Ying Wa College
| Ying Wa College 英華書院 |
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1 Ying Wa Street Shamshuipo Kowloon Hong Kong |
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| Coordinates | 22°19′45″N 114°9′10″E / 22.32917°N 114.15278°E |
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| Type | DSS, grant school |
| Motto |
篤信善行 (Steadfast faith, beneficent deeds) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China (Protestantism) |
| Established | 11 November 1818 |
| Founder | Robert Morrison (London Missionary Society) |
| President | Prof. Chan Ying-shing |
| Chairperson | Rev. Chan Chi-kin |
| Principal | Allan Cheng |
| Chaplain | Rev. Yap See-kiang |
| Staff | 76 |
| Grades | F.1 – F.6 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Number of students | around 1200 |
| Campus size | 13,000 square metres |
| Colour(s) | Red and green |
| Song | Home of Our Youth |
| Newspaper | "Torch" (Chinese: 火炬) |
| Website | www.yingwa.edu.hk |
Ying Wa College (also referred to as YWC, Anglo-Chinese College, Chinese: 英華書院) is a direct subsidised boys' secondary school in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was established in Malacca in 1818 by the first Protestant missionary to China, Rev. Robert Morrison. In 1843, the college was moved to Hong Kong.
The College Deed, signed in 1821, stated that the objective of the school was the reciprocal cultivation of English and Chinese literature as well as the diffusion of Christianity (Chinese: 促進中西方學術交流，並廣傳基督福音). These aims remain today in the context of a very different world.
Rev. Robert Morrison of the London Missionary Society arrived at China in 1807 to begin his work of evangelisation. He planned to establish a school that would allow Western missionaries to learn Oriental cultures and languages. He also hoped that the school would play a role on introducing the East to the West and vice versa; in other words, to mediate between the two civilisations, and thus to prepare the way for the quiet and peaceful dissemination of Christian thought in China. With the help of Rev. William Milne who joined Morrison in 1813, The Anglo-Chinese College was established in 1818 in Malacca. Rev. Milne was appointed the first Headmaster.
Apart from its work as a school, the College also trained evangelists and pastors. Amongst them, former student Rev. Hoh Fuk Tong (何福堂) was made pastor in 1846. He preached in Foshan and Guangzhou to his fellow Chinese people. Leung Faat (梁發), who was a craftsman in the printing centre of the College, also heeded the call to preach Gospel. A printing press was set up within the school premises to publish translated Bible and other religious publications.
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