Mr. Tam writes from Hong Kong, (2011_09_04)
"I was invited to dinner with Fr Deignan last Friday evening. (See attached photo) At the table, sitting next to Fr Deignan was Prof Dominic Lam, President of World Eye Organization, next to me was Mr Edwin Wong, Managing Partner & CEO of SSG Capital Management (HK) Ltd, and on extreme right was Miss Janice Cooper, artist and art promoter. We were all very glad to see that Fr Deignan was fully recovered and in very good spirit. We had a lovely time together.
In the course of our conversation, the success of our Wah Yan round-the world tour exhibition of "The Cradle of New Chinese Ink Painting Movement" was mentioned, and, at the same time, its effect in promoting Chinese art education and the spirit of Wah Yan was noted. You will be glad to learn at the dinner it was unanimously agreed that in order to arouse students' interest in Chinese art, a Chinese art awards fund should be created, so that special art prizes in form of money tokens could be awarded to the best works in Chinese art media in the annual art exhibitions held in the three Wah Yan schools, namely, Wah Yan College, Kong Kong, Wah Yan College, Kowloon, and Wah Yan Primary School. Fr Deignan has kindly agreed to name the awards after him as "Fr Deignan Chinese Art Awards". Details of the Awards will have to be worked out with the donor and Principals of the three Wah Yan schools in due course. I am sure you will share with me the joy I had at the dinner."