Tsing Yi Fishermen's Children's Primary School
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Tsing Yi Fishermen's Children's Primary School (Chinese:
青衣漁民子弟學校) was a school
for the children of the fishermen on the Tsing Yi Island in Hong Kong
, founded by Fish Marketing Organisation. Fishermen's Children's Primary Schools reflected marked that fishing once was an important industry in Hong Kong and there was a concern to improve fishermen's literacy
. The good harbours besides Rambler Channel
gathered many fishermen and fishing boats. There was a need to have a school on the Tsing Yi Island and finally the school was built on the top of a hill near Moon Tsai Tong. The school survived till late 1980s when extensive reclamation forced most of fishermen abandoned their living on the sea.
The school is close to relocation villages, Fishermen's Village and St. Paul's Village for fishermen. The building of the school now became a Protestant church, Tsing Lam Church.
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
青衣漁民子弟學校) was a school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
for the children of the fishermen on the Tsing Yi Island 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 by Fish Marketing Organisation. Fishermen's Children's Primary Schools reflected marked that fishing once was an important industry in Hong Kong and there was a concern to improve fishermen's literacy
Literacy
Literacy has traditionally been described as the ability to read for knowledge, write coherently and think critically about printed material.Literacy represents the lifelong, intellectual process of gaining meaning from print...
. The good harbours besides Rambler Channel
Rambler Channel
Rambler Channel is a body of water in Hong Kong that separates Tsing Yi Island from mainland Kowloon Peninsula, namely Tsuen Wan and Kwai Chung in the New Territories...
gathered many fishermen and fishing boats. There was a need to have a school on the Tsing Yi Island and finally the school was built on the top of a hill near Moon Tsai Tong. The school survived till late 1980s when extensive reclamation forced most of fishermen abandoned their living on the sea.
The school is close to relocation villages, Fishermen's Village and St. Paul's Village for fishermen. The building of the school now became a Protestant church, Tsing Lam Church.