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Introduction to the Series “In Memoriam” --- 壬辰年 清明
In celebrating the Golden Jubilee of their graduation (Form 5) from Wah Yan College, Kowloon, the Class of ’61 undertook a project to update a CD originally produced for an earlier reunion in Toronto in 2005. It attempts to include all relevant information and photos about that cohort, from the time they entered Wah Yan, mostly in 1955, up to 2011, culminating in photos of the Gala Dinner in the old school-hall on November 13, 2011, attended by about 48 classmates. One part of the CD is a series of "In Memoriam." It recollects, mainly from the perspective of the Class of '61, the fathers, teachers and schoolmates who passed away. The project is an act of love and remembrance that constitutes a living link with the past and, hopefully, will form a reservoir of collective memories that live on, for the Class of ’61 and all Wahyanites.
It is now uploaded for a wider audience, the readers of WYKAAO. The files on the dearly missed are fuller in content than similar ones uploaded in the past, and a large number of new files have been added. Others will follow.
The series is the work of Wong Hin-shing and Yu Fong-ying (both ’61). The main source of information is the past issues of The Shield, supplemented by other avenues of information, electronic and printed, such as Fr Morrissey, S.J.’s “Jesuits in Hong Kong, South China and Beyond” and a lot of old photos from Mr Laurence Tam. The help of Mr Anthony Ho in lending the magazines and other ways is gratefully acknowledged. A considerable number of teachers, fathers, and classmates have also lent a hand. To them, grateful thanks are also due.
The series "In Memoriam" consists of files on
Fathers:
Fr Chan, Francis SJ
Fr Doris, Seamus SJ
Fr Farren, Anthony SJ
Fr Finneran, Patrick SJ
Fr Headon, Maurice SJ
Fr Maguire, Rory SJ
Fr McCarthy, Richard SJ
Fr Moran, John SJ
Fr Reid, Derek SJ
Fr Toner, Patrick SJ
Teachers:
Mr Chow Cheng-Lam
Mr Choy Shing-Pang
Mr Fung Kin-Fung, James
Mr Hsueh Wei-Shiang, Wilson
Mr Lau Kai-Yip
Mr Li Yiu-Bor Eugene
Mr Lim Hoy-Lan Andrew
Mr Liu Ki-Ming
Mr O'Flanagan Patrick
Mr Tsui Yan-Sau Peter
Mr Wong Chuen, Alexander
Mrs Ma-Wong Kit-Kwan
Schoolmates:
Cheung Chi-Fong, Benjamin
Fan Kay-Yam
Ku Chi-Chung, Damien
Leung Siu-Tat, Carmelo
Shih Yen-Chung, Jerome
Wang Hak-Yee, Harry
Choy Siu Ying, Ernest
Mak Wai-Kei, Gregory
Lau Ping-Yuen, Gabriel
Butt Chak Cheung, Yondani
Lam Sing Kiu, Augustine
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.)
If there is enough interest from our members who plan to attend the conference, we may organize to charter a tour bus to travel to the event venue (round trip). This will be a shared operation with Wah Yan College (Hong Kong) Ontario Alumni Association. We need firmed commitments before further planning can take place. Please let us know if you are interested in this initiative (bus tour) before April 13th by
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.
** The event has been postponed to Saturday July 7, 2012. (click here for more info) **
We are invited to participate in the table tennis tournament organised by the Raimondi College Old Boys’ Association (Ontario).
Date - 28 April 2012 Time - 2 to 4 pm
If you are interested to join, please contact WYKAAO by e-mail -
The 64th Hong Kong School Music Festival:
March 19, 2012: Interemediate Boys Choir (Chinese)
1st Wah Yan Kowloon (Marks 91)
2nd DBS (Marks 90)
3rd SKH Lam Woo (Marks 88)
March 16, 2012: Intermediate Mixed Choir (Chinese)
1st WYK & Belilios Public School 庇理羅士女子中學 (Marks 92)
2nd DBS & Heep Yunn School 協恩中學 (Marks 91)
As winners of these two groups, WYK Intermediate Choir will compete in the Finals on March 30. We wish them every success.
Fr Farren was out of hospital on March 17 after the stomach surgery. He is now in the nursing home (Cherryfield Lodge, Dublin) again.
March 23. Fr Farren was able to walk with a walker to the dining area for meals and will go the hospital for a follow up on April 3.
Fr Farren was happy that so many alumni were concerned about him.
Click here for the Get Well card from students of 1962, specially designed and through a very collaborative efforts across continents, wishing him speedy recovery. The two chief designers are Steve Lau from West Virginia and Raymond Lau from Vancouver; and of course there are many contributors from Hong Kong and more. A true Wah Yan Spirit!
Class of 1962 will celebrate their 50th Reunion in Hong Kong this November.
Click here to view David Wong's Spring Banquet presentation.
(Mar 4, 2012) From Victor Ng, International Convener, Wah Yan College Alumni US Eastern Chapter:
Pre-registration can be done online at:
http://wahyanic.org/online-form/
The link to the conference website is:
http://www.WAHYANIC.org
(March 3, 2012) Invitation to Wah Yan International Conference 2012 (August 3, 4,5) in New York City from Peter Lau - Cochairman of IC-2012
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