Wah Yan College Hong Kong
School Development Project (SDP)

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Latest News:  

Funding
Estimated redevelopment cost: $107,700,000
Outstanding Fund: $18,274,506 as at 9 January 2012

"Wall of Stars" Fund Raising Scheme - Name a star to give thanks and help build our new school hall!

- For a donation of HK$10,000, the donor (nominator) may name a star after a person (nominee) who has contributed to the well being of the Wah Yan College Hong Kong or members of the Wah Yan community.

- The nominator may add a short inscription to the star-plate to give thanks to or express his appreciation of the nominee.

- Stars are available on a first come first served basis.

- For full details about the scheme, please see SDP Newsletter. (<--- click to download)

- Check availability of stars on Wall of Stars Chart (<--- click to view*)
                                                                *(Contents previewed are subject to confirmation by the SDP Board.)

How to donate:
1. Fill in the Nomination Form (<--- click to download)
2. Fill in the Donation Form (<--- click to download)
3. Send your cheque/bank-in slip** with the above two forms to:
        Mr. George Tam (SDP)
        Wah Yan College, Hong Kong
        281 Queen's Road East
        Hong Kong
                                                  **(Cheque/pay-in slip not application to credit card payments.)

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Naming Ceremony
The naming ceremony of the Francis H.B. Wong Teaching Building
黃學斌教學樓 was held at on Thursday, 11th November, 2010.

(Click play arrow to start video)


Download SDP Newsletter to read full coverage of the event.

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School hall redevelopment to begin following
$40M donation by Dr. Patrick Wu

Message from Rev. Fr. A. Deignan S.J. We are so happy that the Wah Yan Hong Kong School Development Phase 3 Project can now take off and be realized. You may remember that Phase 1 and 2 were completed a few years ago with the building of the new wing and the many improvements and alterations to the existing building. These were financed by the Government School Improvement Project with the extra help of donated funds. Phase 3, however, had to be delayed for two main reasons: 1. The slope on the Stubbs Road side of the school needed to be stabilized, before any building could be erected. Government agreed to do it but this meant quite some time was needed before it could be accomplished. 2. Perhaps more importantly, we did not have sufficient funds to build this self-financed Phase 3 which meant building a new multipurpose school hall with new facilities and extra classrooms. Up till recently we had a total of $52 million but the estimated cost would be around $87 million. Now you see why we had to wait patiently to realize our dream and fulfill the expectations of the many very generous donors who had already very generously contributed to the project . At last we have : Good News     Great News     Happy News We can now begin. The slope has been stabilized and we have sufficient funds to start. Patrick Wu has always been a very generous supporter of Wah Yan College. Recently he and his family Foundation, the "Wu Jieh Yee Foundation", has donated $40 million for the purpose of rebuilding the school hall and for its future maintenance. What a wonderful and generous donation, which now, in addition to the funds already contributed, allows us to go ahead with this very important development of the school. We are very touched by the great generosity of Patrick Wu and his family Foundation members. The School Development Board, which Patrick has co-chaired, and its members, wish to express our sincere gratitude for this very generous donation. On behalf of the Jesuit Fathers, past students, teachers, parents and students we can only say a "VERY SINCERE THANK YOU". Now our dream of modernizing the school facilities and improving Wah Yan for the benefit of future generations of students can truly be realized. Patrick Wu and his family will always be remembered with gratitude in our prayers. Fr. Alfred J. Deignan Co-Chairman of School Development Board 1st November 2010

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Progress:

Phase 3 - School Hall Redevelopment PowerPoint presentation by AGC Design Ltd:
28 Feb 2012
12 Dec 2011 
19 Sep 2011
(Contents of the above presentations are conceptual ideas tabled for discussion at SDP meetings and do not necessarily represent the final design approved by the SDP Board.)

Donors:

- List of Donors

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How to Donate (other than "Wall of Stars" Fund Raising Scheme):

Payment Methods:
You may choose one of the following payment methods:
- By Cheque (for one-off donations or 'Gold Donation' 10-year installment plan)
- By Credit Card (for one-off or monthly donations)
- By Direct Debit Authorization (for monthly donations)

Donation Form:
All donations must be accompanied by a Donation Form.
Please choose and download one of the Donation Forms below and follow instructions printed on it:
- Donation Form (for Hong Kong use) (.pdf)
- Donation Form (for Canada use) (.pdf)
- Gold Donation Form (for 10-year installment plan) (.pdf)

Tax Exemption:
- Receipts issued to all Hong Kong donors of HK$100 or above may be used to claim tax exemption.
- Receipts issued to Canadian donors paying by cheque may also be used to claim tax exemption in Canada.

Naming Rights:
- As a gesture of appreciation, the School Development Project Board will acknowledge donors of HK$10,000 or above by inscribing their names on a wall within the school premises designated for that purpose and, for major donors of HK$200,000 or above, special recognition with inscriptions of their names on architectural blocks or rooms may be arranged subject to availability.Click here to check availability.

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About the SDP:

SDP Brochure (2003) (.pdf) explains why we need to redevelop the school premises.	Message from the Patron The Honourable Donald Tsang GBM Chief Executive of the HKSAR	Message from SDP Co-chairmen Rev. Fr. A.J. Deignan S.J.  & Dr. Patrick P.K. Wu, J.P.

Past Events:

Wah Yan Dramatic Society to raise fund for SDP
The Wah Yan Dramatic Society will be putting on another performance of A Lizard is No Dragon in aid of the School Development Project of WYCHK.  This is one of the favourite performances of the Society which has been staged twice in Hong Kong and once in Vancouver in the recent past.  The performance will be held on 22 and 23 October at the Drama Theatre of the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts.  The Society is aiming to have more students and young members involved this time round so as to generate more interest in this art form in the younger generation." Alfred Wu (’82) Project Manager
- 24 April 2009

Design study for new School Hall
The design study for the new School Hall (Phase III of SDP) recently presented by AGC Design Ltd in collaboration with AD+RG Architecture Design & Research Group Ltd suggests a multi-purpose school hall located on the first floor that is large enough to accommodate the whole school in an assembly or used as a competition size indoor basketball court. The spacious entrance lobby on the ground floor doubles as a covered playground on rainy days. It can also be converted into three extra classrooms to make a total of five classrooms on the same floor together with two permanent ones. Four more classrooms on the fourth floor help to meet the hardware requirements for small class teaching. The learning environment for these classrooms is much enhanced by a roof garden overlooking the lawn and the old teaching block. The fifth floor at the top features a lecture theatre that, when properly fitted out, will raise the standards of our school's facilities tremendously.
Slope stabilization will need to be completed prior to the commencement of construction. A redevelopment time table will be announced at a later stage. Meanwhile, please download and view Presentation Drawings (3.8 Mb PowerPoint file by AGC Design Ltd.) for a better understanding of the project.
We are still $44 million short. So please continue to make donation to SDP!
- 20 Mar 2009

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School Hall redevelopment option chosen
The School Management Committee made the decision on the school hall redevelopment site in a meeting on 15 Dec 2008. Option 1, the selected plan, is for rebuilding the school hall on its existing site. The new school hall is envisaged to be large enough to accommodate all the students in an assembly and the building is likely to be extended to cover part of the lawn in order to do so. More details will be announced in due course.
- 09 Jan 2009

Wah Yan Dramatic Society raised $4 million - 7 Feb 2007
The Wah Yan Dramatic Society raised over $4 million for the SDP at their Cantonese Opera in English performance held in the Grand Theatre of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre on 7th February 2007 to celebrate their 60th Anniversary.

Official Opening Ceremony of SIP Annex - 21 Jan 2006
The opening of the new SIP Annex was officiated by Mr. Donald Tsang, Chief Executive of HKSAR on Saturday, 21st January, 2006. View pictures posted at the School's home page.

SIP Annex finally handed over to the College - 26 Aug 2005
On 19th August, 2005, the Annex was officially handed over to the Contractor and then to the Principal and Mr. Wong Yui Tak on behalf of the School. The ceremony was also graced by representatives from the Education and Manpower Bureau, the Architectural Services Department as well as the various consultants of the SIP.
The SIP is a wonderful result of tight cooperation amongst all friends of Wah Yan, especially the alumni, parents and students. Of course professional inputs from the staff and the Consultant Team were most invaluable. So good were they, we were in fact 13 days ahead of schedule in completion, a very rare happening for this kind of project development.
This also marks the completion of SDP Phase I & II, bringing Wah Yan into compliance with EMB’s Y2K Campus Standard. Now, let's work hand in hand (hyperlink to the 3 donation forms towards the end of that section) for the remaining Phase III, the redevelopment of the Hall, with preliminary ground-setting works already started with the assistance of our consultants.

Pictures of the new interior - 4 Jul 2005
Pictures of the interior of the new block have been posted at the school's home page.

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A new outlook for Wah Yan College Hong Kong! - 22 Feb 2005

Exterior views of the newly completed SIP Annex (Phases 1 & 2 of the School Development Project) as seen from the ground floor (left picture) and roof top (right picture) of the AIA Building on Stubbs Road on 22nd February, 2005.

Pre-handover Meeting for Phases 1 & 2 - 14 Jan 2005

The view from the 5th level - 01 Sep 2004
As the SIP Annex, phases 1 and 2 of the School Development Project, is nearing completion, Principal George Tam and Assistant Principal W.S. Lo inspected the building on 1st September, 2004. The following pictures reveal the breath-taking views from the 5th level: