From: khc@mag.Corp.Sun.COM (Kelly Chang)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
Subject: WahYan Alumni Newsletter (v2n2)
Followup-To: khc@Corp.Sun.COM
Date: 15 Oct 1992 04:21:55 GMT
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Keywords: WanYan, WYCHK, picnic, newsletter

 
 
 
Hello fellow WanYanites,

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Newsletter summary:
 
1. SF Bay Area local chapter picnic/bbq get together (Sat, Oct 17 1992)
2. School pals take honors with 10 As !!
3. 3rd WYPSA International Conference (Dec 21-24, 1992)
 
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Looking forward to see those of you live in the SF Bay Area on 10/17/92.
 
Regards,
-kelly
 
 
1. SF Bay Area Local Chapter Picnic/BBQ Get Together
 
        It has been quite a few months since we got together last
        time. It's an informal get together, please bring your
        family members, relatives, and friends along and join
        us for our annual fall get together. We will have plenty
        of food, drinks, and of course fun. There is a volleyball,
        court, couple tennis courts, and kids playground in the park.

        We will also have a brief meeting to discuss the 1994 WYPSA
        International Conference to be held in the San Francisco Bay
        Area.
 
        Place:  Rengstorff Park in Mountain View
        Date:   Saturday, October 17 1992
        Time:   11:00am till 4:00pm
        Directions:
                Take the "Rengstorff Avenue" exit off US-101 and
                go towards El Camino. After passing Central Expy
                and crossing railroad tracks, take the next
                left turn (Crisanto Avenue) and the park is
                there, can't miss it. You may either park
                in the parking lot or park on the street.
 
        Since the park belongs to the City of Mountain View
        Recreation Department, no reservation is accepted.
        We need a few volunteers to be there early (e.g. 9:30am)
        to take at least 2 picnic tables and stoves.
 
        Hence, looking for volunteers:
 
                - to help the setup, needs to be there early
                - to help purchase food & drink
 
        Please relay this information to your friends who are not reachable
        by email. More people ==> more fun :)
 
        +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
        +     RSVP to Kelly Chang  [NOT THE MAILING LIST]             +
        +       Phone: 415-688-9177email: Kelly.Chang@Corp.Sun.COM    +
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2. Thanks to Charles Mok (76-82) <mok@fortsc.enet.dec.com> for the
        following newspaper clip, to be shared with you all ...
 
 
School pals take honours with 10 As
 
South China Morning Post. August 12, 1992.
 
By NAOMI LEE
 
THREE students from the same school topped this year's Hongkong Certificate of
Education Examinations by getting 10 straight As.
 
Ricky Ho Wai-kee, Albert Wong Wai-keung and Andrew Hui Chee-yin are all
17-year-old science students at the Hongkong Wah Yan College.
 
After snatching numerous scholarships both inside and outside the college, they
topped the more than 128,000 students who sat the exam.
 
Joining the, with 10 straight As were Mok Kwan-ting from the Diocesan Boys'
School and 17-year-old Tsang Pui-yin from the Maryknoll Convent School.
 
Despite all the hard work, the good results came as a surprise to the three
prefects at the Wah Yan boys' school, who said they were basically brave in
studies but shy when it came to dealing with girls.
 
The three became good friends helping each other in their studies when they
started to share a common interest in debating and sport some three years ago.
 
Accompanied by his father to collect the results, Ricky was in high spirits and
attributed his success to the pressure-free attitude of his civil servant
father and his mother who is an advertising manager.
 
"The main source of pressure is from myself.  I'm not a perfectionist but I
like to do my best," said Ricky, who wants to work in accounting.
 
The long-time fan of martial arts novel writer Louis Cha is a librarian leader
at school.
 
Also a loyal martial arts novel reader, Wai-keung is a quiet and polite
student, in contrast to his nickname "Big Brother" which he gained for his
seriousness and self-discipline cultivated since his childhood.
 
Aiming at a career in business and commerce, Wai-keung is the vice-chairman of
the school's chess and visual arts clubs.  Like the other two, he will stay in
Wah Yan for his matriculation studies.
 
Music lover Chee-yin said he did not believe it when he heard his classmates
cheering him.  "I thought they were joking and I', still feeling a bit unreal,"
said Chee-yin, the youngest son of an accountant clerk and a housewife.
 
While the other two selected accounting as a private-study subject at the exam,
Chee-yin chose economics.
 
 
 
3. It is just a little bit more than 2 months away from our 3rd WYPSA
   International Conference to be held in HongKong. The followings
   are from Patrick Wu, Chairman of the Organizing Committee.
 
 
        To: All Members
 
        Date:   23 July 1992
 
        Dear Member
 
        3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 1992
 
        I am very pleased to be able to invite your participation in
        the Third International Conference to be held in Hong Kong
        from 21 December 1992 to 24 December 1992
 
        The theme of this conference is "The Spirit of Wah Yan" and
        is fully endorsed by the Past Students Association as well
        as the schools. It will be a major world class event
        of this nature that certainly will attract high profile
        speakers and participants to explore and discuss the
        basic elements of "The Wah Yan Spirit".
 
        The outcome of the Conference will not only give a clearer
        understanding of the theme but also give a firmer direction
        to its potential worldwide.
 
        In order to add to the success of the Conference, I encourage
        you to participate in all sessions. A program and a reply
        slip are enclosed.
 
        Please give the invitation serious consideration as I believe
        the Conference will be a stimulating and worthwhile event.
 
        I look forward to meeting you at the Conference.
 
        Yours sincerely
 
        Patrick P K Wu
        Chairman
        Organizing Committee
 
 
        ============================<  cut here >=======================
 
                                REPLY SLIP
 
 
        To:     Mrs Josephine Liu
                Assistant Secretary
                Organizing Committee
                3rd International Conference
                c/o Wah Yan College
                281 Queen's Road East
                Wanchai
                Hong Kong
 
        Date:
 
 
        Please register _____________ person(s) for The Third
        International Conference to be held in Hong Kong from
        21 December 1992 to 24 December 1992.
 
        Enclosed is a cheque written on the back "3rd International
        Conference" for HK$_____________ payable to "Wah Yan (HK)
        Past Students Association Ltd".
 
        *Name(s):____________________________________________
 
        *Address: ___________________________________________
 
        *Telephone No:_______________________________________
 
        *Fax No:_____________________________________________
 
        *19____ year left Hong Kong/Kowloon Wan Yan College
 
 
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        (1) A total of HK$600 per person is charged for all functions
            except Annual Ball and Sightseeing.
        (2) Reply Slip is valid only if a good cheque is enclosed.
        (3) Advance booking will be closed on Saturday, 30 October 1992
 
 
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                AGENDA  (All charges are in HK$)
 
 
        Date/Time       Function                Venue           Charge per head
        ---------       --------                -----           ---------------
        21-Dec-92   **** WAH YAN COLLEGE, KOWLOON ***
 
         10:30-11:00    Registration            School Hall     HK$50.00
         11:00-12:30    School Visit - WYCK     WYCK Campus     Free
         12:30-14:00    Welcome Party w/
                        Fellowship Lunch        Tuck Shop Area  HK$100.00
         14:00-14:10    Opening Ceremony        School Hall     Free
         14:10-14:30    Address by Mr. Norman
                        So, The Principal       School Hall     Free
         14:30-16:30    Official Meeting        School Hall     Free
 
        22-Dec-92  *** WAH YAN COLLEGE, HONG KONG ***
 
         10:30-11:30    School Visit -WYCHK     WYCHK Campus    Free
         11:30-12:30    WY Primary School Visit Pun U Assoc     Free
                                                Wan Yan Primary
         12:30-14:00    Welcome Party w/
                        a Fellowship Lunch      Tuck Shop Area  HK$100.00
         14:00-14:20    Address by Rev Fr J
                        Coghlan, SJ, The 
                        Principal               School Hall     Free
         14:20-16:15    Official Meeting        School Hall     Free
         16:15-16:30    Closing Ceremony        School Hall     Free
         19:00-22:30    Dinner Party for        Hopewell City   HK$350.00
                        delegates & WYPSA       Restaurant,
                        members                 Wanchai
 
        23-Dec-92 
 
         08:30-09:30    Mass in WYCHK School    WYCHK, School   Free
                        Chapel for blessing of  Chapel
                        all Wahyanites
         19:30-01:00    Invitation to WYPSA     HK Exhibition   TBA
                        Hong Kong Annual Ball   & Convention
                                                Centre
 
        24-Dec-92
 
         Wholeday or    Sightseeing Tours       Various Points  TBA
         1/2 Day                                of Interest
                        Mid-night Mass          WYCHK, School   Free
                                                Chapel
                        Mid-night Mass          WYCK, School    Free
                                                Chapel
 
 
        Note:   (1) All participants must be registered before taking
                    part in any function
 
                (2) Please direct all advance bookings to Mrs Josephine Liu,
                    Assistant Secretary, Wan Yan (HK) Past Students Association,    
		    281 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong. Telephone/Fax:
                    (852)-893-9290.
 
                (3) Advance booking will be closed on Saturday, 31 October, 1992.