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Li Hon Hung
Li Hon Hung
Retired primary school teacher
Sex: Male Birthyear: 1933 Age at Interview: 77 Education: Teachers' Training Occupation: Teacher Theme: Education Public order was restored after the Japanese army was settled in Hong Kong. Some of the local schools resumed operation. Li Hon Hung’s family did not want him to set his studies aside so they let him join a private si-su (which taught traditional Chinese literatures) in a respectable scholar’s home. The school only charged a small fee.
Title His parents supported him to resume his studies during Japanese Occupation Date 02/06/2010 Subject Education Duration 1m44s Language Cantonese Material Type Audio Collection Oral History Archives Repository Hong Kong Memory Project Note to Copyright Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project Accession No. TW-LHH-HLT-001 Li Ho Hung’s family did not expect much of him, they only wanted him to manage the family business, but Li Hon Hung planned to enter a vocational training school or teachers college. His family let him make his own decision.
Title Parents’ expectations of his studies and his own aspirations Date 02/06/2010 Subject Education Duration 50s Language Cantonese Material Type Audio Collection Oral History Archives Repository Hong Kong Memory Project Note to Copyright Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project Accession No. TW-LHH-HLT-002 Early construction of the Grantham Training College was needed for implementation of the 7-year e...In the 1950s, there were more private schools than government schools. Many children had no education because average families could not afford the tuition fees of private schools. To solve the problem, the government implemented a 7-year education programme to increase school places at subsidized schools and government schools. Under the programme, more government schools were built so that every local district had a government school which offered 24 classes in the morning and afternoon sessions each.
Title Early construction of the Grantham Training College was needed for implementation of the 7-year education program Date 10/06/2010 Subject Education Duration 1m4s Language Cantonese Material Type Audio Collection Oral History Archives Repository Hong Kong Memory Project Note to Copyright Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project Accession No. TW-LHH-HLT-003 When Li Hon Hung studied in Grantham Training College, he chose handicraft out of the 4 elective courses. Male students who took this subject learned carpentry, while female students learned paper craft, embroidery and artistic craft. The carpentry class was held in the carpentry room of the King George V School. The course followed the British system.
Title Grantham Training College followed the British system in its carpentry course for male students Date 10/06/2010 Subject Education Duration 1m39s Language Cantonese Material Type Audio Collection Oral History Archives Repository Hong Kong Memory Project Note to Copyright Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project Accession No. TW-LHH-HLT-004 The studies in the Grantham College of Education was new and challenging to Li Hon Hung. The major shortcoming was that there was no chance for the students to enjoy campus life. In May the following year, the college had its own campus on Gascoigne Road with facilities such as library, music room and exercise room. Unlike what it was like in the secondary school, he was not close to his classmates. He explained that it was so because they didn’t have a campus to socialize with each other. Besides, they took elective courses and each student went to different school premises in a day. He was relatively close to 2 or 3 friends who went to the same school to do internship and those who took the same courses.
Title Classmate relationships during his study at the Grantham Training College Date 10/06/2010 Subject Education Duration 2m49s Language Cantonese Material Type Audio Collection Oral History Archives Repository Hong Kong Memory Project Note to Copyright Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project Accession No. TW-LHH-HLT-005