Welcome to WYKAAO
Welcome to WYKAAO
With Leung Kon-Woh passing away on November 09, 2009, another link to the days of WYK at Nelson Street is broken. After graduating in the forties, Leung became a teacher at an Anglican school. Retired in Toronto, he reconnected with WYKAAO in the 2007 fall picnic. During his final years at a Long Term Care Centre, he was a polite and friendly gentleman to all the nursing staff and fellow residents. His absence was greatly missed.
Our sincerest condolences to his family.
To commemorate the 85th Anniversary of Wah Yan College, Kowloon, WYK Alumni Association of Ontario decided to produce a video on her history.
President David Wong named it Moments in Time, 時光[瑞]道. Dominic Chan King-leung (64) undertook the project as producer-script writer-commentator, being helped by Jeff Mah (78) and a committee of researchers. The video was finally approved at King Chan Studio on November 08, 2009. The technical team, Jeff and Eric Li (95), had the souvenir DVD ready free for members at AGM dinner on Saturday, November 21. Here is the web version of Moments in Time. Click here and let us know if you would like to purchase a copy of the DVD ($10 (Can/US) or $75 (HK), shipping included).
Joseph Chan Kwok-Hung (1967), President of Fairchild Television, was one of the winter Olympic flame torch bearers in Vancouver. We are looking forward to seeing him in town to officiate the Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant 2009 later this month.
Father Coghlan has written a beautiful letter to National Geographic Magazine,
in which WYK, WYHK and Ricci Hall are mentioned.
Click here to enjoy it.
['I enjoy Magical Moments very much, for the breadth of experience, the depth of love of nature, and the English,' remarked SL Kong (53)]
The conference will last for 3 days (August 20-22, Friday to Sunday) and will be held at the San Gabriel Hilton Hotel. The daily rate at the Hilton is about $130.Accommodations at other hotels (both more and less expensive) as additional options to the San Gabriel Hilton are being developed.
The main event will consist of one full day on (Saturday plus the Sunday morning) of gatherings and speeches by keynote speakers. The dinner on Saturday will be a Gala event with entertainment.
Miss Wong Kit Kwan (Mrs Ma) passed away on Oct 31.
Requiem Mass (presided by Fr. Stephen Chow, S.J.) was held on Friday, 27 November, at 8:00pm at Hong Kong Funeral Parlour and Final Commendation (presided by Fr. A. Deignan, S.J.) on Saturday, 28 November, at 9:00am. The cortege proceeded to Cape Collinson Crematoria.
Mrs Ma taught at Wah Yan College Kowloon from 1945~78. As she was the only Chinese teacher at the entrance level, P6 and F1, she had taught all earlier graduates at their very early formative years at school.
A 1961 Form 5 graduate remembers her as:
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最憶Meen See黃 |
循循解文義 |
黃潔君女士, P. 6D班主任, 後嫁與馬玉麟先生 |
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常見交費遲 |
婉轉問家貧 |
通常每月第一日交學費, 我常遲交。馬玉麟先生教國文。 |
Please view other messages here. View album of Mrs. Ma.
Mr. Tam writes from HK.
Members from Class' 60 are planning a 50th-anniversary reunion in Hong Kong in November 2010. Please visit the following site http://sites.google.com/site/wyk1960/ for more information or e-mail
4 Wahyanites from 4 cities, Ottawa-Vancouver-Hong Kong-Wahington D.C., recently had their fun in translating
菩萨蛮 （唐）李白 (701~762)
平林漠漠烟如织
寒山一带伤心碧
暝色入高楼
有人楼上愁
玉阶空伫立
宿鸟归飞急
何处是归程
长亭连短亭
Click here to enjoy their work. Share yours through Contact Us in the Main Menu.
"One could be surprised of the simplicity of some of Li's poems, quiet and beautiful."~ SL Kong.
There are many more translations of beautiful poems of major poets. Enjoy.
Wah Yan 90/85 Anniversaries Special.
Wah Yan 90/85 Anniversaries Press Release.
Wah Yan 90/85 Anniversaries Celebration Programmes.
Wah Yan 90/85 Anniversaries Visual Arts Exhibition.
Wah Yan 90/85 Anniversaries Wah Yan Encore.
From Mr. Laurence Tam in HK:
"Margaret and I arrived at WYK playground just before 9 a.m. The place was already full of people, though not so crowded as the first one held 2 years ago. The color for this walkaton is yellow. All participants put on a yellow T shirt provided by the organizer. Yellow is a striking color, especially under the sun, as it was a gorgeous sunny day. The whole playground seemed to be flittering with shimmering yellow lights as the crowd of people moved around. I had the luck of meeting many of my old friends in the crowds at WYK playground, walking on the way to Tsimshatsui Star Ferry, in the ferry, walking from Wanchai Ferry Pier, through the Central Plaza and up the hill to Wah Yan Hong Kong. The closing ceremony was held at 1 p.m. at the playground of WYHK. That was the second Wah Yan Walkaton I experienced." ........Click here to see more pictures.
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