Tribute to QES 2024

It is my utmost honour to have the opportunity to serve my alma mater as principal. As magical as it is to rejoin QES with a new role, I believe it is a beautiful coincidence that I begin my term of service at a time when QES reaches this memorable milestone.

This year, upon celebrating the Platinum Jubilee of QES, we are more than proud to publish our third issue of “Tribute to Queen Elizabeth School”, which puts together commendations for QES from our alumni and commemorates the precious moments we have shared here in a place which we love.

The slogan of our anniversary celebration this year is “Timeless traditions, limitless futures”. I genuinely believe that it coheres with what students of QES, no matter current students or graduates, have been pursuing all this time. I take pride in how QES has nurtured generations of leaders who have continued to make significant contribution to society in various fields for several decades. With all the outstanding accomplishments all these years, we have somehow set the bar high for continued excellence and I am certainly confident that the doors are wide open to our juniors for limitless opportunities. My dear juniors, strive for the best in all that you pursue, so that you will bloom and grow to become future pillars of society. Continue to thrive with flying colours to pass on our legacy.

Special thanks to the unwavering support of countless alumni and their devotion to QES even after graduation. Even after you have graduated, as you proudly gain accolades in your future endeavours, I hope that you will remember where you came from and how you have blossomed into who you are today.

It is absolutely a blessing to me that issuing the Tribute has become a tradition to celebrate major QES anniversaries since the first issue was published in 2004 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of QES, and I believe that many more issues of the Tribute will be published in the many more years to come.

Here I would also like to express sincere gratitude to members of the QES70 Publication Sub-committee. Continuation of our publication of the Tribute would not have been possible without their dedication and efforts made to pass this treasure on.

Lastly, I hope you will enjoy reading this Tribute to look back on the beautiful collective memories you have created here in QES as much as you have enjoyed creating them in your years here.

IU Kok Kin (87FA)
Principal, Queen Elizabeth School 

Twenty years ago, during the Golden Jubilee of our alma mater, I read "Tribute to QES" (Tribute) for the first time and learned from it that an excellent school was built and thrives among countless characters. I also saw numerous alumni bring back scenes from the past for us to relive. The memories brought by alumni not only redraw how to cope with academic studies, they also reflect how other qualities in life such as initiative and positivity were developed.

Time flies. The Diamond Jubilee of our alma mater was celebrated in 2014. The editors worked tirelessly and the 2014 edition of Tribute was born. It brought out more memories of our alma mater and also introduced alumni's performance in various aspects of society. A new section “Old Students with Outstanding Achievements for Science and Technology ” was compiled. The section introduced the remarkable accomplishments of 20 alumni. It vividly demonstrated how they fulfil the motto “Vos Parate Ut Serviatis (Prepare yourselves that you may serve)” and inspire readers to contribute to society.

2024 is the Platinum Jubilee of the school. The editors of Tribute have carried on with the tradition, and shouldered the task of publishing a new edition of Tribute, and in particular, expanded the section about old students with outstanding achievements to cover more fields. The 2024 Tribute, with growing size of alumni, shall bring a broader alumni experience and provide readers more memories and inspiration.

Since 2015, I have been honoured to serve as the chairman of the OSA. With the joint effort of all the Executive Committee Members, as well as the support of alumni, we diligently accomplished the objectives of the OSA, maintaining close bond among alumni, and providing necessary support to the development of the school for an all round education to our would-be alumni.

CHAN Chung (75FA)
Chairman, QESOSA 

Our alma mater celebrates its Platinum Jubilee in the 2024-2025 school year. On behalf of QESOSA Education Promotion Organization (EPO), may I extend my warmest congratulations to Queen Elizabeth School (QES) on this milestone anniversary.

Since the founding of Queen Elizabeth School, it has been dedicated in providing all-round education to its students - to promote their moral, intellectual, physical and aesthetic development. As a result, our alma mater has nurtured generations of outstanding alumni making contributions in various sectors of society in the past 7 decades.

Alumni are grateful to the quality education and the colourful school life they experienced during their years in QES and they pay tribute to QES with their own ways. Some 30 years ago, a group of alumni believed that one way to serve is by providing quality education – echoing the school motto “Vos Parate Ut Serviatis” (修己善群). They believe that education can bring out the virtues of a person and prepare young people to serve. QESOSA Education Promotion Organization was then established in 1989 as a vehicle of QES Old Students’ Association to provide education services.

EPO is now the school sponsoring body of 2 primary schools and 2 secondary schools in Tin Shui Wai, with a total of around 3,000 students. The 4 schools share with QES the same school motto “Vos Parate Ut Serviatis” and the same music for their school songs. The 4 EPO schools have become schools that are sought after by parents. Through the 4 EPO schools, the value of QES has been rippling from Tin Shui Wai to other communities.

As a tribute to Queen Elizabeth School, EPO pledges to continue uphold the school motto to spread the light of QES to the community.

May Queen Elizabeth School have many more decades of success ahead!

TONG Sau Chai, Henry (86FA)
Chairman, QESOSA Education Promotion Organization