New campus to reunite school split by Wang Fuk inferno
A primary school that saw its campus come perilously close to disaster during November's Wang Fuk Court inferno in Tai Po has moved to a new site ahead of the upcoming academic year. Tai Po Baptist Public School's new campus, located at nearby Fu Shin Estate, sits on a building that used to house another school. The new campus has seen extensive refurbishment, with the work carried out including…
Tai Po Baptist Public School has relocated its campus to a new site due to the close call the school faced during the Wang Fuk Court inferno in November. The new campus is situated at Fu Shin Estate, adjacent to a former school site. The facility has undergone significant renovations, including upgrades to classrooms, toilets, the assembly hall, repainting of external walls, resurfacing of the sports ground, and replacement of lifts.
The total cost of these renovations and the purchase of new furniture and equipment was approximately HK$43.6 million, with an additional HK$1 million grant provided by the Education Bureau to cover relocation expenses. After the disaster, the school's students were temporarily split across two other campuses in Tai Po for the remainder of the 2025/26 academic year.
During the opening ceremony, Secretary for Education Christine Choi highlighted the new campus as a crucial step in reuniting staff and students in a secure, stable, and welcoming educational environment. Choi personally visited the facilities and engaged with the teachers and students.
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