Ho Lap College
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Ho Lap College HLC, is a band-one grant-aided co-educational grammar school in San Po Kong
, Kowloon
, Hong Kong
. Founded in 1969, it is a well-established secondary school in the area. In particular, HLC enjoys the status of one of the few "English as the Medium of Instruction" (EMI) school in the Kowloon district. The traditional Holapian culture is one characterised by its pursuit of excellence, its pride of such pursuit, and its aspiration to serve.
In order to provide students with a better learning environment, two major improvement programmes were implemented. In 1987, Sik Sik Yuen’s board of directors granted HK$6,000,000 for the construction of a new wing in the otherwise car-park area. The construction work started in early November 1989 and was completed in July 1991. The school had the honor to have Mr. Lan Hon-tsung, Regional Secretary, to open the new wing on 26 September 1991. The new wing consists of a number of dedicated facilities: Home Economics Room, Design and Technology Room, Science Laboratory, a computer room as well as two remedial teaching classrooms. The school’s facilities have been further enhanced under the School Improvement Programme (SIP) in 1997. A green plot was redeveloped into a new annex, with the addition of a new staff room, a conference room and four classrooms. A room on the ground floor was also reserved for the Parents Teachers Association Resource Centre, which helps strengthen greatly the relationship between the parents and the school. The annex under SIP was officially opened by Dr. Cheung Wing-ming on 26 November 1999, the school’s 30th anniversary.
Thanks to the donations of Sik Sik Yuen’s board of directors, alumni, teaching staff, student and parents, an air-conditioned gym was set up in 2004 as a celebration of the school’s 35th anniversary.
To foster a rich English environment for students, a nursery originally next to the annex has been converted into an English-Corner area in 2005. Over the years, it has proven to improve students’ English standard by allowing students to use the language in a relaxing and intellectually stimulating setting.
The school endeavours to cultivate the students' empathy, leading them to embrace the Taoist philosophy that emphasises a life of dedication to the disadvantaged, and the ultimate spiritual serenity.
The Sik Sik Yuen has been promoting Information Technology (IT) in education. A network has been set up in the school building to link up over 200 computers and 100 notebooks. To facilitate teaching and learning, both staff and students can have access to the Internet in all the staff rooms, classrooms and special rooms through a lease line.
2. To foster confidence in learning:
3. To nurture good habits:
(No. 17 Tseuk Luk Street, San Po Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong).
The following transportation options are available:
The school also produces many elite alumni who serve in different fields of society.
Teachers
San Po Kong
San Po Kong is an area in New Kowloon in Hong Kong. South of Wong Tai Sin and Diamond Hill, and north of the former Kai Tak International Airport, the area is bounded by Choi Hung Road and Prince Edward Road. San Po Kong is largely industrial and partly residential. Administratively, it belongs...
, Kowloon
Kowloon
Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It is bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutter's Island in the west, Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and Victoria Harbour in the south. It had a population of...
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. Founded in 1969, it is a well-established secondary school in the area. In particular, HLC enjoys the status of one of the few "English as the Medium of Instruction" (EMI) school in the Kowloon district. The traditional Holapian culture is one characterised by its pursuit of excellence, its pride of such pursuit, and its aspiration to serve.
History
Ho Lap College is the first government-aided secondary school sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen. Its history dates back to 1961, when a committee was set up to deal with the establishment of a new school. Mr. Wong Wan-tin was elected as the committee’s Chief Commissioner. With government funding, the school’s foundation stone laying ceremony took place on 7 October 1966, the birthday of Master Wong Tai Sin. Mr. David MacDougall, Registrar General, was the guest of honour. That year was also significant because it was the 45th anniversary of the Sik Sik Yuen. When Ho Lap College started teaching on 1 September 1969, it had 12 classes of about 500 Form1 to Form3 students. The opening ceremony was held in the same year in December, with Mr. J. Canning, Former Director of Educator, as the guest of honour.In order to provide students with a better learning environment, two major improvement programmes were implemented. In 1987, Sik Sik Yuen’s board of directors granted HK$6,000,000 for the construction of a new wing in the otherwise car-park area. The construction work started in early November 1989 and was completed in July 1991. The school had the honor to have Mr. Lan Hon-tsung, Regional Secretary, to open the new wing on 26 September 1991. The new wing consists of a number of dedicated facilities: Home Economics Room, Design and Technology Room, Science Laboratory, a computer room as well as two remedial teaching classrooms. The school’s facilities have been further enhanced under the School Improvement Programme (SIP) in 1997. A green plot was redeveloped into a new annex, with the addition of a new staff room, a conference room and four classrooms. A room on the ground floor was also reserved for the Parents Teachers Association Resource Centre, which helps strengthen greatly the relationship between the parents and the school. The annex under SIP was officially opened by Dr. Cheung Wing-ming on 26 November 1999, the school’s 30th anniversary.
Thanks to the donations of Sik Sik Yuen’s board of directors, alumni, teaching staff, student and parents, an air-conditioned gym was set up in 2004 as a celebration of the school’s 35th anniversary.
To foster a rich English environment for students, a nursery originally next to the annex has been converted into an English-Corner area in 2005. Over the years, it has proven to improve students’ English standard by allowing students to use the language in a relaxing and intellectually stimulating setting.
Administrative history
Mr. Wong Cheuk-yin laid the foundations of Ho Lap College in 1969. One year later, Mr Choi Kwok-ping was appointed the principal. Consequently, the school was led by Mr. Choi for almost six years. Then, Mr. Chau Kai-lun succeeded the position and continued to serve the school until August 2000. Mr. Ng Sui-kou then took up the post of the principal in September in the same year. Since 2005, Mr. Ling Kin-chun, Jacky has been the principal, continuing the effort to bring the school to a brighter future.Mission
To live the philosophy of the Sik Sik Yuen, the school upholds the teachings of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. Based on the motto “To act benevolently and to teach benevolence”, the school aims to cultivate students to act with beneficence and to serve with humility. It is committed to the provision of a "whole-person education" to promote the moral, intellectual, physical, social and aesthetic developments of the students.School motto
- "To act benevolently and to teach benevolence"
The school endeavours to cultivate the students' empathy, leading them to embrace the Taoist philosophy that emphasises a life of dedication to the disadvantaged, and the ultimate spiritual serenity.
School song
- 儒釋道 三教同源
- 智仁勇 達德常溫
- 春風化雨 教澤浩瀚 永長存
- 崇仁 重禮 明倫弼教一同尊
- 至道玄玄 眾妙門
- 普濟勸善 沐洪恩
- 進碩德 修駿業 毋忘教誨金玉言
- 奠良基 步鵬程 勤毅勉旃可掄元
Wong Tai Sin's Hymn
- 大哉黃仙 隱蹟赤松 叱石顯玄風
- 憫世危微 弘揚道宗 燃燈苦海中
- 大慈大願 濟凡庸 救無量瘝痌
- 育才興學 導致中庸 以正養童蒙
- 贊化育 與天同 一炁遍太空
- 威靈顯 恩澤隆 萬方沐聖功
School facilities
The school comprises 26 classrooms, 2 remedial rooms, 5 laboratories, 2 Multimedia Learning Centres, a Computer Room, a Geography Room, an Art and Design Room, a Music Room, a Design and Technology Room, a Home Economics Room, a Library, a Student Activity Room, an Interviewing Room, a Staff Common Room, a PTA Resources Room, a Conditioning Centre and a School Hall. All the classrooms, the School Hall and the special rooms are air-conditioned.The Sik Sik Yuen has been promoting Information Technology (IT) in education. A network has been set up in the school building to link up over 200 computers and 100 notebooks. To facilitate teaching and learning, both staff and students can have access to the Internet in all the staff rooms, classrooms and special rooms through a lease line.
School newsletter
Resonance is the de-facto school newspaper of Ho Lap College. it is published twice a year, covering students' contributions with topics ranging from science and arts to interesting school news.This is a space for them to express themselves and be heard, and a platform for them to get better acquainted with the school.2009-2012 School Development Plan
1. To enhance language proficiency:- 1.1 To foster a reading habit and enhance reading skills;
- 1.2 To boost speaking skills and thinking skills;
- 1.3 To enhance presentation skills
2. To foster confidence in learning:
- 2.1 To enhance teaching effectiveness;
- 2.2 To build up students’ learning skills;
- 2.3 To cater for learner diversity.
3. To nurture good habits:
- 3.1 To instil good practices of time management;
- 3.2 To strive for improvement in discipline;
- 3.3 To help students develop a sense of direction.
Achievements
Ho Lap College is a Band-2 co-educational grammar school in Hong Kong. The students are generally brilliant and diligent; they have demonstrated good academic performance in the past. Ho Lap College has a few current students and alumni who archieved 8As in HKCEE and 4As in HKALE. The school also provide students with an environment to foster a well-rounded development, offering guidance in morality and encouraging participation in extra-curricular activities such as various sports, dancing and drama.Drama and sports
The Drama Club, Basketball, Swimming and Dance Teams have won numerous prizes in the 40-year school history.Houses
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| Red (R) |
| Yellow (Y) |
| Blue (B) |
| Green (G) |
School location and transportation
The school is located at: No. 15 Tseuk Luk Street, San Po Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, adjacent to the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment AuthorityHong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority
the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority , administers the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination and Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination .-History:The agency was established in 1977...
(No. 17 Tseuk Luk Street, San Po Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong).
The following transportation options are available:
- Wong Tai Sin Station (Exit C2) (approximately 15–20 minutes walking distance)
- Mini bus No. 20M (Wong Tai Sin Station (Exit D2), near to the entrance of Wong Tai Sin Shopping Centre (approximately 5–10 minutes))
Notable alumni
- Andy LauAndy LauAndy Lau MH, JP is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer, actor, and film producer. Lau has been one of Hong Kong's most commercially successful film actors since the mid-1980s, performing in more than 160 films while maintaining a successful singing career at the same time...
(劉德華) — a CantopopCantopopCantopop is a colloquialism for "Cantonese popular music". It is sometimes referred to as HK-pop, short for "Hong Kong popular music". It is categorized as a subgenre of Chinese popular music within C-pop...
singer, actor and movie star in Hong Kong. He initiated fund-raising activities for the victims in earthquakes in China in recent years. - Sharon Ng (吳先瑩) — an ex-TVB's news reporter in Hong Kong.
- Anna Tai (戴恩玲) — a singer in Hong Kong.
- Wong Oi Yiu (黃璦瑤) — an ATV's artist in Hong Kong.
The school also produces many elite alumni who serve in different fields of society.
Teachers
- To Kwok Wai (杜國威/杜Sir) — a teacher who taught geography and drama at HLC and formed the Drama Club. One of the biggest annual events for Holapians was the "Drama Night".
External links
- Ho Lap College website
- Ho Lap College Alumni Association website
- Ho Lap Primary School wesbite
- of Ho Lap Kindergarten website
- Ho Fung College website, a sister secondary school of Ho Lap College
- Sik Sik Yuen website
- To Kwok Wai website