Ebenezer School & Home for the Visually Impaired () is a school for blind and visually disabled children in

Pok Fu Lam Pok Fu Lam or Pokfulam is a residential area on Hong Kong Island, at the western end of the Southern District. It is a valley between Victoria Peak and Mount Kellett, around Telegraph Bay. Pok Fu Lam can claim several ''firsts'' in the histo ...

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. A German missionary, Martha Postler, created the school in 1897.Poon-McBrayer, Kim Fong and Ming-Gon John Lian. ''Special Needs Education: Children with Exceptionalities''. Chinese University Press, 2002. p
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The school's first location was in Western District.About Us
" Ebenezer School & Home for the Visually Impaired. Retrieved on February 10, 2017. Postler, who originated from the Hildesheimer Blindenmission, created the school as she took care of four girls who experienced visual impairment. The school moved into its current site in 1912 and it was officially established the following year. The school was under the supervision of

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during

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while the Sisters continued to provide service.

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1897 establishments in Hong Kong Educational institutions established in 1897 Schools for the blind Schools in Hong Kong Pok Fu Lam {{Hong Kong-school-stub