Government funded anglo-chinese boys' school in Kowloon, Hong Kong
Chan Sui Ki (La Salle) College (Chinese: 陳瑞祺（喇沙）書院) is a private, Catholic, Anglo-Chinese boys' secondary school in Ho Man Tin, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The school was established by the Christian Brothers, a Roman Catholic religious teaching order in 1969.[citation needed]In recent years, the public examination results of Chan Sui Ki (La Salle) College have gradually improved. Taking the year 2022 as an example, more than 50% of students achieved the admission requirements for local bachelor's degree programs, making the school a Band 1 school.
History
In April 1967, the Chan family approached the Jesuits to ask if they would be interested in taking over the running of a secondary school and in moving to the new building which they intended to build in memory of their father,[1] Mr. Chan Sui Ki, a successful merchant and once the President of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, a well-known charitable organization in Hong Kong. Not inclined to accept the offer themselves, Fr. Cronin, SJ, the Jesuit Provincial Superior, proposed that the offer be made also to the Christian Brothers. Eventually, the Christian Brothers accepted the offer and transferred the existing evening school operating in La Salle College to the new building. The evening school under the supervision of Brother Herman Fenton, FSC operated from 3:00 p.m. until about 8:00 p.m. The government provided the site and an 80% subsidy. The Chan family would donate HK$500,000.[citation needed]
In December 1968, work began on the site. In April 1969 the foundation stone was laid by the then Director of Education, Mr. Gregg, and on 3 September the school moved into the classroom block—951 students and 34 teachers all told.[1] All the while work on the school hall and the laboratories, library, geography, art-room, etc. and the Brothers' quarters (which unhappily provide an accommodation for only four) continued until 12 December when the building authority inspected the completed building in preparation for giving the final occupation permit. The official blessing and opening ceremony was performed on 12 February 1970 by Rev. Father Colombo P.P. and the Hon. J. Canning, Director of Education, respectively.[citation needed]
The community was inaugurated on 1 July 1969 when Brother Herman Fenton, FSC Director and Brother Eugene Sharkey, FSC were appointed to the new school. Later they were joined by Brothers Curran Cronan, FSC and Paul Hackett, FSC Until the Brothers quarters were ready, the community continued to reside in La Salle College.[citation needed]
Dedication
The school was named by the descendants of Mr. Chan Sui Ki after him. The Chan family had put up more than twenty free schools in Hong Kong and Macau, Canton, Foshan and elsewhere in memory of their father, Chan Sui Ki.[citation needed]
In 1936, Chan received the "Golden Dragon" medal from the Vietnamese Government in recognition of the help he had given during their troublesome times.[1] On several occasions he sent donations to Northern China, Canton and Hong Kong and for years, he distributed free rice to the needy of Macau.[citation needed]
