NEW TUN YU SCHOOL, NEW TERRITORIES
Architect: Mr. W. Szeto
Photograph of the new school.
Tun Yu School is a village school San Tin is a very large village and land mostly acquired from village- belonging to San Tin Village, New many of its population are Chinese owners by direct purchase. The land, Territories. It became a subsidised returned from overseas, generous which was previously cultivated, has school after the war, but had no donations were obtained in addition an area of over 88,000 square feet and regular school building of its own to the $50,000.00 grant by Govern- adjoins the Tai Po to Yuen Long main and classes were held in the village's ment. Construction was therefore road. ancestral hall, which was quite commenced in December, 1952 and inadequate.
the building was completed within five months. The new school was In 1952, with financial help promis- officially opened by the Hon. Director ed from Government, funds were of Education on 21st May, 1953. raised by the village population for the erection of a school building. As
The school building is planned to occupy the broadest part of the site, with its main entrance facing a newly diverted road to the village. space between the new building and The site for the project consists of this newly diverted road has been
(Above) South elevation.
(Below) West elevation.
The
planned as a small size football field suitable for the school children and for the recreation of the villagers.
The latrines are sited at a distance from the main building, and space has been reserved behind the new building to the north-east for future extension; this space is at present being utilized as a basket-ball court.
A 16' 0" wide access road connects the public highway to the main entrance of the building, there being a motor turnabout to the north of the entrance.
The school has a quadrangular plan with an open turfed court in the centre. The internal arrangement of the building consists of six large classrooms each accommodating 40 children, and three smaller rooms for
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