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

Acknowledgements

We would like to record here our most sincere gratitude to our four esteemed advisers — namely, Professor Ng-Lun Ngai Ha Alice, Professor Anthony Sweeting, Professor Luk Hung Kai Bernard of York University, Toronto (seconded to the Hong Kong Institute of Education as vice-president from 2003 to 2007) and Dr. Li Yuet Ting, former director of education in Hong Kong — who have guided us through the project. Professor Ng-Lun spent much time with us discussing the project and Professor Sweeting helped us to improve our manuscript even when he was confined to his sick-bed, and we deeply regret that he was unable to witness the publication of this book. Also, despite his moving back to Toronto from Hong Kong and the heavy workload awaiting him, Professor Luk managed to find time to read the manuscript, and his comments and those Dr. Li offered were most insightful and constructive. Our whole-hearted gratitude also goes to Mr. Gordon Loch, an old boy and former teacher of DBS, who took on the task of editing the manuscript zealously. His work was most thorough and expeditious. We are very appreciative of the concern and kindness of the three contemporary headmasters, Mr. Lowcock, Mr. Lai and Mr. Chang, who have spent time reading the manuscript, correcting errors and offering suggestions. In preparing this book, we have made use of some of the material collected by Dr. Lau Yun Woo Thomas, Mr. Chow Ka Kin Kelvin and Dr. Fong Wing Chung, and have received invaluable help from Mr. Donald Brittain, Dr. Lee Sui Ming, Mr. Henry Ching, Dr. Fung Man Yee Mary, Dr. Chan Siu Kay Bruce, Mr. Yu Fong Ying, Mrs. Lam Fan Kit Fong Fanny, Ms. Phyllis Lo, Mr. Kwok Chi HungPeter, Mr. WongPingHi Harold, Mr. HuangYin Hanson, Mr. Lau Pak Ling, Mr. Chiu Tsz Kiu Jason, Dr. Chan Wai Shun Nicholas, Mr. Quintak Lee, Ms. Lam Siu Kit Mavis, Mr. Lau Chi To Kelvin and many others who generously sent us submissions and/ or offered us interviews. We are also indebted to many individuals and institutions for granting us permission to reproduce some of the illustrations used in this book. Given below are the sources of the illustrations (please see Sources of Information, References and Footnotes for notation): Front endpaper @ British Crown copyright/ MOD. Reproduced with the permission ofthe ControllerofHerMajesty’sStationeryOffice Acknowledgements xvi Acknowledgements 1.1 A Selective Collection of Hong Kong Historic Postcards (Hong Kong: Joint Publishing Co. Ltd., 1993), 128 1.2 HongKongThe ChangingScene (HongKongMuseumofArt, 1980), 119 1.3 Tam Siu Cheung and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University 1.4 S-1962, 7 1.5 S-1952, unpaged 1.6 S-1969, 26 2.1 F, opp. 40 2.2 F, opp. 8 2.3 F, opp. 28 2.4 S-12.1954, 16 2.5 Chan-Yeung Mo Wah Moira 2.6 Sun, 4-5 2.7 F, opp. 80 2.8 S-60, unpaged 3.1 F, opp. 40 3.2 F, opp. 24 3.3 DBS archives 3.4 (a) F, opp. 96 (b) S-2002, 291 3.5 S-1957, unpaged 3.6 S-7.1947, 8 3.7 S-7.1938, cover 3.8 Wings (DBS Class 1: 1937), opp. 30 3.9 William Smyly 3.10 S-7.1938, opp. 11 3.11 Kelvin Lau 3.12 S-2004, 16 4.1 DBS archives 4.2 S-1955, 2 4.3 George Kotwall 4.4 S-7.1954, unpaged 4.5 S-1961, cover 4.6 DBS archives 4.7 S-1956, 28 4.8 Fung Yee Wang 4.9 Donald Brittain 4.10 S-1961, 18 5.1 S-1974, 10 5.2 Hanson Huang 5.3 S-1982, 16 5.4 S-1973, 6 5.5 S-1969, 48 5.6 S-1970, 121 6.1 S-1991, 13 6.2 Kelvin Lau 6.3 S-1994, 19 6.4 DBS archives 7.1 S-2002, 3 7.2 DBS archives 7.3 DBS archives 7.4 Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union 7.5 Kelvin Lau 7.6 S-2006, 28 l 7.7 S-2005, C28 7.8 S-2004, 42 8.1 S-1959, unpaged 8.2 Eric Yeung 8.3 (a) S-1970, 125 (b) S-1978, 19 (c) Chan Man Kee (d) S-1978, C3 (e) Pang Kin Kee (f) S-1978, C5 (g) S-1968, 32 (h) S-1978, 139 (i) S...