My father did a bit of temperary teaching in this school.
It has always been a pride of the local Sibu Foochow pioneers and population.
But the school did have a turbulent history, sort of .
Kwong Hwa School was named just Kwong Hwa School. Not Middle School, or Secondary School.
Mr. Wong Hee Way - one of the nicest principals of Kwong Hua School.
(His anecdote : when he was sitting for his Middle Three Exam, he just had three more words to write when the chief examiner said "Pens Down." He wrote his three words. The Chief Examiner came to his desk and demanded that he erased those three words written after his order of "Pens Down".
Mr. Wong was traumatised for the rest of his life. As a teacher he was kind to his students but he will never forget the hurt he felt that day.
If I had been the Chief examiner I would have permitted that. Those three words might have made a difference in a person's life.
Sun Yat Sen's signature
Kwang Hua school had a special gazebo, to welcome every one arriving by motor launches. It had a special jetty too .
Today the gazebo is just an old vintage artifact which stands as a testimony to the historical nature of the school and the area.
This school was blessed by a huge bell, probably purchased by the first Foochow pioneers. A school and a church must have bells. Today the bell acts as a table leg.
The library of the school.
The new building of the school
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