Ebenezer School & Home for the Visually Impaired

Ebenezer School & Home for the Visually Impaired (Chinese: 心光盲人院暨學校) is a school for blind and visually disabled children in Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong.

Ebenezer School & Home for the Visually Impaired
Traditional Chinese心光盲人院暨學校
Simplified Chinese心光盲人院暨学校

A German missionary, Martha Postler, created the school in 1897.[1] The school's first location was in Western District.[2] Postler, who originated from the Hildesheimer Blindenmission, created the school as she took care of four girls who experienced visual impairment.[1] The school moved into its current site in 1912 and it was officially established the following year.[2]

The school was under the supervision of Church Missionary Society during World War I while the Sisters continued to provide service. [3]

References
  1. Poon-McBrayer, Kim Fong and Ming-Gon John Lian. Special Needs Education: Children with Exceptionalities. Chinese University Press, 2002. p. 190.
  2. "About Us." Ebenezer School & Home for the Visually Impaired. Retrieved on February 10, 2017.
  3. Smith, Carl T. (1994). "The German Speaking Community in Hong Kong 1846-1918". Journal of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 34: 1–55. ISSN 0085-5774.


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