Tam Siu Ping

Mr. Tam Siu Ping, George (zh-c|譚兆炳) is the current Principal of Wah Yan College, Hong Kong since 1996, preceded by Fr. Coghlan, S.J. He is the first non-reverend Principal of Wah Yan College Hong Kong since its transfer to the Society of Jesus in 1932. He is also the president of the Grant Schools Council. [cite news|url=http://www.mingpaotor.com/htm/News/20070626/HK-gnm1.htm|title=回歸十年﹕堅持英中 唯有直資|date=2007-06-26|publisher=Ming Pao|accessdate=2008-08-05]

As the Principal of Wah Yan College, Hong Kong

When Fr. Coghlan, S.J. retired in 1996, Tam was promoted to be the Principal from the Vice. Since then the school has educated several 10A candidates in the HKCEE in 1998(1), 2000(2), 2001(1), 2005(1) and 2008(1), as well as a number of students who are qualified for the Early Admission Scheme for local universities (EAS).

In 2001, Tam has launched the School Development Project (SDP) which is to renew the current fifty-year-old campus in Queen's Road East. This project requires HK$103.72M. With Tam's efforts, phrase I of the project was completed in May 2003 which costed HK$38.9M.

The greatest upcoming challenge of his leadership is seen to be the change of Hong Kong educational system to 3-3-4. Wah Yan, like other secondary schools in Hong Kong, has to introduce new curriculum for the new public examination system. In order to maintain the top teaching quality of the school, Tam has to consider the finest mechanism for the new system. [cite news|title=港華校長籲資助應用課程 逾六成家長贊同孩子修讀|publisher=Ming Pao News|accessdate=2008-08-05]

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