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Building on a life of learning

Betty Chan picked up the baton handed to her by her mother and ensured Yew Chung school continues its passionate mission

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Tsang Chor-hang probably had no idea of the legacy she would leave when she set up a school with her friends in 1927, which has over the years had many pupils pass through its gates. Photo: SCMP

Education runs in Dr Betty Chan Po-king's family.

Her mother started what would become a lasting legacy during a time of instability and poverty, with a civil war raging on the mainland.

Tsang Chor-hang, then just 16, decided to set up a school with her friends.

"My mother thought education was the most effective way to make China stronger and, as a Christian, she believed letting children know about God was the best gift she could give to them," Chan said.

The school, Yew Wah, which literally means "bringing glory to China", started with a small classroom at the corner of Bute Street and Nathan Road in 1927.

It eventually transformed into what is today the Yew Chung International School, which now has campuses in Hong Kong, on the mainland and in the United States.

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