School of Thought

Peggy Yeoh and Eva To Cheah are friends who came together to shake up the city’s education system with the Dalton School Hong Kong

By Tara Sobti.

Former lawyer and businesswoman Peggy Yeoh and former government official Eva To Cheah have turned their attention to providing the education of the future at Dalton School, for primary students. Next year, they will introduce secondary education, establishing Dalton as a K-12 school. In September, the school will move into its new site on Stubbs Road, taking over the site of Rosaryhill School. Here, the founders talk about how they intend to bring the city’s education system into the 21st century. How did the two of you wind up in education? Peggy Yeoh: Our journey into education started with a lunchtime chat between our husbands [Yeoh’s husband is Lee Seng Huang, group executive chairman of Sun Hung Kai, while Cheah’s husband is Cheah Cheng Hye, co-chairman and co-chief investment officer…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 2024

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