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FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1991

THE OTHER LOT IS LOCATED AT ARGYLE STREET. WITH AN AREA OF ABOUT 5,678 SQUARE METRES, THE SITE IS FOR PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES.

THE DEVELOPER HAS TO COMPLETE A GROSS FLOOR AREA OF NOT LESS THAN 15,330 SQUARE METRES ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 14, 1995.

FULL PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE MAY BE OBTAINED FROM 14TH AND SALE PLANS INSPECTED AT, THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT, FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG AND THE DISTRICT OFFICES KOWLOON, YAU MA TEI CARPARK BUILDING, 10TH FLOOR, 250 SHANGHAI STREET, KOWLOON.

LANDS

CONDITIONS OF SALE WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE AT THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICES OF SHA TIN, TUEN MUN, YUEN LONG, TSUEN WAN, SAI KUNG, KWAI TSING, TAI PO, NORTH AND ISLANDS.

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FORMER KOWLOON BRITISH SCHOOL DECLARED MONUMENT

THE THE FORMER KOWLOON BRITISH SCHOOL AT 136 NATHAN ROAD, TSIM SHA

UNDER BUILDING HISTORICAL TSUI, WAS TODAY (FRIDAY) GAZETTED AS ANTIQUITIES AND MONUMENTS ORDINANCE.

THE IS

OLDEST

SURVIVING

SCHOOL BUILDING IT WAS DESIGNED OF BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED

THE BUILDING CONSTRUCTED FOR FOREIGN RESIDENTS IN THE TERRITORY. BY MR PALMER AND TURNER AND IS THE TYPICAL IN THE VICTORIA ERA.

RESIDENTS

IN THE KOWLOON A MAT SHED AT

IN LATE 19TH CENTURY, SOME BRITISH PENINSULA HAD STARTED A SCHOOL FOR THEIR CHILDREN IN KIMBERLY ROAD. IT WAS FORCED TO CLOSE DOWN SHORTLY AFTERWARDS

DIFFICULTY THE SHORTAGE OF FUNDS AND

THE

TEACHERS.

IN 1900, SIR

HO (THEN ROBERT

AMOUNT OF $15,000 TO CONSTRUCT INITIAL TARGET FOR ALL

DUE TO TRAINED

OF ENLISTING

HAD DONATED ROAD WITH

AN HIS

WAS SUBSEQUENTLY CHILDREN ONLY

DECIDED

IT AND

WAS

THE FOUNDATION STONE WAS LAID ON JULY 10, BLAKE, THE THEN GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG.

HO MR

TUNG} SCHOOL AT NATHAN NATIONALITIES. IT THAT THE SCHOOL SHOULD CATER FOR BRITISH NAMED THE KOWLOON BRITISH SCHOOL.

1900 BY SIR HENRY

AND IT CONSTRUCTION OF THE SCHOOL WAS COMPLETED IN EARLY 1902

ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT, OFFICER WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED BY THE

THE PRESENCE MAJOR-GENERAL W.J. GASCOIGNE, ON APRIL 12, 1902, IN MR HO TUNG AND A LARGE GATHERING.

OF

CATERING

THE SCHOOL WAS INTENDED MAINLY TO BE A PRIMARY SCHOOL

1920'S, THE SCHOOL ALSO PROVIDED WAS THEN INCREASED TO

FOR ABOUT 60 PUPILS. HOWEVER, IN SECONDARY EDUCATION AND THE NUMBER OF PUPILS OVER 200.

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