Pui Kiu Middle School () is a secondary school in

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. Located in the Eastern District area of

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. The school uses Chinese language as a medium of instruction. During a portion of its history in British Hong Kong it was known as being pro-Mainland China.

History

The school was founded in 1946 by overseas Chinese investors from

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and elsewhere, originally in Pui Kiu Lang Park (around Happy Valley to the Mid-Levels area). In the 1980s it relocated to its current location in

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Controversy

When the

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was established in 1949, the school announced that it would uphold Communist disciplines in its curriculum. This placed a severe strain on relations between the school and the colonial Hong Kong government, as well as with the local population, whose political opinion tended towards

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. In the late 1970s, the Hong Kong government, under the education laws, took over the school and reorganized it.

Present day

Currently, Pui Kiu Middle School is part of the

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. The campus features a swimming pool, student dormitories, laboratories, computer rooms, classrooms, an indoor dining hall, an auditorium, a library and an indoor stadium.

Notable alumni

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: former Legislative Councillor *

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(1952–2007): former Legislative Councillor and former Chairman of the leftist

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Party *

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: actress

References

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* Educational institutions established in 1946 North Point Secondary schools in Hong Kong 1946 establishments in Hong Kong Junior secondary schools in China Communist schools in Hong Kong Boarding schools in Hong Kong {{HongKong-school-stub