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10001
STORE
ST.
TIMOTHY'S
Mr. N. H. Fok-Architect
SCHOOL SCHOOL
HEAD MASTER
HEAD MASTER
OFFICE
ST.
GILLIES STREET
PAK KUNG STREET
BASKET
BALL GROUND
HOK
YUEN STREET
BLOCK PLAN
GROUND FL. PLAN
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MA TAU WEI ROAD,
WOODWORK
ROOM
STORE
LAV.
CANOPY
FIRST FL. PLAN
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CHAN
CHANGING
STORE
COVERED PLAYGROUND
MUSIC ROOM
CLASS ROOM
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A building to accommodate 1,080 the new Church building where it students in two sessions, the new now operates as a primary school in St. Timothy's School of the Church two sessions with three classes in Missionary Society, is now under the morning and three classes in the construction in Hok Yuen Road, afternoon. The total enrolment is Hung Hom.
Peter
In a short religious ceremony held at the end of July, which was at tended by many missionaries and members of the School Council, Mr. Donohue, Assistant Director of Education, laid the foundation stone for the new school building following a blessing by the Rt. Rev. R. O. Hall, Bishop of Hong Kong.
In his address, Mr. Donohue said in part:-
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"The site which was given by Gov- ernment is only about 10,000 sq. ft.. but by building the school over covered playground, area will ground eventually accommodate a total of
be conserved for play
space.
The building will
1,080 boys and girls in two sessions.
"The triangular shape of the site has not made it easy to plan a 12 classroom school with the additional
"It is almost two years since the proposal was made to build new premises for the St. Timothy's School and the project has, during that time, experienced unavoidable set- backs which must have sorely tried adapting his plans to the site the patience of the members of the Council of whom, I can say from experience, one of the most marked characteristics is enthusiasm.
facilities to which I have made re- ference, but the architect, Mr. N. H. Fok, is to be complimented on the ingenuity and skill he has shown in
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In common with the basic school planning which has been adopted by. and at the recommendation of the Education Department, the layout of St. Timothy's School follows that of other educational buildings now be- ing erected in the Colony. Owing to the shortage of available sites, the basic planning which has been
adopted allows for the maximum classroom area and covered in open
playground space within the limits of the ground. This holds true whe- ther the school is U-shaped, L- shaped or, as in this case, V-shaped.
This school is quite a small one. having one main wing running along Hok Yuen Street, and a trun- cated wing set at an acute angle from it running along Gillies Avenue.
Hok Yuen Street runs down- wards on a slope from the corner. and the covered playground on the ground floor of the main wing there- "St. Timothy's School is one of the fore has a storage basement under- nine Government-subsidised primary neath the stage-cum-music room at schools conducted by the C.M.S. Day its
covered play- Schools' Council. With the com- ground has been designed, as in pletion of this new building, these other schools, to be used as an as- schools will provide accommodation sembly hall or auditorium when the for about 5,500 pupils.
"The present school has been known as St. Timothy's only since October, 1953 but, under different names, has been in existence since as long as 1887 when it was found- ed by Miss Oxlad. It was later known operates a number as one of the Church Missionary Society Baxter Schools.
It
eral effort towards
east
end. This
occasion arises.
The west wing of the ground floor contains the General Office, Head- master's offices, caretaker's quarters. tories are situated along the corner. while the changing rooms and lava-
"In addition, the Council also of non-profit making private primary schools and altogether is giving most commend- "The school was closed during the able aid to Government in the gen- war but re-opened in 1946 and was
providing pri- The first floor contains four class- known as the
The Tokwawan (School mary school places for all
rooms, whilst the whole of the short run by the C.M.S. Day Schools.
Council have plans now in hand for wing is taken up with a large wood- then occupied
a 12 or possibly 24-classroom school working room complete with a small two-storey
a big building in Kiang Hsi Street, Kow- at Cheung Sha Wan, and also has lock-up store. The second floor plan loon. Last year, this building was
proposals for a new 24-classroom is exactly similar in detail,
Wanchai and school near
except demolished to permit the building
that a large teachers' commonroom the new Church of
extension to an existing school serv- the Good Shepherds and the school was tem- ing the Central District. If full de- with its own lavatories occupies the porarily accommodated at Heep
velopment is achieved, as is hoped, space on the west wing, and on the Yunn School.
then these three projects alone will third floor, in addition to the four make available a further 5,000 pri- regular classrooms. there is a large "In January this year, accommod- mary places. These efforts are very homecraft room over the teachers' ation was found for the school in much appreciated by Government."
of
for an
commonroom.
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