Hong Kong Taoist Association Tang Hin Memorial Secondary School
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Established 1982
Organization Hong Kong Taoist Association
Hong Kong Taoist Association
Hong Kong Taoist Association is a Taoist organisation in Hong Kong. It promotes Taoism in Hong Kong and provides a series of charity services in Hong Kong, including education, medical, child care, youth activities, elderly care....

School type Subsidized school
Language English
English language
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Religion Taoism
Taoism
Taoism refers to a philosophical or religious tradition in which the basic concept is to establish harmony with the Tao , which is the mechanism of everything that exists...

Principal Mr. Poon Huen Wai
Location Choi Yuen Estate, Sheung Shui
Sheung Shui
Sheung Shui is an area in New Territories, Hong Kong. Sheung Shui Town, a part of this area, is part of the Fanling-Sheung Shui New Town in the North District of Hong Kong. Fanling Town is to its southeast.-History:...

, New Territories
New Territories
New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory. Historically, it is the region described in The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory...

, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

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Telephone (+852)26726820
Website http://www.tanghin.edu.hk/

Hong Kong Taoist Association Tang Hin Memorial Secondary School( , THMSS)is an EMI
EMI
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 secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...

 located in Sheung Shui
Sheung Shui
Sheung Shui is an area in New Territories, Hong Kong. Sheung Shui Town, a part of this area, is part of the Fanling-Sheung Shui New Town in the North District of Hong Kong. Fanling Town is to its southeast.-History:...

. THMSS takes English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 as its main teaching language
Language
Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...

. In recent years, THMSS students have achieved outstanding results in HKCE
Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination
The Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination was a standardized examination between 1974 and 2011 after most local students’ five-year secondary education, conducted by the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority . The examination will be discontinued in 2012...

 and HKAL
Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination
The Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination , or more commonly known as the A-level, conducted by the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority , is normally taken by senior students at the end of their matriculation in Hong Kong. In 2010, 39,772 candidates entered for the examination...

. THMSS becomes one of the best schools in North District, even in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

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Principal

  • Mr. Poon Huen Wai (From 1982 to 2007)
  • Mr. Lau Chi Yuen (From 2007 until now)

Facilities

THMSS is a 6-storey building that occupies a land area of 5400 sq. metres. A lift is available for teachers and disabled or person in need.

Classes

There are 5 classes in Form 1 to Form 5. 「孝」、「弟」、「忠」、「信」、「禮」 represent Class "A", "B", "C", "D", "E" respectively. In Form 4 and Form 5, class A and B are science stream and class C, D and E are art stream. From 2003, in Form 6 and Form 7, class A is science stream and class B is art stream while class C is mixed with science and art stream.

Four Houses

Teachers and students are assigned to Red House, Yellow House, Blue House or Green House randomly when they enter THMSS.
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