New Territories Heung Yee Kuk Yuen Long District Secondary School

New Territories Heung Yee Kuk Yuen Long District Secondary School
School building
Location
123 Kau Yuk Road, Yuen Long, Hong Kong
Information
Motto	務本力學 (English: "conscientiousness and diligence")
Established	1967 (1967)
School district	Yuen Long
Staff	61
Number of students	1271
Affiliation	Hong Kong Government
Teaching Language	English
Website	http://www.nthykyldss.edu.hk

New Territories Heung Yee Kuk Yuen Long District Secondary School
Traditional Chinese	新界鄉議局元朗區中學
Simplified Chinese	新界乡议局元朗区中学
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xīnjiè Xiāng Yì Jú Yuán Lǎng qū Zhōngxué Yue: Cantonese Jyutping san1 gaai3 hoeng1 ji5 guk6 jyun4 long5 keoi1 zung1 hok6

The New Territories Heung Yee Kuk Yuen Long District Secondary School (abbreviated as NTHYKYLDSS) (Chinese: 新界鄉議局元朗區中學) is a Hong Kong secondary school located in Yuen Long, New Territories. Its motto is in Chinese "務本力學", meaning "conscientiousness and diligence". The official medium of instruction is English.

History

The foundation-laying ceremony of the school was held in 1966. The school opened in 1967, using the campus of the Yuen Long Public Secondary School until 1968, when the construction was completed. The opening ceremony was then held in 1969, with Sir David Trench as the officiator. The school council was established on the same year, with Ho Chuen Yiu as the chairman. In 1970, Tang Yuek Fan took over as the chairman of the school.

In 1983, Lau Wong-fat took over as the chairman of the school council. The parent-teacher association was also founded in 1985. The alumni association was founded in 1990.

The education department planned to expand the school campus. The construction started in 1996 and was finished in 1998. In 1999, the use of information technology was adapted.