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Alex Chiu enjoyed the dim-sum he had missed for years in Washington, DC. On the next day, July 5, he was at dinner with David Tse who had just arrived from Sydney via Hong Kong in late afternoon. Both have been practising Kung Fu since their Wah Yan days. Alex was the founder of the Karate Club at school. From Karate he went on to obtain a tae kwon do black belt. More recently, he has returned to Tai Chi, an art he started at the age of nine. He enjoys Tai Chi sword play and David, Kendo (日本劍道).
However, they were no match to Ron Tse when three of them were active members of the Fencing Club because Ron was standing much taller!.
At dinner, David entertained the group with another Qi Gong performance. With a bank note, he broke a chopstick into pieces. Click the image to view the album. To view the video demonstrations, please click (1) and (2).
When the Class of 61 in Toronto prepared to celebrate their 50th Year of F5 Graduation, Hin-Shing Wong suggested that the first item at the Reunion dinner should be to remember the Fathers, teachers and classmates who had passed away. The idea was accepted and he started to collect materials for a slideshow. Searching diligently in the internet, Hin-Shing was excited but sad to find a web page of Mr. Fung. It was sent out to the Class of 61 and his students poured in their memories of their beloved teacher. Click the here to read the article.
【明報專訊】耶穌會中華省昨宣布已向教育局提交意向書，申請粉嶺皇后山私立大學用地，是9個申請土地的團體之一。耶穌會中華省教育委員會主席周守仁神父表示，構思中大學會是一所博雅大學，全校3000名學生都要在校住宿用膳，神學、哲學等為必修科，目前已聘請校長和部分高層，並在本地和海外籌款建校。
周守仁說，耶穌會在全球各地有逾百間大學，擁有豐富專上教育經驗，今次是在國際耶穌會的協助下，向政府申請整幅粉嶺皇后山用地辦學，在其他耶穌會大學的支持下，有信心獲港府批地建校。
教育局預計，皇后山用地可容納8000人，規模與浸會大學相若。但周守仁表示，構思中大學採博雅教育，是一所男女校，全校學生在學4年期間均須住宿舍，故全校只能容納3000學生，校內會興建宿舍供學生入住。
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Wong Hin-Shing writes, "The Toronto class of 1961 had their 50th Anniversary reunion on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at Golden Court Abolone Restaurant, Richmond Hill. We were fortunate to have a room reserved for us through our classmate, Michael Chan.
There were altogether eight of us, including our honored guest Mr. Anthony Ho. Classmates present were: David Chan, Michael Chan, Clement Ching, Stephen Lam, Martin Lee, Bernard Wong and Hin-Shing Wong.
Mr. Ho had prepared a slideshow "In Memory of Fathers, teachers and classmates, R.I.P." with photos and data supplied by Hin-Shing. So the first event in the evening was viewing the photos of our dear Fathers, teachers and classmates who had passed away. We were indeed very moved as we remembered them.
William Li Kei-Ying (middle in photo) was in town earlier this month and members of the class took the opportunity to get together for a dinner.
Alexander Chiu Fung-Chow and David Tse Kwok-Shuen will be visiting Toronto early July and a dinner in their honour will be held on Tuesday, July 5th. Please
Francis Ho passed away in Montreal last Thursday, June 9.
Francis was the School Captain in 1957-58, heading a team of Prefects who included Andrew So Kwok Wing, (Rev.) George Zee, John Lee Yiu Kwong, (Dr.) StanislausTang Wing Kuen and other able prefects. Since his arrival in Canada in the sixties, he had settled in Montreal. A member of WYKAAO, he tried to attend our functions and meet with his class of 57 whenever he came to Toronto. His presence was refreshing in any company. His absence would be greatly missed at our gatherings. May he rest in peace.
To Jenny and the family, we extend our condolences.
Click here to view his album.
We learned from Fr. Coghlan that Fr. Deignan fell yesterday, June 9, breaking a hip and that he had had surgery. Fr. Deignan will be in hospital for 2 weeks.
We wish Fr. Deignan speedy recovery.
There will be two major events on back to back weekends offered to you in the month of July:
1. Brookhaven National Laboratory Sunday Open House - July 17
2. Annual General Meeting - Saturday July 23
The FIRST event: Brookhaven National Laboratory (“BNL”) Open House on Sunday July 17, organized and hosted by Lapyan Cheng (former president).
An entertaining Karaoke Night was held in a relaxed and private studio on May 14. While enjoying a handy and well prepared meal, selected concert videos in high-definition were shown to warm up the musical atmosphere. Everyone had a good time in either showing their talents openly or just singing along with the group. The party was wrapped up just before mid-night with everyone still thinking what songs to queue next. Click here to see the pictures and here for a short video clip.
Damien Ku Chi Chung (古志眾) passed away on May 11 in Hong Kong. This sad news came as a great shock to all his Wah Yan friends. It was on May 5 that they received an email from him, saying that he realized only 17 days ago he had cancer originated from the thymus gland spreading to liver and bones and that he had received four radiation therapies, waiting for chemotherapy treatment. A devout Catholic, he placed his trust in God and asked them for prayers.
Damien spent 8 years in Wah Yan Kowloon from Primary 6 in 1956 to Upper Six Science in 1963 and went on to Hong Kong University to complete an engineering degree. Always cheerful and friendly, he could be singled out in all his class photos with his smiling face. View his album here.
May he rest in peace. The family appreciates all the good wishes and prayers and there is no need to send any flowers and gifts.
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