The Chinese High School Clock Tower Building
Coordinates: 1°19′35″N 103°48′12.3″E / 1.32639°N 103.803417°E
Hwa Chong Institution Clock Tower Building (previously known as The Chinese High School Clock Tower Building) in Singapore is situated in the campus of the integrated Hwa Chong Institution , incorporating The Chinese High School and Hwa Chong Junior College from 1 January 2005.
Standing at 31 metres tall atop a small knoll on which parts of the campus was built on, the building was completed in 1925 funded by generous donations from the Chinese community leaders, 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.
It was used in tactical military situations during the Pacific War in World War II. Its strategic location atop a hill gave any troops stationed in it a good view of the island. It was used by the Allied defenders during the Battle of Singapore, as well as during the Japanese Occupation of Singapore, it was occupied by the Imperial Japanese Army for the purpose of surveillance.
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