Sai Ying Poon District School / Government Vernacular School [1891-????]

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Demolished / No longer exists
Date completed
(Day is approximate.)

This school building was completed in June 1891 [1]. The staff and students moved here from an earlier school on Third Street [2].

In 1926, the staff and students moved again, to the new King's College buildings [3].

The move left these school buildings empty. In 1926 they became the site of the new Vernacular Normal School [4], with Chinese replacing English as the main teaching language in the classrooms.

References:

  1. See comment below.
  2. https://gwulo.com/comment/79672#comment-79672
  3. https://gwulo.com/comment/79674#comment-79674 

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115.       District School Sai-ying-poon.—This school is situated at the junction of High Street with Pokfulam Road and was commenced in September, 1890. It occupies an area of 6,530 square feet. Three class rooms are provided and fitted up to accommodate 186 children. Quarters have been provided for a coolie and the necessary kitchen accommodation and offices. The work has been carried out by Mr. YEUNG A TING under contract (11/90) and was completed in June last.

From Report of the Director of Public Works for 1891