List of Hwa Chong Institution people
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Hwa Chong Institution
Hwa Chong Institution is an independent school in Singapore for students aged 12 to 18 covering both secondary and pre-university levels. A Ministry of Education-designated FutureSchool, it operates under the Special Assistance Plan for bilingualism, and offers the Integrated Programme and also...
in Singapore
Education in Singapore
Education in Singapore is managed by the Ministry of Education , which controls the development and administration of state schools receiving government funding, but also has an advisory and supervisory role in respect of private schools...
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Notable staff
- Lao SheLao SheShu Qingchun , better known by his pen name Lao She was a notable Chinese writer. A novelist and dramatist, he was one of the most significant figures of 20th century Chinese literature, and is perhaps best known for his novel Rickshaw Boy and the play Teahouse . He was of Manchu ethnicity...
(老舍), noted ManchuManchuThe Manchu people or Man are an ethnic minority of China who originated in Manchuria . During their rise in the 17th century, with the help of the Ming dynasty rebels , they came to power in China and founded the Qing Dynasty, which ruled China until the Xinhai Revolution of 1911, which...
writer, taught at the school in 1929 - Liu KangLiu Kang (artist)Liu Kang was a Singaporean artist famous for his Balinese-themed figurative paintings. He was a founding member of the Singapore Art Society, and was credited with developing the Nanyang style....
(刘抗), renowned Singaporean oil painter - Xue Yongshu (薛永黍), principal of The Chinese High SchoolThe Chinese High SchoolThe Chinese High School , formerly Singapore Nanyang Overseas Chinese Middle School was an independent school in Singapore offering secondary education. The school was founded by Tan Kah Kee on 21 March 1919 and it merged with Hwa Chong Junior College on 1 January 2005 to form Hwa Chong Institution...
in 1948 - Wang Miwen (王宓文), Nanjing UniversityNanjing UniversityNanjing University , or Nanking University, is one of the oldest and most prestigious institutions of higher learning in China...
graduate, worked in Malaysia's Ministry of Education - Li Chunming (李春鸣), Nanjing UniversityNanjing UniversityNanjing University , or Nanking University, is one of the oldest and most prestigious institutions of higher learning in China...
graduate, taught Chinese Language in the school - Zheng Anlun (郑安仑), Tsinghua UniversityTsinghua UniversityTsinghua University , colloquially known in Chinese as Qinghua, is a university in Beijing, China. The school is one of the nine universities of the C9 League. It was established in 1911 under the name "Tsinghua Xuetang" or "Tsinghua College" and was renamed the "Tsinghua School" one year later...
graduate, principal of The Chinese High SchoolThe Chinese High SchoolThe Chinese High School , formerly Singapore Nanyang Overseas Chinese Middle School was an independent school in Singapore offering secondary education. The school was founded by Tan Kah Kee on 21 March 1919 and it merged with Hwa Chong Junior College on 1 January 2005 to form Hwa Chong Institution...
in 1949 - Lin Zong (林总), professor from Rice UniversityRice UniversityWilliam Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...
, Texas, taught Physics at the school - Qiu Shishi (丘絮絮), noted Singaporean writer
- Du Yunxie (杜运燮), poet
- Lin Xueda (林学大), founder and head of Nanyang Academy of Fine ArtsNanyang Academy of Fine ArtsNanyang Academy of Fine Arts is one of the oldest and most established tertiary arts institution in Singapore....
, taught Art in the school - Fang Zongxi (方宗熙), teacher and librarian
- Wang Jiaping (汪佳平), professor from the University of MalayaUniversity of MalayaThe University of Malaya is located on a campus near the centre of Kuala Lumpur, and is the oldest university in Malaysia. It was founded in 1905 as a public-funded tertiary institution...
, taught Physics at the school - Tang Jinyun (唐锦云), Tsinghua UniversityTsinghua UniversityTsinghua University , colloquially known in Chinese as Qinghua, is a university in Beijing, China. The school is one of the nine universities of the C9 League. It was established in 1911 under the name "Tsinghua Xuetang" or "Tsinghua College" and was renamed the "Tsinghua School" one year later...
graduate, taught languages at the school - Wang Zhennan (王震南), Jinan UniversityJinan UniversityJinan University is a public research and comprehensive university based in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China. It is one of the oldest universities established on mainland China tracing back to the Qing Empire...
graduate, taught languages at the school - Jin Xiran (金熹然), former Discipline Master of the school
- Luo Wenxuan (罗文轩), taught Chemistry at the school
- Chen Wen HsiChen Wen HsiChen Wen Hsi , is one of Singapore's pioneer artists, known for his avant-garde Chinese paintings.He was born in Baigong in Guangdong province, and had his early education at Chen Li Primary School and St...
(陳文希), pioneer Singapore artist
Politicians and civil servants
- Ong Teng CheongOng Teng CheongOng Teng Cheong was the first directly elected President of the Republic of Singapore. He was the nation's fifth President, and served a six-year term from 1 September 1993 to 31 August 1999.-Early life:...
(王鼎昌), former President of SingaporePresident of SingaporeThe President of the Republic of Singapore is Singapore's head of state. In a Westminster parliamentary system, as which Singapore governs itself, the prime minister is the head of the government while the position of president is largely ceremonial. Before 1993, the President of Singapore was... - PAPPeople's Action PartyThe People's Action Party is the leading political party in Singapore. It has been the city-state's ruling political party since 1959....
members and MPs- Jek Yeun Thong (易润堂), Minister for Labour, Culture, Science and Techonology, High CommissionerHigh CommissionerHigh Commissioner is the title of various high-ranking, special executive positions held by a commission of appointment.The English term is also used to render various equivalent titles in other languages.-Bilateral diplomacy:...
to the United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... - Ker Sin Tze (柯新治), former Minister of State for Education and Information and the Arts
- Lim Chin SiongLim Chin SiongLim Chin Siong was an influential leftwing politician and trade union leader in Singapore in the 1950s and 1960s.-Early life:Born in Telok Ayer Street, Lim studied first in Johor, before entering Singapore’s Catholic High School and Chinese High School in 1949 and 1950 respectively...
(林清祥), leftist politician of the PAP and Barisan SosialisBarisan SosialisThe Barisan Sosialis is a former Singaporean left-wing political party formed in 1961, by left-wing members of the People's Action Party and led by Dr Lee Siew Choh and Lim Chin Siong.-Formation:...
, trade union leader in the 50s and 60s - Fong Swee Suan (方水双), leftist politician of the PAP and Barisan Sosialis, trade union leader in the 50s and 60s
- Grace FuGrace FuGrace Fu Hai Yien is the Senior Minister of State for Information, Communications and the Arts, and the Environment and Water Resources in Singapore.-Education:...
(傅海燕), Senior Minister of State - Lee Yi ShyanLee Yi ShyanLee Yi Shyan is a Singaporean Member of Parliament who represents East Coast GRC. He is also currently the Minister of State for Trade & Industry and National Development...
(李奕贤), Minister of State - Sam Tan Chin Siong (陈振泉), Senior Parliamentary Secretary
- Sim Ann (沈颖), Senior Parliamentary Secretary
- Baey Yam Keng (马炎庆)
- Lim Wee Kiak (林伟杰)
- Tin Pei LingTin Pei LingTin Pei Ling is a Chinese Singaporean who is one of five Singapore People's Action Party Members of Parliament for the Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency. She is in charge of the MacPherson ward....
(陈佩玲)
- Jek Yeun Thong (易润堂), Minister for Labour, Culture, Science and Techonology, High Commissioner
- Military (Singapore Armed ForcesSingapore Armed ForcesThe Singapore Armed Forces is the military arm of the Total Defence of the Republic of Singapore; as well as the military component of the Ministry of Defence. The SAF comprises three branches: the Singapore Army, the Republic of Singapore Air Force and the Republic of Singapore Navy...
)- Ng Yat ChungNg Yat ChungNg Yat Chung 伍逸松, was Singapore's 5th Chief of Defence Force from 1 April 2003 to 23 March 2007. He was an artillery officer. Ng was an alumnus of Victoria School and Hwa Chong Junior College, and was also a recipient of the SAF Overseas Scholarship. He read mathematics at Cambridge University and...
(伍逸松), Lieutenant-General, Chief of Defence Force Singapore (2003-2007) - Ng Chee KhernNg Chee KhernMajor General Ng Chee Khern 黄志勤 is currently the Director of Singapore's Security and Intelligence Division. He was formerly the Chief of the Republic of Singapore Air Force ....
(黄志勤), Major-General, Chief of Air ForceRepublic of Singapore Air ForceThe Republic of Singapore Air Force is the air arm of the Singapore Armed Forces. It was first established in 1968 as the Singapore Air Defence Command...
(2006-2009) - Ng Chee Meng, Major-General, Chief of Air ForceRepublic of Singapore Air ForceThe Republic of Singapore Air Force is the air arm of the Singapore Armed Forces. It was first established in 1968 as the Singapore Air Defence Command...
(2009- - Ng Chee Peng, Rear-Admiral, Chief of NavyRepublic of Singapore NavyThe Republic of Singapore Navy is the naval component of the Singapore Armed Forces , responsible for the defence of Singapore against sea-borne threats and protection of its sea lines of communications. Operating within the crowded littoral waters of the Singapore Strait, the RSN is regarded as...
(2011- - Tan Yih San, Brigadier GeneralBrigadier GeneralBrigadier general is a senior rank in the armed forces. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000...
- Ng Yat Chung
- Government service
- Cheng Tong Fatt (郑东发), former Ambassador to China and Japan, Permanent Secretary for National Development, Culture
- Tan Chin Nam (陈振南), former Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Communication, Information and the Arts
- James Tan Chan Seng (陈赞诚), Commissioner, Singapore Civil Defence ForceSingapore Civil Defence ForceThe Singapore Civil Defence Force is the main agency in charge of the provision of emergency services in Singapore during peacetime and emergency.A uniformed organisation under the purview of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the main role of SCDF is to provide...
(1992-2009)
Media, entertainment and the arts
- Actors and actresses
- Sharon AuSharon AuSharon Au is a MediaCorp actress from Singapore. She was voted one of the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes in the annual Star Awards, an award ceremony for Singapore's MediaCorp Channel 8 and Channel U for 5 year between 1999 to 2004.-Career:...
(欧菁仙) - Alan TernAlan TernAlan Tern is a Singaporean actor. Tern was a finalist in the Star Search Singapore 2001, and joined MediaCorp after the competition. Tern's acting in Double Happiness earned him a Star Awards 2005 Best Supporting Actor Award Nomination in 2005....
(唐育书) - Ng Hui (黄慧)
- Adam ChenAdam ChenAdam Chen is a Chinese Singaporean television and film actor.-Biography:Chen is a civil engineering graduate and was offered a contract to join MediaCorp before his graduation. Before becoming an actor on MediaCorp Channel 8, Chen worked as a model for numerous print and television commercials in...
(詹金泉), actor, Mediacorp - Raymond Yong, former actor, Mediacorp
- Sharon Au
- Singers and musicians
- Ng Chee YangNg Chee YangNg Chee Yang , commonly known as Zhiyang, is a Singaporean singer. Born and raised in Singapore, he was exposed to the piano as a child. Other than piano studies, he did not receive any professional vocal training....
(黃智陽), overall champion of singing contest Campus SuperStar Season 1Campus SuperStar Season 1 (2006)Campus SuperStar is a spin-off of Project SuperStar, a popular singing talent-search competition in Singapore. The contestants comprise students from secondary schools, junior colleges and Institutes of Technical Education... - Lydia Tan (陳迪雅), female champion of singing contest Project SuperStar Season 2Project SuperStar Season 2 (2006-07)Project SuperStar is a singing talent search competition organised by MediaCorp and broadcast every Wednesday and Thursday at 8pm on Channel U in Singapore. Project SuperStar was organised to uncover and develop young talent in Mandarin pop in Singapore. Closely modelled after the Pop Idol, 24...
- Choo Huey (朱晖), music conductor
- Liang Wern FookLiang Wern FookDr Liang Wern Fook is a Singaporean writer, musician, and researcher in Chinese literature and pedagogy. He was one of the pioneer figures in the xinyao movement in the 1980s and 1990s.-Early life:...
(梁文福), composer of XinyaoXinyaoXinyao is a Chinese noun comprising two words: Xin which literally means new and Yao for song. The extended form is actually "Xin jia po ge yao" , which simply means Singapore songs. It is a genre of songs that is unique to Singapore, where the songs are composed and sung by Singaporeans and are...
- Ng Chee Yang
- Artists
- Tan Swie HianTan Swie HianTan Swie Hian is a Singaporean multidisciplinary artist known for his contemporary Chinese calligraphy, chinese poetry and contemporary art sculptures found in Singapore and many parts of the world....
(陈瑞献), artist - Ho Ho YingHo Ho YingHo Ho Ying is a Singaporean abstract artist known for his avant-garde Chinese calligraphy and his Abstract Expressionistic works of art unique to Asian ideology...
(何和應), renowned expressionist painter and art critic - Annabel ChongAnnabel ChongGrace Quek , better known by her stage name Annabel Chong, is a former pornographic actress now living in the United States. On 19 January 1995, at the age of 22, she became famous by engaging in 251 sex acts with about 70 men over a ten-hour period, setting a world record, with the resulting...
(born Grace Quek, 郭盈恩), web designer, artist and formerly a pornographic actress - Lim Peifen (林佩芬), Y.E.S. 93.3 FMY.E.S. 93.3 FMY.E.S. 93.3FM is a Mandarin radio station of MediaCorp in Singapore. Its target audience are people from 15 to 35 years of age. The station specializes in Chinese popular music, featuring artistes from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore....
radio DJ - Lin Lingzhi, Y.E.S. 93.3 FMY.E.S. 93.3 FMY.E.S. 93.3FM is a Mandarin radio station of MediaCorp in Singapore. Its target audience are people from 15 to 35 years of age. The station specializes in Chinese popular music, featuring artistes from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore....
radio DJ
- Tan Swie Hian
Business and entrepreneurs
- Olivia LumOlivia LumOlivia Lum is the founder, group chief executive officer, and president of the Singapore-based Hyflux Group. She also heads the Research and Development function.-Early life:...
(林爱莲), founder of HyfluxHyfluxHyflux Ltd is a global environmental solutions company listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange , with a market capitalisation close to S$735.4 million , and employs over 1,200 staff in China, India, the Middle East and North Africa region as well as Singapore and Southeast Asia.The company was... - Kenny YapKenny YapKenny Yap, popularly known as “Kenny the Fish”, is the executive chairman of Qian Hu Corporation, an ornamental fish specialist company founded in Singapore....
(叶金利), founder of Qian Hu CorporationQian Hu CorporationQian Hu Corporation Limited is a Singapore-based ornamental fish service provider, with services ranging from the farming, importing, exporting and distribution of ornamental fish, to their specialty of breeding Dragon Fish . Qian Hu exports more than 500 species and varieties of ornamental fish... - Toh Soon Huat (卓顺发), founder of Novena Holdings
- Wee Ee Cheong (黄一宗), Group President of United Overseas BankUnited Overseas BankUnited Overseas Bank Limited , abbreviated as UOB is a bank incorporated in Singapore. It was founded 6 August 1935 by Kuching-born Datuk Wee Kheng Chiang, father of the present United Overseas Bank Group Chairman, Mr...
Science and technology
- Zhong Junlin (钟俊麟), head of Fudan UniversityFudan UniversityFudan University , located in Shanghai, is one of the oldest and most selective universities in China, and is a member of the C9 League. Its institutional predecessor was founded in 1905, shortly before the end of China's imperial Qing dynasty...
School of Agriculture - Zhong Shengbiao (钟盛标), physicist
- Zhan Dasan (詹達三), Chinese Academy of SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesThe Chinese Academy of Sciences , formerly known as Academia Sinica, is the national academy for the natural sciences of the People's Republic of China. It is an institution of the State Council of China. It is headquartered in Beijing, with institutes all over the People's Republic of China...
scientist - Cai Yaneng (蔡亞能), QingdaoQingdao' also known in the West by its postal map spelling Tsingtao, is a major city with a population of over 8.715 million in eastern Shandong province, Eastern China. Its built up area, made of 7 urban districts plus Jimo city, is home to about 4,346,000 inhabitants in 2010.It borders Yantai to the...
Ocean University professor - Wei Liqing (魏利慶), University of the Pacific professor
Others
- Warren FernandezWarren FernandezWarren Fernandez is the Regional Director for Global Communications Strategy in Shell’s Asia Pacific Hub. He was the Deputy Editor and also the Foreign Editor of The Straits Times, and had been with the paper since 1990...
, The Straits TimesThe Straits TimesThe Straits Times is an English language daily broadsheet newspaper based in Singapore currently owned by Singapore Press Holdings . It is the country's highest-selling paper, with a current daily circulation of nearly 400,000...
editor - Cherian George, writer, Associate Professor at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
- Mr Brown (born Lee Kin Mun, 李健敏), Singaporean blogBlogA blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
ger and political critic - Koh Buck SongKoh Buck SongKoh, Buck Song is a writer, editor and consultant in branding, communications strategy and corporate social responsibility in Singapore.-Selected Published Works:Koh, Buck Song is the author and editor of 20 books.His non-fiction books include:...
, poet, writer, journalist - Chen XujingChen XujingChen Xujing was a leading Chinese sociologist.Chen Xujing was born in Hainan. He was schooled in Singapore and at Lingnan Middle School, at which he enrolled in 1920. He graduated from Fudan University in 1925.. After receiving a PhD in Political Science from the University of Illinois in 1928, he...
(陈序经) (1903-1967), Chinese historian, sociologist and university administrator - Cong Lin, one of HarvardHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
's most outstanding graduates, winner of the Jack T. Sanderson Memorial Award 2009 - Chua Chim Kang (蔡深江), Lianhe Wanbao editor
- Luo Guanzhong (born Luo Yiquan), famous writer from China and a political dissident