Tang King Po School, Secondary school in Kowloon City District, Hong Kong
Tang King Po School is a secondary school in Kowloon City District, Hong Kong, and is listed as a Grade III historic building. The school building combines educational function with architectural heritage in one of the older neighborhoods of the city.
The school opened on July 23, 1953, and developed into an established educational institution in the neighborhood. The Hong Kong Antiquities and Monuments Office later granted the building Grade III historic status.
The school is run by the Salesians of Don Bosco and follows his preventive education method, teaching Catholic moral values alongside Chinese ethical tradition. Students are nicknamed "Po Kei Tsai" and the school "Kau Tang" or "Po Kei". Its red school tie, worn even with the summer uniform, is embroidered with a diagonal stripe from the school badge.
Current information about programs and activities is available on the website tangkingpo.edu.hk. The school is located in Kowloon City District and can be reached by typical public transport serving the area.
The school's Chinese name honours Tang King Po, the industrialist who donated HK$1 million in 1952 toward the first building; he died in 1956, three years after it opened. His daughter Tang Kwai Yuk funded 17 scholarships in 1997 for students strong in conduct and study. The campus gained Grade III historic status in 2011.
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