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Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong Fut Nam College

Coordinates: 22°19′45″N 114°10′50″E / 22.329142°N 114.180511°E / 22.329142; 114.180511
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Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong Fut Nam College
東華三院黃笏南中學
Renovated campus pictured in 2016
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Hong Kong
Coordinates22°19′45″N 114°10′50″E / 22.329142°N 114.180511°E / 22.329142; 114.180511
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Former nameTung Wah Hospital Number One College
TypeSecondary school
MottoDiligence, Frugality, Loyalty, Faithfulness
(勤、儉、忠、信)
Established8 September 1961 (1961-09-08)
StatusActive
School districtKowloon City District
Yau Tsim Mong District
ChairpersonMan Wing-yee Ginny
PrincipalLee Ching-pong
Teaching staff67 (as of 2019)
Grades6
GenderCo-educational
Classes30 (as of 2019)
LanguagePredominantly English
Campus sizeAbout 3800 m²
AffiliationTung Wah Group of Hospitals
Websitewww.twghwfns.edu.hk

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong Fut Nam College (Chinese: 東華三院黃笏南中學) is a Hong Kong secondary school. Fully subsidized by the Government of Hong Kong, the day school is located in Oxford Road, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon.

Foundation

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Being the first secondary school founded by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, the oldest and largest charitable organizations in Hong Kong, the school was initially named Tung Wah Hospital Number One College upon the school's establishment on 8 September 1961.[1] It was then bestowed the current name after Wong Fut-nam, a local entrepreneur and philanthropist, donated HK$500,000 in the autumn of 1971.

Extra-curricular activities

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Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, sponsoring body of the school, arranged in 2017 a two-week joint school overseas language immersion program, including a trip to Vancouver, for students. The school is also famous for its athletic team, a frequent winner of various sports competition in the districts.

Long hair

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In 2022, student Nathan Lam Chak-chun filed a complaint with the Equal Opportunities Commission, alleging that the school broke the Sex Discrimination Ordinance and pressured him to cut his long hair.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Historical Milestones | Tung Wah Group of Hospitals". Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  2. ^ Standard, The. "School accused of stalling in handling complaint against ban on long hair". The Standard. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
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