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BOE members visit Princess Alexandra Red Cross Residential School
The Director of Education, Mr W K Lam; Chairman of the Board of Education, Dr Tam Man-kwan; and four other board members, today (Thursday) visited Princess Alexandra Red Cross Residential School which operated its first class for handicapped children in 1969.
The Kwun Tong school started its first secondary class in 1983.
The other Board members visiting the school were Miss Bow Sui-may, Mr Michael Hong Man-hoi, Mrs Grace Hui Wong King-man and Mrs Minnie Lai Wei Kit-lin. The party was accompanied by the Principal Education Officer (Services), Mr Clement C K Wong.
On arrival, the group was welcomed and briefed by the school supervisor, Mrs Sydney S W Leong, and the school principal, Mr Chiu Wai-ming.
They were told that Princess Alexandra Red Cross Residential School was registered under the Education Ordinance in March 1963 and started to receive subvention from the Education Department in September 1964.
The School offers two preparatory, 11 primary and five secondary classes up to Secondary Five level. It also operates three special classes in the primary section for physically handicapped children with moderate grade mental retardation.
It is a whole-day co-educational special school equipped with air-conditioned dormitories providing a maximum boarding facilities for 86 physically handicapped children.
At present it accommodates 79 boarders, including six from the Spastics Association of Hong Kong Kwai Shing School.
End/Thursday, February 23, 1995