Tim Kwan ('67) - Recipient of Meritorious Service Decoration (Civilian)
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- Created: 25 February 2021
Congratulations to Tim Kwan (’67), for receiving the Governor General’s Meritorious Services Medal for his leadership in the design and establishment of Mon Sheong Court, a series of culturally relevant residences for seniors in Toronto’s Chinese communities.
UCLA Virtual Memorial Service for James Tong Update
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- Created: 15 February 2021
Update - It will be held at 18h00 Pacific time on April 8, which will be James’s 74th birthday. It will be 21h00 Eastern time or 09h00 April 9 HK time.
A fellow professor of James at UCLA reached out to us to let us know that they are planning a virtual memorial service for James, most likely via Zoom. The dates suggested are March 5, 13, 18 and 20. The likely time will be 4:00 pm Pacific time which is 8:00 am the following day in Hong Kong and China. If there is enough interest coming from Asia, they might consider having another one just for that time zone. So please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you would like to attend, and if so, your preference as to date and time.
Professor James Tong Scholarship for Resilience
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- Created: 13 February 2021
Please follow the link or click the photo to view the video - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_oMA3DoOO24vTPizb5j40CIK8SDVlJsO/view
Dear Friends and Schoolmates of James Tong,
To remember and honour James Tong, we contacted Mr. Warren Chung, Principal of Wah Yan Kowloon about setting up a one-time scholarship in the name of James. We sent a public announcement to you in early November 2020 about the at Wah Yan College, Kowloon. Contributions were to be sent to Wah Yan Kowloon directly, which would be used as one-time scholarships awarded to worthy students who demonstrated academic achievement as well as resilience to hardship.
We are pleased to report that Wah Yan Kowloon collected a total of HK$40,025 by January of 2021. After carefully reviewing the applications, Mr. Chung, the school principal, and his team decided to award a scholarship in the sum of HK$7,000 to each of the six students, selected from each level of the school, that is, Form One to Form Six.
Dermot Chan ('65) - R.I.P.
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- Created: 05 February 2021
We received the sad news from Dermot’s family that he passed away peacefully on January 20 in Toronto. The funeral service and arrangements had been taken care of already by the family.
Dermot is remembered as a key member of his class year and a dedicated supporter of all activities organized by the alumni association, even with his declining health in recent years. His contributions to the association in the early formation years are well respected. He will be dearly missed in the whole Wah Yan community.
拉丁漫談 - In Hoc Signo Vinces
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- Created: 29 January 2021
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Wah Yan Anniversaries Mass of Thanksgiving (in HK)
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- Created: 26 January 2021
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WYK Soccer Teams in the Early 1960’s
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- Created: 23 January 2021
Click the image above to see more pictures of WYK soccer teams in the early 1960’s (courtesy of Dermot Chan ’65).
Virtual Class Reunions
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- Created: 11 January 2021
Class reunions are important activities in alumni associations like WYKAAO. Under the current pandemic, it is not feasible to hold physical reunions practically anywhere in the world now. If you are interested in organizing such activities over internet, do let us know and we will try our best to support them, e.g. by providing a platform to conduct the virtual reunions.
For programs on virtual class reunions, a quick search on internet will return results on a number of useful tips and ideas.
