Golden Reunion

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 If you are interested to know who has attended the Golden Reunion,
click here or the picture above
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Click the following to see the event pictures
Happy Hour    Nov. 4 School Visit     Nov 5 Reunion Dinner Nov 5 Yangtze Cruise Nov 7-12 1st Farewell Dinner Nov 13
Nov 21 Dinner Nov 24 Lunch Nov 24 Dinner Nov 26 Drinking Party Final Farewell Dinner Dec 5

The Golden Reunion held in November, 2011 in Hong Kong was a smashing success, with Old Boys coming from all over the globe: Australia, Canada, China, Scotland, United States and, of course, Hong Kong.  Through the years many of the 61ers have kept in contact with each other. But for some, it was the first time they met each other again since graduation. Though with white hair and some with much less hair, there were many familiar faces that could be recognized without much difficulty. However, there were also some that required re-acquainting.

Originally it was planned to be a two-week celebration. However, with so much enthusiasm, the reunion activities (lunches, dinners and gatherings) were extended to a full month. Through this 30-day period, believe it or not, 10 events were held:

1. Happy Hour —  Click here for pictures

2. School Visit —  Click here for pictures

3. Reunion Dinner —  Click here for pictures

4. Yangtze River Cruise Tour —  Click here for pictures

5. First Farewell Dinner —  Click here for pictures

6. Farewell Dinner for Joseph Leung —  Click here for pictures

7. Lunch for “Crab King” (Cheung King Hung) —  Click here for pictures

8. Seafood Dinner in Lamma Island —  Click here for pictures

9. Drinking Party Hosted By Fung Man Fai —  Click here for pictures

10. Final Farewell Dinner —  Click here for pictures

Happy Hour
It’s a meet-and-greet held in the evening of November 4 on the 30th floor of i-Square in Tsim Sha Tsui. This was an Old Boys only gathering, intended for the 61ers to relive their all-boy La Salle days. Close to 30 Old boys attended the event. Surprisingly, liquor consumption was moderate and foul language was almost non-existing.

School visit
On November 5 a busload of 61ers and their family members visited the campuses of both La Salle College and La Salle Primary School. On the way to the school campuses, the 61ers took a detour to see the old Perth Street school site. It has changed so much that it bears no resemblance to what we can remember.

At the school, Rev. Bro. Steve Hogan (School Principal) joined by Rev. Bro. Patrick Tierney (School Supervisor) welcomed the 61ers while the school orchestra performed for the visitors. With the backing of the school orchestra, the 61ers belted out the school song as though they never left LSC.  Five current La Salle students provided a guided tour of the campus. This was followed by the tour of La Salle Primary School.

Reunion Dinner
This main event of the reunion was held in the evening of November 5, 2011, at The Kowloon Tong Club with an attendance of 93. The invited guests included Rev. Bro. Steve Hogan, Mrs. Emily Leung (Principal of La Salle Primary School), former teachers: Rev. Bro. Alphonsus, Mr. Chiu Siu Lai and Mr. Henry Lau, also Mark Huang (President of LSCOBA). Believe it or not, very appropriately, there were 61 Old Boys (with 26 spouses/family members) attending the dinner. Our fellow 61er, Chan Ho Fung was the MC of the event.

Yangtze River Cruise Tour
Thirty-three Old Boys and family members/friends joined this week-long excursion from Nov. 7 to Nov. 12, 2011. For those who participated, they all had a wonderful week together. It reminded them of old times when they were at La Salle and also gave them memorable moments to cherish in the future.

First Farewell Dinner
This dinner held on Nov. 13, 2011 was  for the overseas 61ers who had to leave for home before the end of the two-week reunion celebration. Forty Old Boys and family members attended this dinner. Eighteen bottles of wine were consumed on that occasion.

Farewell Dinner for Joseph Leung
On Nov 21, 2011, nineteen Old Boys and family members bid farewell to Joseph Leung Kai Man at Xhi King Court Restaurant. (Number of bottles was not reported. Inebriation likely prevented the counting of bottles.) Joseph left for San Francisco the following day.

Lunch with Cheung King Hung
On Nov. 24 seven Old Boys had lunch with Cheung King Hung (Crab King) and his wife at Dao Heung Restaurant, Ngau Tau Kok. (Surprisingly, no alcohol was consumed.)

Seafood Dinner In Lamma Island
Nov. 24 evening, 20 people had seafood dinner in Lamma Island and consumed 10 bottles of wine.

Drinking Party Hosted by Fung Man Fai
On Nov. 26  Francis Fung Man Fai invited eight Old Boys to his residence for a drinking party. It was to bid farewell to David Tang Lai Yiu before he left for home in Toronto. Needles to say, many bottles of wine and liquor were consumed again.

Final Farewell Dinner
On Dec. 5, 2011, which was exactly a month after the Reunion Dinner, twenty-four Old Boys and five spouses gathered together at Ho Choi Restaurant to say good-bye to the last group of overseas 61ers (Dennis Chow, Roland and Lucy Lau, Stephen and Natalie Wong, and Stephen and Doris Yung). This served as the last event of the reunion. This time 13 bottles were emptied.

Based on the above stat, on the average each 61er drank over half of a bottle of wine for each dinner! They must have had a great time!

One Response to Golden Reunion

  1. William Lai on September 17, 2011 at 11:48 pm

    Just noticed clicking on Reunion Dinner in the above listing produces info on the Nov 13 dinner. The Reunion Dinner link in the calendar does lead to the Nov 5 dinner info.

    Question: Where exactly in Middle Road is the assembly point for the school visit? Is there a landmark to look for?

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