King's College (Hong Kong)

King's College, Hong Kong Chinese: 英皇書院
Location
63A Bonham Road, Mid-Levels,  Hong Kong
Information
Type	Public, single-sex
Motto	Meticulous thoughts, Diligent actions Chinese: 慎思篤行
Religious affiliation(s)	Non-sectarian
Established	1857 (West Point School) 1879 (Saiyingpun School) 1926 (King's college)
Founders	Reginald Edward Stubbs Mr. Alfred Morris
Principal	Mr. Tang Kai-Chak
Staff	~60
Grades	Form 1(G7) – Form 6(G12)
Number of students	~800 students
Language	English
Color(s)	King's crimson
Newspaper	The Bridge
Yearbook	The Fig Tree
Website	http://www.kings.edu.hk

King's College Bonham Campus Hong Kong Declared Monument M00101
View of the Entrance from Honiton Road
Campus' south wing teaching block beside Bonham Road
Location of King's College within Hong Kong（Red dot）
General information
Type	School building
Architectural style	Neo-classicism
Address	63A Bonham Road, Hong Kong
Country	HKSAR
Coordinates	22°17′04.14″N 114°8′24.94″E / 22.2844833°N 114.1402611°E / 22.2844833; 114.1402611
Construction started	19231
Completed	19251
Inaugurated	5 March 1928; 89 years ago (1928-03-05)
Renovated	1950–1959
Cost	Lack of info
Client	Hong Kong Governmant
Owner	Hong Kong Governmant
Height	135 feet (41 m)
Design and construction
Architect	Lack of info
Architecture firm	Messrs. Foo Loong & Co. Messrs. Kin Lee & Co.
Main contractor	Messrs. Foo Loong & Co. Messrs. Kin Lee & Co.
Website
http://www.kings.edu.hk
References
1 – http://www.amo.gov.hk

63A Bonham Road,

King's College, Hong Kong (Chinese: 英皇書院), often informally referred to simply as King's or K.C., is a single-sex boys' government-funded secondary school located at 63A Bonham Road, Mid-levels, Hong Kong. Nowaday, King's College in Hong Kong serves as a secondary education institution for pupils in form 1–6. The school is located in Western Mid-levels, Saiyingpun, Hong Kong. King's College is highly selective; only accepting 8% of it's applicants in 2012. On the second of December 2011, the Hong Kong Antiquities Authority has declared King's College at 63A Bonham Road as monument under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance.

King's College has its own humble prequel known as West Point School which was established at West Point next to the West Point Police Station in 1857, shortly after the colonial history of Hong Kong began in 1841. West Point School is the precursor of Saiyingpun School and His Excellency King's College. The boys' school was a free village school supported by the Government stand as well as one of the earliest government schools in Hong Kong.

There was such a great impetus to the study of English in the educational aspects in 1878 that Governor Hennessy advocated the enhancement of English Language and English speaking among the natives of Hong Kong. Hence, English teaching was introduced in the course of the year in Saiyingpun School and finally the establishment of a Method Class with a view to train the Chinese teachers of English for employment in the Village Schools was begun. The Acting Inspector of Schools stated that he felt confident that it would sooner or later be found necessary to enlarge the teaching staff in order to meet the demand for English teaching. Therefore, Saiyingpun School was established in 1879 because of the above policy. Indeed, among all the present government schools, it had the longest school history amounted to 159 years. West Point referred to the location of the shore off the Pokfulam Road and Queen's Road West, approximately the junction of Western Street and Des Voeux Road West near the Western Police Station.