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The Secretary for Education, Dr Christine Choi Yuk-lin, JP, has officially declared the newly rebuilt and refurbished ESF Island School open. The opening ceremony took place to mark the end of a nine-year project to transform the historic Borrett Road campus. During the building works, the 1,260 students and 200 staff relocated to temporary campuses in Sha Tin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Secretary for Education, Dr Christine Choi Yuk-lin, JP, joined ESF Chairman and CEO at the Official Opening Ceremony of ESF Island School<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Built over a total of eight floors, the new ESF Island School comprises over 24,000 square metres of space, 42 state-of-the-art classrooms, 13 laboratories, a four-storey outdoor climbing wall, a double-court sports hall, a dedicated performance space and an eight-lane indoor swimming pool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr Kim Mak, Chair of the ESF Board of Governors said, \u201cToday is a day that has been nine years in the making for ESF and the Island School community. One of Hong Kong\u2019s best-known and most celebrated schools is now one of its most modern and well-equipped. This state-of-the-art school further cements Hong Kong\u2019s reputation as a global centre of excellence for teaching and learning,\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Island School, 20 Borrett Rd, Mid-Levels, 2524 7135, <\/em>island.edu.hk<\/em><\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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