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'Without dreams, you'll never succeed': Jackie Chan visits Pei Chun Public School & breaks into song before leaving
Legend.
July 07, 2026, 12:49 PM
Photos by Azrizal Abu Che' and Hui Si Loh.
Hong Kong martial arts superstar Jackie Chan made an appearance at Pei Chun Public School on the morning of Jul. 7.
Photo by Azrizal Abu Che'.
He walked into the school hall at around 8am to much fanfare, accompanied by the school's lion and dragon dance performers.
Students were also seen cheering for him while holding onto Chan's movie posters.
Photo by Hui Si Loh.
The 72-year-old actor sat among Minister for National Development Chee Hong Tat, Speaker of Parliament Seah Kian Peng, and director of the Singapore Olympic Foundation Kiat Lim.
Photo by Azrizal Abu Che'.
Chan was also seen enjoying a wushu performance put up by students and alumni of Pei Chun Public School, sang some songs, and even played the drums.
Photo by Azrizal Abu Che'.
As part of his appearance, he took part in the school's auspicious dragon eye-dotting ceremony.
Photo by Azrizal Abu Che'.
Photo by Azrizal Abu Che'.
As expected of the legendary martial artist, he also showed off some moves with the dragon's pearl.
The actor took the stage to give a speech to guests, including about 900 primary school students and recipients of the Singapore Olympic Foundation-Peter Lim Scholarship 2026.
"You must have dreams"
Speaking in Mandarin, he shared his time as a young student at a Peking opera school, adding that he has been in the entertainment industry for 64 years.
"You all grew up watching my movies, but the younger ones are only just starting to watch them," he said.
Chan also encouraged the students to follow their dreams:
"You must have dreams. Dreams may not necessarily lead to success, but without dreams, you'll never succeed. So children, work towards your dreams. Keep moving towards your goal, you can do it!"
Some students also had the chance to ask the veteran artiste some questions, including if he's ever felt scared to perform his stunts and the challenges he faced in filmmaking.
In response, Chan said that he's "very scared" of many of the stunts he's had to do, but he knew that he wanted to do a good job for every movie.
"I used to want to skive. But whenever the movie is out, I'll always regret it deeply — why didn't I do it properly? But it would be too late by then."
Before leaving the school, he spontaneously sang his song "Hard to Say Goodbye".
