A roof-top school in Shek Kip Mei Resettlement Estate

This is a roof-top school in Block 8, Shek Kip Mei Resettlement Estate. These resettlement estate schools were usually run by Christian or voluntary organizations which provided basic education for the tenants’ children in a very convenient location and at a very low charge. Despite the poor facilities, teachers and students in these schools always enjoyed a close relationship.

Date 1964
Others Mark I block|school|Christian organization|voluntary organization|children
Material Type Image
Collection Home of the Past: From Squatters to Public Housing
Source Courtesy of Ko Tim-keung
Repository Ko Tim-keung
Note to Copyright Permission for use is given by Ko Tim-keung
Accession No. 5-10 1964 SKM Blk8 roof-top School
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