Publicly Speaking

RIP: Myra Siu Man-wa

Sad to hear of Myra's passing this week.

Founding President of GAP Toastmasters (2000-2002), Solicitor Myra stood for Legco last year under the platform: Know people's hardships. Actualize People's Yearnings.

Here's what she said on her election website about TM:

"Introduced by a HKU alumnus, Mr. Alex Lai, I came to know of the HK Toastmasters Club and joined as a member since Sept 1997.

HK Toastmasters Club opens an important chapter in my life. Through this club, I met like-minded young professionals from different parts of the world, they came to HK for career development, or settlement. We became good friends.

Toastmasters is all about better communication and leadership.

When I joined the Toastmasters , it was a small community of 5 Toastmasters Clubs, perhaps, with less than 200 members. My joining coincided with the great leap forward of the Toastmasters Movement in HK. In 3 years time, Toastmasters Clubs mushroomed all over HK. Toastmasters has become a very dynamic group well to HK people. Then, we set up Toastmasters programs for the undergrads and secondary school students. After the Millennium Year, the HK Toastmasters Movement spread northward into the cities of Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing. Now, there are over 40 Toastmasters Clubs in HK, Toastmasters about 2000.

In Feb 2001, with the support of a group of HKUGA friends, I founded the Graduates and Professionals Toastmasters Club (“GAP”). As the Founding President, I served as GAP’s President in its first 2 years, thereafter, I stayed with its EXCO. In March this year , GAP held its 8th Anniversary Celebration Party."

Rest in peace, Myra.