About WYK
WYKAAO wishes Father Mallin many happy returns on his 99th Birthday.
Father taught at WYK in 1957-59, 1960-69 and 1970-1971. He then became the Supervisor of Pun U Association Wah Yan Primary School , 番禺會所華仁小學 until his retirement. He now resides at Wah Yan College, Hong Kong.
(Click the image to see Father at the 50th Reunion Dinner of Class 61 at school on November 12, last year.)
"I would like to express my deep gratitude to the Past Students' Association for sponsoring and arranging my trip to Toronto, Ottawa and New York from 28th July to 7th August 2012, especially Mr. Gary Ching, Mr. Raymond Yu, Mr. Simon Cheng, Mr. Silas Chan and Mr. Michael Au. I must thank Wah Yan College (Hong Kong) Ontario Alumni Association, Wah Yan College Kowloon Alumni Association of Ontario and Wah Yan College Alumni Association US Eastern Chapter for arranging my trip. Credits must also be given to all the organizers of the Conference, including Mr. Cheng Lap Yan, Mr. Peter Lau and Mr. Carl Leung. I must also thank Mr. Stephen Ching, Mr. and Mrs. Sonny Sie, Mr. and Mrs. Eric Chan, Mr. and Mrs. James Siu and Mr. Anthony Ho for their kind hospitality and also Mr. Joe Shum, Mr. Clement Chung, Mr. Andrew Tang, Mr. Jeffery Mah, Mr. Gus Yeung, Mr. Joseph Wong, Mr. David Wong, Mr. Raymond Kwong and Mr. Raymond Kan for showing me around the city. It is indeed an eye-opener. I would also like to thank Mr. George Tam, Dr. Tan and teachers for their support and guidance. I do treasure this invaluable experience. Thank you Wah Yan!"
- 2012.08.17 - Vincent Shum Cheuk Chun (Student Ambassador 2012)
The windows of the Fathers’ Quarters located at 3/F of the Main Building of WYK are 60 years old, most of which are now rusting. Recently, three window glasses fell down onto the carpark. Fortunately, no one was hurt.
The school is not authorized to use any government funding to repair such windows since the Fathers’ Quarters are not treated as part of the school premises. The Fathers’ Community will be held liable if any injuries or damages are caused. In light of the aforesaid, the school urgently need to replace 20 sets of windows at the Fathers’ Quarters at the total cost of HK$90,000.
As initiated by Mr. Stanislaus Keung, all alumni are encouraged to show their support towards the repair works by making donations at any amount. If you are pleased to donate for the repair works, please send a crossed cheque payable to
“Bellarmine A/C” to:
WYK Past Students’ Association
c/o Wah Yan College Kowloon
56 Waterloo Road
Kowloon
The above bank account is the account of the Fathers’ Community
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.
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.
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
Two student ambassadors from Wah Yan (Cheuk-chun Shum, WYHK and Wilson Ching-wai Fung, WYK) will be visiting Ontario from July 28 to Aug 3 before heading to WYIC2012 in New York City. Both Wah Yan alumni associations in Ontario are jointly sponsoring the hosting program (background info) and have planned a week-full of activities for the students.
A Welcome Dinner will be held for both visitors:
Date: July 29th (Sunday) Time: 7 pm
Venue: Century Palace Chinese Restaurant世紀皇宮大酒樓 (near Warden and Steeles) 398 Ferrier, Markham, Ontario (905) 415-1988
Cost: $35 per person (menu)
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