The Reformatory School and Orphanage [c.1864-????]
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Submitted by Herostratus on Wed, 2016-05-25 19:44
Current condition:
Demolished / No longer exists
Date Place completed:
c.1864-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
The Reformatory School and Orphanage, situated at West Point, started by Father T Raimondi of the Italian Mission in 1864 and now under the control of the Vicar Apostolic, — provides education in the native tongue for Chinese boys from the age of eight years.It also takes in and cares for the deaf, the dumb and the blind, and in cases of reformatory treatment finds occupation for its inmates in the learning of useful trades.
Source: The Tourist's Guide to Hong Kong, with short trips to the Mainland of China (1897) by HURLEY, R. C.
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