About WYK
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)
Listen to the latest news and updates about our schools and offer any help/advice to graduating Wah Yan boys who are planning to continue their studies overseas. If you would like to attend the dinner event, please click here and let us know or
On scoring gold medals in Youth Male Choirs and Sacred Music categories in the 2012 World Choir Games in Cincinnati, U.S.A.
Please click the image to read the full story.
Click here to view the participating choirs from Hong Kong.
WYK choir performed on July 3 at Alhambra, California before going to Cincinnati. Click here to view the occasion.
Not many of us have the chance of hearing Dr. John Tan speaking. Please click here to hear Dr. Tan givng a report on WYK in March 2012.
Please click the image to read the activities of Father Deignan Education Centre.
Simon Au Tak Shing (81) writes, "Clovis Hui (one of my classmates) and I visited 
Fr Farren at the end of April. We stayed at Dublin for 4 – 5 days. Clovis stayed longer than I.
Fr Farren walked with the walking frame steadily. He could walk a short distance even without the frame.
His voice was strong but memory was not as good as before.
Luckily, he does not feel any discomfort caused by the cancer at the moment."
Introduction
According to the existing arrangement, the members of the School Management Committee of Wah Yan College Kowloon comprise, inter alia, a representative of the alumni (the “Alumni Manager”). Pursuant to the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting 2010 of Wah Yan College Kowloon Past Students’ Association (the “Association”), the Alumni Manager shall be elected based on the principle of universal suffrage.
Election
The term of the new Alumni Manager shall commence on 1 November 2012 and the election arrangement will be announced in due course.
Voter registration
If you wish to vote at the Election, you should register as a voter first. In order to be eligible to register as a voter, the following requirements must be satisfied:
- you shall be an alumnus of Wah Yan College Kowloon, which means that you have attended class in Wah Yan College Kowloon for not less than one full academic year and have left the school as at the date hereof; and
- you are over 18 years old on the date of submitting your voter registration form to the Election Committee.
Mr. Laurence Tam writes, "On Mar 14, 2012, a party celebrating the 85th birthday of Fr Deignan was held at HKU Ricci Hall. I went there with Prof Dominic Lam Man Kit (63 WYHK) to present a birthday gift to Fr Deignan. When we arrived at Ricci Hall, we found that the "Fr Deignan Education Studio (狄恒教室)" was having a study group there with Fr Deignan and students from three schools. (Please click the image for the album.)
It's been two years since the 'Moments in Time' video, which presents a comprehensive history of Wah Yan College Kowloon from inception to the current days in an interesting yet authoritative fashion, was released. If you haven't had a chance to view these videos (in Chinese and English narration respectively) or would like to see them again, click the above images. For a sample of what Wah Yanites had to say about the video, click here.