Li Po Chun United World College

MARTIN BREEN (1951-2008)

December 2, 2008

With deep sadness, we announce that our former Head of Mathematics, Martin Breen, passed away in his home country of South Africa about three weeks ago. Although the College only learnt this news on 1st December, Martin had apparently been ill for some time.
A College Meeting was called on the evening [...]

Basketball Finals!

November 29, 2008

We are pleased to announce that both the Boy’s Basketball Team and Girls’ Basketball Team of the college have just advanced into the final round of the Interschool Basketball Tournament. They would be playing the finals tomorrow. Everyone is invited and there would be a coach bus for supporters to go along with the team to the game venue. The bus would be leaving at 8 a.m. from the roundabout tomorrow, Sunday 30th November.

Evaluation Report on the Capacity Enhancement Grant 2007-2008

October 31, 2008

The College is grateful to have received a Capacity Enhancement Grant (CEG) of HK$120,981 (basic provision HK$48,415 and additional time-limited funding HK$72,566) for the academic year 2007-08.

In line with proposal made to the Education Bureau, the CEG funds received for the school year 2007-08 were used to employ a part-time teacher of Mandarin. This allowed [...]

Capacity Enhancement Grant Proposal 2008-2009

The College is grateful to receive a Capacity Enhancement Grant from the Hong Kong Govenment for the year 2008-2009.

Following discussions with academic staff, the funds will be used to employ a part time teacher of English B in order to address the English language needs of those students in need of more intense English language development [...]

In Memoriam: Chiletso Chambwinja (LPCUWC 2002-2004)

October 23, 2008

The College community mourns the death of Chiletso, a student from Malawi (LPCUWC 2002-2004), who died on 21st October after a short illness. A Facebook site has been set up by friends where you can post photos and memories: It’s called “Chiletso Chambwinja (LPC UWC 2002-2004)”.
Further information will be available later when we hear more [...]

Welcome to the New 1st Year Students!

September 8, 2008

Our new 1st Year students have now arrived on campus, and Orientation Week is underway. On Sunday evening (7th September) we held a special dinner in the canteen to welcome the new students, followed by a welcome show in the courtyard with a strong Chinese theme.
All our new students are special, whether they come from [...]

LPCUWC Students on Goodwill Trip in North Korea

September 5, 2008

During the period 2005 to 2008, the College has undertaken four students trip to North Korea (or, as it is officially known, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea). The purpose of the visits has been to establish goodwill between the College, the UWC Movement, and educational institutions in North Korea.
The latest goodwill trip took place [...]

New Campus Tour Video

August 3, 2008

We have a new video on the Theatre Section starring Jeff Tanaka 09′ as a tour guide touring the campus. Check it out >>

New Jobs Added

There are new job additions in the Job section. Please read the updated information if you wish to apply.

Tung Ping Chau Press Statement

July 18, 2008

The Coral Monitoring Team of Li Po Chun United World College of Hong Kong (LPC UWC HK) (http://www.lpcuwc.edu.hk/en/qc/qc_coral.php) has received funding from the prestigious PADI Project Aware Grant programme (http://www.projectaware.org/asiapac/english/default.asp?o=ap). The funds have been provided for the LPC UWC HK students to conduct an underwater survey of Tung Ping Chau for a fish blast detection [...]

Sino-Japan Youth Conference

"UWC makes education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future."