Po Leung Kuk Tsing Yi Secondary School (Skill Opportunity) () was a

skill opportunity A skill is the learned ability to act with determined results with good execution often within a given amount of time, energy, or both. Skills can often be divided into domain-general and domain-specific skills. For example, in the domain of w ...

secondary school on the

Tsing Yi Island Tsing Yi, sometimes referred to as Tsing Yi Island, is an island in the urban area of Hong Kong, to the northwest of Hong Kong Island and south of Tsuen Wan. With an area of , the island has extended drastically by reclamation along almost all ...

in the

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. It was the skill opportunity school founded by

Po Leung Kuk The Po Leung Kuk, founded as the Society for the Protection of Women and Children, is a charitable organisation in Hong Kong that provides support for orphaned children, education and other services. History In the late 19th century, abd ...

in 1998. At its opening ceremony,

Anson Chan Anson Maria Elizabeth Chan Fang On-sang, (; ''née'' Fang; born 17 January 1940) is a retired Hong Kong politician and civil servant who was the first ethnic Chinese and woman to serve as Chief Secretary, the second-highest position in both ...

, the then-Acting

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, gave an opening speech on 5 March 1999. The school was closed in 2004 when the Hong Kong Government decided to close all skill opportunity schools and the building was transferred to

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals The Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (), with a history dating back to 1870, is the oldest and largest charitable organisation in Hong Kong. It provides extensive education and community services through 194 service centres spread across Hong Kong. ...

for a new primary school,

TWGHs Chow Yin Sum Primary School Tung Wah Group of Hospitals has founded two primary schools on the Tsing Yi Island, i.e. Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong See Sum Primary School and Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Chow Yin Sum Primary School. Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong See Su ...

, in 2005.

References

External links

School website
{{Kwai Tsing District Educational institutions established in 1998 Tsing Yi Secondary schools in Hong Kong Defunct schools in Hong Kong Po Leung Kuk Educational institutions disestablished in 2004 1998 establishments in Hong Kong