Clementi Secondary School

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Clementi Secondary School (Chinese: 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.

1 History
2 Alumni
- 2.1 Academics
- 2.2 Politicians, government officials, and legislators
3 External links

[edit] History

The Governor of Hong Kong Cecil Clementi, who had a profound interest in the Chinese language, decided to establish a school using Chinese as the 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 to use Chinese as the 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 its operations under the Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong. After the war, the school was renamed 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 has been 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.

[edit] Alumni

[edit] Academics

Fung Kwok-Pui (馮國培), Biochemist, Dean of United College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong,Chairman and Professor of Biochemistry at The Chinese University of Hong Kong,.
Leung Pak-wah Edwin(梁伯華),Professor of Asian Studies at Seton Hall University and medalist of Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
Wong Cheuk-Yin(黃卓然), Physicist, former chairman of Overseas Chinese Physics Association, U.S.A.
Wong Ming Hung (黃銘洪),Biologist, Chair Professor, Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University.