To Serve and to Lead: A History of DBS (PB)

"The DBS story over the past 140 years tells us not just the school's hard struggle to become one of the best in Hong Kong, producing many outstanding alumni who lead in the professions and actively serve the community. It is also a testimony to Hong Kong’s trajectory towards success as the most international city of China – a process in which education has played such an important part." – Anthony Bing-leung Cheung, President of The Hong Kong Institute of Education and Member of the Executive Council, Hong Kong

"The history of DBS has reflected an era of social change and educational development in Hong Kong. Throughout its 140 years, the school has encountered many major conflicts: between the school and the government, within the School Committee and between the school administration and the staff and/or students. The freedom, openness and tolerance in the school culture, as exemplified in the democratic way these conflicts were handled, are values that we, as educators, should promote." – Cheung Man Kwong, President of the Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union and Member of the Legislative Council, Hong Kong

"In this book, the history of DBS is seen in the context of the sociopolitical and educational settings in Hong Kong and beyond. At a time of rapid developments and heated debates, it is imperative that all educational workers, teachers and administrators alike, should have a clear understanding of why and how we arrived at where we are today. From this point of view, the book has a much greater value than just a school history." – Li Yuet Ting, Director of Education (1987–92), Hong Kong

"The authors have strategically and judiciously divided the material into a chronological section and a thematiTh...