16Th April 2019 [Press Release for Immediate Release] Attention To: General News, Education and Feature Editors and Reporters
16th April 2019 [Press Release For Immediate Release] Attention to: General News, Education and Feature Editors and Reporters Diocesan Boys' School 150th Anniversary: Inter-house Soap Box Race (16th April 2019, Hong Kong) In celebration of its historic 150th Anniversary, the Diocesan Boys' School (DBS) will host the Soap Box Race on 8th May 2019. DBS today (16th April 2019) held a press briefing to announce details, followed by a go kart demonstration session. Mr. Joseph Ngai, Member of Board of Directors of DBS Foundation Limited and Mr. Lawrence K. K. Yu, Chairman of the DBS 150th Anniversary Steering Committee attended the event. Three famous race drivers including Ms. Denise Yeung Ka-yee, Mr. Darryl O’ Young Yeuk-hay and Mr. Will Chan Kwok-ching have demonstrated a Go-kart run on the DBS School Drive. In celebration of its sesquicentenary, the School is launching nine major diversified celebration events, in sports, art, music and other areas. The first two events namely the “DBS 150th Anniversary Inauguration Ceremony cum Groundbreaking Ceremony of the DBS Foundation Pavilion” and “DBS 150 Run” were held on 12 January 2019 and 31 March 2019 respectively. This special race shall form part of the School's Inter-House competitions. The School’s House system started in 1922. All students belong to a House. Each House colour is named after the School’s beloved Headmasters from 1869 to 1982. They are Arthur (green), Piercy (dark blue), Sykes (brown), Featherstone (yellow), Sargent (red), Goodban (light blue), George She (orange) and Lowcock (purple). The soap box race, which highlighted the geographically featured school drive of DBS, is regarded as the first of its kind among school anniversary events in Hong Kong.
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