1975 – DSOBA

13 Apr06:45am

Farid Samy (75) – Obituary

Our dear friend Farid Samy passed away at York Hospital in Toronto on April 7, 2012 at 3:30PM. As it was his wish to have a Muslim funeral, services took place the following day starting at 11:30AM with viewing/visitation at the Mosque (Islamic Foundation of Toronto), then prayers at noon, and finally burial at York Cemetery (Section 20/Plot 1392) by 1PM.

The following is an excerpt from Farouk Samy’s (his older brother) message:

“I wanted to let you know that my brother, Farid passed away peacefully last Saturday April 7. He never recovered from his coma. It would have been 2 years this month in a coma state. Our family is grateful that his suffering has now ended. Farid was buried Sunday in accordance with Islamic rites which required burial to happen within 24 hours. I miss him and I am sure you too as well. Farid hadn’t really changed from the time he left DBS to the time before he had the coma. He was still the Farid you all knew him – fun, joker, life of the party. He always reminded me that there is a child within us no matter how old we are. I hope you all have fond memories of him.”

Submitted by Russell Yeh (74)

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15 Nov00:00am

Michael Chang (75) wins election Santa Clara

Class of 1975 would like to congratulate their classmate Michael Chang for defeating two strong candidates on November 2, 2010 to become a Trustee of the Santa Clara County Board of Education, which covers eight cities in the most affluent part of Silicon Valley. Michael won with 51% of the close to 66,000 votes, leaving his opponents with 37% and 12% respectively. Michael attributed his victory to the 150 active volunteers and over 300 financial supporters, and he was grateful toward DBS classmates and other old boys who supported him throughout.

Michael is Department Chair and a professor of the Dept. of East-Asian Studies at De Anza College in Cupertino. He was a former member and president of the Cupertino School Board, a Cupertino City Councilman, and he served as Mayor of Cupertino for two terms, being the first Asian to become the city’s mayor.

More details of Michael’s election could be found here:
http://losaltos.patch.com/articles/election-watch-chang-elected-trustee-in-county-education-board-race

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05 Mar00:00am

Jerry Liu (75) heads CreateHK

19-Mar-2010

Jerry Liu (75) has been appointed Head of Create Hong Kong and will assume office on March 22, the Commerce & Economic Development Bureau says. This follows an open recruitment exercise which attracted more than 150 candidates.

Mr Liu, 51, has pursued a career in the film and television-related industry for more than 25 years. He is a co-founder of the Media Asia Group of companies, which is one of Hong Kong’s leading producers and distributors of Chinese-language films.

He was the Media Asia Entertainment Group’s Chief Executive Officer from 2001 to 2005, focusing on business development. He also oversaw the group’s operations in production and co-production, marketing and publicity, distribution and sales of films including the Infernal Affairs trilogy and Initial D.

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03 Dec15:08pm

Fitness – Yeung Sai Mo (75)

Yeung Sai Mo (75) was recently in the SCMP news, giving tips on fitness and how to train for the coming 10km run.

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28 Jun01:21am

Johnny Mok(75) – Basic Law Committee

Ming Pao

Jun 08

人大通過基委會新名單
王振民出局新增莫樹聯黃玉山

【明報專訊】十一屆全國人大常委會第三次會議通過新一屆香港基本法委員會名單，一向敢於就《基本法》發言、有「新護法」之稱的清華大學法學院副院長王振民不在其內，基本法委員會研究室主任張榮順接替其位置。香港委員方面，吳康民和梁定邦均離任，新成員為資深大律師莫樹聯和科大副校長黃玉山。

全國人大常委會副秘書長喬曉陽續擔任主任，前律政司長梁愛詩及人大法工委副主任李飛擔任副主任，港方委員包括港大法律學院教授陳弘毅、民建聯譚惠珠，以及莫樹聯、黃玉山、劉強。

內地委員包括中聯辦副主任王鳳超、港澳辦副主任張曉明、國務院發展研究中心港澳研究所副所長饒戈平、張榮順。

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01 May12:28pm

HK Institute of Architects annual awards 2008

香港建築師學會全年境內建築大奬
Medal of the Year of Hong Kong
建築師
Architect
拔萃男書院 - 體育館,游泳池及宿舍大樓
Dormitory and Sports Facilities at the
Diocesan Boys' School
周德年建築設計有限公司
Thomas Chow Architects Limited

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Project Name:				Project Name: Dormitory and Sports Facilities at the Diocesan Boys’ School
Architect:				Thomas Chow Architects Limited
Location:				131 Argyle Street, Mongkok, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Site Area:				4,100 sqm
Contract Sum:				HK$ 110 million
Client:				Diocesan Boys’ School
Completion:				December 2007
Development Content:				Dormitory and Sports Facilities

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02 Aug01:18am

'Big picture' inspires new chairman
Anna Grimes

On June 21, at its 120^th Annual General Meeting, The Vancouver Board of Trade welcomes Henry Lee (class of 75) as its incoming chairman and co-chair of the Spirit of Vancouver® campaign. Lee, the president of Tom Lee Music Company Ltd., replaces Davis & Company LLP corporate governance expert Frank Borowicz, QC as The Board’s chief elected officer.

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"My belief is that great countries and great cities are created by great citizens," Lee told Sounding Board in a recent interview set among grand pianos at his company’s main store in downtown Vancouver. "As chair, I’m looking forward to focusing on what we need to do today to guarantee future prosperity for Vancouver, but it’s definitely not a one-person operation; it requires the whole mass to be willing to pitch in."

Lee has an impressive vision for Vancouver, and with a background in engineering, construction, banking, development and, of course, retail, he certainly has the résumé to help his vision become a reality.

In addition to his professional experience, Lee also has a noteworthy history of community service, particularly in Vancouver’s entertainment district and the area around Granville Mall, where Tom Lee Music’s flagship store is located.

His crusade began in 1994 when, after 10 years in Toronto, Lee returned to Vancouver and was "shocked" at what he called "the demise of Granville Street."

"From that point onwards, I said to myself, since we can’t move the building, let’s try to change the environment."

Lee, along with other merchants in the area, was instrumental in founding the Community Policing Office on Granville Street in 1996. He played a major role in pushing for a redesign of the street (adopted by Vancouver City Council last year), and was a director of the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association for eight years.

"Working within the downtown area was a good training ground for me," Lee reminisces, "but The Board of Trade’s scope is much larger. Now it’s time to look at the bigger picture and ask, ‘What can we do as citizens for Vancouver?’"

Lee and his wife Doris are celebrating their 25^th wedding anniversary this month. They have two sons: Jeffrey, 20, a fourth-year student at UBC’s Sauder School of Business, and Kenneth, 18, who is heading to Queen’s University in September to study commerce.

He immigrated to Vancouver from Hong Kong in 1969, and he still maintains strong ties with Asia, often travelling there for business several months each year. He has lived in Canada’s three largest cities, as well as in Hong Kong and Shanghai.

Lee believes that his global experiences have made him a better person, which in turn can help Vancouver become a better place.

"My task is to ensure that Vancouver shines when it comes to being the best and most enjoyable place to live, invest, and conduct business," Lee says with his trademark big-picture gusto. "Our beautiful city is definitely suffering from growing pains right now. But beneath all these challenges are huge opportunities that can transform Vancouver into the ultimate global city." But he admits it’s a tall order, one that will require an efficient business environment, effective government system, a clear global vision, and above all, highly engaged citizens.

As he prepares to take the helm of western Canada’s most active member-based business association later this month, Lee stresses that when citizens are proactive and take ownership of issues, nothing is impossible. And for him, The Board of Trade is the best venue for citizens and businesses to become engaged about the issues that matter the most to them.

"As individuals, we can’t do much. We can write to our MLAs, we can write to our councillors, but that’s just the voice of one person," Lee says. "What The Board of Trade allows its members to do is to come together to work on key issues, whether for the benefit of society or for business. By getting a critical mass of like-minded and caring people together, we can facilitate changes. Ultimately, we’re not here to just talk, we’re here to make things happen, and The Vancouver Board of Trade causes that to occur."

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05 Dec01:29am

Our classmate Michael Albert Ryan (DBS '75) was promoted to Brigadier General on November 3 this year in Wiesbaden, Germany (he's stationed there since June 2005).

Mike entered P.5 with us, and left DBS after finishing Form 4. He joined the U.S. Army's Tank Corps after finishing university, and has now been with the Army for about 25 years already. He's been mostly overseas, having been posted in Germany, Bosnia, Kosovo and the Middle East (twice in Iraq after Saddam's capture). Next week, he'll be going to Afghanistan.

Here's what Mike said about his education at DBS:- "I am absolutely convinced my time at DBS and in HK prepared me for success in studies, discipline, teamwork and cameraderie with diverse friends and so on, which saw me in good stead for my 5 tours in Germany, and when I was on a NATO mission in Bosnia in the 90's, negotiating and working with Russians, Romanians, Bulgarians, Serbs, Iraqis, Koreans and now soon-to-be working for a British 3-star General in Afghanistan."

75-ers are very proud to have studied under one roof with Mike, who very possibly is the first ever U.S. general that DBS has ever produced!!!

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1st Armored Division pins new brigadier general

Story and Photos by Spc. Andrew Orillion, 1st Armored Division Public Affairs

Photo by Sgt. Samuel Smith, 1st Armored Division Public Affairs November 3, 2006

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer once boasted that it had more stars than in the heavens. The 1st Armored Division may give MGM a run for its money, having just added another star to its roster, the newly pinned Brig. Gen. Michael A. Ryan, assistant division commander (Maneuver). Ryan was promoted to the rank of brigadier general during a ceremony at Wiesbaden Army Airfield Nov. 3.

The ceremony was presided over by Maj. Gen. Fred D. Robinson Jr., division commander. Robinson spoke of his firm belief in the abilities of the 1st AD’s newest brigadier general.

"Only one out of approximately 300 officers in any year group and 2% of all colonels will ever rise to the rank of general officer," Robinson said. "That speaks volumes about the quality of the officer himself and it sees even more about the efforts of the leaders and Soldiers who have molded him along the way."

Robinson continued, by mentioning a few of Ryan’s many accomplishments as ADCM. Ryan has held this position since July 2005.

"As ADCM, Ryan concentrated his efforts on reconstituting, training and building leaders throughout the division, making sure that they are all prepared for battle in this global war on terror,"

Robinson said. "I have never met an officer with greater dogged determination to insure the readiness of units." Robinson concluded his remarks by reaffirming his faith in the
leadership abilities of his newest one star. "I know of no officer more deserving of this than you, there is no doubt that you will continue to make a difference for every Soldier in this division," Robinson said.

After being officially pinned by Robinson, and being given his new kevlar and pistol belt, Ryan took the podium and spoke about his new rank and what it meant to him.

"Promotions are thought by some to be a very personal recognition which then triggers a very long and torturous monologue using every permutation of the personal pronoun and an excruciating trip down memory lane," Ryan said. "We are going to avoid some of this."

Ryan’s self-effacing sense of humor eventually gave way when he spoke about the responsibilities that come with any promotion.

"With every promotion there is a greater opportunity to train and care for our Soldiers, to fight bureaucracy and apply common sense to challenges," Ryan said. "If you accept a promotion with the intent of doing everything in your power to make a positive impact on the unit and its Soldiers, then I suspect that you will never be disappointed."

Ryan concluded his speech by thanking God, his family and all the troopers he served with over the years. He also offered a last bit of reflection on a career spent in service to his country.

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香港建築師學會全年境內建築大奬 Medal of the Year of Hong Kong		建築師 Architect
拔萃男書院 - 體育館,游泳池及宿舍大樓 Dormitory and Sports Facilities at the Diocesan Boys' School		周德年建築設計有限公司 Thomas Chow Architects Limited

On June 21, at its 120^th Annual General Meeting, The Vancouver Board of Trade welcomes Henry Lee (class of 75) as its incoming chairman and co-chair of the Spirit of Vancouver® campaign. Lee, the president of Tom Lee Music Company Ltd., replaces Davis & Company LLP corporate governance expert Frank Borowicz, QC as The Board’s chief elected officer.