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January 2012
Another well-attended Hong Kong Reception took place on Tuesday 27 September 2011 at The
Excelsior, Causeway Bay. Over 100 OAs, parents and friends of Abingdon School attended the event to
hear news of the School and to meet Felicity Lusk on her first Hong Kong visit as Abingdon’s Head.
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OA club
Hong Kong Reception
OA Antipodean Reunion
To coincide with the 2011 Rugby World Cup
taking place in New Zealand, Richard Bampton
(1961) organised an Antipodean Reunion on
behalf of the OA Club. After England’s win against
Scotland, Richard hosted a barbecue at his home
on Sunday 2 October 2011. This was followed
up with a dinner at the Auckland Sky Tower
restaurant on Tuesday 4 October 2011.
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OA City Lunch
Robin Joy (1978) hosted an OA City Lunch on Friday 4
November 2011 at Bangers Bar & Grill, attended by Andrew
McMillan (1971), Simon Hills, (1975), Gareth Morris (1976),
Robin Joy and Russell Taylor (1978), Hugh de Lusignan
(1979), Martin Haycock (1991), James Peterson, Ian Priest
and Jack Whibley (1997), Darshan Puri (2003) and
Ben Strickson (2008).
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The next event is the OA City Dinner which will
be held at Chez Gérard Chancery Lane on the
evening of Thursday 22 March 2012, hosted
by Darshan Puri (2003). Tickets now available
online at:
www.oaclub.uk/members