Ng Wah Catholic Secondary School (also referred to as NWC; ) is a boys'

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History

Established in 1965 as Sanpokong Catholic College, the school is a government

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for boys, under the sponsorship of the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Before moving into the new premises, with consent of the school authority of

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(CHESS), CHECSS was partially used by Ng Wah School in its first year of operation, with a total of 480 junior form students (S1 to S3) in 12 classes. On 30 March 1966, the present site in San Po Kong were completed and were inaugurated by the then

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, Sir David Trench on 14 April 1966. After a donation by Mr. Ng Ping Kin, an

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and Urban Councillor, the school was renamed Ng Wah College in commemoration of his father, Mr. (Chinese: 伍華). In the late 1970s, the rooftop of the secondary school building was modified and became the 6th floor to accommodate the then expanding student population. In 1986, three standard classrooms were also in place in the covered playground. Under the School Improvement Project scheme, a new six-storey annex was built connected the primary school building near Choi Hung Rd. in 2000. In the same year, the three classrooms in the covered playground were converted into a bigger multi-purpose Student Activity Room. Starting from September 2002, the school was renamed as Ng Wah Catholic Secondary School in accordance with the naming system of schools under the sponsorship of the Hong Kong Catholic Diocese.

Admission

75% of Ng Wah Catholic Secondary School's total Form 1 intake is from its feeder school, Ng Wah Catholic Primary School, with 25% from other primary schools

Motto

The School Motto is Latin phrase "IN CONSILIO SAPIENTIA", which means "To think conscientiously and to discern with intelligence" in English.

Notable alumni

The alumni association is called Ng Wah College - Secondary Old Boys Association, Limited.

Government

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* Charlix Wong, JP, retired Director of Accounting Services - The Treasury

Business

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, former Chief Executive Officer of

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* Joseph Wong Chong Chun, Chairman and CEO of Stelux Holdings International Limited ( 寶光實業) * Edmond Lee, former Director, Société Générale

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* Ronnie Hui, former CEO of Town Health International Medical Group ( 康健國際) * Adrian Tam, General Manager of Sales and Marketing,

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* Kam Ming, American investment banker and political philosopher

Arts and culture

* Comfort Chan Kwong-wing, music composer. * Ng Chi-Sum ( 吳志森), presenter. * William Chak Wai-lim, actor. * Chris Yeung, Chairperson of Hong Kong Journalists Association * Mung Wai Leong, Broadcaster of

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* Hinry Lau, Singer-Songwriter and Music Producer * Johnny Hui, Presenter, Cable News Hong Kong * Patrick Suen, Hong Kong columnist and film critic * Jeremy Lau, Hong Kong musician, singer and member of

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Academia

* Daniel Chiu Wah Tsang, Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,

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* Tony Tse, Programme Director of Industry Partnerships,

* Ricardo Mak King Sang, Director of Public Examinations,

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* Kuo Yong Hong, Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering,

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, President of the

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Sports

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, footballer of

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* Lam Hin Ting, footballer of Hong Kong Premier League club R&F * Chan Kwong Ho, footballer of Hong Kong Premier League club Southern * Cheung Wai Hong, professional basketball player, Hong Kong A1 Division Championship Tycoon Basketball Team

Others

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References

* {{Authority control Educational institutions established in 1965 Catholic secondary schools in Hong Kong Boys' schools in Hong Kong San Po Kong 1965 establishments in Hong Kong