Hong Kong True Light College
22°14′34.32199″N 114°9′30.34962″E / 22.2428672194°N 114.1584304500°E / 22.2428672194; 114.1584304500
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Hong Kong True Light College (HKTLC; Chinese: 香港真光書院) is a Christian girls secondary school in Ap Lei Chau, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.
History
Harriet Newell Noyes, an American Christian missionary, founded True Light College in Guangzhou in 1872.[1] Four schools are associated with True Light - Hong Kong True Light College, which were established from 1935 to 1973. In 1975, the Hong Kong True Light College was founded in Caine Road, and was later relocated to Ap Lei Chau in 1995. The Chinese name was also changed in 1999.
School motto
- 'Thou art the light of the world' (爾乃世之光) (Matthew 5:14)
School badge
- Star of Bethlehem
School ethos
- Hong Kong True Light College is marked by the culture of simplicity. It aim at cultivating students' good character and implementing a Christian-based holistic education. In school, students need to wear a blue 'cheong-sam', a traditional costume for Chinese women. Students may wear short hair, plaits or pony-tails.
School song
- 'We sing of a school where we’re happy as can be, of course, we mean Chan Kwong. In our work and in our play, we’re as good as we can be, for the glory of Chan Kwong. In the days that have gone by, there were keepers of the light, good keepers at Chan Kwong. And in the coming time, we too will keep the light, keep it shining for Chan Kwong.
[REFRAIN]For the glory of Chan Kwong we’ll live, for the glory of Chan Kwong. In the days that are to be, we’ll be good as we can be, for the glory of Chan Kwong.'
Notable alumni
- Elanne Kong, Hong Kong actress and singer
See also
- True Light Middle School of Hong Kong
- True Light Girls' College
- Kowloon True Light Middle School
- Education in Hong Kong
- List of secondary schools in Hong Kong
References
- ^ 那夏理:创办真光学堂的洋女子 Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine [Noyes: Founder of the True Light Academy], retrieved 1 April 2015
External links
- Official Website (In Traditional Chinese)
- Official Website (In English)
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- German Swiss International School Pok Fu Lam Campus
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- Singapore International School
- St Stephen's College
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- D'Aguilar Peak
- The Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital at Sandy Bay
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- Middle Bay
- Murray House
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- The Pulse
- The Repulse Bay
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- Stanley Military Cemetery
- Stanley Prison
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- Ap Lei Chau (Aberdeen Island)
- Ap Lei Pai
- Kau Pei Chau
- Magazine Island
- Middle Island (Tong Po Chau)
- Tai Tau Chau
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