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View of the new building taken prior to the opening ceremony.
The ceremony of officially opening the new Queen's College took place on 22nd September, 1950, at 5.30 p.m. In the presence of hundreds of distinguished guests, old boys of the College and present scholars, Lady Man-kam Lo cut a red ribbon across the portals of the new school, and Sir Man-kam Lo opened the oak door with a golden key and declared the school officially open. Included amongst the official guests were: Commodore L. N. Brownfeld, the Hon. and Mrs. R. R. Todd, the Hon. T. N. Chau, Mr. J. Jobez, Sir Robert Ho Tung, Sir Shou-son Chow, Mr. Justice Williams and Mrs. Williams, Sir Arthur and Lady Morse, Bishop Hall, Col. L. T. Ride, Vice-Chancellor of the Hongkong University, Mr. Hin Shing-Lo, President of the Old Boys' Association, and Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Lo.
Mr. T. R. Rowell, the Director of Education, in his speech, said in part:
"Queen's College tends to overshadow other schools in the Colony on account of its traditions, because of the prominent citizens it has already produced and because it was the first school of its kind in Hongkong.
"It rightly holds a unique position in public educational esteem. It is now rehoused in this excellent building which, with one or two exceptions, contains every modern educational idea in school construction adapted to tropical conditions.
"For this the highest praise must go to the Public Works Department and, in particular, to Mr. John C. Charter, the Architect, who has been most co-operative and enthusiastic in carrying out the work and has been very patient with what
must, at times, have been most exasperating alterations suggested by my Department.
"The exceptions to which I refer are a gymnasium and a library. It is possible to use the hall for physical education but I always feel that the quality of the work suffers as well as the dignity of the hall, while a library could be installed at the expense of a classroom. The Old Boys of Queen's College and its many friends are helping with these necessary provisions and I am sure that their already great interest in this College will be enhanced by the very fact of having a share in it.
"The building of many new schools, not only by Govern- ment, and the rehabilitation of others during the last three years has led to a demand for places in secondary education far in excess of pre-war years."
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In our issue of March-April 1950, when we published some details of the school, we gave the following information:-
Before proceeding with the description of the building, we might mention briefly the history of the College. The Central School, the predecessor of Queen's College, was opened in 1862 under Mr. (later Dr.) Frederick Stewart, M.A.. as Headmaster. No fees could be charged in the early days. The site was later used for Belilios Public School for Girls. On
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(Right) A view of the Assembly Hall before the false ceiling was installed.
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Above) Another view of the building from the west.