Lok Sin Tong

Lok Sin Tong
Traditional Chinese九龍樂善堂
Simplified Chinese九龙乐善堂
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiǔ​lóng Lèshàn Táng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinggau2 lung4 lok6 sin6 tong4

The Lok Sin Tong Benevolent Society, Kowloon (Chinese: 九龍樂善堂), or Lok Sin Tong (樂善堂), is charity organisation[1][2] in Hong Kong since 1880.[3]

History

In the mid-19th century, there was a market outside Kowloon Walled City. To maintain a fair trade, a group of local Chinese set up a common scale and collected service charges from users for charity services such as free medical consultation and burial services. In 1880, the Lok Sin Tong Benevolent Society, Kowloon, was officially registered as a charity organisation.[3]

In the late 19th century, with the outbreak of plague, the society set up a free graveyard at Fei Ngo Shan to bury the poor dead. In 1927, it founded a first free school for girls. Since then its service has expanded into education, social welfare and medical care. It is a diversified social organization.[3]

In 2016 Lok Sin Tong invented Julian Chan and Schumann to write a song called “Benevolence” to celebrate 136th anniversary.[4]

Executive Committee Members

Source: [5]

  1. Ms. Lee Pui Ah (Chairlady)

Vice-chairpersons

  1. Ms. Wan Man Wai
  2. Mr. Tung Fong Ngai
  3. Ms. Wong Ying Ying
  4. Mr. Tung Chi Fung

Contribution to the public

The table shows the public facilities which are founded by Lok Sin Tong.[6]

Schools

Name Category Other information
Lok Sin Tong Lee Yin Yee Kindergarten Kindergarten
Lok Sin Tong Cheung Yip Mou Ching Kindergarten
Lok Sin Tong Tang Tak Lim Kindergarten
Lok Sin Tong Ku Lee Kwok Sin Kindergarten
Lok Sin Tong Man Ng Wing Yee Kindergarten
Lok Sin Tong Stephen Leung Kindergarten
Lok Sin Tong Leung Kau Kui Primary School Primary
Lok Sin Tong Leung Kau Kui Primary School (Branch)
Lok Sin Tong Leung Wong Wai Fong Memorial School
Lok Sin Tong Lau Tak Primary School
Lok Sin Tong Yeung Chung Ming Primary School
Lok Sin Tong Leung Kau Kui College Secondary
Lok Sin Tong Leung Chik Wai Memorial School
Lok Sin Tong Young Ko Hsiao Lin Secondary School
Lok Sin Tong Wong Chung Ming Secondary School
Lok Sin Tong Yu Kan Hing Secondary School
Lok Sin Tong Leung Kau Kui College

References

  1. ^ "Hong Kong tennis pros serve up a storm for charity". South China Morning Post. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  2. ^ Standard, The. "St. Paul's Hospital to operate center for recovering elderly Covid patients". The Standard. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "歷史". Lok Sin Tong (in Chinese).
  4. ^ "About Us". Lok Sin Tong. Song of Lok Sin Tong.
  5. ^ "About Us". Lok Sin Tong.
  6. ^ "Other Lok Sin Tong Schools". Lok Sin Tong Leung Kau Kui Primary School (Branch). Retrieved 13 October 2025.