Message from the Principal

Shung Tak was founded during a period when our area needed new directions. The foresight of a group of church people brought to a small village town, the town of Yuen Long, the hope for a future.

During the past five decades, the College has been serving the people of Yuen Long and more recently Tin Shui Wai, through its dedication to fostering English education in a Catholic setting. Following the College's motto "Ora et Labora", Shung Tak has been forging ahead with its innovative efforts in a caring and loving environment. The English slogan for the fiftieth anniversary “ Shung Tak: a place of love, care and glory; see its achievements in its story’, embodies the achievements of the College and the enriching learning experiences that we offer our students and staff.

Education is the cornerstone of national development and personal growth. Shung Tak has, over the years, sought to maintain a high standard and has prepared its students to face the challenges of modern life and take their place as productive citizens. The new world demands our excellence in deeds and ideas. It commands dedication to duty, endurance in the face of adversities and most of all equality among peoples.

Today as we reminisce on the past and look towards the future, we are challenged to prepare our young people for a more challenging/globalized world - a world with no boundaries but demands for our young men and women with life skills marketable across the globe. This is where we are heading.

In celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the College, we hope to express our gratitude to the founders of the College, to our staff members now and then, and to all individuals who have contributed towards the steady development of Shung Tak.

We would also like to thank all our alumni, local and overseas, for their unswerving support to their Alma Mater over the years. It is in reaching out to Alumni in preparing for our 50th Anniversary celebrations that we have tapped into a large reservoir of goodwill toward the school. The success of the event was very much due to this fact.

A very special thanks to our 50th Anniversary Organizing Committee, in particular the chairman of the committee, Mr. John Wong Cheong Mo, a vice-principal and dedicated teacher of Shung Tak for forty years, for his commitment to the school, the bringing together of old boys and girls, ex-principals of the school, supervisors, and mostly for all the efforts of leading all Shungtakians to a greater appreciation of the ‘history’ of the school.

Lucia Lau Fung-yi
Principal