Charity School founded

The Hong Kong Fukien Chamber of Commerce (formerly the Fukien Chamber of Commerce), guided by its mission of “Caring for our fellow compatriots and nurturing talent”, founded a charity school in 1926.

The school premises were located on the 4th floor of 92 Des Voeux Road West, which was the former address of the Fukien Chamber of Commerce.
 

Charity School founded

Mr. TO Sze Tuen, the Founding Chairman of the Fukien Chamber of Commerce

Application for School Registration

In 1941, Hong Kong fell, and the charity school ceased operation. After Hong Kong's liberation in 1945, more Fukien natives came to Hong Kong, and demand for their children's education grew. 

Application for School Registration

Driven by Mr. WONG Siu Ping, Chairman of the Fukien Chamber of Commerce, and Mr. CHONG Sing Chung, Chairman of the Fukien Clansmen Association,  a ten-member school founding committee was formed to build a school. They applied to the British colonial government for land to construct a school, but were refused.

Application for School Registration

Mr. WONG Siu Ping (left), Chairman of the Fukien Chamber of Commerce and Mr. CHONG Sing Chung (right), Chairman of the Fukien Clansmen Association, spearheaded the joint effort of the two associations to establish the school after the war.

Official Establishment of Fukien Secondary School

On March 19 1951, “Fukien Secondary School” was founded on Des Voeux Road West in Sai Wan, providing primary and secondary education for local children, overseas Chinese families, and newly arrived students.

The first Principal, Mr. CHAN Man Chung

In post-war Hong Kong, as a large influx of mainland immigrants arrived and the number of school-age children surged, clan associations and chambers of commerce from various regions founded schools one after another. Under difficult conditions, the Fukien Chamber of Commerce and Principal CHAN established Fukien Secondary School‘s founding mission of “Caring for our fellow compatriots, nurturing talent, and loving the country and one’s hometown”.

Self-built new campus on Java Road, North Point

Entering the 1960s, classrooms became insufficient. To solve the campus problem, the chamber decided to build its own premises. Through the collective efforts of the chamber, the self-built campus on Java Road in North Point was completed and opened in 1966, improving the teaching environment. 

Self-built new campus on Java Road, North Point

During this period, the Sai Wan and North Point campuses coexisted. Later, overcoming all difficulties, a "one school, three campuses" model was established, with the secondary school, primary school, kindergarten, and evening school operating simultaneously.

New branch in North Point Road

In February 1969, the school raised funds to purchase the second floor of 19–21 North Point Road, opening a branch for the primary school and kindergarten.

New branch in Tsing Wah Street

In 1973, the former Shue Yan School premises on Tsing Wah Street, North Point, were rented as a branch campus.

New branch in Tsat Tsz Mui Road

In 1974, the school purchased the entire second and third floors of Cheong Fai Court on Tsat Tsz Mui Road, North Point, totaling several thousand square feet, to establish a branch campus.

Mr. WONG Kong Hon, the first Supervisor of FSS

During his tenure, he led the planning and construction of the Kwun Tong and Siu Sai Wan campuses.

Establishment of “One school, Two systems“

The Java Road main school became one of the first batch of Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) schools, while the Tsat Tsz Mui Road branch continued to operate as a private school, marking Fukien Middle School's official entry into a "one school, two systems" period. 

Visit by Mr. TUNG Chee Hwa

In 1996, Mr. TUNG visited the school. Although the campus was modest, he was deeply moved by the students' outstanding academic results and patriotic fervour.

Visit by Mr. TUNG Chee Hwa

After the handover, Mr. TUNG immediately fulfilled his promise to allocate land for a new school, facilitating the completion of the Siu Sai Wan campus and the Kwun Tong Millennium campus, allowing FSS to bid farewell to its old environment entirely. We will always remember this timely act of kindness.

Establishment of the additional Siu Sai Wan aided secondary school

The School Management Committee received notice from the Education Department that its application had been successful: land in Siu Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island was granted for the construction of a new aided secondary school.

Relocation to the Kwun Tong Millennium Campus

Originally on Java Road in North Point, officially moved into the new millennium campus on Chun Wah Road, Kwun Tong.

The former campus on Java Road converted to run a "Induction Programme" to help newly arrived students adapt to school life in Hong Kong.

Taking over the Yau Tong primary school and renaming it Fukien Secondary School Affiliated School

The School Management Committee successfully obtained the right to operate Christian Alliance Cheng Muk Hing Primary School and renamed it "Fukien Secondary School Affiliated School.“

70th anniversary celebration — the new School History Gallery

100th School Anniversary 

100th School Anniversary 

To commemorate this glorious moment, a short film titled "The Hong Kong Fujian Chamber of Commerce: A Century of Education" was specially produced. At the same time, the three schools jointly produced an anniversary film, “Bonds Across a Century," inviting the renowned actor Joel CHAN Shan Chung to play the male lead, and mobilising over 200 teachers, students, alumni, and retired teachers to reflect on the original mission of education and the spirit of the times through the medium of film.