spb66 #63: Mini-Reunion in Toronto on July 4, 2008

Front Row:
Ng Sai Tak, Fred Cheng Man Him, John Leung Kong Cheong, Alex Lau Hoi Shing, Timothy Leung Kam Fai, Tong Biu, Bill Ip Ka Biu, Joe Tang Jo Yan, Gordon Jang Kwok Tung, Steve Wong Sai Hoo, Chan Kar Wah

Back Row:
Frank Ng Yung Cho, Nelson Cheng Yui Hing, Henry Gaw, Joseph Ip Chung Sang, Wallace Ip Sing Yiu, Mike Chung Wai Chung, Fu Tze Kin, Enoch Mo Yiu Chor, Tennyson Ng Chung, Tony Tam Man Kwong, Nico Choi Lap Chung

Date : July 4, 2008
Time: 5:30 PM Cash Bar; 7:30 PM Dinner
Venue : Empire Court Chinese Restaurant (Hilton Suites Hotel)
Address: 8500 Warden Avenue, Markham, Ontario L6G 1A5

Following are names of attendees: -

1. Chan Kar Wah
2. Cheng Man Him, Fred (Edmonton)
3. Cheng Yui Hing, Nelson
4. Choi Lap Chung, Nico
5. Chung Wai Chung, Michael (USA)
6. Fu Tze Kin
7. Gaw Tiong Boon, Henry (USA)
8. Ip Chung Sang, Joseph (HK)
9. Ip Ka Biu, Bill
10. Ip Sing Yiu, Wallace (USA)
11. Jang Kwok Tung, Gordon
12. Lau Hoi Shing, Alex
13. Leung Kam Fai, Timothy
14. Leung Kong Cheong, John (USA)
15. Mo Yiu Chor, Enoch (Ottawa)
16. Ng Chung, Tennyson
17. Ng Sai Tak
18. Ng Yung Cho, Franklin (USA)
19. Tam Man Kwong, Tony
20. Tang Jo Yan, Joseph
21. Tong Biu
22. Wong Sai Hoo, Steve

This year’s SPB66 North America mini-reunion was attended by a total of 22 alumni – 1 from Hong Kong, 5 from USA and 2 from out-of-town made a special trip to Toronto to participate.

The venue chosen, Empire Court, is one of the very upscale and authentic Chinese restaurants in Toronto. The evening’s program comprises two parts: an optional Happy Hour and the formal dinner.

During Happy Hour, old classmates mingled to enjoy cocktails over which connections with long-lost friends were re-established and notes on careers and families exchanged. The formal dinner consisted of ten food items that were exquisitely designed by Empire Court’s renowned culinary master, Chef Joseph Ho. Each entrée was individually plated and served.

For dinner, the restaurant managed to seat all 22 of us around a long rectangular table in a privately secluded room where we could face each other. This seating arrangement enabled conversations to be exchanged individually between adjacent guests and to flow freely across the table as a group so that others could join in at the same time on topics of common interest. The room was filled with jokes, laughter and at times mischief throughout the entire evening. It brought back fond memories of the good old days at SPC.

Candid pictures were taken of smaller groups and will be posted onto the SPB66 Blog #68.