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Diocesan Girls' School and Wax Apple Tree, Hong Kong
Photo was taken in 2006 before the redevelopment of the DGS campus.
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Main Building: built in 1913, demolited in 1959 and rebuilt into gym and Centenary Block (Symons Wing)
Gibbins Wing: built in 1940, demolited in 2009
Hurrell Wing: built in 1950, demolited in 2009
Centenary Hall: built in 1959
Swimming Pool: built in 1965.........
Foundation Tree: 洋蒲桃（wax apple, love apple, java apple; 學名：Syzygium samarangense）around 100 years old, not included in the list of "Old and Valuable Tree"
May be the oldest Wax Aplle Tree in Hong Kong.
Diocesan Girls’ School DGS 拔萃女書院 was founded at Bonham Road as Diocesan Native Female Training School in 1860.
It was renamed Diocesan Female School in 1866, restricted to orphans and destitute Chinese girls in 1869. Later, it became the Diocesan Home and Orphanage and accepted boys as well.
The School first received government financial assistance in 1878. The boys were to continue their education at the newly founded Diocesan Boys' School.
DGS moved to Jordon Road 1 on 1913.
In 1950s, old Edwardian edifice was pulled down, rebuilt into three school blocks.
DGS joined the Direct Subsidy Scheme in 2006.
In 2009, DGS was temporarily relocated to 101 Castle Peak Road, Shum Shui Po, due to redevelopment of the old campus.
Diocesan Girls' School and Wax Apple Tree, Hong Kong
Photo was taken in 2006 before the redevelopment of the DGS campus.
More:
www.flickr.com/photos/61422138@N04/6037559082/in/photostream
www.flickr.com/photos/61422138@N04/6037006957/in/photostr...
Main Building: built in 1913, demolited in 1959 and rebuilt into gym and Centenary Block (Symons Wing)
Gibbins Wing: built in 1940, demolited in 2009
Hurrell Wing: built in 1950, demolited in 2009
Centenary Hall: built in 1959
Swimming Pool: built in 1965.........
Foundation Tree: 洋蒲桃（wax apple, love apple, java apple; 學名：Syzygium samarangense）around 100 years old, not included in the list of "Old and Valuable Tree"
May be the oldest Wax Aplle Tree in Hong Kong.
Diocesan Girls’ School DGS 拔萃女書院 was founded at Bonham Road as Diocesan Native Female Training School in 1860.
It was renamed Diocesan Female School in 1866, restricted to orphans and destitute Chinese girls in 1869. Later, it became the Diocesan Home and Orphanage and accepted boys as well.
The School first received government financial assistance in 1878. The boys were to continue their education at the newly founded Diocesan Boys' School.
DGS moved to Jordon Road 1 on 1913.
In 1950s, old Edwardian edifice was pulled down, rebuilt into three school blocks.
DGS joined the Direct Subsidy Scheme in 2006.
In 2009, DGS was temporarily relocated to 101 Castle Peak Road, Shum Shui Po, due to redevelopment of the old campus.