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Sir Ellis Kadoorie (S) Primary School
Sir Ellis Kadoorie (S) Primary School () is a government-operated public primary school in So Kon Po, Wan Chai District, Hong Kong. History Sir Ellis Kadoorie built the school to educate residents of South Asian origin. Kadoorie opened a school in 1891, in Sai Ying Poon. On 16 October 1916 the Ellis Kadoorie School for Indians was created by the Governor of Hong Kong. Its purpose was to educate children of South Asian descent. The school was initially a primary school only, and only for male children. The original building had two stories. Kadoorie School closed in World War II. It resumed operations on 11 February 1946; the majority of students were ethnic Chinese with relatively few of South Asian descent. Kadoorie School previously had separate shifts in the morning and afternoon. The ethnic Chinese attended afternoon shifts (P. M. School) while ethnic South Asians attended morning shifts (A. M. School). By 1953 there was an increase in the number of South Asian students. The H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HK Eastern Hospital Road 9 Sir Ellis Kadoorie Primary School
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 in South China. With 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world. Hong Kong is also a major global financial centre and one of the most developed cities in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island from Xin'an County at the end of the First Opium War in 1841 then again in 1842.. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War and was further extended when Britain obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898... British Hong Kong was occupied by Imperial Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II; British administration resumed after th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South China Sunday Morning Post
The ''South China Morning Post'' (''SCMP''), with its Sunday edition, the ''Sunday Morning Post'', is a Hong Kong-based English-language newspaper owned by Alibaba Group. Founded in 1903 by Tse Tsan-tai and Alfred Cunningham, it has remained Hong Kong's newspaper of record since British colonial rule. Editor-in-chief Tammy Tam succeeded Wang Xiangwei in 2016. The ''SCMP'' prints paper editions in Hong Kong and operates an online news website. The newspaper's circulation has been relatively stable for years—the average daily circulation stood at 100,000 in 2016. In a 2019 survey by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the ''SCMP'' was regarded relatively as the most credible paid newspaper in Hong Kong. The ''SCMP'' was owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation from 1986 until it was acquired by Malaysian real estate tycoon Robert Kuok in 1993. On 5 April 2016, Alibaba Group acquired the media properties of the SCMP Group, including the ''SCMP''. In January 2017, former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Schools In Hong Kong
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a means by which organizational policies are enforced, as well as a mechanism for determining policy. In many countries, the government has a kind of constitution, a statement of its governing principles and philosophy. While all types of organizations have governance, the term ''government'' is often used more specifically to refer to the approximately 200 independent national governments and subsidiary organizations. The major types of political systems in the modern era are democracies, monarchies, and authoritarian and totalitarian regimes. Historically prevalent forms of government include monarchy, aristocracy, timocracy, oligarchy, democracy, theocracy, and tyranny. These forms are not always mutually exclusive, and mixed governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primary Schools In Hong Kong
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List Of Primary Schools In Hong Kong
The list of primary 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. Primary schools in Hong Kong Central and Western District Primary schools in Central and Western District: *Bonham Road Government Primary School *Carmel School, Hong Kong *Catholic Mission School * Central and Western District St. Anthony's School *Chiu Sheung School, Hong Kong *German Swiss International School *Glenealy School - an English Schools Foundation school *The Harbour School *Hong Kong Academy *Island Christian Academy *Kau Yan School *King's College Old Boys' Association Primary School *King's College Old Boys' Association Primary School No.2 *Li Sing Primary School *North Point Government Primary School (Cloud View Road) *Peak School - an English Schools Foundation school *Sacred Heart Canossian Schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Government Schools In Hong Kong
This is a list of primary and secondary schools directly operated by the government of Hong Kong. Hong Kong Island and Islands District ;Central and Western District * King's College (secondary) * Bonham Road Government Primary School * (李陞小學) ;Eastern District * Belilios Public School (secondary) * Clementi Secondary School * Shau Kei Wan East Government Secondary School * Shau Kei Wan Government Secondary School * Aldrich Bay Government Primary School (愛秩序灣官立小學) * North Point Government Primary School (北角官立小學) * Shau Kei Wan Government Primary School (筲箕灣官立小學) ** Formerly spelled Shaukiwan Government Primary School ; Islands District * Cheung Chau Government Secondary School (長洲官立中學) ; Southern District * Hong Kong Southern District Government Primary School (香港南區官立小學) * Island Road Government Primary School (香島道官立小學) ; Wan Chai District * (何東中學) * Queen's College (secondar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Schools In Wan Chai District
This is a list of schools in Wan Chai District, Hong Kong. Secondary schools ; Government * (何東中學) * Queen's College * Tang Shiu Kin Victoria Government Secondary School ; Aided * Buddhist Wong Fung Ling College * Concordia Lutheran School - North Point (北角協同中學) * Hong Kong Tang King Po College (香港鄧鏡波書院) * Marymount Secondary School * Rosaryhill Secondary School (玫瑰崗中學) * SKH Tang Shiu Kin Secondary School * St Francis' Canossian College * St Paul's Secondary School * True Light Middle School of Hong Kong * TWGH Lee Ching Dea Memorial College (東華三院李潤田紀念中學) * Wah Yan College, Hong Kong ; Direct Subsidy Scheme * CCC Kung Lee College (中華基督教會公理高中書院) * Confucius Hall Secondary School (孔聖堂中學) * St Paul's Convent School (聖保祿學校) ; Private * French International School of Hong Kong * Hong Kong Japanese School (no upper secondary) Primary schools ; Governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School (West Kowloon)
Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School (West Kowloon) (SEKSS(WK)) is a secondary school in Tai Kok Tsui, Yau Tsim Mong District, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was established on 16 October 1916 as The Ellis Kadoorie School for Indians by the Governor of Hong Kong. Its purpose was to educate children of South Asian descent. The school states that its heritage originates from the Kadoorie School set up in Sai Ying Poon in the 1890s. The initial institution was primary only but secondary levels were added in the 1960s. Form 4 came in 1977, and Form 5 came in 1978. In 1980 the Kadoorie School was divided into separate schools for primary and secondary levels. In 1994 Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary was the sole government-operated secondary school with a programme catering to non-ethnic Chinese students. Admissions its catchment is Hong Kong wide and does not have admission preferences based on location.Bray and Yamato, p. 60 (PDF p. 11/24). Curriculum Its secondary curriculum uses the Hong K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South China Morning Post
The ''South China Morning Post'' (''SCMP''), with its Sunday edition, the ''Sunday Morning Post'', is a Hong Kong-based English-language newspaper owned by Alibaba Group. Founded in 1903 by Tse Tsan-tai and Alfred Cunningham, it has remained Hong Kong's newspaper of record since British colonial rule. Editor-in-chief Tammy Tam succeeded Wang Xiangwei in 2016. The ''SCMP'' prints paper editions in Hong Kong and operates an online news website. The newspaper's circulation has been relatively stable for years—the average daily circulation stood at 100,000 in 2016. In a 2019 survey by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the ''SCMP'' was regarded relatively as the most credible paid newspaper in Hong Kong. The ''SCMP'' was owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation from 1986 until it was acquired by Malaysian real estate tycoon Robert Kuok in 1993. On 5 April 2016, Alibaba Group acquired the media properties of the SCMP Group, including the ''SCMP''. In January 2017, former D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
So Kon Po
So Kon Po or Sookunpo () is an area of Hong Kong Island located south of Causeway Bay and Victoria Park in Hong Kong. It neighbours Caroline Hill and Jardine's Lookout. It contains the Hong Kong Stadium, Olympic House, and the Tung Wah Eastern Hospital. So Kon Po was the burial grounds for the victims of the Happy Valley Racecourse fire in 1918. The remains were moved to Aberdeen in 1953, when the stadium was built on its grounds. Education The Hong Kong government-operated Sir Ellis Kadoorie (Sookunpo) Primary School is located in So Kon Po. It was formerly both a primary and secondary school. In 1980 the Kadoorie School was divided into separate schools for primary and secondary levels. Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School (West Kowloon) Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School (West Kowloon) (SEKSS(WK)) is a secondary school in Tai Kok Tsui, Yau Tsim Mong District, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was established on 16 October 1916 as The Ellis Kadoorie School for Indians by the G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Of Hong Kong
The governor of Hong Kong was the representative of the British Crown in Hong Kong from 1843 to 1997. In this capacity, the governor was president of the Executive Council and commander-in-chief of the British Forces Overseas Hong Kong. The governor's roles were defined in the Hong Kong Letters Patent and Royal Instructions. Upon the end of British rule and the handover of Hong Kong to China in 1997, most of the civil functions of this office went to the chief executive of Hong Kong, and military functions went to the commander of the People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison. The governor Authorities and duties of the governor were defined in the Hong Kong Letters Patent and Royal Instructions in 1843. The governor, appointed by the British monarch (on the advice of the Foreign Secretary), exercised the executive branch of the government of Hong Kong throughout British sovereignty and, with the exception of a brief experiment after World War II, no serious attempt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sai Ying Poon
Sai Ying Pun is an area in Western District, on Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. It is administratively part of the Central and Western District. Etymology In Cantonese, ''Sai'' () means "west" and ''Ying Pun'' () means "camp", especially a military camp. It was where the early British military stayed. Location Sai Ying Pun is built on the steeply sloping lower slopes of Victoria Peak and also on the western reclamation. The areas of Shek Tong Tsui and Kennedy Town are located to the west, Sheung Wan and Tai Ping Shan are to the east, and the Mid-Levels is higher up the hill to the south. Victoria Harbour is to the north. While the boundaries are not ''de jure'' drawn, they are nevertheless ''de facto'' defined by Whitty Street in the west and Tung Wah Hospital in the east. The HKU MTR station exit B1 straddles the boundary between Shek Tong Tsui and Sai Ying Pun. Good Luck Mansion and The Kadoorie Biological Sciences Building are in Shek Tong Tsui, while Saint Anthony's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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