The Chinese High School Clock Tower Building with a statue of the school's founder, Tan Kah Kee, in the foreground.

The Chinese High School Clock Tower Building is a clock tower situated in what is now the campus of the intergrated Hwa Chong Institution after the merger of The Chinese High School with Hwa Chong Junior College on 1 January 2005. Standing at 31 metres tall atop a small knoll on which parts of the campus was built on, it was completed in 1925, a few years after the Chinese High School opened in 1919. It served as an imposing landmark for the Bukit Timah area where it is surrounded by relatively low-rise private housing estates. The statue of Tan Kah Kee stands tall infront of the tower block. ... The statue of Tan Kah Kee stands tall infront of the tower block. ... Tan Kah Kee Tan Kah Kee (陈嘉庚, pinyin: Chén Jiāgēng, Hokkien: Tân Kah-kiⁿ) (October 21, 1874 - August 12, 1961) was a prominent businessman, community leader, and philanthropist in colonial Singapore. ... The Clock Tower in the Medieval Citadel of Sighisoara. ... Name Hwa Chong Institution Abbreviation HCI School Code 0806 Chinese Name 华侨中学 Address 661, Bukit Timah Road S(269734) Country Singapore Town Bukit Timah Founded 1919 Community Urban Type Independent Secondary/Junior College Religion Secular Students Boys (Secondary 1–4), Mixed (JC 1–JC 2) Levels Secondary 1–JC 2 Colours... Name The Chinese High School Abbreviation TCHS School Code 7103 Chinese Name 华侨中学 Address 661 Bukit Timah Road Singapore 269735 Country Singapore Town Bukit Timah Founded 1919 Community Urban Type Independent Secondary Religion Secular Students Boys Levels Secondary 1–4 Colours Red, Yellow Motto 自强不息 Philosophy Win-Win Newspaper Hwa Chong Highlights... Hwa Chong Junior College (abbreviated HCJC; Chinese:华中初级学院) is a junior college in Singapore. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Bukit Timah, also known as District 11, is one of the premium locations within the island city-state of Singapore. ...

On 19 March 1999, the clock tower was gazetted as a national monument, to mark the significance of the institution as the first Chinese-medium secondary school to be built in Southeast Asia catering to the Overseas Chinese by its founder, Tan Kah Kee. March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Preservation of Monuments Board (PMB), a statutory board under the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA), has so far gazetted 54 buildings and structures in Singapore as the National Monuments of Singapore. ... Secondary school may refer to Secondary school in the United Kingdom, is the general term for the schools for children between the ages of eleven and eighteen in most areas (a few areas have schools for 13-18 year olds instead, and these are called upper schools). ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... Overseas Chinese (華僑 in pinyin: huáqiáo, or 華胞 huábāo, or 僑胞 qiáobāo) are ethnic Chinese people who live outside of the China. ... Tan Kah Kee Tan Kah Kee (陈嘉庚, pinyin: Chén Jiāgēng, Hokkien: Tân Kah-kiⁿ) (October 21, 1874 - August 12, 1961) was a prominent businessman, community leader, and philanthropist in colonial Singapore. ...