To Serve and to Lead: A History of the Diocesan Boys' School in Hong Kong

6 Chronicle of Events

380 Appendix 6 Appendix 6 Chronicle of Events Year Outside the school In the school 1842 Ceding of Hong Kong to the British 1843 Arrival of missionaries and Ying Wa College 1860 Cession of Kowloon, Peking DNFTS established Convention; Start of Self-Strengthening Movement in China 1862 Central School founded 1869 DHO founded, replacing DNFTS 1870 Arthur became headmaster 1873 Grant-in-aid code introduced 1878 DHO joined grant-in-aid scheme; Arthur left; Bishop Burdon versus Keswick 1879 Piercy took over; no more new girls as boarders 1886 Cambridge Local Exams introduced to HK 1887 DHO first took part in Cambridge Local Exams 1889 Cambridge Local Exams replaced by Oxford Local Exams in HK 1892 All girls left; DHO renamed DSO 1902 DSO renamed DBSO 1908 All schools in HK begin to start and end the academic year at the summer vacation 1910 China became a republic; HKU established 1913 First Education Ordinance passed in HK Appendix 6 381 Year Outside the school In the school 1914 First World War began; HKU Matriculation Exams introduced 1918 First World War ended Piercy retired and Featherstone took over Planning to build the new campus: two pieces of land offered 1921 House system introduced; DSOBA formed 1923 Building of new campus at present site started 1925 Strike-boycott in HK began 1926 Strike-boycott in HK ended Moved to new campus 1927 Campus taken over by military as hospital; School housed in temporary premises 1928 School returned to new campus 1930 Publication of school history (1869–1929) 1931 Featherstone left; Pyner as acting headmaster 1932 Bishop Hall arrived (retired in 1966) Sargent arrived 1934 Steps first published 1938 Sargent resigned; Goodban became headmaster 1939 Student strike over acting senior prefect issue 1941 Japanese occupied HK (till 1945) Campus taken over by Japanese as hospital 1946 Cheung reopened DBS; Goodban returned 1947 Inter–school sports competition House system revived; Piercy Shield resumed introduced 1949 PRC established; HK Schools Music Festival started 1950 Fisher’s Report published 1952 Gymnasium Complex and headmaster’s house built 382 Appendix 6 Year Outside the school In the school 1955 Goodban left; She took over; Annual school fete introduced 1956 Science Wing built 1961 Science Wing extended and renamed New Wing; She resigned; Lowcock appointed headmaster 1963 Marsh and Sampson Report published 1966 Star Ferry riot in HK; Cultural First attempt to amalgamate with Revolution in China (till 1978) DPS 1967 Left wing riot in HK 1968 New New Wing completed; Loss of freedom to admit non-local students 1969 Swimming pool built 1970 Primary section closed 1978 Nine years of universal education DSOBA revived after a decade’s introduced dormancy 1983 OECD Report published Lowcock resigned; Lai appointed 1984 EC formed (seven reports published up to 1997); Sino-British Declaration 1991 DSS introduced 1996 Chinese Orchestra invited to perform in London 1997 HK returned to China Second attempt to amalgamate with DPS 2000 Education reforms officially Lai retired; Chang took over; commenced DBSPTA formed; First Choir Olympics in Linz 2003 Changed to DSS status 2004 Primary division inaugurated 2005 School Improvement Project completed 2008 Sports and Dormitory Complex completed; Pavilion completed 2009 HK education system to become IB programme to be introduced; 6–3–3–4 Construction of Auditorium and IB Building to begin ...