St. Francis Xavier's College
| St. Francis Xavier's College 聖芳濟書院 | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong | |
| Information | |
| Type | Boy's School |
| Motto | Gentle In Manner; Resolute In Action |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
| Established | 1955 |
| Principal | Mr Iu Kwong Chi |
| Information | Boys School |
| Website | http://www.sfxc.edu.hk/ |
St. Francis Xavier's College (SFXC; Chinese: 聖芳濟書院 or 聖芳濟 in short) is a Catholic Secondary School for boys, located in Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The school in Kowloon was founded in 1955, having moved from Shanghai, China. Except for lessons in foreign languages and Chinese, most lessons are taught in English.
History
The school was founded by the Marist Brothers in Shanghai in 1893, and moved to Hong Kong in 1955.
My name is Rustawan Ijas, I attended the Marist Brothers run school by the name of St. Martins College located near Kai Tax Airport. I was accepted by Brother Peter, who I pressumed as the Principal. It was way back before 1955. When the contract for the school building was terminated, we were not able to use the building at the presen adddress of SFXC since it was not completed yet. So for the intereme we were allowed to occupy temporarily the Chinese School located near the KGV (King George V School).
Before our move to the new SFXC address. we the students made a plea that the school should go by another name of SFX. The reason was none other than to ease using the accro name of SFX when we deal in sporting activities between schools in Hong Kong. It was easier to yell "SFX" instead of St. Martins, just like KGV, our hockey apponent.
Location
This school has over 1200 students, 60 local teachers and one foreign teacher. The present Principal is Mr.Iu Kwong Chi who was appointed in 2013.
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 Marcellin Champagnat, Answer:Pray for us; Lead:Saint Francis Xavier, Answer:Pray for us. |
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School Badge
- Middle
The Cross represents Jesus and the Catholic faith. It also means God is in every SFX activity.
- Above left
Marist Brothers logo.
- Above Right
Book represent knowledge and oil lamp represent light.
- Below Right
White and green means pure 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
- Latin: Suaviter in modo Fortiter in re;
- Chinese: 溫良剛毅;
- English: Gentle in Manner, Resolute in Action[1]
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Alumni
Politics and civil service
- Francis Tam Pak Yuen (譚伯源),the Secretariat for Economy and Finance (Macau).
- Kemal Bokhary (包致金), Permanent Judges of Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal.
- Henry Fan Hung Ling (范鴻齡), SBS, JP, Managing director of CITIC Pacific and the vice-chairman of Cathay Pacific Airways.
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 Hong Kong actor, film director, film producer and television host.
- Dicky Cheung Wai Kin (張衛健), Hong Kong television actor/singer.
- Stephen Chan Chi Wan (陳志雲), former general manager of Television Broadcasts Limited.
See also
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Coordinates: 22°19′32″N 114°09′47″E / 22.3255°N 114.1631°E