Background
Mr. Fu was born at the town of Li-li in Kiangsu Province, China.
Mr. Fu was born at the town of Li-li in Kiangsu Province, China.
Mr. Fu Hung chun received his education under several noted scholars including Chang Yi-ling, secretary to the late Yuan Shih-k’ai. In 1903 he received his bachelor' egree at the annual examinations of his native Li-li Magistracy and in 1906 he organized the Jen Primary School in his native village.
In recognition of his educational work Mr. Fu Hung chun was elected chairman of the LiLi Educational Association in 1913 when he held concurrently the office of the principal of the First High School in LiLi and of the head of the Third Primary School of the same place.
In 1914 Mr. Fu Hung chun was appointed principal of the First Kuo Ming School of Kiangsu (Jiangsu) and was awarded the third Class Chia Hsing Medal by Governor Han Kuo-chun of the province. In 1915 Mr. Fu Hung chun was elected chairman of the LiLi Educational Research Association and in 1918 he served as Educational Commissioner for the same district receiving the gold medal of the Wukiang Magistracy in the following year. In 1921 he became chairman of the council of the Wukiang Educational Association but resigned his position to become secretary to Mr. H. Y. Moh, managing director of the Cotton Goods Exchange at Shanghai, when the exchange opened in 1921.