Wah Yan College, Kowloon
| Wah Yan College, Kowloon Chinese: 九龍華仁書院 |
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In Hoc Signo Vinces
("In this sign you shall conquer") |
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56 Waterloo Road Yau Ma Tei Hong Kong |
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| Coordinates | 22°18′52″N 114°10′25″E / 22.314577°N 114.17351°E |
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| School type | Grant-in-aid, Secondary school |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1924 |
| Founder | Tsui Yan Sau Peter |
| Status | Open |
| Authority | Society of Jesus |
| School code | WYK |
| President | Rev. Fr. Stephen S. Y. Chow, S.J. (Supervisor) |
| Principal | Mr Chung Wai-leung, Warren |
| Grades | F.1 – F.6 (Formerly F.1 - F.7) |
| Gender | Male |
| Language | English |
| Campus size | 41,000 m2 (440,000 sq ft) |
| School colour(s) | Green |
| Sports | Athletics, badminton, baseball, basketball, cross country, fencing, football, orienteering, swimming, table tennis, ice hockey, water polo, tennis |
| Yearbook | The Shield |
| Alumni | See below |
| Brother school | Wah Yan College, Hong Kong |
| Website | www |
Wah Yan College, Kowloon (WYK; Traditional Chinese: 九龍華仁書院; Jyutping: gau2 lung4 wa4 jan2 syu1 jyun2, demonym: Wahyanite, pl.: Wahyanites) is an eminent Roman Catholic secondary school for boys run by the Chinese Province of the Society of Jesus. Located at 56 Waterloo Road, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, it is a grant-in-aid secondary school using English as the primary medium of instruction. It is often revered by the local community, together with its brother school Wah Yan College, Hong Kong, as one of the most elite and prestigious boys' schools in Hong Kong.
According to its website, WYK strives to give students the opportunity to know Christ, to provide a school/learning community of co-operation and respect, to inspire students to work for a just society and service of those most in need. The main focus of the school's mission from 2009-2014 is to enhance the learning capacity of the students.
Established in 1924 by Mr. Peter Tsui Yan Sau (徐仁壽, formerly a teacher at St. Joseph's College), WYK is one of the oldest and most prestigious secondary schools in Hong Kong, and was the first English-speaking college to be administered by local Chinese. During the 1930s, Mr. Tsui, himself a devout Catholic, saw the need of the pupils for greater spiritual guidance, and decided to gradually hand over the administration to the incoming Jesuits who were looking to serve in some local educational establishments. Besides the Wah Yan Colleges in Hong Kong and Kowloon, the Jesuits also sought to form a Catholic University in Hong Kong. But with the University of Hong Kong already established in 1911, the Jesuit fathers turned to organizing a Catholic hostel for its male students, which became Ricci Hall of the University . Mr. Tsui left Hong Kong and became a successful rubber planter and hotelier in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, British Malaya. He died in Hong Kong on 19 February 1981, at age ninety three.
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