Daily Giving Service : A History of the Diocesan Girls’ School / Moira M. W. Chan-Yeung.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chan-Yeung, Moira M. W., Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (472 p.) : 18 color and 163 b&w illus.; 8 ground plans; 26 tables

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In Daily Giving Service: A History of the Diocesan Girls’ School, Hong Kong, Moira M. W. Chan-Yeung and her fellow contributors present a comprehensive history of one of Hong Kong’s oldest girls’ schools. As an alumna of the school, Chan-Yeung traces the history of her alma mater from its establishment in 1860, to its development over the last 160 years until the recent decade. Having experienced stability and turbulences in Hong Kong in the twentieth century, the school has become one of the most prominent girls’ schools in the city. In several chapters written by other alumnae, various aspects of school life of different eras are reconstructed and remembered. The author and other contributors focused on the postwar era in which Hong Kong grew from a small city to a global metropolitan. The expansion of the Diocesan Girls’ School largely followed this trend. The history of the school has also long been connected with the socio-economic development of Hong Kong society, sharing its happiness and sadness.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword: The Most Reverend Andrew Chan, Chairman of the Council of the Diocesan Girls’ School

Foreword: Mrs Doris Ho, School Supervisor, Diocesan Girls’ School and Diocesan Girls’ Junior School

Foreword: Mrs Stella Lau, Headmistress of Diocesan Girls’ School

Foreword: Mrs Annie Lee, Headmistress of Diocesan Girls’ Junior School

Preface

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Part I. Chronological Perspective: Moira M. W. Chan-Yeung (1955)

Chapter 1. Historical Background: 1859 to 1898

Chapter 2. Laying the Foundation: 1899 to 1924

Chapter 3. Coping with Social Changes: 1925 to 1938

Chapter 4. The Imminent War and Japanese Occupation: 1939 to 1945

Chapter 5. Post-war Rehabilitation: 1946 to 1953

Chapter 6. The Great Expansion: 1953 to 1985

Chapter 7. Consolidation and New Challenges: 1985 to 1999

Chapter 8. The Turbulent Modern Era: 1999 to 2019

Chapter 9. “We Reap What They Have Sown”

Part II. An Interlude: Metamorphosis in Bricks and Mortar: Vanessa Leung (1986)

Part III. Various Aspects: Editors: Amy Ng (1991) and Moira M. W. Chan-Yeung (1955)

Chapter 10. Spiritual Life at DGS: Wun Tsz Sum (2007)

Chapter 11. Scholastic Activities: Janice Tsang (1992)

Chapter 12. Musical Life: Grace Chiang (1999)

Chapter 13. Sports: Robyn Lamsam (1994)

Chapter 14. School Life: Amy Ng (1991)

Chapter 15. Teaching and Non-teaching Staff: Andrea Lai (1990) and Moira M. W. Chan-Yeung (1955)

Chapter 16. Diocesan Old Girls’ Association: Yvonne Chan (1980) and Andrea Lai (1990)

Chapter 17. Diocesan Girls’ School Parent Teacher Association: Sheilah Chatjaval (1978)

Appendixes

Appendix 1: Chronicle of Major Events

Appendix 2: Members of the School Council from 1860 to the Present

Appendix 3: The Teaching Staff, from 1860/1861 to the Present

Appendix 4: Head Girls, 1922 to 2019

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

988-8754-40-8

OCLC:

1586550267