the majority of residents (96 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.4 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$29,500. Politics Verbena Heights is located in Wai Yan constituency of the Sai Kung District Council The Sai Kung District Council () is the distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radiant Towers
Radiant Towers () is a private housing estate in Po Lam, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong, developed by Hong Kong Housing Society. The estate is one of the Society's Sandwich Class Housing Scheme projectsSandwich Class Housing Scheme Hong Kong Housing Society - Properties Under Management converted to private developments. It was sold to the public in early 1997 at a discounted price of HK$2,700 per square foot, compared to the HK$4,000 market value at that time.''The Standard'': "Flat b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Housing Society
The Hong Kong Housing Society or Housing Society for short, is the second largest public housing provider in Hong Kong (the first being the Hong Kong Housing Authority). The Society housed around 130,000 residents as of 2020. The Housing Society has been a dedicated housing provider in constantly identifying the housing needs of different sectors of the community and developing housing options attuned to their needs. Since its inception, a total of over 73,000 units have been built under different housing schemes, including Rental Estate, Rural Public Housing, Urban Improvement Scheme, Flat-for-Sale Scheme, Sandwich Class Housing Scheme, Full Market Value Development, Urban Renewal Project, Senior Citizen Residences Scheme, The Tanner Hill and Subsidised Sale Flats project. The society is a non-governmental organisation and non-profit organisation. The Chairman of the society is Walter Chan () and the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director is Chan Yum-min (). History A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
