Maryknoll Fathers' School is a government-funded school with both primary school and secondary school sections, located in Tai Hang Tung District in New Kowloon, Hong Kong.
The medium of instruction is English for the secondary school section.
The history of Maryknoll Fathers' School, in many ways, parallels the development of Hong Kong in the past fifty years.
In 1957, Hong Kong was experiencing a time of turbulence and almost explosive growth. ...
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Maryknoll Fathers' School is a government-funded school with both primary school and secondary school sections, located in Tai Hang Tung District in New Kowloon, Hong Kong.
The medium of instruction is English for the secondary school section.
The history of Maryknoll Fathers' School, in many ways, parallels the development of Hong Kong in the past fifty years.
In 1957, Hong Kong was experiencing a time of turbulence and almost explosive growth. It is difficult for many born in recent years to comprehend the difficulties faced by Hong Kong officials and citizens in dealing with the huge numbers of incoming mainlanders and their social and spiritual needs. The hills of Kowloon and Hong Kong Island were strewn with wooden shacks. Their inhabitants faced the hazards of fires, of landslides, of epidemics and similar calamities. When the authorities realized that the people did not plan to return to their mainland origins, it became necessary to make long-term provision for safe housing,...
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