樓高4層1526平方米的教學大樓將於明年2月底建成。
We just returned from the trip to 大旺中學，here is a brief photo-report of the New School Building stone-laying event.
By Ernest So, Committee Member
There were 14 of us altogether, and all arrived fresh and early at the Shangri-La Hotel meeting point. We boarded the bus at 9am; took a short break at 10:15am at a gas station on the way. After a smooth ride we reached our destination and met the school principal at 12:40pm at a local restaurant.
After lunch it was only a matter of minutes before we reached the school at 2pm sharp. A dragon dance and martial arts show was the first program on our visit, followed by a short meeting with the music students, and the foundation laying ceremony began promptly at 3pm. Several meaningful keynote speeches were giving, and the formal procedure ended ceremoniously at around 3:25pm. We took a slow walk around the campus, bade our farewell and began the drive back at 3:50pm. A cigarette- and toilet-break at a gas station was unavoidable and, even though the traffic was not as breezy as before, we arrived safe and sound in Shenzhen at around 7:30pm.
All in all, the schedule was meticulously planned and executed, the meeting and ceremony flawless. The transport was excellent and the driver was courteous and cooperative throughout. During the initial minutes of the meeting (at lunch) I think that we lacked a team leader to do proper introductions (for the benefit of both parties) but we quickly warmed up to each other at the table. Mr. Sin was accompanied by his wife and a relative though perhaps we didn’t have a chance to introduce them properly to the others, but conversations at the table immediately filled up the void. The ceremony was well planned by the school and its staff, but we need to include a photo-taking session in the program in all future events, as it was a little chaotic to gather everybody after the sound of dismissal at the end of the event. I still managed to get a few photos of everybody but I think I might have missed a few key individuals as they have already disappeared along with the staff and students (none of the photos include the mandarin-speaking official). Photo-taking is an historical witness for generations of students and staff and, in my humble opinion, is to be taken seriously.
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