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The Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (M.I.C.), the sponsoring body of Tak Oi Secondary School (Tak Oi), today announces that, due to shortage of personnel in education the School Management Committee, after careful consideration and a long search for appropriate sponsoring bodies, intends to transfer the sponsorship of the school to the East Asian Educational Association (EAEA). The application for transfer will be submitted to the Education Bureau and it is anticipated that the whole procedure will take at least one to two years. The EAEA has committed to preserving the Catholic values, school motto, mission and goals together with equally high-quality education after the take-over. Tak Oi will remain an EMI (English as Medium of Instruction) School. All teaching and administrative staff will also remain unchanged to ensure that the daily operation of the school will be carried out as usual.

Since it was founded in Tsz Wan Shan by the M.I.C., Tak Oi Secondary School has now become a well-esteemed and reputable girls' school in the district. However, in view of responding to the increasing demand for moral and spiritual formation of youth from the society and the shortage of personnel in education, the M.I.C. had to look for a professional educational body to take over the sponsorship of Tak Oi. The EAEA, also a Catholic institution, is the perfect option to offer the students a holistic education inspired by Catholic values and principles. Today, all teaching and non-teaching staff members, students and parents are notified of the above plan by the School Management Committee, who will submit the official application to the Education Bureau in due course.

In fact, it is not the first time that the EAEA will take over a school from the hands of the M.I.C. As early as 1993, the EAEA successfully undertook the sponsorship of Tak Sun School at Austin Road, Tsimshatsui (including kindergarten and primary school sections). Under the new school management committee, the school has been growing substantially and Tak Sun Secondary School was established in 2000. The comprehensive management of the school has convinced the M.I.C. that Tak Oi will surely enjoy a promising future under EAEA. To ensure a smooth transitional period, a Sister from the M.I.C. will sit in the School Management Committee for the first year after the takeover. Sr. Rossetti Lau, M.I.C., School Supervisor, says, “We shall continue to be concerned with the development of Tak Oi even after EAEA takes over the school, and will be glad to provide the new Committee with all necessary assistance.”

Dr. Stella Li of the EAEA states, “The EAEA is a Catholic institution specialised in school management. With extensive and professional school management experience in Hong Kong and overseas, we will strive to continue with the high-quality education provided by the M.I.C. over the past 40 years. Tak Oi will remain a Catholic girls’ secondary school with an aim to promote the moral, intellectual, physical, social, aesthetic and spiritual development of the students to the fullest.”

Background Information

Tak Oi Secondary School Tak Oi Secondary School, founded by the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (M.I.C.) in 1970 in Tsz Wan Shan, is dedicated to providing a holistic Catholic education to its students. Tak Oi sets out to recognize the personal worth and individuality of students and to foster creativity and development of their potentials in the process of helping students to explore and express themselves. Currently, Tak Oi has a total of more than 1,100 students and 84 staff members.

The East Asian Educational Association

Founded in 1983 in Hong Kong by a group of Opus Dei members and professionals, the East Asian Educational Association (EAEA) is a non-profit educational institution with extensive outreach and affiliations in Asia and other parts of the world. It is their mission to serve the society through education and human development, based on Catholic values and virtues. In Hong Kong, EAEA is the sponsoring body of the Tak Sun kindergarten, primary and secondary schools. Overseas sponsorship includes a series of educational programmes in Taiwan, Macau and Singapore. EAEA also collaborates with local and international organizations to establish, operate and support universities, colleges, schools, centres of study and culture, social projects, conferences, educational media and research work.

德愛中學之辦學團體聖母無原罪傳教女修會（M.I.C.）今天宣佈，由於修會在教育方面 的人力資源匱乏，校董會經過周詳考慮及物色優秀辦學團體後，擬向教育局申請把德愛 中學交由「東亞教育促進會」接辦，預計有關程序需要最少一至兩年才完成。東亞教育 促進會承諾將繼續秉承德愛的校訓、天主教辦學宗旨、使命及教學質素。學校將繼續維 持以英語授課的全女校模式，教職員人手及一切日常運作亦將保持不變。

德愛中學在1970 年由修會於慈雲山創辦，現已成為區內一所備受愛戴的女子中學。但 鑑於香港社會各方面的服務需求日益繁重，而修會在教育管理方面的人手出現短缺，為 確保學生能繼續獲得最優質的教育及全面的照顧，遂選定以天主教理念辦學的東亞教育 促進會（以下簡稱東亞）接辦德愛，繼續將天主教教育理念發揚光大，為區內外提供全 人教育服務。

德愛校董會已就有關意願於今天通知全體教職員、學生及家長，並將於年中向教育局正 式提出申請。

東亞早於1993 年成功接辦修會位於尖沙咀柯士甸道的德信學校（包括幼稚園及小 學）；在校董會的悉心管理及發展下，更於2000 年創立德信中學，因此修會對東亞的 辦學質素抱有極大信心。為確保一切交接順利，修會將在東亞正式接辦德愛後的首年委 派一位修女留任校董會，協助處理學校運作事宜。德愛中學校監劉修女稱：「即使在學 校移交後，修會仍將繼續關心德愛的發展；如新校董會有任何需要，我們亦樂意盡力提 供協助。」

東亞教育促進會代表李禹英博士表示：「東亞是以天主教精神為根基的教育團體，擁有 豐富及專業的海內外辦學經驗，我們承諾將延續修會四十年來奠下的良好基礎，維持德 愛作為天主教女子中學的特色，繼續讓學生於福音價值的薰陶下，在德、智、體、群、 美、靈修各方面獲得全面發展及茁壯成長，回饋社會。」

背景資料

德愛中學 德愛中學為聖母無原罪傳教女修會(M.I.C.)於1970 年在慈雲山所創辦，一直以天主教教 育理念為基礎，為學生提供全面的優質教育，推動學生在認識自我和表達己見中培養創 造力及發揮潛能。德愛中學現時共有約1,100 名學生及84 名教職員。 東亞教育促進會 東亞教育促進會是在1983 年由一班天主教主業會成員聯同其他專業人士在香港創立的 教育慈善機構，在亞洲及世界各地都有密切的國際聯繫。它的宗旨是以天主教的理念和 原則發展教育事業和性格培育。它在香港的教育服務包括幼稚園、小學、中學與學術中 心；為學生、家長及在職人士等舉辦的學習營、講座及研討會等。它更有參與台灣、澳 門和星加坡的教育計劃。

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