Ebenezer School & Home for the Visually Impaired

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Ebenezer School & Home for the Visually Impaired
Hanyu Pinyin
Xīn Guāng Mángrén Yuàn jì Xuéxiào
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingsam1 gwong1 maang4 jan4 jyun6*2 kei3 hok6 haau6

Ebenezer School & Home for the Visually Impaired (Chinese: 心光盲人院暨學校) is a school for blind and visually disabled children in Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong.

A German missionary, Martha Postler, created the school in 1897.

Western District.[2] Postler, who originated from the Hildesheimer Blindenmission, created the school as she took care of four girls who experienced visual impairment.[1] The school moved into its current site in 1912 and it was officially established the following year.[2]

The school was under the supervision of

Church Missionary Society during World War I while the Sisters continued to provide service.[3]

References

  1. ^
    Chinese University Press, 2002. p. 190
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  2. ^ a b "About Us." Ebenezer School & Home for the Visually Impaired. Retrieved on February 10, 2017.
  3. ISSN 0085-5774
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22°16′02″N 114°07′55″E / 22.2671°N 114.1320°E / 22.2671; 114.1320


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