ROME: 29th June 2006 -- On this Feast of Sts Peter and
Paul, a public holiday at the Vatican (and in fact throughout Rome),
The Rector Major and his Council have appointed Fr Simon Lam Chung Wai,
currently the Vice Provincial of China Province, as the new Provincial
to take over from Fr Savio Hon on 1st October this year.
Fr Simon Lam, Hong Kong born (1951) has carried a
range of responsibilities over the years, particularly at Province
level, having spent a short period as Provincial Economer before being
appointed as Vice Provincial. He has been Delegate for the
Salesian Family in China, the Ecclesiastical Assistant for the 'Asia 2'
region for the Volunteers of Don Bosco (VDB), and Delegate for the Past
Pupils. He spent six years with various roles at St. Louis School
in Hong Kong: Principal, Rector of the community, and now holds the
role of Salesian Supervisor for that school.
In addition to his fluency in two major Chinese
dialects, Cantonese and Mandarin, Fr Simon speaks Italian (learned from
his studies in Rome leading up to priesthood) and of course English
which was Hong Kong's second language during the years of British
Administration.
Anyone associated with the recent China Province
Centenary celebrations would have already appreciated Fr Simon's
organisational skills as he was the coordinator for that massive
effort. While he is known and much appreciated for his
organisational skills, his own confreres know him especially as a man
with many interpersonal skills and a deep interest in the confreres.
As a comment aside - the Chinese character 'Lam'
looks decidedly like a tree - in fact two trees! Do two trees
make a wood (read Bosco)? Perhaps they do - the
character for 'forest' leaves no doubt - three or more!
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