Pui Kiu Middle School
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| Pui Kiu Middle School | |
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| 190 Tin Hau Temple Road, North Point, Hong Kong |
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| Type | Secondary school |
| Established | 1946 |
| Authority | Pui Kiu Education Organization |
| Principal | Dr. Chiu Cheung-kei |
| Number of students | Around 900 |
| Language | Chinese |
| Website | http://www.pkms.edu.hk/ |
Pui Kiu Middle School (培僑中學) is a leftist/communist[1] secondary school in Hong Kong. Located in the Eastern District area of North Point, it has attracted controversy.
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[edit] History
The school was founded in 1946 by overseas Chinese investors from Southeast Asia and elsewhere, originally in Pui Kiu Lang Park (around Happy Valley to the Mid-Levels area). In the 1980s it relocated to its current location in Braemar Hill.[2]
[edit] Controversy
When the People's Republic of China was established, the school announced that it would uphold Communist disciplines in its curriculum. This placed a severe strain on relations between the school and the colonial Hong Kong government, as well as with the local population, whose political opinion tended towards anti-communism.
In the late 1970s, the Hong Kong government, under the education laws, took over the school and reorganized it.
[edit] Present day
Currently, Pui Kiu Middle School is part of the Direct Subsidy Scheme. The campus features a swimming pool, student dormitories, laboratories, computer rooms, classrooms, an indoor dining hall, an auditorium, a library and an indoor stadium.
[edit] Notable alumni
Ma Lik (馬力, 1952–2007): former Legislative Councillor and former Chairman of the leftist DAB Party.
To Kit: editorial writer.
Yvonne Yung Hung: actress.
[edit] References
- ^ "培桥中学：亲中学校的命运变迁 (Pui Kiu Middle School: The Change in Life for a Leftist School)". CE.cn. 2007. http://blog.ce.cn/html/85/101985-11019.html. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
- ^ "School Network". Pacific Palisades. 2007. http://www.pacificpalisades.com.hk/html/en_school.html. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
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