The Delia Group of Schools
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The Delia Group of Schools is an education organisation in 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 1965 by American Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Edmonds. It is evolved from Delia Memorial School in Ashley Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
Tsim Sha Tsui
Tsim Sha Tsui , often abbreviated as TST, is an urbanized area in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed from the Hung Hom Bay now east of Tsim Sha Tsui...

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Delia is the name of a Canadian Sister, Delia Tetreault
Delia Tetreault
Délia Tétreault was a Canadian religious community founder who was born in Marieville, Quebec, on February 4, 1865. At the age of two, her mother died and was brought up by her aunt and uncle. She had a weak health and was usually sick....

, of Holy Mother Immaculate Mission, who has been sent to Guangdong
Guangdong
Guangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...

 province of China
China
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 to do the missionary work in orphanages.
in the Far East.

Schools

Delia (Man Kiu) English Primary School (Chinese:
Chinese language
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 地利亞(閩僑)英文小學), formerly known as Man Kiu Association No.2 Primary School (閩僑第二小學), is a primary school in the phase III of Cheung On Estate on the Tsing Yi Island 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...

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