OMEGA today presented a HK$200,000 donation to the Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps’ “Operation Flying Eagle” Corporate Citizenship Programme.  Pilot and Image Ambassador of Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps, Specialist Flight Lieutenant Michael Fitzgerald Wong, who is also the founder of “Operation Flying Eagle”, was on hand to receive OMEGA’s charity donation, which was presented by OMEGA Ambassador and former astronaut Captain Eugene Cernan, the last man to set foot on the Moon.  The presentation ceremony was held today at the Business Aviation Centre at Chek Lap Kok. 

In recognition of its long relationship with Michael F. Wong and the meaningful mission behind “Operation Flying Eagle”, OMEGA today donated HK$200,000 to the programme.  An inaugural ceremony was also held to announce the “Operation Flying Eagle” Corporate Citizenship Programme’s launch and to acknowledge OMEGA’s role as a key supporter. 

The day’s activities carried an appropriate aeronautical feel with Captain Cernan arriving on a Twin Squirrel B-KHS helicopter provided by Heliservices.  Joining him was Mr Peter Chau, MBE, QPM, CPM, Chairman of the Executive Board, Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps (HKACC) and top model Lisa S..  Upon landing, they were welcomed by Specialist Flight Lieutenant Michael F. Wong, the founder of “Operation Flying Eagle”.  They were also received by the HKACC Ceremonial Squadron and Air Commodore Brian Butt, AE, Commandant of the Air Cadet Corps. 

Michael F. Wong is a renowned movie star in Hong Kong and Asia.  His relationship with OMEGA first began in 1998 when he was invited to the European Masters professional golf tournament in Crans-Montana, Switzerland.  Later he visited the NASA museum in Houston, USA with OMEGA where he first met astronaut Eugene Cernan, the “Last Man on the Moon”. 

The two were reunited in Hong Kong for the launch of the X-33 Speedmaster in 1999. After this meeting, Michael F. Wong was inspired to pursue his interest in aviation and later obtained his pilot’s license.  Continuing his passion for aviation, Wong initiated the “Operation Flying Eagle” programme as a way to support the HKACC and to give its cadets regular and routine flying experience.