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) ?
