Bonham Road Government Primary School () is a primary school in

Sai Ying Pun 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 ...

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. Its school building is a declared monument of Hong Kong. Rachel Yeo of the '' South China Morning Post'' wrote that "The building is considered to be a rare surviving example of a structure that served both primary and tertiary institutions." It is one of multiple schools in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 11, and it is one of two government schools in the net (the remainder are aided schools, which operate independently but are funded with government money). Neighbourhoods in the net include Central, Kennedy Town, Sai Ying Pun,

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, Sheung Wan, and

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History

The school itself began operations on 25 January 2000, originating from the Li Sing Afternoon Primary School ( 李陞小學下午校). The building was constructed in 1940 and 1941.

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, later known as Northcote College of Education in the 1970s, was the first occupant. During the

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the police of the

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used the facility as an administrative centre.Commissioner for Heritage's Office, Development Bureau
"Closer Look on Declared Monument Bonham Road Government Primary School"
November 2021 The training college resumed its use of the facility in March of 1946. In 1962 the training college moved out of the building, and United College of the

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used the building in the period from then until 1971, when the training college moved back in. The college left the building again in 1997, and the primary school began occupying the facility in 2000. The school building is a declared monument since 16 July 2021.

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Bonham Road Government Primary School
* * Primary schools in Hong Kong Declared monuments of Hong Kong Sai Ying Pun Government schools in Hong Kong 2000 establishments in Hong Kong Educational institutions established in 2000 {{HK-edu-stub

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