ReunionII Postponed:
The ReunionII Organization Committee met during the weekend of May4
and decided to postpone the reunion to later part of 2003 or
even 2004, depending on the SARS situation. Here is the email sent
out by John Wong, thanks to John for the status!
Subject: Reunion
Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 09:29:36 -0400
Dear All,
This is the time everyone has been waiting for.
In consideration of the unclear development of SARS worldwide, a
decision is made to postpone the reunion
to a later date. This will be later than what we hoped for. Possibly
end of
the year or even some time next
year. This is made in consideration of everyone concerned and their
families. We decided that if we
were to meet, we should meet with no reservation, and not to let our
families worry.
However, the locals here in Toronto decided to have a small gathering
in end
of June to talk about old times.
We will meet again next month to look at the development and hope to
fix a
date as early as the
situation allows.
Good health to all,
John Sze-chung Wong
ReunionII Update:
John Wong sent out an update after the ReunionII Organization Committee had a meeting on 9-Apr-03. Due to the current SARS affecting worldwide travel, the ReunionII may be postponed to a later date if the situation does not improve in the near future. Below is the email John sent out, thanks John for the update!
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Subject: Reunion
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 12:04:22 -0400
Dear All,
We had an intensive meeting last night, at David Wong's place (thank you,
David), on the
schedule of the reunion in June. Due to the outbreak of SARS and its continuous
spread, I am
sure everyone is concerned about its development. After an extensive debate
within our group, we
decided to keep a close monitor on the situation and review our plan again
on May 2. At the
same time we have also worked out a contingency plan that if the situation
does not improve, we
will postpone our reunion to late summer in the interest of everybody.
I suggest that anyone who are planning to attend the reunion put everything
on hold first until our
next meeting in early May. By then, we should decide on the schedule.
In the meantime, I would like to get inputs from everyone that if, and
only if, we should postpone
the schedule, when would be a more appropriate date - late August? early
September? or any
other suggestions? Please send your responses to K.Y.Ng at ky.ng_AT_intria_DOT_com
.
And if the
schedule is changed to late summer, would that affect your plan of bringing
family
members(spouse and/or children)?
Good health to everyone, and take care.
John Sze-chung Wong
Dear All,
Thank you for your generous feedback and support of the reunion. Many of you have already confirmed of their coming. For those of you who are still thinking, we will provide more information as things continue to develop.
According to the response the most popular activities are shown in the agenda below:
Friday
7:30pm - 10:00pm Welcome dinner (informal)
10:00pm - ???? Small
group gathering
Saturday 9:30am
- 11:00am Traveling by bus to Niagara region
11:00am - 5:00pm Option a) Golfing
Option b) Tour of Niagara Falls, Casino and nearby attractions (including
winery, shopping, etc.)
5:00pm - 6:30pm Traveling by bus back to Toronto
6:30pm - 7:00pm Free time
7:00pm - 10:00pm Dinner (Teachers will be invited)
10:00pm - ???? The
Big Battle Challenge (Mah-jong, card games, etc.)
Sunday
9:30am - 2:30pm Option a) Golfing
Option b) Tour of Toronto
2:30pm - 6:00pm Tour of Toronto
6:00pm - 10:00pm Barbecue dinner
See you all soon,
John Sze-chung Wong
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 10:49 AM
Subject: Booking Confirmation with Courtyard Marriott
Hi All,
I have got the confirmation from the Hotel Can John
please sent a note to
everybody for reservation in the hotel.
Web Site is www.marriott.com/yyzmk
Address 65 Minthorn Boulvard, Markham, Ont.
Tel: 905-707-6533 or 1-866-449-7396
Program name is Wah Yan 72 Reunion
Program Code is wyrwyra -- 1 King Size Bed
wyrwyrb -- 2 Queen Size Bed
We have reserved 5 rooms on June 26
15 rooms on June 27
15 rooms on June 28
15 rooms on June 29
5 rooms on June 30
Please book direct with the hotel. We do not have to
guarantee the number of
rooms but reservation deadline will be May 28, 2003.
After the cut off date,
Hotel will release the unreserved room for general
sales.
Attached please find the brochure of the Hotel Hotel, Hotel
Eddie
If you missed the ReunionI last November, it is your chance to make
it up this summer.
Quite a bit traffic has been generated on the communication forum:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wah_yan_exchange/
Go join the forum if you have not requested your free membership there, and follow all the latest development of ReunionII.
So far, many have expressed interest and indicated they would attend,
including 3 from Hong Kong. The list is
growing everyday.
