DSOBA News

Happy Hour – Dec 2013

Dear DSOBA Members and Friends,

Due to the coming holidays and traveling plans of many members, please be informed that the DSOBA Monthly Happy Hour on 27th December 2013and 31st January 2014 will be canceled.

Our monthly Happy Hour will resume on 28th February 2014. Mark your calendar and stay tuned… We are brewing something BIG and FUN that will guarantee you a great Friday night!

Wishing you Merry Christmas and a Happy 2014.

Sincerely Yours,

Stephen Liu ’89

Chairman, Social Activities Sub-committee

Annual Dinner 2013 – Raffle Draw Results

Raffle Draw results

DBS GolfDay 2014 – 24 January 2014

Dear Fellow Old Boys,

Please refer to the link below for details and enrolment form for DBS GolfDay 2014, organised by the DBS Foundation.  The registration deadline is 15 December 2013.

This is an important fundraising event for DBS and your presence will certainly make a difference. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Chung Li of the DBS Foundation Office at  2297 3710 or Ms. Sonia Huen/ Ms. Maggie Ho at 2713 5268.

DSOBA

(Enrollment Form)

Christian Union Gathering

4th DBS Old Boys’ Christian Union Gathering, with our HM Ronnie Cheng as our guest speaker
 
 
Dear Christian and non-Christian old boys,
 
After three humble and warm gatherings of DBS Old Boys’ Christian Union, we are delighted to host our fourth gathering back to our home at DBS on Sunday, November 24, 2013.
 
During lunch, invited by the Very Revd Samson Fan, Dean of All Saints’ Cathedral, we are honored to have the Headmaster of DBS and old boy of class 83, Mr. Ronnie Cheng (鄭基恩), to join us as the guest speaker and share with us on the topic of “王道與霸道”.
 
Below are details of the Eucharist Service and Lunch Gathering:
 
Date                     : Sunday, November 24, 2013
Eucharist Service : 10:30am – 12:00noon
Service venue      : St Augustine’s Chapel, Diocesan Boys’ School
Lunch & sharing   : 12:00noon – 2:30pm
Lunch venue        : Glass Pavilion, Diocesan Boys’ School
Topic of Sharing   : 王道與霸道
Lunch cost            : @$100 for adult, @$50 for student and free for kids under 12
 
Ronnie is certainly no strangers to many of us and I am sure many of you are looking forward to his Christianity sharing.  You’re all welcome to join us at the Eucharist Service and/or lunch.  Due to limited capacity, please kindly RSVP to Sonia Huen or Maggie Ho at 2713 5268 or email to sonia@dsoba.org / maggie@dsoba.org to reserve your seats on a First-come-First-serve basis for the lunch.
 
Sincerely,
 
 
Andrew Tsang (’89)
Sinko Choy (’89)
Coordinators of DBS Old Boys Christian Union

Garden Fete 2013

DSOBA Stall at Garden Fete 2013

Sun 10-Nov-2013

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Inter-School Swimming Finals 2013-14

Dear Members, Old Boys and Friends of DBS,

The Inter-School Swimming Finals 2013-14 will be held at the Kowloon Park Swimming Pool on Wednesday, 23 October 2013. The DBS Swimming Team will be all out to defend our glory and trying to be crowned Overall Champion for the 21st consecutive year! The competition will commence at 8.30a.m. and the last event, 4 x 50m Relay, is scheduled to be held at 4.30p.m. Please refer to the links below for details and the lyrics of our cheering song.

As in recent years, the race is likely go down to the wire given the fierce competition from our archrivals. Your presence and support will surely make a difference.

See you on Wednesday!

Henry Chan
Hon. Secretary

Jason Chiu
President

http://www.hkssf-hk.org.hk/hk/sec/events/swimming/circulars/20130904%20sw_timetable_d1.pdf

http://www.hkssf-hk.org.hk/hk/sec/events/swimming/programs/S1_D2.TXT

Land of Hope and Glory, Mother of the Free,
How shall we extol thee, who are born of thee?
Wider still and wider shall thy bounds be set;
God, who made thee mighty, make thee mightier yet,
God, who made thee mighty, make thee mightier yet.

Glory, Glory
Glory Glory Diocesan
Glory Glory Diocesan
Glory Glory Diocesan
The Blues are marching on
Blue is the colour
Blue is the colour, swimming is the game!

Apple Daily
A10  |   港聞

男拔舊生合唱團揚威

【本報訊】拔萃男書院舊生合唱團上周在印尼舉行的「第三屆亞太合唱比賽」中，擊敗18個國家逾百支勁旅，連奪公開組男聲冠軍及公開組全場總冠軍，曾獲國際性指揮家獎項的校長鄭基恩擔任今次合唱團的指揮。
比賽於本月8日至18日在印尼美娜多市舉行，合共有18個國家組成的135支勁旅參加。拔萃男書院今次參賽的舊生合唱團有50人，由20歲至70歲不等，包括多位猛人如香港上市公司商會主席辛定華、富達基金投資部董事謝振邦及上市公司中國生物醫學董事彭中輝等。指揮兼校長鄭基恩指出，獲獎對在校7歲的年幼學生，以至70歲舊生來說均是鼓舞。
男拔小學部在7月，也於英國舉行的國際音樂節Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod兒童組中奪冠。去年中學部合唱隊也在「第七屆『世界合唱比賽』」中的「青年男聲合唱組」奪得世界冠軍。

Hong Kong Economic Journal
A10  |   中環縱橫  |   中環解密

男拔萃舊生唱贏全亞洲

傳統名校拔萃男書院的舊生合唱團，上周揚威海外，在印尼舉行的第三屆亞太合唱比賽，勇奪公開組男聲冠軍及全場冠軍，認真威水。
呢個比賽並非街坊K 歌大賽，共有18 個國家的135支隊伍參加，男拔舊生會係中國唯一代表，結果在現任男拔校長兼樂團總指揮鄭基恩的帶領下，打低全個亞洲的對手，勇奪雙料冠軍。男拔呢類傳統名校，除了讀書考試叻，亦好注重多才多藝，難怪家長要為子女搏命撲學額。

Ming Pao Daily News
A16  |   Emily

男拔舊生亞太合唱奪冠

拔萃男書院嘅合唱團攞過唔少獎，更難得係學生畢業後依然有把靚聲，繼續「唱好」母校招牌。Emily 聽聞，男拔舊生合唱團上星期喺印尼美娜多舉行嘅「第三屆亞太合唱比賽」，擊敗來自18 個國家地區嘅134 隊合唱團，攞到「公開組全場總冠軍」及「公開組男聲冠軍」，作為男拔合唱團指揮嘅校長鄭基恩（箭嘴示）真係飲得杯落。
喺男拔教音樂同英文嘅鄭校長，曾於美國伊利諾伊州大學修讀音樂碩士，2007 年獲國際音樂團體頒發「指揮家獎狀」。
校長督師挫134 隊伍
今次佢親率50 名20 至70 歲嘅舊生獻唱中西樂曲，包括有濃厚中國色彩嘅《垓下曲》，講述楚漢戰爭中項羽一方失勢仍拚死一戰嘅複雜心情，男拔隊伍展現中國音樂嘅深沉同優美打動評判。據悉，呢個比賽被視為亞洲區最重要嘅合唱賽事，男拔係唯一來自中國嘅團隊。（男拔提供）

Sing Tao Daily
A14  |   每日雜誌  |   維港會

50名「男拔仔」唱贏亞太區

素以音樂表現見稱的拔萃男書院，不僅學生屢獲殊榮，由五十名校友組成的舊生合唱團，日前在印尼美娜多舉行的「第三屆亞太合唱比賽」中，連奪「公開組男聲冠軍」及「公開組全場總冠軍」兩項殊榮（見圖）。
今次合唱團由舊生之一的校長鄭基恩擔任指揮，成員由二十到七十歲的男拔舊生組成，以優美及深沉的中國音樂力壓來自十八個國家共一百三十五隊勁旅。男拔小學部及中學部早前在英國及美國的合唱比賽摘冠，後者更獲得世界冠軍頭銜，難怪鄭校長獲獎後形容「男拔仔」由七歲至七十歲，都是卓越音樂表現的佳模。

Ta Kung Pao
A24  |   教育

男拔奪亞太合唱賽兩殊榮

【本報訊】記者楊穎婷報道：在印尼美娜多舉行的「第三屆亞太合唱比賽」中，拔萃男書院舊生合唱團連奪兩項殊榮，包括「公開組男聲冠軍」（金牌的第6級）及「第三屆亞太合唱比賽公開組全場總冠軍」。
拔萃男書院舊生及現任校長鄭基恩，擔任是次合唱指揮。他於獲獎後欣慰道「是次獲獎，可說是我們為現時在校及離校舊生，由幼小至7歲到年長至70歲，樹立卓越音樂表現的楷模。」他說，除勇奪桂冠外，這一支由50名、年齡介乎20至70歲的拔萃男書院舊生組成的合唱隊伍，能透過這項比賽，向全世界展現中國音樂的優美及深沉，並成功藉着音樂跨越國界建立友誼。
「第三屆亞太合唱比賽」本月8至18日，在印尼薩尼維斯以北的美娜多舉行。

The Sun
A19  |   政壇

政壇：男拔舊生國際音樂賽奪冠

直資名校拔萃男書院喺國際音樂場上再次揚威海外，男拔舊生合唱團啱啱喺第三屆亞太合唱比賽中奪得公開組男聲冠軍及公開組全場總冠軍兩項殊榮，喺十八個國家、一百三十五支勁旅中脫穎而出，擊敗印度、馬來西亞、菲律賓同韓國等國家隊伍。
國際文化交流基金會籌辦嘅第三屆亞太合唱比賽本月八日至十八日喺印尼美娜多舉行，比賽吸引十八個國家、逾四千名音樂家組成嘅一百三十五支參賽隊伍參加。男拔舊生合唱團係首隊代表中國同香港參與呢項大型公開比賽嘅合唱隊伍，喺啱啱完成嘅比賽中奪得公開組男聲冠軍同公開組全場總冠軍兩個大獎，男拔校長鄭基恩仲負責擔任今次嘅合唱指揮添！

Wen Wei Po
A21  |   新聞透視眼

男拔舊生印尼合唱賽奪雙冠

香港文匯報訊（記者　高鈺）拔萃男書院舊生合唱團日前在印尼美娜多舉行的「第三屆亞太合唱比賽」中，連奪「公開組男聲冠軍」及「第三屆亞太合唱比賽公開組全場總冠軍」兩項殊榮。
「第三屆亞太合唱比賽」剛於本月8日至18日，在印尼薩尼維斯以北的美娜多舉行。賽事吸引來自18個國家及地區、逾4,000名音樂愛好者組成的135支隊伍參加。參賽隊伍除了東道主印尼外，還有中國、印度、馬來西亞、菲律賓及韓國。拔萃男書院舊生合唱團是唯一代表中國的隊伍。該校舊生及現任校長鄭基恩為合唱指揮，他指隊員介乎20歲至70歲，透過比賽可向全世界展現中國音樂的優美和深沉，並成功以音樂跨國界建立友誼。

Outdoor Swimming Pool

Dear DSOBA members,

Please be informed that the last day of use for DSOBA members and their guests of the outdoor swimming pool at DBS will be on October 20, 2013.

Regards
John Low
Sports Committee

DSOBA Choir – APCG 2013

HKEJ – 男拔舊生會「升呢」