Chung Wah Middle School
| Chung Wah Middle School 中華中學 | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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1 Chico Terrace Mid-Levels, Hong Kong | |
| Coordinates | 22°16′51″N 114°09′05″E / 22.2807°N 114.1513°E |
| Information | |
| Established | 1926 |
| Closed | 1967 |
| Principal | Wong Cho-fun (at closure) |
The Chung Wah Middle School (Chinese: 中華中學) was a leftist school located at 1 Chico Terrace, Mid-Levels, Hong Kong. It opened in 1926 and was shut down by the Hong Kong Government for its involvement in the 1967 riots. Following the 1997 Handover, some school alumni went on to serve as high-ranking officials in the new government.
History
The school was founded by Wong Lan-koon, a grandfather of Elsie Leung.[1]
The police raided the school on 16 October 1967. They seized more than 3,500 inflammatory posters.[2]
On 27 November 1967 two explosions were reported at the school, and a student was seriously injured in the school laboratory. Area residents and police alleged that the school was being used as a bomb factory.[3][4] The injured student, 18-year-old Siu Wai-man, lost part of his left hand. He was charged with possession of explosive substances and sentenced to four years in prison.[5]
The day after the explosions, four other Communist schools were raided by police for suspected bomb-making, namely the Heung To Middle School, Hon Wah Middle School, Fukien Middle School, and the Mongkok Workers' Children School.[6]
The school was immediately closed by the government following the explosions. In mid-1968 the government de-registered the school under the Education Ordinance on the grounds that it had been "willfully used for the unlawful manufacture and storage of dangerous explosive substances".[7][8]
In late 1968 it was reported in the South China Morning Post that all former students of Chung Wah Middle School had transferred to Hon Wah Middle School.[9]
Notable alumni
- Elsie Leung – the first Secretary for Justice of the HKSAR[1]
- Tung Chee-hwa – the first Chief Executive of the HKSAR[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b Wong, Hok-Wui, Stan (2015). Electoral Politics in Post-1997 Hong Kong: Protest, Patronage, and the Media. Singapore: Springer. p. 100. ISBN 9789812873866.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Posters seized in school". South China Morning Post. 24 October 1967. p. 8.
- ^ "BLAST IN RED SCHOOL: Raiding Police Find Man Seriously Hurt". South China Morning Post. 28 November 1967. p. 1.
- ^ a b Loh, Christine (2010). Underground Front: The Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. p. 113. ISBN 9789888028948.
- ^ "Wounded student sent to prison". South China Morning Post. 20 January 1968. p. 8.
- ^ "RAIDS ON FOUR RED SCHOOLS: Clamp Down On Bomb Manufacturing". South China Morning Post. 29 November 1967. p. 1.
- ^ "Processes to de-register school". South China Morning Post. 25 July 1968. p. 7.
- ^ "MOVE TO CLOSE 'BOMB' SCHOOL". South China Morning Post. 20 July 1968. p. 6.
- ^ "Change uniform". South China Morning Post. 7 September 1968. p. 1.