{"id":1425,"date":"2025-10-04T17:57:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T09:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/work03\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T00:27:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:27:51","slug":"work03","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/en\/work03\/","title":{"rendered":"03 The Man Kam Memorial Building"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The site where The Man Kam Memorial Building now stands was originally a garden where students from Po Kok Free School often relaxed.<\/p>

In the mid-1950s, to address the growing demand for secondary school placements and rising educational standards in Hong Kong, the Po Kok Girls Vocational Secondary School cum Affiliated Primary School were established to provide vocational education for underprivileged girls. Facing a classroom shortage, the board proposed constructing a four-story building in the front garden of Tung Lin Kok Yuen to increase enrollment. This expansion allowed the junior secondary level to adopt a two-class system, accommodating 120 students for general education and vocational training. The Man Kam Memorial Building is the only structure in the Yuen not aligned with the central axis.<\/p>

The building\u2019s construction cost over HKD $100,000, with Sir Man Kam Lo and his wife Lady Victoria Ho Tung. General Ho Shai Lai donated $30,000 for furniture, equipment, and teaching materials. The ground floor was used as a recreational area, while the upper floors housed three classrooms and a geography room.
Sir Man Kam Lo passed away before the building\u2019s completion. To honor his contributions to TLKY, the building was named the \u201cMan Kam Memorial Building.\u201d On April 17, 1961, the building was officially opened with a ceremony presided over by Sir Robert Brown Black, then Governor of Hong Kong. Following the relocation of the school, the building was repurposed as the administrative office for TLKY.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Governor Sir Robert Brown Black officiated the opening ceremony and unveiled the commemorative plaque.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Distinguished guests, including Lady Barbara Black, Wife of Governor Sir Alexander Grantham (right), Lady Victoria Ho Tung (second from right), Mr. Douglas James Smyth Crozier, the then Director of Education (third from right), and Sir Tsun Nin Chau (fourth from right), toured the Man Kam Memorial Building classrooms.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The site where The Man Kam Memorial Building now stands was originally a garden where students from Po Kok Free School often relaxed. In the mid-1950s, to address the growing demand for secondary school placements and rising educational standards in Hong Kong, the Po Kok Girls Vocational Secondary School cum Affiliated Primary School were established … <\/p>\n

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