| Bei An Primary School |
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Bei An Primary School is located on a hill side about 30 minutes on foot from Bai Wan town centre. The school building was donated in1998 by a group of overseas Chinese from Sun Hui city of GuangDong Province. Due to redrawing of catchment areas and drop of birth rate in villages, the school is closed from September 2010.
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In October 2007, the Da Vincci House of Island School paid for the cost of renovating the student dormitory where about a dozen of students stay during the week days. It also paid for the new wiring system of the teaching block. In October 2008, we paid for new doors and iron window bars to improve security of the dormitory. In December 2009 we paid for a new pumping system which draws water to the kitchen from the reservoir at the back of the school. We also employ a full time staff to look after the children who stay in the dormitory. |
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This remote school relies on water collected from top of
the hill during the rainy season. In April 2001, we found that the drainage pipes had
been damaged for 2 years, there was hardly any water in the reservoir even during rainy season, not to
mention the dry season during winter. We raised money to repair the drainage system in July.
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