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 (Chinese: 培僑中學) is a pro-Chinese Central Government [1] secondary school in Hong Kong. Located in the Eastern District area of North Point, it has attracted controversy. The school uses Chinese language as a medium of instruction.
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]
Controversy
When the People's Republic of China was established in 1949, 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.
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.
Notable alumni
- Gary Cheng: former Legislative Councillor
- Jasper Tsang Yok-sing, the founding Chairman (1992–2003) of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB), the largest pro-Beijing political party in Hong Kong. Starting in October 2008, he became President of Legislative Council
- Ma Lik (1952–2007): former Legislative Councillor and former Chairman of the leftist DAB Party
- To Kit: editorial writer
- Yvonne Yung Hung: actress
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. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
- ^ "School Network". Pacific Palisades. 2007. Retrieved 17 December 2007.
External links
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