Joint-School Functions
St. Francis' Canossian College Alumni Association Ontario held its annual dinner at Mandarin Golf and Country Club on Saturday September 28th. A number of joint-school representatives attended including David Wong and Jeff Mah from WYKAAO. Pictures can be viewed here.
(Updated) On a clear and refreshing Sunday (Sept 22), Hong Kong Joint Schools Alumni Association held its 2013 Golf Tournament at Club Link Station Creek Golf Club. 71 golfers, who are members and friends of the alumni associations, participated in the tournament with lots of fun prizes.
Dinner was held in the evening at Mandarin Golf and Country Club with over 80 guests attended. Click here to see the first batch of pictures; the second batch of pictures are posted here.
Our table tennis team captain, Wilfred Wei (’69), showcased the Inter-school Table Tennis Championship Trophy at the latest wino gathering.
Hong Kong Inter-School Alumni Associations (Canada) has created a website to promote activities among alumni associations of Hong Kong secondary schools in Canada. Click the image to visit the website.
(Aug 25th) La Salle Old Boys held its annual BBQ picnic at Thomson Park on a beautiful Sunday. Joint-school friends were invited and we have Peter Wong, Bill Fok and Jeff Mah attended with their better half, representing WYKAAO. Sammy Kam-Yin Ng (’68), visiting from Seattle, also joined the big party. Click here to see the pictures.
With months of preparation, the first Inter-School Table Tennis Tournament was held on Aug 10 in Markham. 12 teams from 9 Hong Kong high school alumni associations (see the list here) had entered the whole-day competition. After a number of hard-fought matches in several rounds, our Team A (from left to right in the picture: Mike Yam (74), Michael Luk (76), David Ho (70), Allan Lee (70)) captured the CHAMPIONSHIP of the tournament. Excellent Effort and Congratulations!
The tournament was followed by a socializing dinner at a Chinese restaurant. Thank you to those who came to support our teams. Click here to see the pictures taken during the event.
Our directors Andrew Tang and Peter Wong attended the joint-BBQ held by the alumni associations of Sacred Heart Canossian College and Wah Yan College Hong Kong on Saturday July 6th at Milne Park. Click here to see more pictures.
Paulinians Alumnae (Toronto) held its Spring Dinner 2013 on Saturday April 13. Two of our directors, Andrew Tang (65) and Fred Fung (72) attended the event representing WYKAAO. Click here to see the pictures. Follow this link to see all pictures posted by Paulinians.
Last Saturday, April 06, a number of Wahyanites together with visiting Phillip Lee (60), LG of Manitoba, and his wife Anita attended the successful Fund-raising screening of “Trailblazers in Habits” for the Maryknoll Sisters who celebrate their Centenary foreign mission. The documentary was well received by the 250 attendants.
Please click here to view the photos.
“Trailblazers in Habits” was shown twice on the same day at the Sarasota Film Festival in Florida.
(April 6th Toronto) Maryknoll Convent School Former Students (Ontario) hosted the screening of ‘Trailblazers in Habits’, a documentary (details here) to commemorate the Maryknoll Sisters’ remarkable contribution to the development of modern Hong Kong, and to chronicle some of their work in Asia, Latin America, Africa and the United States. Over 200, including a number of WYKAAO members, attended the event. Click here to see the pictures.