ðə skˈuːl wʌz klˈoʊzd ɪn ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈæftɚ tʃˈɪldɹən wɜːɹ ˈɔːɹdɚd ˌaʊɾəv hˈɑːŋ kˈɑːŋ æz wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː bɪɡˈæn tʊ ˈɪmpækt hˈɑːŋ kˈɑːŋ.
The school was closed in August 1940 after children were ordered out of Hong Kong as World War II began to impact Hong Kong.