La Salle College Evening School The school’s origins can be traced back to the La Salle College Evening School, which was established in 1964 by Brother Herman Michael Fenton at the
La Salle College site. However, due to regulations limiting
night schools, the school transitioned to a full-time
day school. In 1969, the evening school separated and relocated to its current Ho Man Tin campus at 4 Sheung Wo Street on September 3, 1969.
Foundation 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, 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. Fr. Cronin, SJ, the Jesuit Provincial Superior, was not inclined to accept the offer for his order but proposed that the offer be made to the Christian Brothers instead. 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. The community was inaugurated on July 1, 1969, with the appointment of Brother Herman Fenton, FSC as Director and Brother Eugene Sharkey, FSC as a teacher. 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.
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. In 1936, Chan received the "Golden Dragon" medal from the
Vietnamese Government in recognition of the help he had given during their troublesome times. 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. == List of Principals ==