Dear Webmaster,
Having long been a daily visitor to your
site ever since I know how to surf the net, I would first like to express
my countless thanks and applause to your devotion and that of your company
of friends and colleagues.
I was in Form 3 when this special bus of
my alma mater was issued. We had had so much to celebrate about, a very
grand Open Day (It's 120th!), great variety shows..... and never the least,
a good handful of souvenirs. Every year we have a great variety of them.
But for the bus, according to our information,
it was issued not only because having a bus would sound special, but that
the distributor of Corgi models then was an alumni. I've heard that the
whole batch of around a thousand (or less) model buses was his personal
contribution, but yet no one could prove till today. 7 Kennedy Road is
the address of our school, situated right between the fabulous Hong Kong
Park and the Masonry House in Hong Kong.
The bus was at first used as a prize to mark
students' academic performances, given along with the prize certificate
at the annual Prize-giving Day. Later Bro Thomas our principal would gift
it to other students who pay efforts to our school - those debate team
members, gazette editorials, swimmers and footballers... I received one
myself when I have scored a top-of-the-year in a particular subject.
It was on the 120th Anniversary Open Day
that this bus was ever being SOLD. It was marked $120 each as a souvenir
to old boys and visitors. No one knew the exact quantity sold. But the
last ever available piece was in my friend's hands when he has completed
the School Magazine editorial work.
As you see, the whole bus was based on the
livery of CMB MC1. Only the colour was changed to green, because our School's
motto as Labour and Virtue, the characters of St Joseph to foster father
of Jesus, reflected in the colours of the Lily - Green and White.
I hope I have somehow helped you about this
VERY SPECIAL bus
Thanks for your site! Wish you every good
luck
Best wishes,
Mark Lee |