Pictures contributed by Doctor Thomas Wong of Australia
Doctor Thomas Wong (黃國超校友) was conferred a religious title in Myanmar recently in recognition of his work in propagating Buddhism in Sydney, Australia. The high-profile religious titles conferring ceremony took place on March 20, 2019 at the Sasana Maha Beikman in Uppatasanti Pagoda Compound in Naypyidaw. Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar President U Win Myint, and Senior General Min Aung Hlaing were among the dignitaries who attended the ceremony. Doctor Thomas Wong and his wife Doctor Rose Wong had their private medical practice before their retirement. As a teenager, Doctor Thomas Wong attended Catholic Anglo Chinese School with his brothers 黃國英 and 黃國亮 (Edward Wong). Their parents owned the well-known Central Photo Studio in Rangoon in the 1950s.
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Doctor Thomas Wong posed with the plague at the religious titles conferring ceremony
Doctor Thomas Wong with wife Doctor Rose Wong
Doctor Thomas Wong is shown receiving a plague from Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who is the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces
Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi is seen at the ceremony
Myanmar President U Win Myint is seen at the ceremony