Poo Ai Catholic Primary School.jpg

Mon, 05/31/2021 - 10:29

Tai Wan Shan area in the 1960’s, showing Poo Ai Catholic Primary School (1958-2008) and St. Mary’s Church. The school is now Caritas Institute of Community Education

位於大環山天主教普愛學校，附設紅磡聖母堂

Date picture taken

1960s

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Re: Poo Oi Catholic Primary Screeh

Hi There,

I believe the school ceased to operate about a bit more than a decade ago. But the church is still stands. The school building is now taken over by Caritas as Instatute of Community Education - Hung Hom.

poo ai primary school

This is a better quality photo of the poo ai school taken around the same time. On the left hand side at the lower left corner was the holy carpenter church built in 1954. In 1975 it was rebuilt into a 8-storey building we see today. Behind the church was the holy carpenter hostel (similar to the YMCA). On the right was the whampoa dockyard. One can see a parking lot and part of the staff quarter Havelock terrace.

Between the school and church was a public toilet which still exists today. Most houses built before the war didn't have bathroom and toilet. It had bathrooms on the second floor with warm water so that locals could take their bath there.

source:梁操雅 - 匠人、匠心、匠情繫紅磡──承傳與變易

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