Pui Kiu Middle School

Pui Kiu Middle School
Location
190 Tin Hau Temple Road, North Point, Hong Kong
Information
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 secondary school in Hong Kong. Located in the Eastern District area of North Point. The school uses Chinese language as a medium of instruction.

During a portion of its history in British Hong Kong it was known as being pro-Mainland China.^[1]

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
• Ma Lik (1952–2007): former Legislative Councillor and former Chairman of the leftist DAB Party
• To Kit: editorial writer
• Yvonne Yung Hung: actress

References

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