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Annie Ko Lee Tun Yung (1911~2009) R.I.P.

Mrs. Ko passed away on June 22, 2009 in Hong Kong. Click here to see the notice of memorial service.

Mrs. Ko taught at Wah Yan Kowloon from 1945 to 1975. She was fondly referred to as the Fat Madam by her pupils. 高太貴從容, remarked by one of them. Our condolences go to members of her family, all boys being Wah Yan alumni.

Here is the letter of condolence from Philip Lee.

Another First for Wah Yan

It was announced on June 19 that Philip Lee Shiu Lun (Form 5, 1959~60) had been appointed to be the next lieutenant-governor of Manitoba. He will take office on August 1, 2009.

"For decades, Mr. Lee has played an integral role in Winnipeg’s cultural community and has been widely recognized for his efforts in promoting a positive cultural awareness among Canadians of all ethnic and cultural backgrounds. As such, he is well prepared to assume this prominent role as the Queen’s representative in our province and will bring an exciting dynamic to this office." -- Statement by Manitoba Premier, Gary Doer.

Philip had just organized a mini-reunion of his buddies in Wah Yan, a group called "Cheetahs and Friends", in Toronto from June 17 to June 20. His reminiscences of their school days are worth the long and short hauls of his friends from Singapore, LA, Edmonton and Ottawa. The Go Ahead clip from the Wah Yan International Conference, Toronto, 2002, shows why. Pictures of this gathering and a dinner hosted by Philip can be viewed here.

Reports from the media (cbc.ca, MingPao, SingTao, CTV.ca, Toronto Star, TodayDailyNews)

June 2009 Newsletter

The June 2009 newsletter is now online. Please click here to read.

Content -

1. Upcoming Events
2. Dinner with Fr. Coghlan
3. Spring Banquet
4. Cradle Exhibitions
5. Newsletter Going Green
6. Letter from the New Principal
7. Happy Corner
8. WYKAAO Facebook Group
9. President on Cool
10. Milestones

Dinner with Fr. Sean Coghlan

A joint dinner with Wah Yan Hong Kong Ontario chapter in honour of the visiting Fr. Sean Coghlan, S.J. was held on 7 June at the Brilliant Restaurant. The pictures can be seen here.

Message from Father Coghlan, "I repeat that, like many other Jesuits, I am staggered by the kindness and loyalty of all our Wah Yan friends.

In particular I want to thank Gus Yeung for driving me three times to various destinations and also Laurence Tam for the magnificent book he presented to me.

I hope that any Ontario WahYanite who comes to Hong Kong will contact me at 25469201

With renewed thanks,
Best wishes and prayers for your health and happiness."

Cradle Exhibit at the University of Toronto Library

Ink Painting and Art Education by Eric Li

The Ink Painting and Art Education, co-organized by the Wah Yan College Kowloon Alumni Association of Ontario and the Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library, was held on June 5, 2009 at the Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library, University of Toronto. Four distinguished speakers, Mr. Laurence Tam (Former Chief Curator of Hong Kong Museum of Art and art teacher at Wah Yan College, Kowloon), Prof. Ted Rettig (Associate Professor, Department of Art, Queen's University), Sharon Cook (Artist), and Henry Ho (Director of IS Gallery), shared their experiences and insights of art education and ink painting movement in Chinese and Canadian communities. About 70 participants, including WYKAAO alumni and friends, scholars, artists and students attended the seminar that morning. Everyone enjoyed the presentations and appreciated the artworks created by WYK alumni four decades ago. Mr. Tam emphasized that his teaching philosophy is to educate students learn how to bear the consequences of their actions and to develop appropriate attitude towards learning. He is glad that many of his students become successful individuals in the society. (pictures, video)

Paul Lee Reviewed the Book on "Jesuits in Hong Kong"

"Jesuits in Hong Kong, South China and Beyond: Irish Jesuit Mission – its development 1926-2006”
By Thomas J. Morrissey S.J.
2008 (832pp) ISBN 978-962-85883-7-4

Reviewed by Paul L. Lee, ’62 WYK

Click here to see more details.

Mr. Wu Tien-Chor (1929~2009) R.I.P.

The memorial service for Mr. Wu Tien-chor was held at Forest Lawn Memorial Burial Park & Funeral Home, Burnaby, Vancouver, at 1:30pm on Monday June 1, 2009.

Mr. Wu taught at WYK from 1967 to 1992. After his retirement from school, Mr. Wu lived in Vancouver with his son, Ng Ming Sai (wyk, 1976).

His biography shows his many talents and the Sing Tao article describes his life in Vancouver.

He will be missed by his students.

The Next Exhibition of "Cradle of New Chinese Ink Painting Movement"

The Next Exhibition of "Cradle of New Chinese Ink Painting Movement" was successfully held between June 5 and June 19, 2009 at the University of Toronto Libraries (the Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library).

To mark the opening of this exhibition, a seminar entitled “Ink Painting and Art Education” was held on June 5 at 10:30 a.m. in the Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library.

Speakers examined the past history of the ink painting teaching method, analyze the educational function of ink painting, and project the future of ink painting in art education.

Congratulations from Vancouver

From the Wah Yan College Alumni (Vancouver) Association and the Cradle Exhibition Organizing Committee