Report on Annual Gathering 2002

This year's Annual Gathering is the second time in a row that is held in the form of traditional Chinese cuisine. The event was held on 23 Feb, 2002 at Maxim's Palace Chinese Restaurant, Grand Century Place, Mong Kok.

Although the cost had already been lowered compared with a Western-style dinner we adopted some years ago, the response was not generally satisfactory due to very possibly this bleak climate of economy. We had 19 tables in the house this year, barely reaching two-thirds of our proposed target. Annual Gathering is the biggest annual event and bears a fine heritage of the Alumni. We pledge that we will try our best to keep the event running and at the same time control the cost so that more alumni can join it. We look forward to seeing you at the event next year, sing again our school songs, chat with old friends, and update yourselves with your alma mater.

Despite the response falling short of our expectation, the joy, the fun and the SFX spirit were all as usual. The love and care that old boys showed to our beloved Brothers and teachers remain the same, and cheers and warm greetings are still timeless.

Our difficulties in organizing this event were also seen in soliciting prizes. We had amended our prize-giving proposals several times and at length table prizes had to be cancelled. However, amid times of hardship there always come great helping hands. We feel deeply grateful to the following old boys and friends of SFX for donating prizes for the lucky draw: Davy Choi, Philip Chu, Johnny Hung, Timson Kwok, Andrew Lam, Lam Kin, Ray Lau, Anthony Neoh, Francis Wong, Dragon Airlines, and Parent-Teacher Association of SFXC, Kowloon. Special thanks go to Timson Kwok who, being one of the eldest members of our family, handed the prize to us in person.