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St.
John Baptist de La Salle, Founder of the Institute of the Brothers of
the Christian Schools. He was also the Patron of All Teachers. |
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Left:
Brother Hidulphe-Marie, sent by the Institute of the Brothers of the
Christian Schools, renamed St. Savior's College to St. Joseph's College.
He became the first Director of St. Joseph's College on 8th November, 1875.
Right: Buxley Lodge, 9 Caine Road, contained the school premises during
1876. |
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A piece of land in Glenealy below Robinson Road became home to
St. Joseph's College in 1881, to cater for the needs of the fast-growing
school. The original structure of the College till then was a two-storey
building, but a third was added in 1898 for the accommodation of the boarders.
Three years after completion of the building, the wings were added. For
about 40 years, St. Joseph's College enjoyed fruitful years at Robinson
Road.
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St. Joseph's College, 1907, with nearly 500 students. Our students
excelled in both sports and academic results, under the guidance of the
devoted Brothers and staff. The organization of the studies then was very
much the same as they remained until 1915. The three higher classes prepared
their students for the Oxford University Examinations, namely Senior,
Junior and Preliminary, and it was quite usual to see St. Joseph's College
heading the results list both in quantity and quality.
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The
Brothers took possession of the old Club Germania in Kennedy Road
on 3rd September 1918, because an earthquake had struck Hong Kong previously
in March in the same year, damaging the old college building severely. The
building, situated at 7 Kennedy Road, remained to be the present site. |
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The Chapel block was established in 1925, housing the Old Hall,
Chapel and Music Room. It was connected to the old school building. (The
North Block and the Chapel Block were declared as Heritage buildings in August 2000.)
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Students
were taking the Final Examination at the Old Hall. |
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In
1962, Club Germania was demolished and a modern eight-storey building at
7 Kennedy Road, now known as the New Building, was erected. This was the
time when Brother Brenden Dunne was Principal of St. Joseph's College. |
Aerial
view of St. Joseph's College, before the erection of the New Building. |
Brother
Nicet Joseph, Superior General of the Brothers, laid the Foundation
Stone of the New Building on 14th June 1962. Brother Nicet Joseph descended
the laying of the foundation stone, which was blessed by Mgr. Lawrence Bianchi,
Roman Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong as "a symbol of the achievements
of the Brothers' work in 89 years in the Colony." |
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Governor
Sir Robert Black officiated the opening of the New Building. |
Br.
Nicet Joseph (left), and Br. Brendan Dunne, Principal of St. Joseph's
College back then, were welcomed at the Opening Ceremony of the New Building. |
Opening
of the New Building attracted huge numbers of guests. |
Aerial
view of St. Joseph's College, after the New Building has been erected. Photo
taken in October 1963. |
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In
1975, St. Joseph's College celebrated the Centenary year of the La Salle
Brothers' arrival in Hong Kong. The old boys of the College held a Dinner
Dance on 21st February in the Ballroom of the Hilton Hotel. The Christian
brothers' School Athletic Meet was held on 28th February in the Government
Stadium. Governor Sir Murray MacLehose was the guest-of-honour.
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In 1995, the College celebrated the 120th Anniversary. The Chief Secretary,
Mrs. Anson Chan was the guest-of-honour. |
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In
2000, the College celebrated its 125th Anniversary in the Millennium Year.
A series of celebrations, starting from the Millennium Assembly to the 125th
Anniversary Millennium Grand Open Day, all marked this important occasion
since St. Joseph's establishment. The Chief Executive, Mr. Tung Chee-hwa
officiated the 125th Anniversary Millennium Grand Open Day on 29th January.
The photo on the left shows Rev Brother Thomas Favier, who was the Principal
of St. Joseph's College, at the Open Day. He is now our Supervisor. |
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Our 128th Anniversary. The Green and White Day 2003,
with the theme "Viva Josephians", was held. Mr. Ronald Arculli,
GBS, JP, Chairman of the Hong Kong Jockey Club was our guest of Honour.
Mr. Arculli was an old boy of our school.
Right photo: Our Principal Mr. C. H. Leung was presenting a souvenir to
the Guest of Honour, Mr. Ronald Arculli. |
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January 30, we celebrated our 130th anniversary. The Green and White
Day 2005, with the theme "Starring Josephians", was held with great success. |
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St. Joseph's College:
140 Years of History.
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