An Interview with Eddie H. K. Wong

Eddie H. K. Wong (1961 to 1968) was active in track and field, football and other sports at WYK.  He was recently interviewed by Tim Kwan (1961 to 1969) on his track and field experience at WYK.

1.  Eddie, which were your events at track and field?
I mostly ran 100, 200 meters and 4 x 100 relay, but also did triple jump at our school’s track meet because we were required to have both track and field in the three events we participated.  I guess it was meant to encourage us to try both.

2.  How did you get started?
I think I inherited my love for sports from my father.  As a little boy he often took me and my brothers to see a football game.  The stadium was always packed and I was thrilled at seeing the players in colorful jerseys running around in the green field.  I started to read about the game on newspapers and then I got interested and read the whole sports page, enjoying the analyses and the stories of the players and their achievements.
On entering Wah Yan and like everyone else, I spent a lot of time after school playing football in the sand field, and on the way I often noticed the school’s track team practicing in the grass field.  They looked so smart in their green track suit that I wished I could be like them one day. Continue reading →