IN MEMORY OF
永 遠 懷 念
MASTER WONG CHAI LOK BH. MH.
王齊樂教授 BH. MH.
1924
2022
世 紀 育 才 齊 奮 進
一 生 知 命 樂 天 年
In Loving Memory of our
Master Wong Chai Lok BH. MH.
Loving Husband, Father & Grandfather
永遠懷念
王齊樂教授 BH. MH.
慈愛的丈夫、父親和祖父
Born in Taishan, Guangdong Province, CHINA
藉貫 中國台山
WONG CHAI LOK BH. MH.
王齊樂教授 BH. MH.
(1924-2022)
Master Wong, also known by his aliases “Ming-Fu” and “Lok-Yung”, was born in Taishan, Guangdong in 1924. Master Wong was first exposed to Chinese calligraphy at the age of 10. The elders in his village spotted Master Wong’s talent and interests, and gave him a special privilege to practice his calligraphic skills on the walls of the village communal hall where famous scripts and paintings were displayed.
In 1941, Master Wong came to Hong Kong for his secondary education in Pui Ying Middle School, but his study was interrupted by the war, and he immediately took safe passage to Guangdong. After the war, he returned to study at the Northcote College of Education in Hong Kong. After graduating in 1949, he joined the HK Education Department, serving as school inspector and later as headmaster of several Hong Kong government schools. Master Wong was a pioneer in continuing education and was given the task by the head of the Education Department to establish an adult learning section and later served as headmaster of several secondary schools for adults. Over the years, Master Wong wrote numerous books and publications on Chinese Education in Hong Kong which have been standard text for courses for Education degrees in Hong Kong’s Universities. He was a prolific writer and published numerous books of short proses, poems and calligraphy. His major works include “The Poems and Chinese Calligraphy of Wong Chai Lok” and “Selected Works of Wong Chai Lok – His first 80 Years”. He gave numerous lectures on a variety of subjects including School Administration, Moral Education and Calligraphy.
Master Wong both served in and chaired numerous societies and foundations, including as President of the “Hong Kong Lan Ting Society” and “Lok Tian Chinese Calligraphy Society”, which he founded. These two distinguished organizations whose motto is to promote the practice and appreciation of the art of Chinese art and calligraphy have large followings and member students. Master Wong’s alias “Lok Yung” was well known, which means “Happy Old Man” and recognized for his unique and accomplished styles of calligraphy and his active promotion of the study of Chinese calligraphy and culture. Living by the motto “One Life One Art”, he advocated that everyone could ignite the passion of art at any stage of one’s life. He himself practiced Chinese calligraphy for nearly 90 years and had never lost that passion in striving to improve his technique to the next level.
Master Wong received many recognitions for his lifelong contribution to education in Hong Kong. Amongst the honours and awards bestowed on him were the Queen’s medal of Honour in 1995, the Medal of Honour by the Government of the HKSAR in 2009 and Honorary Fellow by HKUSPACE in 2018, as well as three distinguished teaching awards by HKUSPACE and HK Teachers Association. As a true patriot of China, he focused on educating the needy children from less well provided areas within China. He established the “Wong Chai Lok Mai Po Hope Primary School” in 2006 and also contributed to the rebuilding of 2 primary schools in Guangdong province, “Fook Wai Chai Lok Primary School” and “Hong Kong Senior Education Workers’ Association-16 Town Chai Lok Primary School” in 2007. In 2012, Master Wong was invited by the Cornell University East Asia Program to give a talk and demonstration on Chinese calligraphy. During his visit in the Ithaca campus, he established the “Wong Chai Lok Chinese Calligraphy Fellowship Endowment” to promote future exchange of Chinese calligraphists with Cornell University. “Lok Yung” was immensely grateful to have been given a healthy long life and the opportunity of serving the society and nurturing the next generation to continue his work, from which he derived his true happiness.
Master Wong is survived by his wife of 66 years, Wong Lo-Fong, his three children, Vivien, Virginia and Alexander, and his five grandchildren.
王齊樂院士 字明夫,號樂翁,廣東台山人。出身於書香世家,母親是明朝宰相張居正的後人。王院士1924 年出生於台山。幼承家教,十歲即已於書室中學習書法。來港後入讀羅富國師範學院,1949 年畢業後執教於官立學校,工餘進修不倦。1966 年獲華僑書院文學士,1971 年獲珠海書院文史研究所第一屆文學碩士。
曾任香港教育署教師、督學、校長、成人教育中心主任,官立初級夜中學監督、官立中文夜學院講師,在職教師訓練班導師,香港監獄署義務講師。
王院士在教育署服務之時,適逢政府推行「小學擴展七年計劃」全港小學畢業生人數增加,中學學位不足。王院士隨即提議借用官立中小學課室開辦夜中學,建議通過之後,反應熱烈。夜中學遂遍佈於港九新界各區,莘莘學子得以升學,是為當時政府的一大德政。
1979 年自教育署退休之後,王院士繼續擔任官立觀塘夜中學校長,并應邀擔任香港大學- 中文大學專業進修學院及澳門東亞大學兼職導師。又應教育當局之邀與香港大學校外課程部合作,先後開辦「學校行政」及「學校德育」課程,為中小學校長,副校長及訓育主任講課,以提升香港教育質素。
1984 年課程結束,學員與王院士已成好友,力邀主持「書法講座」自1984 年至今三十多年未有間斷,不只成為一個長壽課程,更傳藝千人,結下不解的師生情誼。
王院士早於1947 年已隨何漆園老師習國畫。50 年代從趙學琴老師、馮康侯老師習書法。70 年代入梁伯譽老師門下習山水畫。數十年來,專攻二王書法, 並私淑當代中國名學者兼書法家沈尹默及鄧散木二位大師,心摹手追,聚友研習。書法作品寫就卷帙無數,如「正直無私」、「蘭亭集序」等。
2004 年王院士於香港大學中文系設立「王齊樂中國歷史獎」,獎勵每年對中國歷史科有深入研究的學生。
王院士心繫家國,致力推廣教育,2006 年於貴州省三都水族縣塘州鄉塘賴村捐建「王齊樂苗圃希望小學」一所, 2007 年於廣東省四會縣石狗鎮石橋村捐建「福慧齊樂小學」一所,2007 年於廣東省乳源瑤族自治縣改建、維修一六鎮中心小學,成為「香港高齡教工會一六鎮齊樂中心小學」。
2012年王院士應美國康奈爾大學東亞課程中心 (CorneII University, East Asia Program) 之邀請,前往講學及展覧書藝。為推廣中華文化而設立「王齊樂中文書法學術研究基金」(Wong Chai-Lok Chinese Calligraphy Fellow Endowment) 以幫助大中華書法家前往講學交流。
2018年王院士獲香港大學專業進修學院頒授榮譽院士榮銜。王院士自1981年起任教於港大,已30 多年,作育英才無數,可算實至名歸。
王院士於1990年與鄭家鎮老師等書畫名家創辦蘭亭學會,推廣書畫藝術。1993年又成立樂天書法學會,帶動年青俊彥攜手同行。1997年張欽燦等教育界人士創辦香港高齡教育工作者聯誼會,王院士不只是創會會員,更是發起人之一。王院士致力推動文化教育事業,從未言怠。
除此之外,王院士歷任香港蘭亭學會會長、樂天書法學會會長、香港高齡教育工作者聯誼會名譽會長、全港青年學藝比賽大會永遠榮譽顧問及多個書畫學會顧問。經常聯合書畫界同好或帶領學生在香港、大陸及海外展出書畫作品,作文化藝術交流。
王院士於1956年與名媛黃羅芳成婚,同行66年,鶼蝶情深。兒子王士維是國際著名建築師,女兒韋王維芬和戴王維清皆是金融才雋,一門俊傑,至為難得。
王院士著述有:《香港中文教育發展史》丶《行吟集》丶《王齊樂詩書集》丶《香港教育叢談》,《樂翁八十詠懷酬唱集〉丶《八五興懷一一王齊樂詩書集》丶《樂翁九秩暢懷詩書集》、《春秋雅韻》。《香港中文教育發展史》再版(編印中)。
獲頒獎項:
1975年~獲香港教師會頒授優良學術獎章
1978年~獲香港童軍總會頒發公職榮譽獎章
1986年~獲香港教育署頒授成人教育30年服務獎狀
1993年~獲選為香港第一屆優秀教育工作者
1995年~獲英女皇頒授榮譽勳章
2000年~獲香港教師會頒授「金鐸獎」
2001年~獲香港大學專業進修學院頒授傑出導師
2009年~獲香港特別行政區政府頒授香港特區榮譽勳章
2011年~獲香港大學專業進修學院頒授客席教授榮銜
2018年~獲香港大學專業進修學院頒授院士榮銜
ART & CALLIGRAPHY EXHIBITION
SPRING AND AUTUMN POETRY COLLECTION 2004 TO 2021
春秋雅韻詩詞集 2004年 至 2021年
MASTER WONG'S ALBUM
王齊樂教授相片集
PRESS & MEDIA
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