Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan
Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan's (SHHK) was established in 1840 for the purpose of promoting education, social welfare and preservation of Chinese language and culture amongst China immigrants in Singapore and the South East Asia region.
Promoting Education
- Established Tao Nan School in 1906
- Established Ai Tong School in 1912 and Chongfu Primary School in 1915,
- Established Nan Chiau High School and Primary School in 1947 and Kong Hwa School in 1953.
- In 1955, it donated a plot of land as the campus for Nanyang University, which became Nanyang Technological University today.
Besides funding and managing these six schools, SHHK also provides a range of scholarship, bursary and overseas training awards for its teaching staff and pupils. In terms of social welfare, the SHHK Tertiary Scholarship and SHHK Art and Cultural Scholarship are given to deserving candidates regardless of their race, religion and dialect group. SHHK makes generous donations to other charitable foundations and institutions which, include Chinese Development Assistance Council, Chinese Heritage Centre, The Courage Fund, Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship Fund, Sun Yet Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall, Mendaki Education Trust Fund, Ong Teng Cheong Education Trust Fund, NUS Biological Research Fund, Tan Kah Kee Foundation, Tan Lark Sye Professorship, etc.
In order to promote better interaction between secondary school students of Singapore and China, SHHK sponsors a Singapore-PRC Students Exchange Programme. From 2003, SHHK also offers scholarship to outstanding students from Malaysia to study in Singapore.
Promoting Chinese Language and Culture
In terms of preserving and promoting Chinese language and culture, SHHK organises the Annual SHHK Literary Awards, which encompasses Primary Schools Essay Writing Competition, National Secondary Schools Creative Writing Competition and the Singapore Tertiary Chinese Literary Awards. This annual event aims at raising the standard of Chinese writing skills among our students at primary, secondary and tertiary levels. SHHK affiliated schools and its Art and Culture Troupe are actively involved in promoting the four Chinese traditional arts, ie: qin, qi, shu, hua, appreciation of Chinese literature and history and mass participation of wushu in their campuses.
SHHK also manages the operations of 4 temples in Singapore:
- Thian Hock Keng Temple
- Goh Cho Tua Peh Kong Temple
- Kim Lan Beo
- Leng San Teng
Funding Source
SHHK has two wholly-owned subsidiaries, (Yunnan Realty Pte Ltd and Balestier Realty Pte Ltd) for real estate development activities. The company also owns the SHHK Building in Singapore's business district. It also manages a charitable institution known as The Hokkien Foundation. This is to ensure that SHHK has sufficient funds to promote education and social welfare.
Board of Governors
| Chairman | Wee Cho Yaw |
| Vice Chairman | Tan Keong Choon |
| Members | Ong Pang Boon |
| Ng Kok Lip | |
| Tan Tock San | |
| Yap Boh Pin | |
| Tay Beng Chuan |