▁that ▁are ▁common ▁across ▁the ▁Hu ama o ▁Group . ▁The ▁design ▁was ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁H ▁and ▁M ▁for ▁H ua ▁Ma o . ▁The ▁logo ▁was ▁also ▁designed ▁to ▁stress : ▁ ▁the ▁shape ▁of ▁a ▁young ▁sap ling ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁young ▁children ▁and ▁adult s ▁in ▁Hu ama o ' s ▁care ▁and ▁with ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁strong ▁roots ▁( or ▁foundation ) ▁that ▁education ▁would ▁bring ▁to ▁the ▁students ▁at ▁the ▁school ▁ ▁the ▁H ▁to ▁be ▁sh aped ▁as ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁l ungs ▁representing ▁breath ing ▁new ▁life ▁into ▁a ▁reform ist ▁approach ▁to ▁education ▁and ▁for ▁students ▁to ▁se ize ▁every ▁opportunity ▁available ▁to ▁them . ▁ ▁N B H IS ▁has ▁four ▁school ▁colours : ▁mar oon , ▁n avy ▁blue , ▁light ▁blue ▁and ▁gold . ▁The ▁n avy ▁represents ▁N ing bo ▁as ▁a ▁se as ide ▁port ▁and ▁as ▁such ▁has ▁links ▁to ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁light ▁blue ▁represents ▁the ▁sky , ▁encourag ing ▁students ▁to ▁reach ▁for ▁lo fty ▁height s . ▁Mar oon ▁represents ▁the ▁blood ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁and ▁the ▁long ▁history ▁trac ing ▁back ▁to ▁ 4 , 8 0 0 BC . ▁A ▁strip ▁of ▁gold ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁sign ify ▁a ▁wealth ▁of ▁knowledge . ▁ ▁Govern ance ▁N B H IS ▁( as ▁ME A ) ▁was ▁govern ed ▁as ▁a ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁by ▁Hu ama o ▁Education ▁Group ▁and ▁M ow b ray ▁International ▁until ▁May ▁ 2