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St. Stephen's Girls College Campus [1924- ]

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Submitted by moddsey on Sun, 2014-06-22 21:30
Current condition: 
In use
Date Place completed: 
1924-01-24

St. Stephen's Girl's College on Lyttelton Road was formally opened on 25 January 1924. The school's foundation stone was laid by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales (Edward VIII) during his visit to Hong Kong in April 1922.

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Submitted by moddsey on Sun, 2014-06-22 21:47.

Does anyone know if the School's foundation stone from 1922 is still around?

Submitted by C on Mon, 2014-06-23 14:00.

Hi Moddsey,

There is a photo of the stone on this page that was likely taken after 2011:
http://weshare.hk/Soldier/articles/1197047

Submitted by moddsey on Mon, 2014-06-23 16:19.
Thanks C for the link. Cheers.

Submitted by Klaus on Tue, 2021-11-09 04:08.

Text from the photo below:

By way of “an ingenious little electrical arrangement” (South China Morning Post, 8 April 1922), the Prince [of Wales] released the foundation stone at the St Stephen's Girls' College, which was being built at the junction of Littleton Road and Breezy Park, a few miles away from the Pavilion [of the Hong Kong Cricket Club, Central] on the upper levels.  At the Pavilion was a working model “with a little derrick”, and a tiny foundation stone was laid as the actual stone slipped into place.

The Prince of Wales when laying the foundation stone of St Stephen's Girls' College, Hong Kong
The Prince of Wales when laying the foundation stone of St Stephen's Girls' College, Hong Kong, by UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL