| True Light Middle School of Hong Kong 香港真光中學 | |
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50 Tai Hang Road, Hong Kong | |
| Coordinates | 22°16′33″N 114°11′39″E / 22.2759°N 114.1943°E |
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| Type | Kindergarten, primary school & secondary school for girls |
| Motto | 'Thou art the Light of the world' (Matthew 5:14) (爾乃世之光) |
| Established | 1947 |
| School district | Hong Kong Island |
| Principal | Hui Tuen Yung |
| Campus size | 10,000 m2 (110,000 sq ft) |
| Affiliation | Protestant |
| Website | tlmshk |
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The True Light Middle School of Hong Kong (TLMSHK, Chinese: 香港真光中學) This is a band 1 school and is a Protestant girls secondary school located on Hong Kong Island. In addition to secondary education, the school has a kindergarten section and a primary section all sharing the same address. The kindergarten and primary sections are co-educational.
History
True Light School, established in Guangzhou in 1872 by Harriet Newell Noyes.[1] "Thou Art the Light of the World" was chosen as school motto. Six students were enrolled. It was the pioneer of Chinese women's education in Southern China. The women's education that it advocates not only raised the status of women in society but also helped nurture the talents needed by the country and made a great contribution to the overall development of society.
In 1935, a branch primary school was established in Hong Kong. The secondary section was added in the post-war period. In 1951, the school was relocated to Tai Hang Road. The True Light Middle School of Hong Kong has grown to encompass 3 sections: a kindergarten, primary school and secondary school with a total enrollment of ~2000 students.
Location
The school is located on 50 Tai Hang Road, Hong Kong Island. Together with the private primary school, kindergarten and commercial section, the entire campus occupies an area of 10,000 m2 (110,000 sq ft). Facilities in the secondary school include the following:
- an all-weather sports ground, a 25-metre (27 yd) swimming pool, an indoor gymnasium, a dancing room;
- an air-conditioned school hall, a True Light Chapel, a school history room, a conference room, three counseling rooms, a career master's room, two student activity rooms, a religious activity room, a staff resources centre;
- a library, a Readers’ Café, a K-zone (English centre), a multi-media learning centre;
- 36 classrooms, four laboratories, two computer rooms, seven special-purpose rooms.
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Form Associations & their representative colours
- Yi Yun Association - Blue and white
- Xu Jing Association - Red and white
- Xiao Association - Green and white
- Heng Pu Association - Blue and white
- Chen Hui Association - Red and white
- Yao Association - Green and white
Notable alumni
- May Lo, Hong Kong actress; wife of famous singer Jacky Cheung
- Charlene Tse, Hong Kong actress
- Amy Cheung Siu Han, Chinese novelist
- Lillian Lee, Chinese novelist
- Ho Kim Fai, Hong Kong rower and sprint canoer
- Debbie Deb, Chairlady of Association of Singletons
Notable faculty
- Yau Tsit Law, teacher, principal from 1928 to 1930
See also
- Kowloon True Light Middle School
- Hong Kong True Light College
- True Light Girls' College
- Education in Hong Kong
- List of secondary schools in Hong Kong
References
- ^ 那夏理：创办真光学堂的洋女子 [Noyes: Founder of the True Light Academy], retrieved 1 April 2015
- ^ True Light Middle School of Hong Kong