The 7th Wah Yan International Conference (Los Angeles, 2000) – “Wah Yan Spirit in the New Millennium”

Recap

The Southern California Chapter held another successful Wah Yan International Conference, and participants were impressed by the extensive array of pre-recorded video, presentation slide, and other multimedia aids. A well-written recap article is hosted at the Southern California Chapter web site.

The Programme

Friday, 4th August 2000

Hilton Universal City & Towers, 555 Universal Terrace Parkway, Universal City, CA 91608
4:00 to
9:00 pm		 Registration at the Universal Hilton Hotel
Salon 5, Mezzanine Level

Welcoming Social Hour (7:00–9:00 pm)

Saturday, 5th August 2000

Hilton Universal City & Towers, 555 Universal Terrace Parkway, Universal City, CA 91608
8:00 am Registration
Sierra Ballroom, Lobby Level
9:00 am Opening Breakfast Meeting: Welcome and Introductions
Sierra Ballroom, Lobby Level
  • President's Greetings
  • Recognition of Fathers, Principals and former Vice Principals
  • Recognition of Retired Teachers
  • Explanation of House-hold Items
9:30 am Session 1:  Current Reports on Wah Yans
Sierra Ballroom, Lobby Level
  • George Tam, Principal of WYHK
    “Wah Yan Hong Kong in Recent Years”
  • Norman So, Principal of WYK
    “Wah Yan Kowloon in Recent Years”
  • Fr. Anthony Farren, WYHK
    “Wah Yan Education in the Past 80 years – Past & Prospect”
  • Fr. George Zee, Supervisor, WYK
    “Education Programs at Wah Yan”
Moderator – Philip Ching (Hong Kong Chapter, WYHK '54)
11:30 am Coffee Break
Sierra Ballroom, Lobby Level
11:45 am Session 2: From School to Society – What Wah Yan Did and Did not Teach me
Sierra Ballroom, Lobby Level
  • Patrick Lo – WYHK '74 (San Fransisco)
      CEO of Netgear
  • Dunson Cheng – WYK '62 (Los Angeles)
      President and CEO of Cathay Bank
  • Stephen Ng Tin-hoi – WYK '69 (Hong Kong)
      Deputy Chairman & Managing Director of Wharf Cable Limited
Moderator – Cheng Lap-yan (Mid-Atlantic Chapter, WYHK '71)
1:00 to
2:30 pm		 Lunch
Sierra Cafe, Lobby Level
6:00 pm Gala Dinner and Dance
Sierra Ballroom, Lobby Level
  • President's Welcome
  • Recognition of Dignitaries and Guests
  • Dinner/Karaoke
  • Presentations of Awards to Teachers and Alumni
  • Scholarships and Support Wah Yan Programs
  • Presley from Vancouver
  • Performance of Cantonese Opera Songs in English
    • A Knife or a Wife
    • When Will You Come Again
    • World Friendship
    • Education
  • Dancing and Raffle Drawing

Sunday, 6th August 2000

Hilton Universal City & Towers, 555 Universal Terrace Parkway, Universal City, CA 91608
7:30 am Sunday Mass
Sierra Suite, Mezzanine Level
8:30 am Breakfast
Sierra Ballroom, Lobby Level
9:00 am Session 3: Chapter Activities
Sierra Ballroom, Lobby Level

Reports from Overseas Chapters (Calgary, Michigan, New York, N. California, Sydney, Toronto, Vancouver)
  • Report from Los Angeles Chapter
  • Report from Hong Kong Wah Yan Alumni Association
  • Reports from the Past Student Associations in Hong Kong
  • Reports from the International Convenors
Moderator - Sonny Sie (Toronto WYK Chapter, WYK '60)
11:00 am Coffee Break
Sierra Ballroom, Lobby Level
11:15 am Session 4: Meeting on Proposals
Sierra Ballroom, Lobby Level
  • Proposals for Program Support for Schools
    (Local chapters are invited before the conference to propose programs to support the two Wah Yans:
    e.g., scholarship fund, Jesuit retirement support, student ambassador program, Summer Training for Teachers, etc.)
  • Proposals for the next International Conference
Moderator – Joseph Hui (Vancouver Chapter, WYHK '67)
1:30 pm Assemble to depart for Lunch at L.A. Chinatown
Hotel Lobby
6:30 to
8:30 pm		 Dinner
Queen Mary, Long Beach
  • Keynote Address
  • Entertainment

Press/Media Coverage

Legend:
[web page] web page,
[PDF] PDF (Adobe Acrobat) file (help),
[image file] image file

Additional Documents

Legend: [web page] web page, [Adobe Acrobat (PDF) file] Adobe Acrobat (PDF) file (help), [image file] image file

Photos

The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter hosts a collection of 17 photos pictured in this conference.

If you would like to supply any extra information about this conference, please contact ic2002@wahyan.ca. Thank you.

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