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DSOBA Dinner Talk With Mr. Fung Yee Wang (Class 1955) and Mr. Hanson Huang (Class 1968) – June 25, 2009

Unveiling the DBS History Book

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Video Clips:

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Facebook “DB 仔測試” “Are you a DB boy challenge”; 黃賢Hanson Haung (1968): “拔萃是一個學習做人的地方”	2009: 拔萃140歷史書幾經波折終於誕生: “To Serve and To Lead: History of the Diocesan Boys’ School”
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1869: 拔萃男書院的起源和前身 The Origin of DBS (DFTS>DHO>DSO>DBSO>DBS)	為何叫“拔萃” The Chinese Name of DBS
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拔萃險遭殺校 DBS was almost aborted at its infancy	錯體校徽? The flawed School Badge?
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1969: 拔萃首次全體學生民主投票表決校徽和午餐時間 First all student vote for School Badge and Lunch Timetable	1939: 拔萃學生罷課抗議1/2: 愛國助貧擦鞋會 DBS Boys’ Strike part 1/2: Patriotic Shoe-shining Club
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1939: 拔萃學生罷課抗議2/2: 集體驅逐罷課學生 DBS Boys’ Strike 2/2: Mass Expelsion	打藤–你今日打咗未? The Caning tradition
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拔萃校長一貫作風創新The trend-setting style of the DBS School Principals	Speech Day 的起源Origin of Speech Day
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周偉堂Thomas Chow (1954): Headmaster George She (施玉麒校長) – “I want you to come back”	1921: 拔萃舊生會的起源Origin of DSOBA (Diocesan School Old Boys Association)
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拔萃鬼故 Ghost Stories of DBS	30 年前北京領導人已經聽過拔萃聖詩 DBS School Hymn Heard in Beijing 30 years ago
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拔萃校歌 School Song vs 拔萃聖詩School Hymn	David Hon (1959): My Story at DBS with Headmaster George She (施玉麒校長aka豬肉皮)
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1955: 拔萃學園祭的起源 Origin of School Fete	蕭卓明Maurice Siu (1989): My Story at DBS with Headmaster Jacland Lai (黎澤倫校長 aka 黎佬)
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校帶演進(左傾還是右傾) The Evolution of School Tie (Left or Right)	馮以浤Fung Yee Wang (1955): Headmaster S J Lowcock (郭慎墀校長 aka 蝦餃佬) and the history of supporting the under-privileged student
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郭慎墀校長基金 The Establishment of S J Lowcock Foundation	拔萃140歷史書訂購 DBS History Book Order
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拔萃舊生會會長葉成基致謝詞Thank You Note from Desmond Yip President of the DSOBA

 

新聞稿發放 - 八月六曰
香港拔萃男校慶祝創校 140 週年 -
北美區聚餐晚會於温哥華舉行

温哥華拔萃男校舊生會誠蒙香港拔萃母校舊生會邀請 , 代表北美區舉辦慶祝母校創校 140 週年聚餐晚會. 晚會謹訂於本年九月十二曰 (星期六) 假座卑斯大學高爾夫球會 (UBC Golf Club) 宴會廳舉行.

 

屆時香港拔萃男校現任校長 Terence Chang 及香港男拔舊生會會長 Desmond Yip 將組團專程由港到温哥華出席是次盛會. 晚會節目豐富, 除提供精美自助餐外,更有多項極有心思的精彩表演及娱興節目,一定令大家盡興而歸.

温哥華男拔舊生會更在每月第一個星期三晚上六時三十分有聚餐例會 (九月份因為有 140週年聚餐, 所以例會暫停一次, 十月份繼續舉行); 例會地點在列治文區敘香園 (列治文第三路帝國中心),歡迎大温區及外來到訪男拔舊生們踴躍參加. 

有興趣参加以上活動者,請從速報名. 如有任何查詢,請聯絡温哥華男拔舊生會代表黃德偉 (電話: 604-889-8628 或電郵 takwaiw2000@hotmail.com).

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Agenda

*** The following times serve as a guide, the actual event may be held earlier or later than the times as printed.

*** Registration at 1:30 p.m.

Poolside Party 2009

When:     1 pm to 5 pm, August 30 (Sunday) Where:     DBS Poolside (Outdoor) Activities: Water Games, Swimming, Snacks and Buffet   Bring your family and friends to enjoy a day of fun and games!   Please call DSOBA at 2713 5268 or fax to 2761 0793 or e-mail to amy@dsoba.org to book your spot early

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The Story of DBS: Unveiling the DBS History Book

Dinner Talk With Mr. Fung Yee Wang (Class 1955) and
Mr. Hanson Huang (Class 1968) – June 25, 2009

Date: 25th, June 2009 (Thursday)

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The Story of DBS: Unveiling the DBS History Book

Dinner Talk With Mr. Fung Yee Wang (Class 1955) and
Mr. Hanson Huang (Class 1968) – June 25, 2009\
Venue: 8/F, Chinese Club, Chinese Club Building, 22 Connaught Road Central, HK.

Speaker Profile:

Mr. Fung Yee Wang (馮以浤 – Class 1955): Fung sir is a distinguished educator and the
co-author of the school history book entitled “To Serve and To Lead: History of the Diocesan Boys’ School in Hong Kong”.  As a student (1948-57), Fung sir was prefect, captain of Arthur House and school table-tennis team, and king of Chinese chess. As a teacher (1961-68), he was Arthur Housemaster, Sportsmaster, Hong Kong representative in the Chess Olympiad held in Cuba and producer of the school play ‘Antigone’.   After DBS, Fung sir was the first Warden of Old Halls at HKU. Subsequently, he taught at CUHK and retired as Head of Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction in 1994.

Mr. Hanson Huang (黃賢 – Class 1968): After graduating from Harvard Law School, Hanson was invited to teach at Peking University (北京大學). He was advisor to CITIC and many Central Government departments.  He was detained by the PRC for alleged espionage charges in 1982 until it was overturned in 1989.  In his 14 years at DBS and DPS, Hanson was captain of Arthur house, Boarders’ and School Senior prefect. He is best remembered for legalizing comics and kung fu novels at school and providing free toilet paper.

Topic:  “The Story of DBS: Unveiling the DBS History Book”

To celebrate 140th anniversary, the school is launching a school history entitled “To Serve and To Lead: History of the Diocesan Boys’ School in Hong Kong”.  DSOBA is privileged to share a first glimpse of the school history book with all old boys.  Many interesting stories and lesser-known history tidbits would be shared:

– Do you know that DBS was first established as an orphanage?  And there was a female training institution prior to DBS’s establishment.

– How does DBS’s Chinese name “拔萃”come about?

– Why was the school tie design different in the 1960s and the present?

– Among many distinguished old boys, there are yet many more invisible heroes: e.g. Mr. Paul duToit, DBS teacher in the 1950s, was one of the founders of Macau Formula One Motor Racing; Paul had reportedly demonstrated reverse steer driving at high speed up the School drive

– Do you know that DBS was almost aborted at its infancy?

– Do you know that, due to its unique design, DBS was taken over by Military as hospital two times; and underground storage of explosives in the school field during Japanese occupation period had caused explosion in 1946 and land subsidence in 1964?

– Which Headmaster had the longest / shortest tenure?  Which Headmaster got married at DBS?

– Do you know the first University graduate in Hong Kong is an old boy?

– When was the first STEPS published?  First School Fete held?

– Do you know that some old boys are putting together a list of those who suffered caning (60s – 80s) ?

President                              : Desmond Yip ’82

Vice President                      : Terence Chang (Hon.) ’65

                                               Daniel Ma ’76

                                               Myron Ng ’88

Hon. Secretary                     : Daniel Wan ’82

Hon. Treasurer                     : Anthony Siu ’83 (Finance Sub-Committee Chairman)

Auditor                                 : R. Kadir & Co.

Immediate Past President    : S.A.L. Rahman ’71

Chairmen of Sub-Committees:

Social Activities  Sub-Committee                          :  Darwin Liu 84’

Membership-Development Sub-Committee           :  Richard Lai ’84

Sports-Activities Sub-Committee                            :  Jerry Chang ’80

School Fete Sub-Committee                                  :  Kasim Fattedad ’97

Communication & Information Sub-Committee     : Jason Chiu ’88

Education & Career Sub-Committee                      : Jose Cheng ’84

Legal Advisor                                                         : Selwyn Chan ’ 77

Annual Ball Sub-Committee                                  : Jerome Leung ’83

Special Projects Sub-Committee                           : Peter Au ’82

Committee Members   : Horace Chan ’66

                                    Henry Leung ’74

                                    SiuCheuk Ming, Maurice ’89

                                    Marc Wong ’03

As the President of DSOBA, I would like to welcome everyone to the 2009 DSOBA Annual General Meeting. It has always been our primary objective at DSOBA to bring together old boys at various social settings and occasions. To this end, we have witnessed an increasing sharing of work and life experience especially amongst our younger membership. At the end of April 2009, the total membership stood at 1,613 reflecting an approximate 5% increase in new members and our reserve funds stood at over $1,798,000. In this annual report, I would like to highlight some of our key achievements during the year :

 

The Happy Hour at Central was one of the new social events that took off in February 2008 and helped to bring out many new faces looking for a comfortable break from work in Lan Kwai Fong.

We have four Dinner Talks during the 12 months from September ’08 to early 2009 with guest speakers including the venerable Chow Wai Tong, Class of ’54 and the refreshing Kenneth Chen, Under Secretary of Education and Jat Sew Tong, Senior Counsel both of Class ’82, as well as our Association’s “Die-Hard” supporter Lawrence Yu Kam Kee, Class of ’64. I am very happy to report on seeing enthusiastic turnouts at each of these events.

In regards to our contribution to the school, we are donating in total over $94,063 from our major events’ profits and have recently established a new fund for sports development of the school teams. Part of this new fund is currently earmarked to purchase training equipment for the swimming team of the DBS Swimming Club.

I would like to personally thank Darwin Liu, our Social Chairman for arranging the various events including Games Day, Poolside Party, and the Dinner Talks; and also our Ball Chairman, Jose Cheng who put together a most enjoyable event at the newest hotel in town which brought in a record surplus for this annual showcase gathering.

Today, our membership base has been expanding more and more by the use of internet. The reorganization of our DSOBA website by Daniel Ma and David Lau has allowed our old boys to access more updated information globally. Their kind efforts will now link up the various overseas old boys’ chapters including North America, China, South East Asia and the UK as we plan towards DBS’ 140th anniversary celebrations in the coming months of 2009.

The DSOBA stall at School Fete continues to be one of the most profitable stalls every year. Through the hard work and dedication of Henry Leung and Kasim Fattedad, they have made it possible for another huge success in 2008. Great job!

As we keep ourselves relevant to changing times, it is important that I must thank Selwyn Chan for laboring through the heaps of historical records to update our Association’s M&A to reflect our mission and objectives.

DBS old boys have a wealth of knowledge and experience in overseas learning as well as in their professional careers. The University Day and Career Talk were once again hugely successful. Hundreds of parents together with current school boys attended the University Day on a Saturday afternoon seeking advice from our old boys. Our Mentoring Program co-managed by Richard Lai and Lau Pau has again proven to be an invaluable resource for career advice amongst our members. I would like to personally thank each one for their precious time and commitment to these worthy initiatives.

This year marks the first time our Golf President’s Cup being held at The HK Golf Club. Our Selwyn Chan and Jerry Chang have been instrumental to the event’s success and getting us off to a good start for a better capital sourcing event of the Association.

In conclusion, I am extremely proud and feeling fortunate in having Myron Ng, Daniel Wan and such a strong General Committee to propel the DSOBA towards greater success and continuing our relationship with the School.

My heartfelt appreciation to my team, the School Committee, the Headmaster, all fellow members and last but not the least, our Association secretary Amy for all their support and guidance.

Sincerely,

Desmond Yip ’82

President 08/09

Vancouver visit 2009

Mr Thomas Chow (class of ’54 and seated far right) and Mrs. Kathlene Chow meet up with Mr and Mrs Y T Kwong (former long time arts teacher at DBS and seated centre) at a luncheon in Vancouver together with several other DSOBA Vancouver members held on 22 May, 2009.

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Dear Members,

DSOBA is pleased to bring you an update from Mr. Fung Yee Wang (55) on the progress of the much anticipated School History Book as follows:

1) The HKU Press has accepted the manuscript and is now doing the layout. The book has about 110,000 words (not including the Preface and Appendices), a dozen tables and graphs and 115 photos. The school has set up a committee to monitor its progress.

2) The book’s publicity and pre-ordering work will begin in July. DSOBA fully supports this work, further notice and update will be sent to you then, please watch out for it.

3) The title of the Book and its Table of Contents is as follows:

TO SERVE AND TO LEAD:

HISTORY OF THE DIOCESAN BOYS’ SCHOOL

IN HONG KONG

Fung Yee Wang and Chan-Yeung Mo Wah Moira

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword 2

Preface 3–7

Part I: A Chronological View

Chapter 1: The Background 1–10

Chapter 2: The School in the Making (1869–1918) 1–14

Chapter 3: Entering a New Phase (1918–41) 1–17

Chapter 4: Resurrection (1941–61) 1–22

Chapter 5: Striving for Freedom (1961–83) 1-19

Chapter 6: Moving with the Times (1983–2000) 1–17

Chapter 7: Meeting New Challenges (2000 to the present) 1–19

Part II: Other Perspectives

Chapter 8: Staff and Students 1–21

Chapter 9: The Campus 1–10

Chapter 10: School Life 1–24

Chapter 11: Scholastic Activities 1–18

Chapter 12: Extracurricular Activities 1–22

Chapter 13: Old Boys, DSOBA and DBSPTA 1–21

Chapter 14: Conclusion 1–10

Appendix: 1. School Committee Members 1–7

2. Senior Staff Members and Teachers 8–30

3. Senior and Second Prefects 31–33

4. Glossary of Abbreviations 34–35

5. Explanation of Terms 36–40

6. Chronicle of Events 41–42

Sources of Information, References and Footnotes 1–11

Index 1–?

 

 

 

Speaker: Mr Lawrence Kam Kee Yu (Class of 1964) is the present Chairman, Campaign Committee of The Community Chest of Hong Kong.

  

Topic: 余欲有言

 

Mr Lawrence Kam Kee Yu has been serving as the Chairman of Softbank investment International (Strategic) Ltd., Director of  the Hong Kong Football Association and has received the Awards of ‘Justice of Peace’, ‘MBE’ and ‘Bronze Bauhinia Star’.

 

Date: 30th, April 2009 (Thursday)

Venue: 14/F, Chinese Club,  Chinese Club Building, 22 Connaught Road Central, HK.

 

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