Welcome to WYKAAO
Welcome to WYKAAO
Following the welcome dinner on Sunday (July 29), the student ambassadors from WYHK (Vincent Shum) and from WYK (Wilson Fung) had been busy with a week-long program in Toronto, Ottawa and the Niagara regions. While touring the Ontario famous landscapes, they also had an opportunity to meet with two professors (Raymond Kwong ’66 and Raymond Kan ’78) at University of Toronto and gained some first-hand knowledge about education in North America. They also learned a few challenges that the Chinese seniors are facing in Canada and the needs for the existence of organizations like Mon Sheong. Click here to see the pictures that captured some highlights of the activities.
After winning a series of dancing competitions and the last Australian National Dancing Championship (see stories in Magdalen and Philip Did It Again and A Memorable Win), our own ’64 classmate Philip Lee and his better half Magdalen were chosen to appear on the Australian National TV show – ‘Ever Body Dance Now’ (similar to our ‘So You Think You Can Dance’). Their dance show will be aired on National TV Channel 10 August 26 http://ten.com.au/everybodydancenow.htm
Here is the story of how a Wahyanite pushing himself against all odds to become a dancing sensation. Wah Yan spirit won again!
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Fortune in life rarely happens accidentally and opportunities knock only when one is ready to receive it. As immigrants building our lives in Australia, Magdalen and I have been very conscious of time use and how we could get the maximum benefits out of it. After we got married we took part-time jobs on top of our full-time occupations in order to accumulate wealth in a hurry. We managed the birth of our children in consecutive years so that child-rearing could be less drawn-out to allow us to move onto other things in life. We put in all our spare time into educating our three children so that they could get into selective schools and into university. Concurrently we had been diligent and productive, advancing in our careers with distinction. Everything seemed to have fit into place happily.
Philip Lee arrived in Winnipeg, fresh out of high school in Hong Kong, in the late summer of 1962.
The youngest of nine children from a well-to-do entrepreneurial family, Lee held a British passport. He was sponsored to Canada by his sister Angeline, who had moved to the Manitoba capital earlier to study education at the University of Manitoba.
His initial reaction upon arriving in Canada? "Wow, it's so spacious. The air is so clean," Lee said recently.
WYKAAO joined forces with Wah Yan Hong Kong Ontario alumni to host the 2012 Student Ambassadors from WYHK Class of 2013, Vincent Shum (photo 2nd right) and WYK Class of 2013, Wilson Fung (photo 1st left). A welcome dinner was held on 29 July during which the ambassadors presented the latest news from both schools. They arrived on 28 July and will stay in Toronto and Ottawa before heading off to New York City for the Wah Yan International Conference on Friday.
More photos of the dinner can be found here.
If you are interested to join in the fun, please contact us.
2012 WYK Student Ambassordor, Wilson Fung, was at the practice session on Saturday, July 28.
Richard Tsang Yip-Fat (WYK 1970), world renowned composer, Professor of Music and Dean of Students at The Hong Kong Institute of Education, veteran braodcaster, former Head of Radio Hong Kong English Programme Services, is holding his "60th birthday concert" on 3rd September 2012 at the Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall. Please click the posters below for further information and here is the organiser's website.
This concert will feature some of his vocal, choral and orchestral compositions performed by various school and community choirs and orchestras, including the Wah Yan Kowloon & Hong Kong combined choir and orchestra with Belilios Public School, as well as the Hong Kong Children's Choir, etc. among others.
"Canada Men Team to face Japan in first round (single elimination) this Saturday, July 28.
Format is 3 players on the play sequence. Top player plays 2 singles. The other two one single and one double.
If close games are expected, 2nd strongest player will play #5. and win 3- 2.
Japan likely will field top 3 guys to win 3 - 0 since the spread between Japan
and Canada is pretty big.
Rest of individual and team draw see below:
http://2012.sina.com.cn/cn/tt/2012-07-25/221419093.shtml
In badminton, Michelle Li (Canada) is in Group IA with only Wang Yihan (China), on first round this Saturday.
http://www.london2012.com/badminton/event/women-singles/groups.html",
Wilffred Wei (69) reports.
To welcome David Ho from Hong Kong and Don Chen from LA, Class 71 arranged Happy Hour/Dinner on July 23. Long time friends, Pat Lai (72) and Wilfred Wei (69) joined in for the fun. Mr. Anthony Ho was invited to share their stories of their Wah Yan days. The happy gathering went on from 4:30 to 10:30.
Click the album of photos by Don and the video.
2012/7/23
Dear Alumni of WYK,
Good morning. I would like to confirm that the School Sponsoring Body and the School Management Committee have received a letter of resignation from Dr. John Tan as Principal of the school due to family reasons. However we are grateful that he is willing to stay on for another year until August 31, 2013 for the Sponsoring Body to identify his successor. Failing to dissuade the Principal from resigning, the Sponsoring Body, i.e., the Society of Jesus, has accepted his decision with regrets. This was followed by the School Management Committee's reluctant endorsement when we met on 12th June, 2012.
Although another academic year has yet to pass before his departure from our school, I would like to thank John for his determination to improve the quality of teaching and learning as well as character development of students as reflected in the school's major concerns. I believe it is proper to assure our school community that the Sponsoring Body remains appreciative and supportive of John's vision of and commitment to Jesuit education.
The Sponsoring Body will have to begin the recruitment process in this September or October. It is likely that we will consult our stakeholder groups for the recruitment the qualities of the next principal in light of Jesuit education. We are resolved to recruit a principal who can embrace our Jesuit vision while working with the different stakeholder groups to make it a blessed reality in the school community.
Peace,
Fr. Chow
School Supervisor
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