AGM 2008
8 May 08

President's Report
SAL Rahman Chairman
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Newsletter 2008 Spring is out!

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Diocesan School Old Boys' Association Limited ("DSOBA" or "DSOBA Ltd.") is to be held at 14/F., the Chinese Club, The Chinese Club Building, 22 Connaught Road, Hong Kong on Thursday,  May 8, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. for the following purposes:

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A history of our DBS Olympic torchbearers.

Michael Chiu (80) <cctv video>

The word has come that Dr Herbert N K Lee, our good friend and brother in Christ, has passed away peacefully this past Friday 25 April 2008 around 5 pm. We await words from the family for the memorial service, to be announced. May our Lord grant peace and comfort to all in the family, and all who know Herbert.

Dr Herbert Lee was a Family Doctor as well as a lay preacher in Vancouver and graduated from DBS in 1956.
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Sent by Hanson Lau.

Some photos from activities of the class of 72.

Contributed by Benjamin Tseng (72)

Please join us for a “Happy Hour” drink on February 29, 2008!  An opportunity to mingle with other DSOBA members over a beer or a glass of wine in the stylish Fong “Underground”.  For new members, drinks are on the house!  So what are you waiting for?  Mark this down in your diary now!

16-Jan-08

DBS has built a new modern dormitory complex at the area top of the steps. The DBSPTA organized a tour to parents and students.

17-Jan-08

The DBS team of close to 400 runners participated in the annual Standard Chartered Marathon 10km section.

Fri 7-Mar-08

Kau Sai Chau South Course, Saikung.

We held our annual President’s Cup Golf Tournament on March 7, 2008 at the South Course of the Kau Sai Chau golf course. A total of 26 golfers participated with 21 being DSOBA members and 5 being guests.

Congratulations to Dr Lin SHIN's appointment by the US Secretary of Health and Human Services to the National Advisory Council on Complementary and Alternative Medicine. He hopes to strongly advocate solid scientific research and promote Traditional Chinese Medicine in this area of medicine in the US in the next 4 years.

I'm sending you a link to the following NIH news release, NCCAM's Advisory Council Welcomes Six New Members, February 1, 2008 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH): http://www.nih.gov/news/health/feb2008/nccam-01.htm

Hanson Lau (61)

The most senior old boy living in Vancouver—Dr Ip Po Ting passed away on Friday 25^th January,2008 at the age of 100 ! Funeral Service will be held on Saturday 2^nd February at the Ocean View Cemetery.

He was elected  School prefect in 1929, and was an engineer by training. Dr. Ip was a very generous donor to various educational establishments, giving gifts amounting to tens of million US dollars. The last time Dr. Ip attended DSOBA function in Vancouver was September 1999, when Vancouver alumni celebrated 130^th year of our school and the arrival of the new millennium.

John Hung   '58

President

DSOBA Vancouver

Upon learning the news, I managed to make a quick visit to Toronto this weekend and joined my classmates (as shown from left to right: Daniel, Joseph, Manson, William, me and David) in attending the service at R. S. Kane at 6150 Yonge Streeton Sunday afternoon.  We met with Jimmy Farrington (he is a DBS boy but a good 10 classes or so behind us…

In this year's national awards for Chief Information Officers (CIO) /  individuals heading up IT functions, 2 DBS old boys - Daniel Lai of MTR Corporation Ltd and Sunny Lee of the Hong Kong Jockey Club were awarded top honours amongst the five recipients of 2007 China Distinguished CIO Awards (2007年度中国傑出CIO).

My family and in-law's family met Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lee (car tung lo) in Cape Town, South Africa on 2 and 3 Jan 2008.

Service Info For Robert Gibson Farrington
(Former Math Teacher of Diocesan Boys' School,
Hong Kong 1966 to 1986)

Passed away peacefully in the early hours, on Wednesday January 16th, 2008 at the Scarborough Hospital - Grace Division, at the age of 72 years. Beloved former spouse and dearest friend of Shirley. Loving father of Jimmy and Joanne and her husband David Gort. Cherished grandfather "Gongon" to Emma and Shane.


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Hanif Barma was in town during the holiday season to celebrate his parent’s 60^th wedding anniversary. Classmates were notified for a dinner gathering at Portland Café, owned by a couple of DBS boys, our classmate Casam Li being one of the owners.

15 December, 2007 
Hong Kong Club 

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Our former headmaster Jimmy Lowcock celebrated his birthday with over 70 of his former students and teachers on 8-Dec-07 at the Clearwaterbay Golf and Country Club.

Ho Sir (Holland Bean) celebrated his 60th birthday on 31 Oct 2007. Over 120 of his ex-students attended together with friends and colleagues of his celebrity daughter Ho Wen Shi.