Month: June 2025

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暑假期間特別開放學校泳池

敬啟者：

 

學校游泳池於2018年中正式啟用，同學們在新泳池進行游泳訓練，以及上游水課迄今已逾七載。為加強校友與母校之連繫，並為校友及其家人提供有益身心的活動場所，泳池管理委員會決定於暑假期間特別開放學校泳池予校友及其直系家屬使用。詳情如下：

 

開放日期 : 2025年 7月19日、7月26日、8月2日、8月9日、8月16日

開放時段 : 上午10時 至 中午12時

入場費用 : 五個時段合共 港幣$ 120，18歲小童以下免費

校友名額 : 50位 (先到先得)

 

報名須知:

1) 報名者須為英華書院校友會會員

2) 每位校友最多可帶同5位直系親屬(配偶及子女)

3) 報名方法：7月18日前透過網上表格 https://forms.gle/oM6cptLvuz5bnDPWA 報名

4) 成功報名者請於活動當日從英華街停車場進入，經室內樓梯前往游泳池

 

使用泳池須知:

1) 請留意個人健康狀況，如有不適或皮膚病請勿使用。

2) 自備個人梳洗用品和儲物櫃鎖，活動當天完結後須將物品全部帶走。保持更衣室清潔。

3) 學校提供少量免費泊車位，報名時先登記並獲確認。

 

查詢請聯絡:

趙梓弘校友 (2003) ivan11052003@yahoo.com.hk

李啓暘校友 (2004) kaiyeung1212@gmail.com

 

     此致

英華書院校友會

2025年6月22曰

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Apply Now for The Terence Iles Scholarship in Theological Education 2025

Dear Ying Wa Old Boys,

We are pleased to announce that applications for The Terence Iles Scholarship in Theological Education 2025 are now open. Established to support the calling of Ying Wa graduates in Christian ministry, this scholarship provides financial assistance to those pursuing theological qualifications—whether you are just beginning your journey or are already engaged in studies for ministry.  

Application Deadline: Friday, 15 August 2025 
Details & Application Form: https://www.yingwa.edu.hk/school-news.php?n=755

For inquiries, please contact Ms. Cherry Tsui on 2336 8838.  Thank you. 

Yours faithfully,

Rex Liu (廖力行)
Chairman
Ying Wa College Old Boys’ Association

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【Invitation】Ying Wa College Australia Music Exchange Tour 2025 Music Sharing Banquet cum Old Boys Gathering

 
Are you in Australia? Come join us in Sydney for lunch on 5 July!
 
This is a special occasion to connect with alumni, enjoy wonderful performances by current students, get updates from our headmaster, and celebrate the enduring legacy of Ying Wa College in Australia. Please RSVP to confirm your attendance by completing the registration form (https://docs.google.com/……/1FAIpQLSc7wQZT……/viewform).
 
Hope to see you there!
 
 
According to various researches, the first recorded group of Ying Wa alumni set foot on Australian soil exactly 170 years ago: on 3 June 1855, after more than two months at sea⛵️, three Ying Wa old boys arrived at Melbourne from Hong Kong – while Wat A Che (屈亞始) went on to work as an interpreter, Ho A Low (alias Ho Low-yuk 何流玉) and Chu A Luk (朱亞祿), carrying with them a reference letter by YWC principal Rev. James Legge 📃 , joined the local church, served as evangelists (宣教士) and helped start the first Chinese Christian mission in Australia.¹
 
They were not alone – among all 40 students of Ying Wa in 1849, at least 7 of them (a noticeable 17%) went to Australia between 1855 and 1865, all served either as evangelists or as court/police interpreters, to meet the growing needs of the 30,000-40,000 Chinese miners in Australia during the gold rush. ⛏️⛏️
 
Leveraging on their English skills, some of these old boys went beyond their daily routine to speak for the Chinese community against discriminative and unjust policies – this includes Ho A Low and his brother Ho A Mei (alias Ho Mei Yuk 何美玉), who organized petition to Australian government trying to change such policies📜 , as well as writing to English newspapers in Australia and Hong Kong to raise awareness.²
 
To be continued…
 
¹Based on researches by Australian historians Ms. Pauline Rule and Mr. Ian Welsh and Hong Kong historian Rev. Carl Smith.
² Pauline Rule (2015), “The Transformative Effect of Australian Experience on the Life of Ho A Mei, Hong Kong Community Leader and Entrepreneur”.