Daniel Blyth (85) paintings exhibition 2021 

On October 8th, 2021, Mr Dainel Blyth, class of 1965 will be holding his exhibition of paintings opening. We cordially invite you to join the exhibition opening.

Date:  8 October 2021 (Friday)
Time:  2 – 6pm
Venue: The Verdant Art Gallery & Art Centre
             Yunni and Maxine Pao Auditorium
             Diocesan Boys’ School

There will be no parking spaces provided except for vehicles with a parking permit.

Kindly return the attached Health Declaration Form to the reception counter.

William Hill (62) – a DBS Legend

Tokyo Olympics 1964 – Hong Kong

1964年東京奧運，奧運聖火於9月4日首次在香港傳遞。當年傳遞路線簡單：聖火抵達啟德機場後，由九龍城傳至尖沙嘴，再渡海至中環。但當年跟奧運聖火同時探訪香港的還有颱風「露比」。根據天文台資料，聖火抵達當晚，即9月5日凌晨02:35天文台懸掛三號「風球」，上午10:30轉為九號，上午11:40更改為十號。而聖火則整晚於大會堂對開燃燒。

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Leading DBS to victory at Interschool.

Recent news article

 A recent gathering.

Class 76 Reunion 2014

Over 30 classmates from Class 76 turned up for a simple reunion at HKCEC on Sep 2014.

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My Golden Days in DBS video – Wilson Lo (58)

我在拔萃的日子

My Golden Days in DBS – Video in 5 parts

by Wilson Lo (58)

Youtube Video list

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Daniel Lai turns new GCIO

Daniel Lai (65),  HK’s tech veteran turns new Govt Chief Information Officer (GCIO).

Apr 2012

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Dear friends and old boys,

Update on Maurice Siu (89) / 繼續支持蕭卓明 (燒雞)

On behalf of Maurice, we express our gratitude to the old boys and friends
who have donated generously and provided valuable suggestions to support
Maurice in his fight against cancer.  We would also like to thank those who
attended Maurice's dinner talk in Feb 29.

Maurice has decided to undergo a new treatment regime suggested by a pool
of old boys from relevant medical fields starting April 9. May God’s
blessing be bestowed upon Maurice and his family for faith and strength in
this critical and challenging treatment.  Before the commencement of his
treatment, Maurice would like to invite friends, donors, supporters,
classmates and fellow old boys to join a sharing session on April 8 at the
All Saints’ Cathedral.  Maurice would like to thank all of you for your
support in person.

蕭卓明弟兄分享見證會
日期:8/4/2012
時間:分享見證會:1:30-3:00(禮堂)
地址:九龍旺角白布街11號聖公會諸聖座堂
(關懷午餐:12:30-1:30(活動室))

For more information, please contact David Wong at 9077-4777 or Jason Chiu
at 9308-7788.

Regards,
Maurice Siu Foundation Limited

My Fellow Schoolmates "Dai Lo s"

Unlike you both who started school at DBS before WWII, I joined DGS (at Jordan Rd) in February, 1946 as DBS was still closed after being used as a military hospital by the Japanese. The playing field was also partly used a burial ground and a dangerous goods or munitions magazine located at the bottom of the school drive. The school did not re-open until September, 1946 or thereabouts after some building renovation, exhumation of human remains and removal of all dangerous goods. Thereafter, all the boys temporary accommodated in DGS were transferred back to DBS with quite a lot of new enrolment as many people who sought refuge elsewhere during the war, (many in Macau) gradually returned to HK.

In those days, the lowest class was Class 7 (primary 5 in today’s reckoning). Having lost years of schooling during the war, many of us haven’t the faintest clue what was taught in class particularly when the medium of teaching was in English. I recall the late Oswald Cheung was the acting headmaster who got the school started, then followed by B.J Monks.

Headmaster G.A. Goodban did not join the school until late 1946 or early 1947 having spent some time in England recuperating from years of internment in HK during the war.

The war took a toll of many of our parents, particularly many fathers who were in the Services defending HK. As war orphans, many of us joined the school as boarders. Mrs Prew, the widow of Mr. Prew was the then matron. At that time, the food was rather bland but thankfully sufficient to satisfy our hunger after years of deprivation. Complaints were generally not entertained and she did not condone any waste or leftovers on the plates.

Canning was a very common form of discipline. School prefects wield tremendous authority and can send anyone for canning at the slightest of infringements, such as talking after lights-out, stepping on the lawns, running on corridors, etc. The after effects of canning could be quite devastating and scars and colouration on the backsides could last for months. The best way to extract revenge on prefects who perpetrated such punishment was to give them extremely offensive and repugnant nicknames. Believe it or not, some of these nicknames became such classics that the identity of those particular persons are still known to this very day.

Mr. Goodban could inflict very nasty and painful experience on those boys who constantly breached the school rules or discipline. A few notable characters treated their bruised and scarred bums as badges of honour and often displayed them proudly during evening showers. Mrs. Prew the matron was often more caring and sometimes express sympathy on seeing such tell tale signs. It was known she had sometimes applied soothing balm on those sensitive bums that were more severely affected. How did she come to know of such affliction in such sensitive part of the body ? She was always strategically placed in the shower room in the “Small” boys’ dormitory to ensure everyone was properly washed, particularly “behind the ears”. However, she never thought it necessary to supervise the “Middle” or “Senior” boys.

The many years as boarders, living, playing and schooling together created very special bonding between many of us even to this day. Although many of us went separate ways including living overseas, we still manage to keep in touch and attend gatherings whenever we were able to meet. The school, with its tremendous changes over the years, remains the magnet and a must visit place whenever I come back to Hong Kong. I’m sure other old boys share my sentiments and passion. Much credit must be given to our beloved Amy for her tireless effort to keep us up to date on the happenings and events of the Old Boys’ Association.

George Kotewall (54)