WYKAAO Functions
Following an informal dim-sum lunch last September, WYKAAO is holding a networking event welcoming alumni who are new to Ontario, or those returning to Canada after a long period of absence. We will offer assistance or information from navigating your daily lives, furthering your academic studies, to establishing your career in a country which you may not be that familiar with.
Date: February 19, 2023 (Sunday)
Time: 11:30 am
Venue: Chef 88 Oriental Cuisine 百樂海鮮小炒 3261 Kennedy Rd #3, Scarborough
Details of the program are being worked on.
A number of current and previous directors got together celebrating the Holiday Season
The first physical Annual General Meeting in three years was held on Sunday October 16 at Chef 88 Oriental Cuisine. It was very encouraging to see more than 50 alumni, families and friends attended the dinner following the meeting, trying their best to stay connected during this challenging time.
Picture taken at a lunch gathering on September 25 with WYK alumni who are new or returning to Canada recently (left to right: Alan Chan ’82, Athan Cheung ’14, Steven Liu ’13, Dickson Ngai ’87) together with Andrew Ng and Jeff Mah, President of WYHK and WYK alumni associations in Ontario respectively.
(Note: WYKAAO Scholastic Achievement Award has been renamed to Mr. Anthony CY Ho Memorial Scholarship in memory and honour of Mr. Ho for his dedication and contributions to WYKAAO)
The Award is open to students whose aggregate total of their best six Grade 12 credits gained in 2021~2022 academic year is 480 or over. Details of the award, its qualifications and the application form can be found here. The completed application form must be submitted on or before 9th October 2022.
Successful candidates will be notified and announced at WYKAAO Annual General Meeting on Sunday, 16th October 2022.This year AGM and the dinner that follows will return to a physical setting with a small group of about 50 people.
AGM 2022 Notice
Here is the link for the AGM 2022 Notice and the Attendance/Director Nomination Form. If you cannot attend or will be late for the AGM, please send you proxy to a director or an attending member so that we can form a quorum for the meeting.
Dinner Following AGM
Date - Sunday, 16th October 2022
Time - AGM 6 pm / Dinner 7 pm
Cost - $60 per person ($55 if registered before October 2nd, students $25)
Venue - Chef 88 Oriental Cuisine (百樂海鮮小炒)
3261 Kennedy Rd #3, Scarborough
ON M1V 2K1
(416) 292-0883
To register please
As large-scale gatherings are not yet encouraged, dinner attendees will be limited to the first 50 who register.
Team Wah Yan had a friendly soccer game with alumni from La Salle College on a sunny afternoon (July 3) at Calvert Park in Markham.
WYKAAO will be holding a virtual networking event inviting Pieter Chung (WYK ’76) to talk about Construction Management. The following was provided from Pieter’s associated company.
"Urban NZR Construction Management Ltd. is the Project/Construction Manager for the several upcoming senior campus developments in GTA. The scope of work for the Project/Construction Management team commences from the Architectural Conceptual Design, through the SPA and building permit applications, to overseeing all construction activities until full occupancy. We are inviting Architect, Engineer, and Construction personnel who would be interested in exploring this opportunity to join our virtual networking/info session."
Date: June 4, 2022 (Saturday)
Time: 10am
Platform: Zoom
The target audience is our alumni and their second-generations. If you are interested in joining the online info session,
2021 Annual General Meeting was held on Sunday October 17. This is the second year that AGM was conducted virtually due to the pandemic. We are happy to report that the association is in a comfortable financial position and had organized a number of online and physical events throughout the past challenging year. The two recipients of Scholastic Achievement Award were announced in the meeting as well. They are Brayden Ho, son of Simon Ho (’79) and Jonathan Fung, grandson of Michael Chan (’61).