THE Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School (So Kon Po) choir touched the hearts of students and teachers with the meaningful lyrics of their songs at the school's prize-giving day held recently in the school hall.
The lyrics go like this: ''I can't be contented with yesterday's glory. I can't live on promises, winter to spring . . .'' Principal Dr Latiffa Khan chose two special folk songs - Today and All Kinds of Everything - for the choir to perform to mark the red-letter day.
''Today is my moment and now is my story. I'll laugh, and I'll cry, and I'll sing. The song reminds us that we should treasure the present,'' said a student representative.
''Summer time, winter time, spring and autumn too. Monday, Tuesday, every day, I think of you. All kinds of everything, remind me of you. And all kinds of everything remind us of our school.'' Sir Ellis Kadoorie was set up as a primary school in the 1890s mainly for Indian children. Later, Forms One to Three classes were added. A Form Four class was opened in 1977 and in the following year, a Form Five class was set up.
The school is now the only government international secondary school in Hong Kong. It has more than 300 students, and more than half are Indian. Other students are Pakistani, Filipino, Chinese, Nepali, Indonesian, Bangladeshi and Portuguese.
Speaking at the ceremony, Dr Khan reminded students not only to strive for academic success, but also to serve the community.