Mr. John R D'Eath, JP
Name: Mr. John R D'Eath, JP
Serve Year: 1961
1961 Highlights
- Miss International Beauty Contest was chaired by 1957-8 President Kenneth Chun to raise fund specifically for the setting up of the Day Nursery at Chai Wan , Miss Judy Chang was selected as Miss International Beauty 1962 for Hong Kong to enter the final competition at Long Beach California.
- Hong Kong Junior Chamber of Commerce set up Chai Wan Day Nursery which was then maintained and run by the Save the Children Fund.
- A project ’’Boys day in Business’’ was organized in order to provide students who would soon leave school with the opportunity of working in a business organization. A total 575 jobs opportunities were secured.
- Hong Kong Junior Chamber of Commerce donated and installed a set of television-a luxury item at that time-to North Point Camp for the senior citizens.
1961 Board of Directors
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Immediate Past President | Alex S C Wu |
| Vice President | Ping-Kin Ng |
| Honorary Secretary | John Baird |
| Honorary Treasurer | Richard Cheng (Jun 1) / Benny Chan (Sep 1) |
| Director | T H Barma |
| Director | Benny Chan |
| Director | Pierre Gerbet |
| Director | Cecil Leong |
| Director | S K Lee (Co-opted Aug 1) |
| Director | John Greenwood (Co-opted Sep 1) |