Let's Fly Higher Campaign kick-off and Theme Talk by Mr. Michael Suen Ming-Yeung

Today was an exciting moment as we launched the "Let's Fly Higher" Campaign.

At the kick-off ceremony, three banners flew from the bottom of the backdrop across to the top of the far right hand side upper corner, the middle and the left lower corner respectively while the party scraps filled up the air of the stage.
Wah Yan has set out a new journey to excel!

Moreover, the theme talk by Mr. Michael Suen was broadcast live to the 12 classrooms of the junior forms for the first time in Wah Yan history. The delay is only a mere 2-seconds.
This Campus TV will also be reviewed later via the Intranet.

Below is the opening address I delivered as the Chairman of the Steering Committee during the kick-off:

It is my great pleasure to be here today to witness the kick-off of the “Let’s Fly Higher” Campaign. As a parent and old boy, I am delighted and hopeful that this campaign will help Wah Yan to continue as one of the best schools in Hong Kong.

You may have heard about the phrase Altius Volemus in the last Open Day in May. We are using the same words but with a deeper meaning.

In short, the aim of the Let’s Fly Higher Campaign is to motivate our students to do their best to fly higher. Not only academically but also in moral, intellectual, physical, social, aesthetic and spiritual aspect.

So we will have theme talk like the one today to have prominent old boys coming back to share their successful life experience with you. You can learnt from their success and failure and how to overcome obstacles.

There will be many projects organized by the teachers and student organizations with funding support from this campaign. Examples are essay writing, basketball and/or football league, public speaking etc. We will publish these projects in our LFH website so do come and visit regularly.

To do our best is not easy. It takes courage, hard-work, dedication as well as wisdom. My recommendation to you is, if you are in the junior forms, just focus in one or two subjects that you like most and spent your time and energy there. You can learn much more by going in depth on one subject than spending time in too many subjects. Those in the senior forms have to learn how to choose the right things to do, as well as setting their priorities.

Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the School, teachers, old boys and parents to make this campaign a reality and success.

The “Let’s Fly Higher” campaign is for all of you. So do participate as much as possible.

Let’s fly higher together in Wah Yan. Thank you.