▁consequ ently ▁opened ▁T sh ung ▁T sin ▁school ▁to ▁solve ▁this ▁problem . ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁the ▁Api - Api ▁H ak ka ▁Association ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁Dat uk ▁Ch ong ▁F ook ▁Th ien , ▁then - Pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁H ak ka ▁Association ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁school ' s ▁found ers , ▁proposed ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁its ▁building . ▁ ▁A ▁committee ▁was ▁started ▁with ▁Dat uk ▁P ang ▁T et ▁Ch ung ▁as ▁its ▁chair person . ▁At ▁the ▁first ▁meeting ▁on ▁ 6 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁the ▁name ▁" S ab ah ▁T sh ung ▁T sin ▁Second ary ▁School " ▁was ▁decided . ▁So on ▁afterwards , ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁state ' s ▁Education ▁Department ▁and ▁ ▁of ▁land ▁was ▁granted ▁for ▁its ▁construction . ▁The ▁federal ▁Fin an cial ▁Department ▁approved ▁the ▁exem ption ▁of ▁income ▁tax ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁fund ed ▁the ▁school . ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁the ▁school ▁obtained ▁the ▁title ▁de ed ▁for ▁the ▁land ▁and ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁comm enced . ▁ ▁Sab ah ▁T sh ung ▁T sin ▁Second ary ▁School ▁opened ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁borrow ing ▁class rooms ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ung ▁H wa ▁School , ▁K ota ▁Kin ab alu . ▁ 7 8 ▁students ▁were ▁en rolled ▁as ▁the ▁school ' s ▁first ▁students . ▁The ▁school