Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Tsing Yi Fishermen's Children's Primary School

Tsing Yi Fishermen's Children's Primary School was a school for the children of the fishermen on the Tsing Yi Island in Hong Kong, founded by Fish Marketing Organisation. Fishermen's Children's Primary Schools reflected marked that fishing once was an important industry in Hong Kong and there was a concern to improve fishermen's literacy. The good harbours besides Rambler Channel gathered many fishermen and fishing boats. There was a need to have a school on the Tsing Yi Island and finally the school was built on the top of a hill near Moon Tsai Tong. The school survived till late 1980s when extensive reclamation forced most of fishermen abandoned their living on the sea.

The school is close to relocation villages, Fishermen's Village and St. Paul's Village for fishermen. The building of the school now became a Protestant church, Tsing Lam Church.

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