Munsang College
| Munsang College 民生書院 | |
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Munsang College
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| Location | |
| 8 Dumbarton Road, Kowloon City, Kowloon, Hong Kong |
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| Type | Private (Kindergarten, Primary), Aided (Secondary), Co-educational. |
| Motto |
Light and Life All for One, One for All |
| Established | 1926 |
| School district | Kowloon City |
| Principal | CHAN Yin-hung, Kuby |
| Affiliation | Christianity |
| Website | http://www.munsang.edu.hk/ |
Munsang College is an EMI Hong Kong college founded by Mr. Au Chak Mun (also known as Au Tak), Mr. Mok Kon Sang and Dr. Ts'o Seen Wan in 1926. It has 6 houses: Love, Tak, Chi, Tai, Kwan, May.
Munsang College is a well known school in Hong Kong, it is also regarded as a prestigious or elite school in Hong Kong. Munsang College has a big campus with kindergarten, primary and secondary section. The students from Munsang College all come from band 1 group. (the top 33% students in Hong Kong).
Munsang adopts "Light And Life" and "All For One, One For All" as its school motto. It has been endeavouring to offer to students a holistic education upon Christian principles and nurture in them a positive outlook on life, so that they can be self-motivated, resolute, devoted to making valuable contributions to the community, and prepared for the sublime state of life.
Preparation Period (1916-1925)
In 1916, in view of the lack of studying places for children in Kowloon City, Dr. Ts'o Seen Wan suggested raising funds to build a school. In 1920, Mr. Au Chak Mun (also known as Au Tak), one of the two people who reclaimed the land at Kowloon Bay and founded the Kai Tak Investment Company, died and he bequeathed a donation of HK$10,000 to support Dr. Ts'o Seen Wan's plan. Later, Mr. Mok Kon Sang donated HK$10,000 as the founding fund of the school. Rev. Arthur Dudley Stewart, the Principal of St. Paul's College was entrusted with the work of preparation. In 1924, Mr. Rufus Huang, a teacher of St. Stephen's College at Stanley, was appointed as the first principal of the school and he rented a three-storey building at 2 Kai Tak Bun as the school building and the open area near the school building as the playground. In commemoration of the contribution of Mr. Au Chak Mun and Mr. Mok Kon Sang, the school was named after them as Munsang College.
Beginning Period (1926-1938)
On 8 March 1926, classes were opened. At that time, there were only 4 teachers and 18 students. Only boys' junior secondary section was set up. There was one class each in junior 1, 2 and 3. Besides, there were three preparatory classes, Pre A, B and C for children who didn't reach the level of junior one. That winter, the Board of Directors was set up and Dr. Ts'o Seen Wan became the chairman of the board. Since then 8 March has been the School Anniversary date. In 1927, the kindergarten section was set up. There were totally 60 students in the secondary section and 17 students in the primary and kindergarten sections. In 1928, the boys' senior secondary section was set up. Owing to the increasing number of students, No 45 and 47 of Kai Yan Road near Kai Tak Bun were rented as school buildings. The ground floor was with classrooms for the primary and kindergarten sections. The second and third floor were used as the students' dormitory. In 1930, the first 3 students graduated in the secondary section. In 1932, a girls' secondary section was set up and the number of students increased to 426. In 1933, a hall with a capacity of 200 students was built at the back of the main school building at Kai Tak Bun. In 1934, owing to the outstanding performance of Munsang College, the Hong Kong Government started to subsidize the school (special grant school). In the autumn of 1937, the girls' secondary section was closed and all female students were transferred to Heep Yunn College. In 1938, the first Home-Coming day was held.
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