The History of St. Stephen's Girls' College by LUCINDA CHOI

SSGC was founded by the Church Missionary Society of the Anglican Church of England in 1906. (#0)

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Katie (7)

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In 1949, right after 1 day of The People’s Republic of China that was founded, Miss Cherry was formally appointed for being the new principal of SSGC.

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The school was one of a group of "traditional élite schools" in 2001

Rachel Tsang (18)

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In 1973, the English Room with its small Language Laboratory was completed. (#18)

The school was opened in 1906,Miss Carden was the first principal.(#2)

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In 1951, the SSGC Parent Teacher Association (PTA) was established, one of the few in Hong Kong at that time.(#10)

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In 1941 ,the school was occupied and used by the Japanese army as an ＂emergency hospital ＂and later turned into the ＂Academy of east Asia ＂. （# 12）

Kasey Lau (#8)

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In 1934, Mandarin lessons were introduced, unique amongst Anglo-Chinese schools.

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The school was located at 35 Caine Road at first and later moved to 27 Caine Road in 1909.

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In 1969,the Extension of Jubilee Building was opened by Bishop Gilbert Baker.(#15)

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In 1930, Wah Kwong Club, the forerunner of the Christian Association, was formed in St Stephen's Girls' College in support of the young women education campaign launched by the Young Women's Christian Association(Y.W.C.A.)

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The Main Building of St. Stephen's Girls' College has been listed as a declared monuments of Hong Kong since 1992.

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With only a short disruption caused by the Second World War, St. Stephen's Girls' College has offered a high-quality education for girls' in Hong Kong for over 110 years.

Angie Lau (9)

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The main building of the school was listed as a statutory monument in 1992 .

Sophia Cheung (3)

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Originally on Caine Road, the school moved to its current location at Lyttelton Road, Mid-Levels, in 1923.

Charlene Tse (19)

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The Foundation Stone of the Hsu Ta Tung Memorial Building was laid by Lady Wilson , wife of the 27 th Governor of Hong Kong.

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In 1962,the Overseas Missionary Association officially handed over SSGC to the Anglican Diocese.

Portia Wong (22)

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Visually impaired students were admitted for the first time for integrated education in 1972.