Dear schoolmates,

The new Exco has been elected at the AGM and we held two meetings since then.
We have elected the office bearers and set up four committees as shown on PSA
Exco Members page to continue the work of the GHSPSA. We hope to be able
to bring back more past students to join the PSA and to develop activities that will
embrace Love, Joy, Hope and Thanksgiving and share with current students our
experiences.

Please join the PSA by simply clicking onto the Enrollment Form and make a simple
registration. We will be informing you of upcoming activities and looking forward to
your support and participation.

May I take this this opportunity to thank the former Exco members for their
commitment and support to PSA and we look forward to hearing your views.

On behalf of Exco I want to wish all of you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Yours in joy and thanksgiving,
June Teng and Exco members

Election of the Executive Committee

Pursuant to Clause 17(a) of the Revised Constitution, the election of the Executive Committee shall be held at the upcoming

Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of the Association on 24 November 2011.

The Secretary of the Association is now calling for the nomination of candidates at an election to return members of the Executive Committee.

Please note:
Any Life Member who is aged 18 years or above is eligible to be nominated as a candidate.
Any Life Member may nominate up to sixteen (16) eligible Life Members as candidates and submit the nomination form to the Secretary.

The Executive Committee shall comprise the following:   

(a)  office bearers - including one Chairperson, two Vice-chairpersons, two Secretaries and one Treasurer;

(b)  not more than ten Ordinary Committee Members; and 

(c)  the immediate past Chairperson as an ex officio Ordinary Committee Member for one non-renewable term only.

The responsibilities and terms of office bearers are as follow:

(a) The Chairperson is:

(i)  responsible for:

(1)  governing all affairs in the Association;

(2)  presiding over all Executive Committee Meetings and General Meetings;

(3)  presenting the Annual Report of the Association at the Annual General Meeting;

(4)  coordinating the work of the Executive Committee and individual office bearers of the Executive Committee; and 

(5)  acting as an advisor to the immediate succeeding Executive Committee of the Association after expiry of her term of office.

(ii)  eligible for re-election to the same office but not for more than two consecutive terms.

(b) The First and Second Vice-chairpersons are:

(i) responsible for assisting the Chairperson of the Association and acting for her under her authority. They, either individually as agreed amongst them, or collectively, will assume the duties and obligations of the Chairperson if the latter fails, refuses or is unable, to act; and

(ii) eligible for re-election to the same office but not for more than two consecutive terms.

(c) The First and Second Secretaries are:

(i) responsible for:

(1) undertaking all the secretarial duties of the Association; and 

(2) preparing and keeping the minutes of all meetings of the Association.

(ii) eligible for re-election to the same office but not for more than two consecutive terms.  

(d) The Treasurer is:

(i) responsible for:

(1) keeping in the Association’s Accounts a continuous record of all financial transactions and the official receipts for all payments;

(2) preparing the Annual Treasurer’s Report and arranging for it to be presented at the next Annual General Meeting; and

(3) providing relevant information to facilitate reviewing of the Accounts.

(ii) eligible for re-election to the same office but not for more than two consecutive terms.

To submit your nominations, please click here to download the nomination form. Please complete and return the form by email  (info.ghspsa@gmail.com) or by fax (+852 3020 0143) on or before 24 October 2011.

Please contact the Executive Committee at info.ghspsa@gmail.com should you have any questions.

The Revised Constitution of the Past Students Association of Good Hope School ("the Association")

The Executive Committee of the Association initiated an exercise to enhance and revise the Constitution of the Association with an aim to update the Constitution to suit the current needs of the Association. At the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Association held on 13 June 2011, the resolution for amending the Constitution of the Association was passed unanimously. The Revised Constitution has been filed with the Societies Office, and can be found here.
 
Membership
Based on Clause 4(a) of the Revised Constitution, all Good Hope Past Student who has attended the School for primary or secondary school education for at least one (1) academic year are eligible to be a Life Member of the Association.

Due to the adoption of a new Constitution, we ask all previous members of the Association to kindly renew their membership via our online form, which can be found here. Upon receiving your completed form PSA will acknowledge your application via email.

Previous Life Members will immediately be enrolled as Life Members under the Revised Constitution.

With great sadness we announce that Mr Alan Lee, Head of Visual Arts Panel at Good Hope School, has returned to our heavenly FATHER on July 21st. May his soul rest in peace!

Mr Lee had spent more than 30 years at Good Hope School and had always been devoted to helping young people in developing their talents in Art. His passion for Art and contributions to our mother school will always be in our memory.

In remembrance of Mr Alan Lee, a group of past students have volunteered to produce a booklet, which will be distributed at the funeral service. They are looking for funding for the production cost of this booklet and the cost will be shared by the following parties:

• Good Hope School Past Students
• WYK '74 Class F.5 alumni
  
• WYK Chinese Ink Painting Exhibition
  

If you wish to support this booklet and pay your condolence, please deposit the money to the Good Hope School Past Students Association's account, details as below:
HSBC A/C # 062-8-089286

** For administrative purpose, please make your deposit before 25 August, 2011 and send an email (marked with deposited amount and reference number of the deposit/ copy of the deposit slip) before 10pm on 25 August, 2011 to info.ghspsa@gmail.com. An email will be sent to you as an acknowledgement of your deposit receipt.

If the collected money exceeds the shared printing cost, the remaining money will be given to Mrs Lee on the funeral day.

Details of services as below:

The Wake
Date: 26 August, 2011
Time: 4:00pm Visitation, 7:00pm Mass
Venue: 1/F, Universal Funeral Parlour, Hung Hom

Funeral Service
Date: 27 August, 2011
Time: 10:00am        
Venue: 1/F, Universal Funeral Parlour, Hung Hom

In lieu of flowers and wreath, condolence money is preferred. _______________________________________________________________________

Donation for The Booklet of Remembrance of Mr Alan Lee

A donation of the total amount of HK$13,205 was received from the past students for the production of The Booklet of Remembrance of Mr. Alan Lee (“Booklet”), and HK$6,670 of which was paid to the freelance designer for the printing of the Booklet. The remaining amount of HK$6,535 was given to Mrs. Lee as the condolence money.