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Women's Dormitory, Szto, Wai (Chinese, 1899-1961) = 司徒衛 (Chinese, 1899-1961)

The women's dormitory was a quaint three-storey building with red pillars, a green-tiled roof, and carvings of immortal beings and auspicious animals…

Wing Kwong Hall, Szto, Wai (Chinese, 1899-1961) = 司徒衛 (Chinese, 1899-1961)

Wing Kwong Hall was a dormitory built in 1924 with donations from alumni in honour of Dr Chung Wing-kwong, the first Chinese President of Lingnan…

Tags: Chung Wing Kwong, 鍾榮光

View from the Willard Straight Memorial Science Building, Szto, Wai (Chinese, 1899-1961) = 司徒衛 (Chinese, 1899-1961)

From the Willard Straight Memorial Science Building, the Middle School buildings and Swasey Hall are visible in the distance. The empty playground in…

Tags: Science Building

Swasey Hall and Other Buildings, Szto, Wai (Chinese, 1899-1961) = 司徒衛 (Chinese, 1899-1961)

The Lingnan students gave more than a dozen drama performances in Swasey Hall. Two or three major concerts were also held here. This was also the…

Swasey Hall (Auditorium), Szto, Wai (Chinese, 1899-1961) = 司徒衛 (Chinese, 1899-1961)

Swasey Hall was an iconic building at the centre of the Honglok campus, overlooking the Pearl River, with the Pak Wan San for a backdrop. Behind the…

Tags: Ambrose Swasey

Sun Yat-sen Medical College, Lingnan University, Szto, Wai (Chinese, 1899-1961) = 司徒衛 (Chinese, 1899-1961)

In 1910, Lingnan co-founded a medical school with the Christian Association of the University of Pennsylvania. The school was later renamed 'Sun…

Silk Culture Building, Szto, Wai (Chinese, 1899-1961) = 司徒衛 (Chinese, 1899-1961)

This building was sponsored by the British, American and French chambers of commerce in 1918 to enhance silk production in south China through…

Old Middle School, Szto, Wai (Chinese, 1899-1961) = 司徒衛 (Chinese, 1899-1961)

Around 2,000 took the entrance examinations but when term started, we admitted only 300 students, some from the University of Hong Kong.

Off-campus Market, Szto, Wai (Chinese, 1899-1961) = 司徒衛 (Chinese, 1899-1961)

Shops and households put up canopies for shade as they set about their work while children scamper round. Are the two ladies in the painting also on…

Model Village, Szto, Wai (Chinese, 1899-1961) = 司徒衛 (Chinese, 1899-1961)

The Model Village was located to the west of the campus, consisting of a row of houses for Chinese and expatriate faculty. Mr Szto Wai lived in…