DSOBA News

DSOBA Oktoberfest 7 November 2014

Dear fellow members,

Our next DSOBA social event will be the fun and awesome – Oktoberfest celebration. What’s a better way to drink real German beers, eat authentic pork’s knuckle and taste delicious German sausages all under one tent with your fellow DBS brothers!

DSOBA has reserved a table at the Marco Polo Hotel German Bierfest, the most traditional and authentic outdoor Bierfest in Hong Kong. Please join us for this  memorable event and call Maggie or Sonia to secure your tickets NOW as the tickets are move really fast.

Place: Marco Polo German Bierfest, Level 6 Marco Polo Hong Kong Hotel, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui

Date: Friday 7th November 2014

Time: 6pm to 11:30pm

Price: $240 per head (Beer and German beer mug included)

 
* 40 Tickets available – First come first serve *

Mark the date and come party with us!

Jerome Leung ’83

Social Activities Committee Chairman

School Fete 2014

Wonderful weather and what a great School Fete we had! Thanks to all the old boys that helped in the DSOBA stall.

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School Fete 2014

Date    : Sunday, 9th November 2014
Time    : 10:30a.m. to 5:00p.m.
Venue  : Diocesan Boys’ School
 
The DBS annual School Fete is happening on the 9th of November, 2014. There will be lots of great games and prizes for your whole family. It will also be a wonderful time to catch-up with your fellow classmates, friends and teachers. If you haven’t visited the school campus in a while, then this is will be an awesome opportunity to rekindle your relationship with the school.
 
So put on your best casual Sunday attire and enjoy a stress free afternoon with lots of happy surprises for you and your family. Don’t forget to stop by the DSOBA stall to purchase the latest DBS apparels and gadgets. There are products and gifts for all ages. Hope to see you all at the DBS School Fete.
 
 
Helpers and volunteers wanted!
For further information, please contact Sonia or Maggie, our secretaries, at 2713-5268. If you haven’t joined DSOBA yet, please e-mail to sonia@dsoba.org or maggie@dsoba.org Or visit our website at www.dsoba.com to learn more about our year-round activities.
 
Jerome Leung ’83 and Kasim Fattedad ’97
DSOBA School Fete Convenors

DSOBA Joint Chapter Dinner Talk on 5 November 2014

Dear Members & Old Boys,
 
“STAY AHEAD OF THE GAME” Dinner-Talk on Wednesday, 5th November, 2014
 
 For those of you who want to ” stay ahead of the game “, the ICT and the Legal Chapter are joining up to create this unique opportunity to explore how to merge and blend in modern technological IT developments to complement your business or profession to take it to an enhanced level of competence and efficiency. We are pleased to introduce 2 very experienced old-boys in IT to be our speakers on Wednesday, 5th November, 2014 at The Chinese Club,14th floor, Chinese Club Building, Nos. 21-23, Connaught Road :-
 
 
I.     Nick Chan (class of ’91) :
 
 Vice Chairman of the Law Society Technology Committee is Asia Pacific Head of Technology, Media and Telecommunications at one of the top ten most global law firm, with 1,500+ lawyers in 44 offices in 21 countries. Armed with a computer science degree and experience at Cisco / AT & T / internet leader with regional responsibility, he advises Governments/Universities/PE/VC/Family Office/Tech companies and Start-ups in fund-raising, multi-billion dollars operations, mergers and acquisitions, and in liberalizing markets and drafting laws. Nick serves as Chairman/member of various government-appointed panels (including the OGCIO working party promoting cloud technology adoption), and serves on university knowledge and technology transfer committees, and as Honorary Legal Advisor at 17 NGOs including HKISPA, HKITF, HKAIM, IFOCAT and e-Learning Consortium. He is the recipient of the Law Society Distinguished Pro Bono Award and Community Services Award.

 Nick will speak on the topic of “Opportunities, challenges and cross-overs between Law and Technology”:
 
 – Brand building (trademark, copyright, patent, new media marketing, fund raising)
 – Navigating through e-Commerce related laws (e-commerce, contracts, data privacy, order fulfillment, cross-border jurisdictional, RFPs)
 – Adopting technology to support the operation and growth of your business (Apps, cloud)
 – Serving the community/industry and having a work-life balance
 – In-house v private practice
 
 II. Cypri Yu (class of 95):-
 
Cypri has extensive experience in helping enterprises across the Greater China and APAC region in protecting their commercial secrets and computer systems. He also performs digital forensics and investigations when bad things happened. He gained his experience through working with enterprise-solution companies, global risk consulting companies, big-4 accounting firms and a global leader of IT security risk and compliance management solutions provider, before founding Binary Solutions to offer “Business Information Protection” security services and “Fact Finder” investigation services.
 
Cypri will share the following experience with our old boys in the legal chapter:
 
1.      Pilot Scheme for eDiscovery in HK courts
2.      Challenges of getting electronic evidence
3.      Introduction to digital forensics and investigation

 
Rundown of the evening is as follows:-
 
6.30 pm                    –       Drinks
7.00 pm                    –       Dinner commences
7.30 to 8.45 pm         –       Nicholas’s presentation and Q & A
8.45 to 10.00 pm       –       Cypril’s presentation and Q & A
10.30 pm                  –       End of event
 
Cost per head: $300 including non-alcoholic drinks; for drinkers, please b.y.o.b
 
Please contact Sonia Huen or Maggie Ho (Tel. 2713-5268) for enquiries and email to maggie@dsoba.org to reserve your seat(s) on or before 30th, October 2014. Seats will be reserved on a First-come-first-serve basis. Please make your cheque payable to “Diocesan School Old Boys’ Association Ltd” and send it to 131 Argyle Street, Mongkok, Kowloon or pay into DSOBA bank account (HSBC A/C No.: 111-170312-001). Please remember to send us the bank receipt once you have transferred the fee to us.
 
Please also note that as many different members have put in a lot of time and effort in securing the appropriate venue at reasonable prices for all participants and because we have had experiences in the past whereby many old boys made last-minute booking but without effecting payment as prescribed and then some even do not show up eventually without prior-notice to the Club, it has become extremely tedious and cumbersome for the organizers to estimate the turn-up rate so to make the appropriate booking of tables and space and to guarantee a minimum to the chosen restaurant/club . This type of irresponsible action is not ” DBS-like ” and certainly not condoned by the Committee because it causes dis-array for the organizers and therefore out of courtesy to the organizers and the Club, we are setting a new rule effective immediately that once you make your reservation to attend the event, you will be deemed to have accepted to make payment regardless of whether you show up or not and payment must be received before the deadline in order to guarantee your booking. All payments made are non-refundable but are transferable.

 
David Lau/ Sinko Choy (ICT Chapter) & Alan Lam (Legal Chapter)

Games Day 2014 (photos)

Photos by Felix Chiu, Vision and crew.

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Poolside Party 2014 (photos)

A thoroughly enjoyable day by all!

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Soccer vs Police 2014Sep

Great match! DSOBA team won 5:0.

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Games Day – 21st Sept 2014

Dear Members and Friends of DSOBA,

Hope you all had a great summer and are geared up for another exciting school year. And it gets even better as the DSOBA/DBSAC (DBS Athletic Club) Games Day will be held on the 21st of September (Sunday) from 1pm to 5pm at the School Field. What’s a better way to spend a Sunday with your family and catch up with your friends and classmates.

This year’s Games Day will feature many track competition for all ages. There will be parent/child and open relays. Besides participating in the track competitions, you can also sit and relax in one of the cool shaded marquees to enjoy a sumptuous buffet BBQ lunch, featuring gourmet steaks, burgers and hotdogs. There will be plenty of prizes and awards for everyone and there is even a cotton candy booth to satisfy your children or your sweet tooth.  I sure you and your whole family will enjoy this special day.

Entry Fee :    $100/person – DSOBA Members (Including spouses and children)
                    $200/person – Friends and Non-Members

Pre-paid registration can be made with Sonia or Maggie by email to sonia@dsoba.org/maggie@dsoba.org or by fax 2761 0793. Please refer to the attached leaflet for detailed information. If you have any questions, please call 2713 5268.

Thank you and hope to see you on the 21st of September.


Best regards,

Jerome Leung ‘83

Chairman, Social Activities

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DBS 145th Anniversary Dinner

8th September, 2014

Dear Fellow Members and Old Boys,

DBS 145th Anniversary Dinner

The year 2014 marks the 145th anniversary of the Diocesan Boys’ School. In celebration of its anniversary, the School will be hosting its 145th Anniversary Dinner at the Grand Hall, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wanchai on November 21, 2014 (Friday). The DBS 145th Anniversary Dinner will at the same time mark the launch of the Diocesan Boys’ School Foundation.  

On behalf of the School, we would like to invite you, together with your spouse and friends, to join us for this memorable event. Kindly reserve your seat(s)/table(s) by completing the Email Ticket Registration Form and returning it to the DSOBA Office by email with attention to Sonia Huen on or after 9am (HK Time), 20th September, 2014, to be followed by posting the completed Ticket Request Form with payment to DSOBA office. Tickets will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis. Tickets are of limited availability, so place your orders early.

The DBS 145th Anniversary Dinner is a fundraising event for the Diocesan Boys’ School Foundation Limited. You are cordially invited to support the event either through sponsoring a table and/or placing an advertisement in the Anniversary Dinner Program Booklet. Should you wish to sponsor a table, kindly complete and return the Sponsorship Form directly to the DBS Foundation Office with attention to Iris Chan (Tel: 2297-3710; email: dbsfoundation@dbs.edu.hk).  Sponsorship for tables will be opened for subscription from 8th to 17th September, 2014 and accepted on a first-come-first-served basis.  

Email Ticket Registration Form, Ticket Request Form and Sponsorship Form are now available on the DBS website http://www2.dbs.edu.hk/dbsfoundation/index.php?sid=55 .

If you have any questions or require any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact Sonia Huen on 2713-5268 or email her at sonia@dsoba.org.

Thank you for your kind support and look forward to having a wonderful time with you that evening.

Yours Sincerely,

Jerry Chang ‘80
DSOBA President