Po Leung Kuk 1983 Board of Directors' College
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Po Leung Kuk 1983 Board of Directors' College (Chinese:
Chinese language
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保良局八三年總理中學) is a secondary school on the Tsing Yi Island 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...
. Situated in Cheung Hong Estate, the school was founded by Po Leung Kuk
Po Leung Kuk
The Po Leung Kuk is a charitable organisation in Hong Kong that provides support for orphaned children, education and other services.-Founding of Po Leung Kuk:...
in 1984. It is the first secondary school on the island.New name will be used as Po Leung Kuk Lo Kit Sing (1983) College on 2012.
Features
The school features intensive and comprehensive co-curricular activities. Annual big school events include inter-class dance festival, inter-house music festival, inter-class English Drama Festival, inter-class Chinese Cultural Week, Inter-house swimming gala, inter-house sports days and the discipline military camp.Project-learning is prestigious and historied. Her project learning dated back to 10 years ago which was the vanguard of Hong Kong. Every year, students in groups of four or five shall finish one big project in their summer vacations. Also, small projects for each subject are compulsory. Students are trained to be very representative and talkative.
The school aims at being back to an English-medium school. As a result, her headmaster has set large-scale English projects, for example, one third of the academic year is conducted in English, English morning assemblies.
Accident
A rare accident happened during the school's sports day in Kwai Chung Sports GroundKwai Chung Sports Ground
Kwai Chung Sports Ground is one of the major sports grounds in the Kwai Tsing District, located in Kwai Fong, Hong Kong. It was built in 1979....
. A student volunteer, also a Scout, measured the results of the contests. A javelin from the far end struck the student, entering into his head. Although he was hurt seriously, he survived and recovered from the injury. The accident raised public concerns regarding safety in sports events sponsored by schools. Consequently, the Hong Kong Government provided more safety guidelines for such events.
Name change
In Jan 2010, Po Leung Kuk announced that a donor, Mr. Lo, expressed his will to donate $10 million Hong Kong dollarHong Kong dollar
The Hong Kong dollar is the currency of the jurisdiction. It is the eighth most traded currency in the world. In English, it is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or alternatively HK$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies...
to the school, but the name of school may be changed in memory of donor's mother. The students and alumni dispute on this issue, and Po Leung Kuk is undergoing consultation on teachers, students, parents and alumni.
Name change confirmation
Since a new donor,Mr. Lo Kit Sing,donate 7.8 million at June,2011.New name announced as Po Leung Kuk Lo Kit Sing (1983) College on 14 Sept 2011.