1) Foundation Stone

The foundation stone was laid by Mr. Chong Gene Hang on
25th January 1971, when the school was founded.

Location: School EntranceThe inscription is as follows:

THIS STONE WAS LAID BY
MR. CHONG GENE HANG
AND BLESSED BY
REV. B. EDMONDS, M.M., P.P. (CHAIWAN)
ON 25TH DAY OF JAN 1971

2) First Year Group Photo

Rev. Brother Brendan Dunne (Principal in 1972), F1, F2 students
and other teachers

Location: Principal’s room

The photo was taken in 1972, the year the new school building was
completed and all teachers and pupils had just moved into the new
school building from St. Joseph’s Primary School. The background
was a slum area which no longer exists.

3) First year Staff Photo

Rev. Brother Brendan Dunne (Principal in 1972) and other teachers

Location: Principal’s room

The photo was taken in 1972, the year we moved into the new school
building from St. Joseph’s Primary School.

4) First Edition of School Magazine

Location: Principal’s room
The first edition of our school magazine was published in 1972.
The students were responsible for the editorial and printing work
of the school magazine.

5) First Edition of PTA Newsletter

Location: Teacher’s room
The PTA newsletter, Link, was founded in January 1994, when our former vice-principal, Mr. Ku Kin Wah, Stephen was the chairperson. He was also the teacher-in-charge of the editorial work for the first edition of the newsletter. With the hard work of teachers and students involved, Link is still a very important communication means between the school and parents.

6) First Edition of OBA Newsletter

Location: Principal’s room
We started our Old Boys’ Association Newsletter in January 2000, when Mr. Ling Kam Tong was the chairperson. We are proud that the boys, both old and new, have very strong interactions among themselves and the newsletter is one of the means to maintain it. Activities like fund-raising walkathons, annual dinners, football matches, etc. are organized from time to time.

7) The Cross

Location: Outside the school hall
About 30 years ago, our school was built on the side of a hill in Cheung Man Road. At that time, Chaiwan was simply a fishing village. In order to promulgate Christianity in the area, a big bronze cross was hung outside our school hall. The cross was clearly seen by most of the people in Chaiwan because the buildings were not very tall at that time. Even now, if you take an MTR to Chaiwan, you can easily see our school and identify the cross on your right.

8) The crucifix

Location: Inside the school hall
The crucifix in our school hall is the oldest one in the school. It is hung on the wall on the left of the stage. Therefore, all students face it when they have their examinations or watch any performances on the stage. Like other Lasallian schools, we propose Jesus Christ as the Way, the Truth and the Life. We are zealous in promoting the religious dimension of the school.

9) Token of Student Union

Location: Activity Room
The Student Union token is a brick made of concrete. The brick is 11 inches in length, 4.5 inches in width and 3.5 inches in height. The brick is our school’s main construction material which was selected by the first year’s Student Union as their token.
The brick was selected as the token because of its weight and appearance. For the meaning of weight, the Student Union has to shoulder the responsibility as heavy as the weight of the brick. For the metaphorical meaning of the appearance of the brick, the students’ outlook is ordinary and common,but it represents that our school cultivates students’ character focusing on their good conduct and good virtues rather than their appearance.

10) Brendan Shield

Location: Cabinet outside the school office
The Brendan Shield, named after our first school principal, Rev. Brother Brendan Dunne, was made for the promotion of inter-house sports. To sharpen students’ sense of belonging and encourage them to participate activity in intra-school sports activities, a five-house system (Blue, Green, Red, White, Yellow) was established in 1975. Students are evenly distributed into five houses to compete for the Brendan Shield. The shield is awarded to the house with the best overall performance in the Cross-country Race, Athletics and Swimming Gala

11) The crucifix

Location: In the classrooms
In the past, students did not need to line up in the morning assembly every day.They were asked to pray in the classroom with their classmates and their teachers.Crucifix was then put up above the blackboard in each classroom. Every morning, students had to face it when they prayed. It became a symbol of our God. It is also
hoped that students could learn under God’s blessing. It shows that a Christian spirit should be cultivated in the classroom.

12) A Plaque in memory of extension work in 1988

Location: 6/F of main building
Chong Gene Hang College is the first school in Chai Wan far away from the city centre. Back in the 70s and early 80s, the transportation network was not well developed. Quarters were built on the top floor (6/F) to save the travelling time of the brothers. However, the brothers preferred living in St. Joseph’s College, so the quarters became vacant. To fully utilize the space and increase the number of classrooms, extension work on the top floor was proposed in 1988. Various fund-raising activities, such as a Fun Fair and walkathon, were held. Mr. Ma, the chairman of the Oriental Daily Charity Fund, donated 150 thousand dollars to support the extension work. With the help of Mr. Ma and other donors, seven more classrooms were built so that there are no floating classes. For showing our deep gratitude to the donors, a plaque was made and hung on the wall on the sixth floor of the main building.

13) Calligraphy (Couplet)

Location: on both sides of the stage in the school hall
The couplet was written by our school principal, Mr. Ho Kong Hin, and his elder brother, Mr. Ho Ching Hin, on the 30th School Anniversary (2001). The mission of Lasallian schools, the dreams of Mr. Chong Gene Hang, the expectations of our students’ attitude and Chinese philosophy are all reflected in the couplet. The two verses have a cause-and-effect relationship.
The Couplet
振學啟民信德熱誠弘五育
興邦立業精勤仁愛化三才

Causes:

The mission of Lasallian schools:
Faith and zeal (信德熱誠)
The dreams of Mr. Chong Gene Hang:
Provide educational opportunities for the young (振學啟民) and develop their moral, intellectual, physical, social and aesthetic senses (弘五育)

Effects:

The expectations of our students’ attitude
Strengthen our mother country- China
(興邦立業)
Hardworking, gentle and generous (精勤仁愛)
Chinese philosophy:
Nature and humans are in harmony(化三才)

14) School Post-card

Location: Principal’s room
The School Post-card was printed in 1972. It was designed to facilitate communication purpose. Students also bought it as a souvenir.

15) Photos of India Rubber Trees

One of the oldest trees in Chong Gene Hang College is the one planted by Mr. Reeve, who was the Vice Director of Education, on our 10th Anniversary. Though it is now gone because of a severe storm in 2000, no one can ever forget this precious tree.

On the 30th Anniversary in 2000, the school was honoured that Mr. Tong Kai Hong, JP, the Vice Director of Education, planted another tree, a Flame of the Forest, at the same location.

There is another very precious tree, Ficus Elastica, near the school hall of the school. Its common name is India Rubber Tree. The tree is over 30 years old. It was planted by Rev. Brother Brendan Dunne , who was the first principal of Chong Gene Hang College. It is now the oldest tree in the school.

The tree near the school hall is a Ficus Retusa, ( common name Small-leaved Banyan) It is more than ten years old. It was planted by Mr. Li Yuet Ting, JP, the Director of Education, on our 20th Anniversary on 23rd Jan 1991.

16) Time Capsule

Location: In the garden beside the school gate
The Time Capsule was buried on the 30th School Anniversary (2001). Nearly sixty societies and committees put in their own representative objects that show their expectations of the ensuing decade. This Capsule will be opened after ten years (2011). The objects inside will be shown in an exhibition.

17) Photo of Saint La Salle

Location: Entryway of Chong Gene Hang College
We can see the photo of Saint La Salle near the front door next to the photos of Mr. and Mrs. Chong Gene Hang. Saint John Baptist de La Salle’s photo reminds us of how he had devoted his time and effort in helping poor children to get educated. As the ‘Patron of all teachers’, Saint La Salle’s spirit lies deeply in everyone’s heart in Chong Gene Hang College.
The Lasallian Mission holds a belief in education. That is the spirit of Human and Christian Education in the world today. This is a shared mission among all Lasallian schools now. We Lasallians are committed to helping young people to develop themselves as human persons, to learn to live as brothers and sisters in a world of peace and justice. We Lasallians exercise our mission mainly through schools but also through other educational enterprises.

18) Photos of Mr. and Mrs. Chong Gene Hang

Location: Entryway of Chong Gene Hang College

Mr. Chong Gene Hang was born in Guangdong Province. He lived in America with his wife and his brother in America for years,saving every dollar he earned from his laundry business. He returned to Hong Kong in 1968, one year before Mrs. Chong Gene Hang died. Mrs. Chong’s last wish was to devote their life’s savings to education. Finally, a sum of $500,000 was contributed by Mr. Chong towards the erection of a secondary school in Chai Wan, to be named Chong Gene Hang College.

In his speech at the Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony of Chong Gene Hang College, Mr. Chong said,

‘…. I worked and learned, day and night, rain or sun, with only two goals in mind: first, to educate myself, and second, to save up enough to dedicate to the cause of education for the benefit of future generations of children.

In these wishes I was joined by my late beloved wife, whom I love dearly and to whom I am dedicating this school, in memory of her never-failing inspiration and encouragement….’

19) A Panoramic View of Chai Wan

Location: Principal’s room
The Photos were taken by Mr. HO Kong Hin (the current School Principal) in 1974. The photos give a bird’s eye view of Chai Wan, picturing interesting changes in the school environment. The typhoon shelter for fishing boats was reclaimed for public housing estates and Chai Wan MTR Terminus.

20) Students’ tables and chairs

Location: In the classrooms
To prevent disciplinary problems and ensure equal space for every student, each table and chair are welded together. This is one of the special features of our school. These tables and chairs have been used for more than 30 years. Since they are no longer available on the market, we carry out routine maintenance to keep them in good condition.

21) Golden Crest Award

Established by Rev. Brother Brendan Dunne, the Golden Crest Award is the top honourable praise to students at Chong Gene Hang College. The awards are given to students with excellent performance in one or more of five aspects (Sports, Service, Leadership, Cultural & Artistic and Academic) every year. Teachers are invited to nominate students at the end of the school year. Any student found wearing this crest may be challenged by any member of the staff. A student will be awarded one Golden Crest at one time. If he fails to keep on doing well, he will be asked to surrender the Crest.

22) School tie

There have been two ties since the school was founded. The first one is a burgundy school badge tie and the other one is a multi bar striped tie.

The design of the burgundy tie was inspired by the school tie of St. Joseph’s College. In fact, our school was originally planned to be Chaiwan St. Joseph’s College before the donation from Mr. Chong Gene Hang. The ‘school badge’ on the tie is a sketch of the present school badge.

Our present school tie was designed to celebrate our silver jubilee in 1996. Our school badge is found at the tip of the tie. The school name can also be seen. The tie is navy with wide green as well as narrow yellow and red stripes. The idea of using stripes was inspired by the chevrons which are part of the coat of arms of the La Salle Family.

23) School badge

The school badge of Chong Gene Hang College consists of 3 main parts. At the top of the shield, there is a brick crown with a cross on top of it. The crown is made up of bricks because there are a lot of brick walls in our school. The middle of the badge is a shield with a star and our location, ‘Chaiwan’ at the top. Below the shield is a green Chong Gene Hang College banner.

The badge is comprised of five meaningful components. The Holy crown stands for the Kingdom of God. The star represents the 'star of faith'.On the left of the shield, there are a book and a lamp. The book symbolizes the book of learning. The first and last letters of the Greek alphabet remind us to acquire as much knowledge as possible. The lamp below represents the 'torch of learning'. Our college is built to spread the light of learning. The chevrons on the right are part of the coat of arms of the La Salle Family. They indicate that we should have ZEAL in carrying out our tasks and the COURAGE to never give up.

24) The School Entrance

In the past, it was very difficult for passersby and drivers to identify any symbol of our school at the Cheung Man Road main gate. Therefore, a school badge and a marble tablet with our school name were put on the sides of the school gate. The plants in front of the school badge are trimmed regularly by an old boy of the school

25) School uniform

In summer, boys wear white, cotton, short-sleeved shirts and long, grey trousers, whereas they wear white long-sleeved shirts in winter. If it is cold, they can wear grey pullovers or navy coats with school ties.

Our principal, Mr. Ho Kong Hin, designed the girls' uniform in 1986. The summer uniform is a white dress embellished with emerald rims and a jade ribbon. Mr. Ho chose emerald for embellishment owing to the blood-relation with St. Joseph’s College. Another reason for choosing emerald is related to our location, Chaiwan, which is also called ‘Emerald Bay’. Thus, using emerald shows a sense of belonging to Chaiwan.
Girls wear white shirts and grey skirts in winter.