Dear LaSallian,



You'll find a lot of exciting news in this edition of our
e-Newsletter. First and foremost, we would update you on our athletic
team's latest achievement at the Inter-school Athletics Meet. We will
also bring you the latest update on our 70th Anniversary activities
in HK. On Friday, 15th of March, a special edition of e-Newsletter
will bring you the latest and greatest results of Day 3 of the
Inter-school Athletics Meet at WanChai.



Let's look at the interesting articles covered in this edition of
the

e-Newsletter:



Inter-school Athletics Meet



To Pay Homage to Deceased Brothers in Happy Valley



Old Boys Thanks-Giving Mass on 24 March 2002



Overwhelming Response to our 70th Anniversary Dinner



We Broke the Guinness World Record!



Real Estate Professionals Network  - Event Report



Moving into the Technology Age



Sports Update



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Inter-school Athletics Meet



The 2002 Inter-school Athletics Meet event has arrived!  LSCOBA
gives

members of the athletics team its utmost support and wish them
every

success in capturing the Overall Championship in the Inter-school

Athletics Meet.



Our almighty athletics team out-shone the other teams on Day 1 and 2
of the Meet. We are currently leading our rival DBS by 2 points
overall and we are 42 points clear of our brother school CGHC who is
in overall third position. Although we had a wonderful start to the
game, it is far from over and the athletics team needs all the
support they can get from us. Please show our support to the

team by attending Day 3 of the event at WanChai on 15th of March,
this Friday. For LaSallians who cannot make it to the event, you can
show your support by posting encouraging messages on our Chatboard.



Please refer to the Sports Update secton of this newsletter and our

Chatboard at www.lscoba.com for more details.



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To Pay Homage to Deceased Brothers in Happy Valley



In appreciation to the work of our deceased Brothers, our Principal

Brother Thomas, other Brothers and many old boys based locally and
returning from overseas will pay homage to our deceased Brothers in
Happy Valley on 23 March, in the afternoon of the day of the 70th
Anniversary Dinner.



Please refer to
http://www.lscoba.com/lscoba/announcement/happyvalley_20020323.shtml
or contact Mark Huang (85) at register@lscoba.com for more
information.



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Old Boys Thanks Giving Mass on 24 March 2002



The OBA is jointly organising a Thanks Giving Mass with the College
on

24 March 2002, Sunday (Palm Sunday), at 11 am.  The Mass will be

celebrated by Rev Fr Edward Khong, with Rev Fr Baptista Marciano and
Rev Fr Cheng Sun Loi, all Old Boys of the College.



http://www.lscoba.com/lscoba/announcement/thansgiving_mass_20020324.shtml
has more details of this very meaningful event!



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Overwhelming Response to our 70th Anniversary Dinner



Thanks to the overwhelming support to the 70th Anniversary Dinner,
our

latest reservation numbers indicate that over 1800 old boys and
guests

will be attending the dinner on the 23rd. It is promised to be a
night full of fun and joy. For those who wouldn't be able to join the
celebration, lscoba.com will bring you the latest update on the event
via the e-Newsletter and our website.



Please refer to
http://www.lscoba.com/lscoba/announcement/springdinner02-b.shtml for
more information.



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We Broke a Guinness World Record!



Aren't we Something More? The united La Salle spirit prevails! On

February 3, 2002, with the joint forces and efforts of 1,932 members
of the La Salle Family, we broke the Guinness World Record in
"The Big Hug".



http://www.lscoba.com/lscoba/announcement/guinness-2002openday.shtml
has the exciting details about the event.



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Real Estate Professionals Network  - Event Report



La Salle Old Boys Real Estate Professionals Network held a New Year

lunch event on the 25th of January, 2002. 28 LaSallians attended the
event together with the guest of honor, Mr. Nicholas Ng, Secretary
for

Transport Bureau and Chairman for the La Salle Foundation.



Please refer to
http://www.lscoba.com/lasallian/news/survey_feb02.shtml for a full
report on the event.



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Moving into the Technology Age



In an effort to provide the school with a 'High-Tech' environment,
every teacher is now equipped with their own Compaq notebook
computer. In addition, LCD projectors are being installed in each
classroom. This combination gives our teachers the convenience of
simply 'plugging' their notebook computers into the projectors for
displaying teaching materials to students.



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Lastly, the Editorial Team would like to thank Dinesh G.
Choithramani

(91), Mark Huang (85), Clement Chan (87) and Jim Yip (87) for their

contribution to this edition of the e-Newsletter. 



If you have any LSC Old Boys related news or any comments about the
e-Newsletter, please contact Derek Choy (93) or Mark Huang (85) at
editor@lscoba.com. 



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Sports Update



Handball  



This is the first year LSC is taking part in the handball

event.  We were told that the participating students are mainly

students who are not involved in other interschool sports teams. 
Thus

the school is very happy that more students (in absolute numbers)
are

representing the school in different sports, and sharing the honor
and

memories of being a "school team member".  Well done to our
new

sportsmen!



Div.2



LSC vs KCC



7:7



LSC vs Munsang HK



5:3



LSC vs BHJ



8:3



LSC vs PLK1984



3:10



Record:1 draw,2 wins & 1 loss.



Final Round: To be confirmed whether we have a position in the
final

round.



B grade



LSC vs Shun Lee



13:14



LSC vs Munsang HK



18:8



LSC vs WWS



9:17



LSC vs BHS



9:16



Record:2 wins & 3 losses



Final Round: No should this term be "Will not proceed to Final
round"?.



Volleyball - Div.1



C grade



LSC vs QC and SJC



Both 2:0



Record: 6 wins & 0 loss



Soccer - Div.1



C grade



LSC vs WYHK



2:2



LSC vs SPB



2:0



LSC vs WYK & SJC



Both 1:0



Note: LSC didn't lose to SJC (Overall Champ) for 2 years in any
grade.



LSC C grade - 3rd



LSC Overall - 4th (to be confirmed)



Basketball - Div.1



LSC vs DBS



36 : 37



LSC vs Wing Kwong



60:18



Record: 6 wins & 1 loss



LSC C grade - 2nd after DBS



Overall Champion - LA SALLE COLLEGE,1st since 1997 & our 4th
overall

title for the academic year after Cross -country,Table-tennis &
Squash

(in 2001-02).



Omega Rose Bowl current standings:



LSC vs DBS



234: 208

(We are thus practically guaranteed that the Rose Bowl will stay in
La

Salle Road for one more year)



Athletics - Div.1



Day 1



1.LSC : A (27), B (43), C (43) - 113



2.DBS: A (42), B (42), C (17) - 101



3.CGH: A (33), B (23), C (21) - 77



LSC athletes came 1st and 3rd in C grade Long Jump,2nd in A grade
High

Jump,3rd in B grade Triple Jump.

HK Team Triathlete, Ricco Chan, while winning the gold medal, broke
B

grade 1500m  record at 4' 24" in heats (this was actually a
straight

final, not a heat).



Observations of an Old Boy as of 12 March after Day 1:



This year, we have a fairly balanced team with no major weaknesses
in

all three grades.  However, early on in the season we started to
hear

that our fellow Christian Brother's School CGHC has produced a very
strong team.  CGHC has always been a force in the interschool
athletic scene, but this is yet the strongest squad that has

been witnessed in years.  Using Day 1's results as a rough gauge,
CGHC

stands a chance to capture the A and C grade titles if they put up
a

good fight with LSC.  Our B grade should be able to make up the
deficits created, if any, by the two other grades to stand a good
chance to capture the Overall Championship title.



DBS has a relatively weak team this year, and may even be edged out
of

the runner-up titles in certain grades and the possibly find
themselves in 2nd runner up place in the overall standings.  However,
DBS is still a strong force to be reckoned in many events, and what
show they perform on Day 2 and Day 3 still remains to be seen.



Notably, it will be particularly exasperating to LSC to be eluded
of

the A grade title even though we beat DBS, but then lose to CGHC. 
DBS

has always been the clear leader of this grade over the years as
they

amass excellent athletes in this senior grade.  Let's give our full

support to the boys on the Final Day at Wanchai, where hopefully they
can give their best and edge CGHC out in all grades.