It is that time of the year again. The Hong Kong International Rugby 7 Tournament. As usual, members of the staff of Shawnigan Lake School are in the Region to watch the tournament. This year, Steve and the Headmaster Dave came over and we had a small casual dinner with Vincent Chui, John O’Brien, and yours truly in a restaurant near the Hong Kong Stadium where the rugby tournament takes place.
While some of the alumnus we had contacted could not make it to the dinner, Cornel Kwan, Joyce Yen and Edmund Poon came over after dinner for a chat. Although Edmund was exhausted after the return flight that evening from his business trip to the Mainland China and fell asleep at home when I contacted him, Edmund was nice enough to drive for 30 minutes over to meet us! That’s the Shawnigan Spirit!
On behalf of the alumnus, I would like to thank Steve and Dave for the dinner. We all had a great time, and we were glad to meet John O’Brien, Lake’s ‘73, who is on a 3 year contract work in the Region. We all promised to meet again soon on our own.
James - yet another excellent synopsis of SLS/HK get togethers - with the exception of noting that the HK rugby 7’s is merely a happy co-incidence, not a prime motivation, for visiting HK near the end of March. Also, thanks again for your efforts in organizing these events. Please give Edmund Poon ‘85 a Citizen Cup citation for his heroic efforts in rousing himself from is I-Symphony Massage Chair to attend. Cheers, Steve H. ‘67
Hey there, James-
Thanks for the link. It was great to get together with everyone - look forward to next time. I’ll have a bit more Cantonese by then, I hope!
Cheers-
John