Cho Lun Wong, 王祖倫

Deeply sorry to hear the sad news finally came. Please send our deep condolences to Jane, Kay and their families. As you may know Cho hired me into BNR in June 1984. We moved to Ottawa from Toronto and became Cho’s neighbor, our new house was opposite to theirs. Three girls Jane, Kay and Lydia walked to Carling every weekday morning to catch the school bus, even in -40c temperature. Summer time when they held BBQ party, they normally invited us. One year when KN went to Toronto for a week to see her father in hospital, KN prepared some dishes and we ate together at Cho’s home. One Christmas season, they were so nice to offer baby sitting Lydia, so we can have a break to watch a movie. After the successful Phoenix Project, Cho gave us some free miles so we two families can fly to Phoenix to attend Norte’s celebration, then drive to LV for vacation. One business trip to RTP, we both stayed in the same townhouse Nortel rented . I was not feeling well, Cho cooked noddles for me. Another trip to RTP, I went to visit Cho’s big house after work and on the way back I got lost and had to go to a hospital emergency to get help. When I was at Maidenhead, Cho’ s family came to visit us, this time I provided some free miles. Two families stay together and had fun to watch some ghosts movies in the evening. ( Wilkin and Yun also visited us once there, Once, Tony slept at our place from noon to late night - he was so exhausted, poor guy.) We both also attended some conferences and seminars in Beijing and Guangzhou. Last time we visited Cho and Kwai Ping was in 2017 during our final HK / Shanghai trip. Kwai Ping just recovered from her another treatment session so was able to come out for lunch. Iast November, I was chatting with Cho about searching for a senior home in HK similar to Opal style , there were no mentioning of any illness. In April I sent a WhatsApp message to congratulate his 80th birthday, he told me this surprise, so unbelievable. I alway respect him as my boss and admire his wisdom , he was also a good mentor . He did not smile much and talk much, but he was really a gentleman to people. At home party, he was the one prepare for the food and serving his guests at the party. In last few years earlier, we used to receive their CNY photo every year and always anticipated to receive one until last few years. Almost 40 years of friendship as boss, neighbor, colleague and friends. Ha will be in my heart and mind forever.