Clementi Secondary School

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Clementi Secondary School (金文泰中學), a secondary school in North Point of Hong Kong. Founded by Hong Kong Government, the school has the longest history in using Chinese language as medium of instruction in Hong Kong.

[edit] History

The Governor of Hong Kong Cecil Clementi, who has profounded interest in Chinese language, decided to found a school using Chinese language as medium of instruction. In 1926, Clementi Government Vernacular Middle School (官立漢文中學) was founded. Clementi Government Vernacular Middle School is the first government school using Chinese language as medium of instruction. Li King Hong, the then-Chinese language inspector of schools, was appointed the first principal of the school.

During World War II, the school suspended it operation under the Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong. After the war, the school was renamed to Government Vernacular Senior Middle School (官立漢文高級中學). It was renamed again in 1951 to Clementi Middle School (金文泰中學) and in 1988 to Clementi Secondary School, after the governor.

The school was relocated several times and its current site at Fortress Hill Road was established on 23rd September 1961.

The school Principal now is Mr. Li Kwok-kai (李國佳先生), who succeeded Mrs. Tang, Wai Ling Chan upon her retirement in 2006.