Principal's Message

Good morning teachers and students!

As the new school year begins, I would like to extend a warm welcome to all our new Form One students joining the Po Tong family and becoming part of PLK Celine Ho Yam Tong College. I hope that each of you will embody the school’s long-standing tradition of mutual support and love, and take good care of our new students, helping them adapt to campus life quickly.

As always, our teachers have been very busy during the summer. In addition to conducting remedial classes, they have prepared for the upcoming academic year’s teaching and administrative work. Our non-teaching staff have also been diligently working to clean and organize the campus, ensuring a better learning environment for everyone. During the summer, we took the opportunity to complete various maintenance and renovation projects, including replacing doors and air conditioning units in classrooms, repairing restrooms on the ground and second floors, and renovating two computer rooms on the sixth floor. The newly refurbished computer rooms are now named Celine Ho Maker Space (Room 603) and Innovative Lab (Room 605), which you may refer to as iLab in the future. The original iLab on the first floor is currently under renovation, expected to be completed by October, and it will be transformed into an auditorium for holding weekly assemblies and gatherings, providing more space for activities.

I would like to take this moment to encourage all students to cultivate a sense of gratitude. Please appreciate and be thankful for everyone who works tirelessly behind the scenes for you, and cherish and make good use of the school facilities. I also want to congratulate last year’s Form Six students for their outstanding performance in the 2025 HKDSE. The percentage of students achieving 332A, which meets the requirements for admission to bachelor’s degree programs, reached a record high of 90.5%. Among them, the excellent rates for Physics and Chemistry were 75% and 76% respectively, while the Biology subject had an even higher excellent rate of 80%. In terms of university admissions, 89% of our students were accepted into local bachelor’s degree programmes. Notably, two graduates successfully gained admission to the full-time Bachelor of Medicine programs at HKU and CUHK. I hope that all students can look up to the exemplary performance of their seniors as a benchmark. As the saying goes, “Nothing is difficult in the world if you put your heart into it.” As long as you set your goals and work hard, you will surely achieve good results in the future public examinations and gain admission to your desired university programmes.

Dear students, this year, 2025, marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. From the September 18 Incident in 1931 to the victory in 1945, this war lasted 14 years, during which countless Chinese soldiers and civilians were killed by foreign invaders. The Japanese army captured many Chinese cities, and Hong Kong fell into enemy hands in 1941, entering a dark period of 3 years and 8 months. However, the Chinese people fought hard against foreign invasions and ultimately achieved complete victory. They defended national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and completely erased the national humiliation of repeated defeats by foreign invaders in modern times.

President Xi Jinping once said, “War is a mirror that helps us better appreciate the value of peace.” The purpose of commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance and the World Anti-Fascist War is to remember history, cherish the martyrs, love peace, and create a better future. Remembering historical experiences and lessons is not about perpetuating hatred, but rather about awakening people’s yearning for and commitment to peace. We must learn from history and look to the future, cherishing peace together.

What’s more, Tang Taizong Li Shimin once said, “Using a bronze mirror can correct one’s attire; using history as a mirror can understand the rise and fall of dynasties; using others as a mirror can illuminate one’s own gains and losses.” This means that a bronze mirror can help you straighten your clothes; using history as a mirror can help you understand the changes of dynasties; and using others as a mirror can help you reflect on your own successes and failures. I hope all students can achieve this: to learn from others and from history, to live in peace and friendship, and to contribute to human peace and national rejuvenation in the future, realizing the “Community of Shared Future for Mankind” advocated by our country.

Today is the first day of the new school year. As the saying goes, “The plan for the year lies in spring, and the plan for the day lies in the morning.” I hope everyone sets new goals and expectations for the new school year. However, please remember that achieving your goals requires not only determination but also persistence and resilience, taking one step at a time towards your objectives.

Additionally, to ensure smoother administrative operations, Mr. Ie Chi-keung will take on the role of Assistant Principal. Finally, I wish all students a fruitful and enjoyable new school year. Thank you all!

Principal Lo Kwok Leung

September 2025