spb Beyond 66 #11: SPC 2009-2010 F.1 admission

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spb Beyond 66 #10: Joint School Science Exhibition --- Overall Champion

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: alumni-admin@www.spc.alumni.org.hk
Date: Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 4:40 PM
Subject: SPCAA NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2008
To: edw.sin@gmail.com



Dear fellow alumni

Happy mid-autumn festival!

We have only one piece of news to cover in this newsletter, and that is a good news. The SPC won the Overall Champion of Joint School Science Exhibition (JSSE) again this year, with the project "Automatic Bicycle Braking System". Besides the grand award, the team also won 5 other trophies including the Best Booth Design and the Best Webpage Design.

The webpage, which introduces the project, can be viewed at http://pj.jsse.org.hk/ph4128/.

Congratulations!

With regards
Francis Hon
Hon. Secretary, SPCAA
francishon@alumni.org.hk / 9467-7434

spb Beyond 66 #9: Watermelon Cup & High Table Dinner

From: "alumni-admin@www.spc.alumni.org.hk"

Dear fellow alumni

Please note the following 2 activities that will happen pretty soon:

1. Watermelon Cup

Last year we had a fun and exciting football match at the school. Alumni gathered and played watermelon ball, just as what we did in our good old days. The 2nd Watermelon Cup will soon be held, the details are:

Date: 12 May 2008 (Monday - a public holiday)
Time: 9:00am - 5:30pm
Venue: SPC Lower Playground

One (1) team is allowable for each year of graduation. If there are more than 12 teams participating, lots will be drawn and some teams will be joining the preliminary round first, which will be on 4 May 2008 (Sunday).

For rules and regulation and the enrolment form, please email me (francishon@alumni.org.hk) to get a copy.

Please return the enrolment form by NEXT FRIDAY (25 April). Sorry for the rush, and we hope that we'll have more teams playing!


2. Mentorship High Table Dinner

High Table Dinner has been a tradition for our Mentorship Scheme. Alumni and F.6 students will have the chance to chat and share in a nice and casual environment. It'll be on:

Date: 26 April 2008 (Saturday)
Time: 6:30pm (reception), 7:30pm (dinner starts)
Venue: Cosmopolitan Hotel, Happy Valley
Guest Speaker: Mr Sean Lin (Class 1989), Outstanding Young Person 2006
Cost: $300

Please contact Darren Lam (workingdarren@gmail.com) or myself for enrolment.

Hope to see you around. Cheers!

Francis Hon
Hon. Secretary
9467-7434 / francishon@alumni.org.hk

spb Beyond 66 #8: News from SPCAA

from alumni-admin@www.spc.alumni.org.hk
to edw.sin@gmail.com
date Apr 2, 2008 10:59 PM
subject SPCAA NEWSLETTER APRIL 2008

Dear fellow alumni

A belated Happy Easter! The alumni association is picking up in organising activities after the holiday. Hope you'll find them attractive:

1. Happy Hour
The monthly Happy Hour will be on 8 April (Tuesday) at 7:00pm at the usual place - G/F, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Road, Central.

2. Mentorship High Table Dinner
High Table Dinner has been a tradition for our Mentorship Scheme. Alumni and F.6 students will have the chance to chat and share in a nice and casual environment. It'll be on:

Date: 26 April 2008 (Saturday)
Time: 6:30pm (reception), 7:30pm (dinner starts)
Venue: Cosmopolitan Hotel, Happy Valley
Guest Speaker: Mr Sean Lin (Class 1989), Outstanding Young Person 2006
Cost: $300

Please contact Darren Lam (workingdarren@gmail.com) or Priscilla (priscilla.fan@alumni.org.hk) for registration.

3. News from St. Paul's
We need your help in making News from St. Paul's an informative and interesting read. Please send us your updates (best with photos) on anything - getting married, changing jobs, having children / grandchildren, or simply your whereabout or your new hobbies acquired - to Ms Josephine Ho (kmh@spc.edu.hk), by 25 April 2008.

4. Other events
We are planning the Watermelon Cup 2008 as well as some other events, please stay tuned for further updates.

Wishing to see you at the activities, all the best!

With regards
Francis Hon
Hon. Secretary, SPCAA
francishon@alumni.org.hk / 9467-7434

spb Beyond 66 #7: SPCAA AGM on Dec. 1, 2007

News from Alumni SPCAA

Dear fellow alumni

Greetings! 1 reminder, and 1 announcement:

1. Happy Hour

The monthly happy hour will be held next Tuesday at the Fringe Club.
Date: 13 November 2007 (Tuesday)
Time: 7:00 - 9:00pm
Venue: Fringe Gallery, G/F Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Road, Central

Mr & Mrs Too, our former chemistry teachers and vice-principal, will be joining us as well. Do grasp the opportunity!


2. AGM and Alumni Day

The SPC Alumni Association be having its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on:
Date: 1 December 2007 (Saturday)
Venue: New Wing, St. Paul's College (yes, back at the school)

The evening will be much more than a meeting:

6:00pm - Drinks (not merely soft drinks of course) - 5/F open area
7:00pm - AGM - 5/F GP Room
8:00pm - Poolside Party! - buffet dinner and drinks will be served by the school swimming pool. Spouse / partner welcomed. Cost will be around @$100

This should be the first time we organise a poolside party - imagine the ambience and atmosphere!

To register for the evening events, please reach me (francishon@alumni.org.hk, 9467-7434) or Priscilla, our part-time secretary (priscilla.fan@alumni.org.hk)

We look forward to meeting you. And we wish you a nice weekend.

With regards
Francis Hon
Class of 1992
Hon. Secretary, SPCAA

spb Beyond 66 #6: Alumni SPCAA Mentorship

Please read the attached email from SPCAA:

From: alumni-admin@www.spc.alumni.org.hk [mailto:alumni-admin@www.spc.alumni.org.hk]
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 4:25 PM
To: philipc@goldenbough.com.hk
Subject: SPCAA NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2007



Dear fellow alumni,

As we're enjoying the breezy weather and the much-missed blue sky, we're also looking forward to an eventful November for SPCAA:

1. SPC Sponsored Walk
The SPC Students' Association (SA) will be having their yearly Sponsored Walk on 3 November (Saturday). The event is to raise money for the SA, which would use the fund to support activities and welfare for students.

The walk will begin at 8:30am at the School entrance. End point will be the peak. I myself was there last year, and enjoyed very much the fresh air and the chat with students and teachers.

For more details to the event, and for SA's letter to us, please visit http://www.alumni.org.hk.

Please reach me if you wish to join. Or, simply turn up that morning!

2. Mentorship
This is a final call for mentors for Mentorship 2007-08. Those who were mentors in the past years agree that it was a great chance to meet students, share life experience with them, and know about mentality and lifestyle of nowadays' teenagers. If you're interested, please reach Alan Chiu (alanphchiu@gmail.com / 98370692) as soon as you can.

3. Happy Hour
The November Happy Hour will be on 13 November (Tuesday) at 7:00pm at the usual place, Fringe Club. We had over 40 alumni last time, and we all cherished the talking and the drinking.

Hope to see you in November.

With regards,
Francis Hon
Hon. Secretary, SPCAA
francishon@alumni.org.hk / 9467-7434

spb Beyond 66 #5: School Scholarship & Prizes

Scholarships and Prizes provided in the school can be found from the following spc website:

http://www.spc.edu.hk/achievement/index.php

Scholarships


Title

The Stewart Brothers' Scholarship

The Mr. and Mrs. Fung Ho Por Scholarship

The Tse Yu Chuen Memorial Scholarship

The Wong Yun Tong Scholarship

The St. Paul's College Alumni Association Scholarship

The Sackin Chan Scholarship

The Mr. & Mrs. Ho Chak Wan Memorial Scholarship

The Chung Sze Leung Scholarship

The Rev. Chiu Lin Chun Scholarship

The Class of 1967 Scholarship

The Charles Mar Fan Memorial Scholarship

The Dr. Paul Cheung Kwong Yan Scholarship

The Mr. and Mrs. Fung Sook Ling Memorial Scholarship

The Allan Ho Kwok Chan Memorial Scholarship

The Mrs. Peggy Lok Scholarship

Prizes


Title

Prizes for Senior Prefects

Prizes for Academic Achievement

The Wong Kwan Pui Prize for Chinese

The Alssid-Melvin Trophy for English

The Wong Shiu Pun Trophy for Religious Education

The K.C. Too Trophy for Chemistry

The Shirley Yung Trophy for History

The E.R. Emerson Trophy for Extra-curricular Activities

The Most Outstanding Sportsman Trophy

The Most Outstanding Artist Trophy

Music Prizes

The Mrs. Phillis Wong Shield for Community Service

The Dina Shroff Trophy for Excellence in Speech and Drama

The C. C. Hui Trophy for Putonghua

The C. K. Yuen Trophy for Geography

The Bishop Hoare Trophy for Excellence in Bible Reading

The Tse Yu Chuen Memorial Prize

The Mrs. Judy Chan Prize for the Most Promising Musician

The All-Round Student of the Year

Outstanding Prefects

spb Beyond 66 #4: College Song

This is our College Song, which is extracted from website:

http://www.spc.edu.hk/profile/song.php

It will be sung at our Grand Re-union on Nov. 2, 2007.

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College Song

Once again we here foregather,
pledge obedience to this rule:
That we ever will be faithful to the teachings
of our School.
Justice, Honour, Truth and Virtue
shall the watchwords be for all.
We thy sons who learnt these precepts
in the College of St. Paul,
Brothers here we stand together
all for each and each for all.
Down the years we will be faithful
to the College of St. Paul.

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spb Beyond 66 #3: School Principal

For those who have not seen the School Principal, Dr. John Kennard, here are his photo and message as extracted from the spc website at:
www.spc.edu.hk




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Principal's Message




Located in the heart of Hong Kong, St. Paul's College is able to draw on the diverse opportunities afforded by a modern international city. The world is certainly in our pupils' hands.

Although we are the oldest school founded in Hong Kong, we are not resting on our laurels. Our commitment to academic endeavour, leadership and global awareness will ensure that Paulines are well-equipped to succeed in an increasingly complex world. The twenty-first century will make ever greater demands for the qualities and values instilled by an education at St. Paul's College.

The spirit of the College is seen in the broadly based, life-enriching experiences that encourage our pupils to develop a lasting sense of moral, social and spiritual responsibility.

We look forward to inviting you into our College family.


Dr. John Kennard - Principal

spb Beyond 66 #2: Friends of St. Paul's Overseas (from Dr. J. Kennard)

Please read message from our Principal, Dr. John Kennard.

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-----Original Message-----
From: principal [mailto:jrk@stpauls.edu.hk]
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 3:55 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: Friends of St. Paul's Overseas





“Friends of St. Paul’s Overseas”



Dear Friends



I have met many friends of the College over the past eighteen months who are living overseas. These friends have included alumni, previous members of the teaching staff and those with strong family connections to our College. The next edition of News from St. Paul’s will be published before Christmas.



However, I thought that you might like to hear from me a little more regularly and by so doing keep you up-to-date with activities at SPC.



The new school year commenced on the 3rd September with 1160 boys (and 2 girls!) in the Secondary section and 540 boys in the Primary School. Yes, two young ladies from St. Stephen’s Girls College have entered Form 6, to the great delight of all the senior boys! The enrolment continues to be healthy with many capable boys competing for places in the Form 1 admissions process. This year we enrolled 75 boys (83%) from our Primary School Form 6 classes out of a total of 180 new Form 1 students. I see this as a healthy figure and one that rightly reflects the ethos of One College: One Family.



There has been a considerable refurbishment of classrooms and common areas around the school over the summer holiday, including upgraded change rooms, refurbished Form 6 & 7 classrooms and Geography room, a new Computer Assisted Learning (CAL) room, and a renovated Library and Conference room.



Attention has now turned to the upgrade and renovation of the Wong Ming Him Hall. You might recall that the decision was taken not to demolish WMH hall but to return it to its original design (with all modern fittings!). The top floor will be a combined Board Room and Archive room. The middle floor will be a large open space for music rehearsals and drama. The ground floor will be converted into an indoor/outdoor garden area that I am sure will be a most attractive space in our very concrete school environment. The architect for this renovation is Mr. Rembert Lai (alumnus) and work will commence shortly with completion expected by Christmas (or Easter at the latest!). The College needs to raise in the region of $4 million for this project but the end product will certainly be worth every dollar.



Another major project is the relocation of the Primary School from Hill Road to a site on the corner of Pokfulam Road and Victoria Road (on the way to Cyberport). This is a major undertaking and one that is highly anticipated by Primary School families and teachers alike. The project is awaiting final approval by LegCo and then it is all systems go with completion due early in 2011. The majority of the funding for this relocation will come from Government coffers; however, the College will be looking to inject considerable private funds to ensure that the end product provides the very best educational facilities for

our younger boys.



Projects such as the WMH hall and the relocation of the SPCPS necessitate a concerted fundraising effort and the College Council is currently finalising arrangements for the establishment of The St. Paul’s College Foundation. The Foundation will be an important arm to the College and the work of the College Council.



Last March I was in the United Kingdom attending a meeting (at Dulwich College) and conference (at Eton College) of the International Boys’ Schools Coalition (IBSC) of which I am a Trustee and member of the Board. I also visited Michael and Tricia Stewart at their home in Guisborough, North Yorkshire and Christine Speak at her home near Shaftesbury.



Michael is the son of Colonel Evan Stewart and Christine the wife of the Rev. Geoffrey Speak, both former SPC Principals. Christine, as many of you will be aware, was also on the teaching staff. Both are in good health and agreed to be interviewed for the College history archives!



I also took the opportunity whilst in England of meeting up with 30 or so alumni and former teachers in London. We are keen to have an active branch of the alumni association in the UK and this 155th Anniversary dinner was an excellent start in bringing together the UK connections.



I was also delighted to be invited to a 155th Anniversary dinner of the Ontario Branch of the alumni association in Toronto in June. I decided to call into Toronto en route to another meeting of the IBSC and a conference on Boys’ Education in Boston. Some 60 alumni from across Ontario and further afield came to the dinner with many friendships from long ago re-established.



My thanks go again to Ken Tam, Charles Leung, Peter Tsang and the members of the Ontario Branch committee for making my stay so enjoyable and successful. The pride and passion that the overseas alumni have for their ‘alma mater’ never ceases to amaze me. This is one reason why I am so looking forward to visiting the Vancouver branch of the SPCAA next year.



I returned to the UK over the summer break and called in to see Mrs. Betty Primrose-Wong. Those who know the SPC history in detail will remember that Betty’s father, Preston Wong, was executed by the Japanese during the war. Preston was a teacher at SPC and Betty’s mother was the College secretary in the post-war years. Betty and her husband ‘Prim’ (Robert) send their love and best wishes to all friends of SPC.



Our boys continue to excel in so many areas. Leung Tsz Kin (Form 7C in 2007) has been awarded a Prince Philip Scholarship to study Mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge. He will be joining Hon Kai Kwong who is already at

Cambridge and also on a Prince Philip scholarship. Our Chemistry boys were Overall Champion at this year’s 40th Joint Schools Science Exhibition, an exhibition cum competition started 40 years ago by Dr. Ian Chan (alumnus).



We are looking forward to the visit of Stephen Ng (alumnus) who will be our first Artist in Residence. Stephen, a renowned tenor and currently Professor at Stetson University in Florida, will be at the College this December working with our Senior, Intermediate and Treble Choirs. Stephen will also hold a number of Master Classes and perform at the Christmas Carol Service. I know that Raymond Fu and the other music teachers (as well as the boys) are looking forward to Stephen’s time with us.



Finally, this is the sixth year since we became a Direct Subsidy School (DSS). Under the terms of the DSS Agreement, we are required to undertake a formal review over the next twelve months. The College is delighted to have secured the services of Professor Kwong Lee Dow, a former Vice Chancellor of the University of Melbourne, to Chair the Review Panel. Professor Lee Dow visited the College last week on a preliminary visit and will return next March to conduct the Review.



I do invite you to check regularly with the College website at www.spc.edu.hk to keep up to date with news from St. Paul’s. In particular, you might like to view the photo gallery (follow the link at the top of the page) or read my weekly address at Monday’s assembly (go to School Profile and then click on Principal’s Message). You might also like to click on the SPCAA link to find out more about the activities of the alumni association.



I am always pleased to hear from you if you would like to send me an email.



As I said earlier, we have started collecting material for the next edition of News from St. Paul’s. If you have any stories, reports, personal accomplishments, etc please do forward the material to us. Photographs are always welcome.



Please note that Mr. David Chen (Director of Development) is no longer with the College. All publications are now being handled by Ms. Teresa Tsang. You may send material directly to Teresa at yht@spc.edu.hk



Kind regards

John



PS: A hard copy of this email will be posted to “Friends of St. Paul’s Overseas” who do not have an email address. Also note that this email has been sent bcc to comply with confidentiality requests.





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Dr. J R Kennard

Principal

St. Paul's College, Hong Kong

spb Boyond 66 #1: Class of 66 Grand Re-union

Re-union Date & Time:
November 2, 2007 from 7:00 pm onwards

Venue:
Hong Kong Medical Association
2nd floor, Chinese Club Building,
21-22 Connaught Road, Central Hong Kong

Eligible persons:
All Form 5 graduates of Class 1965 are welcome to join the Class of 66 Grand Re-union.

For information, please toggle to Blog 66 to read Post #37 & 39 (by clicking at the icon on the right column).

You are also welcome to read Lau Siu Kai's message dated March 2007 below: