Arthur Yap Honoured by NUS

Arthur Yap Hock Seng (ACS Class of 1957) was recently honoured by the National University of Singapore (NUS).

Now settled in Vancouver, Canada, Arthur was in Singapore to receive the Distinguished Alumni Service Award 2007 for his "unwavering dedication and steadfast support for the University through the NUS Alumni Association in British Columbia, Canada, over the years and the Alumni Advisory Board".

A true blue ACSian, Arthur is currently the Chairman of the NUS Alumni Chapter in Vancouver, British Columbia.

When we spoke to Arthur, he paid tribute to ACS and expressed his amazement at how big the ACS family has grown since his time in school.

According to him, “My solid good Christian education in ACS prepared me for my further education in NUS and for life's journey in Singapore, Canada and life overseas. ACS moulded my character and prepared me for life in general after school. ACS also encouraged us to have "Mans sana incorpore sano", a sound mind in a sound body”.

Mr Arthur Yap receiving his award from Mr Wong Ngit Liong, Chairman of NUS Board of Trustees

M. Jegathesan, once the fastest

man in Asia, is still hogging the

headlines!

Former Asian sprint ace and Olympian Datuk Dr. M. Jegathesan (ACS Class of 1959) has been inducted into the first Asian Sports Awards (ASA) Hall of Fame.

Jega participated in the Rome (1960), Tokyo (1964) and Mexico (1968) Olympics and among the many trophies he has bagged were three gold medals for 100m, 200m and 4x100m at the 1966 Bangkok Asian Games.

Congratulations, Jega!

Wee Ban Bee honoured by the

Queen Elizabeth II for his valuable

services to the St John Ambulance

in Singapore!

Another Old Boy from the vintage Class of 1959, Wee Ban Bee, has also done ACS proud when he was conferred the Serving Brother of the Order of St John by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Ban Bee has served the St John Ambulance Jurong Centre the past 30 years.

Congratulations, Ban Bee!

Face to face after

49 years!

On July 22 a small group of the ACS Pre-U Class of 57/58 got together for a reunion dinner with their old class mate Dorothy Liang at the Peramakan Nonya Restaurant to reminisce old times.

Dorothy left Singapore for England in 1958 to study Physiotherapy and had never met any of her ex-school mates since.

She now lives in Vancouver with her husband. They have two daughters and two beautiful granddaughters aged 5 and 11.

Seated L-R: Frances Woon, Mary Kwan, Felicity Ho, Dorothy Liang
Standing L-R: Khoo Hye Tin, Wong Nang Jang, Richard Lau, George Teo, Lim Chin Lock, Lee Boon Siong.