Meeting Date
Jun 6, 2018
Attendants
Committee members: Andrew Ng, Bernard Tsui, Joe Shum, Edmund Leung, Stephen Ching, Francis Au, Albert Lau
Other members: Paulus Ng, Yip-Chi Li, Martin Li, Tony Tang
Minutes
The president thanked everyone for the attendance, especially Kim Wong and Colin Hong since they are young alumni and first time to attend the monthly meeting.
- Approve meeting agenda
The meeting agenda was approved.
2. Adopt last meeting minutes
Motion to adopt last meeting minutes was passed.
3. Report on past activities
a) Wah Yan soccer team gathering
With the help of Wilson So, more than 10 people from Wah Yan College Kowloon and Hong Kong enjoyed Champion League Final ( Real Madrid Vs Liverpool ) in Andrew’s home on May 26 ( Sat. ).The president is planning to have another event on July 15 ( Sun. ) World Cup Final. We would like to invite joint schools to this gathering as well.
b) The president hosted a Joint School Committee as his house, with karaoke after the meeting. The president is considering hosting simular event in the future.
c) The president and vice president visited our school and met with Principal So. Principal So promised to give us the latest news regarding DSS. We hope to have an update at our upcoming annual dinner. The president donated a small sum to the school and received a gift – a set of CDs containing all the school year books from 1933 to 2010. We will contact Principal So to find out whether the year books are available on internet.
The president also brought back two cds from Principal So. They contains the school song, performed by our choir. We can use it at our events.
d) The president and vice president attended Father Mallin’s funeral at the chapel of Wah Yan Kowloon.
4. Upcoming events
a) Wah Yan College Kowloon Alumni Association of Ontario (WYKAAO) Networking Dinner.
Wah Yan Kowloon Alumni Association is hosting a dinner gathering on July 13, 2018 at 7pm. The venue is Emperor Fine Chinese Cuisine 君臨天下 on Bayview, near 16th Ave. Cost is $45 per person.
The topic of presentation will be “Pre-Planning Final Arrangements – Why and How”
Contact us by email, or call our Vice president Bernard Tsui before Jun 30th.
b) Joint School bus trip
A bus trip visit to大山行 ginseng farm will be held on July 28, 2018. It includes a factory tour and warehouse shopping.
Other activities may include wine tasting (assumed at extra cost), shopping at Outlet Collection Niagara. Dinner after the tour at 金延宴 (First Markham Place) is optional.
Cost of tour: (bus and lunch box) $50 per person.
Pick up time and location: 8:30 am at Time Square (Hwy 7)
Return time: 7:00pm.
Contact us by email or call our Vice President Bernard Tsui as soon as possible.
c) Joint School soccer competition
A joint school soccer competition is scheduled for Aug 12, 2018 from 1 to 6 pm. Games will be played at the Bayview Reservoir Park (Bayview & 407).
Four teams have confirmed – Wah Yan, La Salle, St Joseph and Salesian. There may be more teams joining.
d) WYK 35th anniversary
Wah Yan Kowloon Ontario Alumni Association of Ontario is celebrating their 35th anniversary this year. A dinner will be held on October 21, 2018 at Premiere Ballroom & Convention Centre (釣魚臺國宴). The cost of the event is $88 per person.
e) Ping Pong Tournament
Joint school ping pong tournament will be held on July 14, 2018. However, the deadline to joint is passed and we won’t be participating.
f) AGM and annual dinner
Our AGM will be held on September 9, 2018 ( Sun.) at Golden Court Restaurant in Richmond Hill. $50 per person. A committee is set up and the members are Andrew, Paulus, Tony, Bernard and Francis.
5. Our Chapter will not apply for the program this year since we hosted this event about 3 years ago. Stephen Ching suggested that some ideas might be considered such as the preferred destination of the ambassadors.
6. Hiking trip would be postponed to September and two trails were suggested by Joe Shum.
7. BBQ of Wah Yan College Kowloon Alumni Association of Ontario (WYKAAO) will be scheduled on August 18 at Mon Sheong.
8. The president raised a question on how we could get more participants in the activities. Personal contact by phone calls and email should be implemented.
9. An invitation was received from Matthew San on Fu Hui Annual Gala June 22 (Friday)at Premiere Ballroom and Convention Centre, Richmond Hill. Ticket : $120 individual.
10. With the help of a couple of old boys (Jerome Cheng and Michael Au), we have purchased lapel pins bearing our alumni logo. It is decided that we will sell them at $5 each, if anyone is interested in buying them.
10. A.O.B.
a) Our official email box should be checked regularly by Andrew, Bernard and Francis.
b) Albert Lau may be organizing fishing trips this summer.
c) In August, some BBQ will be hosted by other schools and committee members might attend some of them. A joint BBQ can be organised both by Wah Yan Kowloon and Hong Kong next year.
8. Next meeting date
Next meeting will be on July 18, 2018
The meeting was adjourned around 9:20 pm.
Meeting Date
March 14, 2018
Attendants
Committee members: Andrew Ng, Joe Shum, Edmund Leung, Stephen Ching, Francis Au
Other members: Paulus Ng, Yip-Chi Li
Minutes
The president thanked everyone for the attendance, especially Kim Wong and Colin Hong since they are young alumni and first time to attend the monthly meeting.
- Approve meeting agenda
The meeting agenda was approved.
2. Adopt last meeting minutes
Motion to adopt last meeting minutes was passed.
3. Report on past activities
There were no activities since the last meeting.
4. Upcoming events
a) Wah Yan College Kowloon Alumni Association of Ontario (WYKAAO) Spring Dinner.
It will be held on March 31, 2018. Six members committed to attend. Andrew will send out email to all members inviting them to join in.
b) St. Joseph Anglo Chinese School Ontario Alumni Association dinner.
It will be held on March 17,2018 ( Sat. ) at Shangri-la Banquet and Convention Centre. The dinner will start at 7 pm and the cost was $75/person. We will have seven representatives attending.
c) The president is going to host a karaoke dinner/lunch for joint schools. Everyone is welcome to join.
d) Joe Shum would find some hiking trails information. Further communication by email to all.
e) Bernard, our vice-president, is coming back in May to Toronto. Hiking, karaoke, BBQ can be arranged.
f) Joint School is planning a day trip to visit ginseng farm in Ontario. Details will be announced later.
g) Wah Yan Centennial Celebration and International Conference update
Nov.30 to Dec.2,2019 in Hong Kong. Some tours to South East Asia such as Taiwan could be arranged.
5. Our sincere condolences to Martin Li’s family on the passing of his father March 5,2018. Our prayers are with him and his family as he travels to Hong Kong to attend the funeral.
6. Regarding our Facebook, Website and emails, the president said thanks to Lawrence and Paulus for their contribution. The emails should be used to communicate meeting minutes, events, reminders, updates to our members. Keep members informed about our existence.
7. Andrew brought up the point raised by Lawrence Tsui about who should be empowered to communicate with executive committee or members. Andrew stated that we must exercise due diligence. The president can designate members of the executive committee to do the communication job. Paulus suggested the president, vice-president and secretary can use the lists to communicate for the stated purpose.
The president distribute an Email and website Rules and Ethic prepared by Lawrence to the committee members for comments. He also asked those who would like and need access to let him know.
8. Joe Shum, our treasurer, mentioned some ideas by email on January 26,2018. We tried hard to boost up our membership participation but with only limited resources. Perhaps we can cooperate or work together with other schools in some events such as monthly meeting, picnic, AGM, BBQ, etc. The combined resources of two alumni can be much more effective and contribute better participation. Of course, such initiative should require the counterpart exco’s awareness, agreement and support first.
Andrew said that we need to seek opportunities to collaborate with other schools especially Wah Yan Kowloon and Joint School. We also need to encourage members to participate in events organized by WYK and Joint School.
9. Student Ambassadors
The president suggested to put Toronto back into the map for Wah Yan Boys as Google is building a campus in Downtown and Amazon may warehouse in Mississauga area. He will be able to accommodate both Wah Yan boys in his house. All agreed.
Andrew will discuss with Jeff Mah of WYKAAO.
10. AGM 2018
The president would like to invite all past presidents to select a date for the AGM dinner. It is usually cheaper on Sunday, so Sept. 9 or Sept.16 or Oct.21 or Oct.28. We will try to get the cost from $400-$450 a table. Cost $50/person so that we can at least have some funding to pay for expense.
Andrew will contact a couple of restaurant for availability and menu.
6. A.O.B.
The president will be in Hong Kong (April 12,13 and 14) and Vancouver May 20-22.
8. Next meeting date
The next meeting date has to be determined. The president said that it will likely be early May 2018 .
The meeting was adjourned around 9:30 pm.
Meeting Date
January 24, 2018
Attendants
Committee members: Andrew Ng, Joe Shum, Edmund Leung, Stephen Ching, Francis Au
Other members: Martin Li, Tony Tang, Yip-Chi Li
Minutes
The president thanked everyone for the attendance.
- Approve meeting agenda
The meeting agenda was approved.
2. Adopt last meeting minutes
Motion to adopt last meeting minutes was passed.
3. Report on past activities
There were no activities since the last meeting.
4. Upcoming events
a) Joint School Chinese New Year Dinner
In celebration of Chinese New Year, the dinner was scheduled on Feb.10,2018 ( Sat. ).
The cost would be $50/person. There might be a clash since some other events were arranged on that day. According to the committee of Joint School, the response was not satisfactory. From our association, there would be about 14 persons to attend the dinner. The president suggested to have a discount for student members.
b) St. Joseph Anglo Chinese School Ontario Alumni Association dinner.
It will be held on March 17,2018 ( Sat. ) at Shangri-la Banquet and Convention Centre. The dinner will start at 7 pm and the cost was $75/person. Stephen and Martin would like to attend the dinner.
c) Centennial Celebration in 2019.
The president reminded that our mother school would celebrate 100th anniversary in 2019. We should plan a school visit or meet with students. That year might be the year when our school would be under DSS. We should have our travel plan to match with the date of the celebration.
5. Website and Facebook
The president suggested to link the Wah Yan Ontario Facebook which was administered by Lawrence with the Wah Yan College HK official website. Besides, the cost of the Ontario website which was run by Paulus was about $100 per year. It was much easier to send or add email through the new technology.
6. A.O.B.
a) Martin stated that it was a good idea to invite all past presidents to AGM dinner and the day should be arranged as soon as possible.
b) The history of our association was discussed and some joint school activities were mentioned such as Valentine Ball in downtown.
8. Next meeting date
The next meeting date has to be determined. The president said that it will likely be early March 2018 .
The meeting was adjourned around 9:30 pm.
Meeting Date
November 8, 2017
Attendants
Committee members: Andrew Ng, Joe Shum, Edmund Leung, Stephen Ching, Francis Au
Other members: Paulus Ng, Martin Li, Tony Tang, Kim Wong, Colin Hong
Minutes
The president thanked everyone for the attendance, especially Kim Wong and Colin Hong since they are young alumni and first time to attend the monthly meeting.
- Approve meeting agenda
The meeting agenda was approved.
2. Adopt last meeting minutes
Motion to adopt last meeting minutes was passed.
3. Report on past activities
a) Annual General Meeting
The president reconfirmed the committee members’ positions and titles. Colin Hong was added to the committee as Student Liaison.
b) Annual Dinner 2017
Francis Au said that some guests stated there were lots of presents in the dinner. Tony Tang pointed out that was a good thing. Paulus Ng reminded that some gifts were donated by past presidents and some were bought by him, funded by the Association. The price of the mug is $8 each and lots of guests like the design very much. Martin Li pointed out that it was the only year with no entertainment or games but the atmosphere and attendance were great.
4. Upcoming events
a) Hong Fook Mental Health Foundation Movie Night
A fund -raising movie is going to be organised by Hong Fook on Dec.8 2017 (Fri.) at 6:30 pm. Members are encouraged to buy the tickets since one of the organisers is our alumni. Eight tickets were ordered and Stephen Ching reminded that members could arrange dinner together after watching the movie.
b) St Mary Canossian College (Ontario) 30th Anniversary dinner.
Members are encouraged to take part in this dinner on Nov.25, 2017 (Sat.).The price is $65 per person.
c) Joint -school New Year Celebration Dinner.
The dinner will be held on Feb.10, 2018 (Sat) at Golden Court Restaurant, Richmond Hill.
d) Hiking, table-tennis, badminton and bridge may be organised.
Francis Au would find some more information about badminton and table-tennis for our members.
e) An event with the student members will be planned. Colin Hong will work with the student members to arrange.
5. To recognize Stephen Ching’s dedicated work for the Ontario Chapter, the president proposed to name him the Honorary President. The motion was seconded by Edmund Leung, voted and passed.
6. Update of email contact list and website
Paulus Ng stated that he was working on the new website and one email account has been set up. We should announce the new website to the members. A work group was set up and will be responsible for the maintenance of the site. The members are: Paulus Ng, Andrew Ng, Colin Hong, Kim Wong and Francis Au. A meeting is scheduled on Nov 15, 2017 for the work group.
7. A.O.B.
a) Colin Hong said that the design of the soccer jersey was nice and would like to order one.
b) Joe Shum reimbursed members for expenses incurred for the annual dinner.
8. Next meeting date
The next meeting date has to be determined. The president said that it will likely be in January 2018 due to members travelling and the holiday season.
The meeting was adjourned around 9:30 pm.