Pioneering Paulines

Born in Zhongshan, Koo Tak Ming left St. Paul’s after his sixth year in 1972. A writer, translator, and editor, Koo had been part of the administrative/translation staff at the University of Hong Kong, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He was the editor-in-chief of Ming Pao Monthly (1989–91), and has edited Benchmark and Readers’ Digest (Chinese edition). He has also been a columnist for Ming Pao and am730.

Koo’s commentary covers language, culture, and politics. Koo is known for having a direct and observant style. He has often pointed out mistakes in both Chinese and English, paying special attention to how language is used and written.

During his years at St. Paul’s, Koo was an editor for Scope.

古德明生於中山，在一九七二年於聖保羅書院完成初六，爲作家、翻譯、編輯及評論家。曾於香港大學、香港中文大學及香港科技大學任文員及翻譯，在一九八九至一九九一年間曾任《明報月刊》總編輯，及後亦於《指標》雜誌和《讀者文摘》中文版任編輯，又曾於《明報》及《ａｍ７３０》撰寫專欄。

古氏之文章涵蓋政治及言語文化評論，觀察入微，精於疏理中英文常見訛誤，望改善大眾日常用語。

就讀聖保羅時，古氏曾任《文苑》編輯。