St. Francis Xavier's College, Tai Kok Tsui
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St. Francis Xavier's College 聖芳濟書院 | ||
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Hanyu Pinyin Shèng Fāngjì Shūyuàn | | |
Yue: Cantonese | ||
Jyutping | sing3 fong1 zai3 syu1 jyun6*2 |
St. Francis Xavier's College (SFXC;
History
The school was founded by
Location
As of 2022[update] the school has 56 teachers.[3] The present principal is Mr. Leung Man Fai.[4]
Students usually call themselves Xaverians.
The school motto is "Gentle in Manner, Resolute in Action". (Latin: Suaviter in modo Fortiter in re; 溫良剛毅)
This school is one of the three in Hong Kong that allows students to wear different coloured sports shoes to school, which is its characteristic. There are only ten school regulations, and they mostly cover actions to be taken when regulations are broken.
Prayers
Students usually offer a short prayer before classes or in morning assemblies with 'Our Father', and will usually end the prayer with:
Lead:
Saint Francis Xavier,
Answer: Pray for us.
School badge
- Middle
The
- Above left
Marist Brothers logo.
- Above Right
Book represent knowledge and oil lamp represent light.
- Below Right
White and green means purity and hope. These colours are also the representing colour of the school.
- Below Left
「SFX」represents St. Francis Xavier, the Patron Saint of the school
- Below
School motto
- Latin: Suaviter in modo Fortiter in re;
- Chinese: 溫良剛毅;
- English: Gentle in Manner, Resolute in Action[5]
School song
Let us sing with jubilation, Uplift our voices to proclaim, Then, vivat, crescat, floreat, |
Notable alumni and staff
Politics and civil service
- Secretary for Home Affairs.
- Secretariat for Economy and Finance (Macau).
- Cathay Pacific Airways.
- James Lau Yee-cheung (劉怡翔), GBS, JP, former Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury.
- Nelson Lam Chi-yuen (林智遠), JP, the Director of Audit.
- Bruce Liu Sing-lee (廖成利), former member of the Legislative Council.
- Scott Leung Man-kwong (梁文廣), MH, member of the Legislative Council.
- Hong Kong Anglican Church.
Law
- Kemal Bokhary (包致金), GBM, JP, judge of Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal.
- Anthony Neoh (梁定邦), KC, SC, JP, Chief Adviser to the China Securities Regulatory Commission and former chairman of the Independent Police Complaints Council.
Business
- Eric Edward Hotung (何鸿章), grandson of Robert Hotung, billionaire businessman, financier, and philanthropist
Entertainment and mass media
- Bruce Lee (李小龍), internationally known martial arts instructor, actor, philosopher, film director, screenwriter, and martial arts founder.
- Samuel Hui (許冠傑), first major superstar of Cantopop.
- Eric Tsang (曾志偉), prolific actor, film director, film producer and television host.
- Dicky Cheung Wai Kin (張衛健), television actor/singer.
- Television Broadcasts Limited.
- Ko Tin Lung (古天農), actor, director and radio presenter.
- Andrew Tuason (杜自持), musician, record producer, composer, songwriter, arranger, conductor and musical director.
- Cheang Pou-soi(鄭保瑞), film director, film producer and screenwriter.
- Teddy Chan (陳德森), film director, producer and actor.
- Lau Wan-kit (劉雲傑), comic artist.
Education and academia
- William Wong Kam-fai (黃錦輝), Associate Dean (External Affairs) of the Faculty of Engineering of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for Election Committee constituency.
Science
- Brother Octavius William Borrell, Marist brother who taught at the College, and who studied the flora of Shanghai in the 1940s and 1990s.
See also
- St. Francis Xavier's School, Tsuen Wan
- Education in Hong Kong
- List of schools in Hong Kong
- List of Jesuit sites
References
- ^ "District Council Constituency Boundaries - Yau Tsim Mong District" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 23 April 2021. - School location indicated with its Chinese name: "聖芳濟書院"
- ^ "School History".
- ^ "St Francis Xavier College". School profile 2022-2022. p. 4. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Basic Information". St Francis Xavier College.
- ^ Derivation of the school badge