Our softball team participated the All HK Inter-Secondary Schools Softball Competition, which was held by the The Schools Sports Federation of Hong Kong, China in the Hong Kong Softball Association and Shek Kip Mei Service Reservoir Playground. With their huge efforts, our school won the Championship. Our student Hung Kam Lam from 4D was awarded the Most Valuable Player. The list of the Softball team members is as follows:
13 athletes participated the Inter-School Swimming Championships, held by the Hong Kong Schools Sports Federation Tai Po & North District Secondary Schools Area Committee at the Ma On Shan Swimming Pool on 25th and 26th Oct 2023. They won eight individual awards, two relay awards and two team trophies in the competition. The team of Boys A grade came sixth, while the team of Girls B grade and Girls C grade came fifth. The list of swimming team members is as follows:
*6th place in team 3D Yau Chun Hin4x50m Freestyle Relay – 3rd Runner-up
50m Freestyle – 8th Place 5A Wong Yat Lam4x50m Freestyle Relay – 3rd Runner-up 5B Chow Pun Hin4x50m Freestyle Relay – 3rd Runner-up
100m Backstroke – Champion
200m Individual Medley – 1st Runner-up 5D Chan Hon Wang William 4x50m Freestyle Relay – 3rd Runner up Girls A Grade
*5th place in team 5A Choy Tsz Yu4x50m Freestyle Relay – Champion 5A Lo Tsz Kwan4x50m Freestyle Relay – Champion
200m Individual Medley – 2nd Runner-up
100m Breaststroke - 5th Place 6C Tang Tsz Ki4x50m Freestyle Relay – Champion 6D Lam Ching Yan Chloe4x50m Freestyle Relay – Champion
100m Backstroke – 3rd Runner-up
200m Individual Medley – 6th Place Boys B Grade3A Mak Ho Long Girls B Grade
*5th place in team 3A Tai Sze Ki50m Breaststroke – Champion
100m Breaststroke – Champion 3D Yeung Sze Wing200m Individual Medley – 1st Runner-up
100m Freestyle – 5th Place Boys C Grade 1B Kan Wai Hei Ethan 1C Cheung Cheuk Hei 50m Backstroke – 2nd Runner up
100m Backstroke – 5th Place
Wong Shiu Chi Zonta Club has always been dedicated to serving the community and providing students with opportunities to learn multiple skills and cultivate positive values through different volunteer services. In the previous academic year, the WSC Zonta Club organised a series of service projects, focusing on the elderly in our community. These projects included caring for elderly people with dementia, teaching the elderly how to use smartphones, and organising a variety of workshops led by students, such as bracelet making and 3D-printing phone stands. On the other hand, the elderly members also shared their knowledge and expertise with the students, by teaching them how to make traditional snacks like radish cakes and sesame cookies. This exchange of skills and experiences bridged the generational gap and allowed students to learn valuable lessons from the elderly and challenge their stereotypes.
These service learning projects have gained recognition from the Zonta Club. We have been honored with the Best Service Award for the 2022-2023 academic year among other secondary school Zonta Clubs, and receive a grant of $3,000, as operational funding for the upcoming service projects in the future. We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all the members of the Zonta Club for their contribution. And we will continue to promote service learning in the future.
Our school's Citizenship and Social Development Department had selected a team of our Form 5 students, 5A Chan Mei Yin, Tam Ka Kit Leo, Wong Tsz Yan, and Yau Tsz Yuen, to participate in the CUHK Design Thinking Summer 2023: No Poverty and Zero Hunger Programme. This was co-organised by the Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development Office of CUHK and SDSN Hong Kong and took place during late August this summer. The team was required to complete the task of taking short videos (7 reels) from September to October, which enabled them to unleash their creativity in building ‘No Poverty and Zero Hunger’ campuses and communities, broaden their horizons and fulfil their responsibilities as global citizens. The 7 reels can be browsed in the CUHK website as follows: https://designthinking2023.mocc.cuhk.edu.hk/school-list/
The team consequently won the Best Performance Award. They were awarded with the certificates and $2000 book coupons by CUHK,on 17 November 2023.
Reflection: 5A Tam Ka Kit Leo
Invited by Miss Yu, I joined the Design Thinking Summer Programme on the topic of Sustainable Development Goals, organized by CUHK with my classmates, Nancy, Audrey, and Amy. We studied the pressing issue of poverty and hunger in the city by visiting Feeding Hong Kong, a food bank that redistributes food to individuals in need. We also went to Tung Chau Street Park in Sham Shui Po where almost 100 of homeless people reside. These eye-opening encounters served as a poignant reminder that even within prosperous cities like Hong Kong, there exists a hidden reality of poverty and hunger that we often overlook.
With this in mind, we started to reflect and design a prototype that alleviates the people's plight of poverty and hunger. Putting ourselves in the shoes of a teenager in poverty and hunger, we drew the character, Ho Yin, who receives assistance and care from dedicated volunteer parents under a programme launched by charity. This takes the government's Strive and Rise Programme as a reference, that offers help to children in need. We finally included all the ideas in the way of “Reels”, the short videos that are trending among social media. Our aim is to utilise the power of these reels to disseminate the message of “no poverty and zero hunger" widely, fostering greater awareness and promoting action.
由陳贊一博士教育基金香港微型小說教育及研究中心主辨的第九屆陳贊一博士聯校微型小說創作獎(2022-2023)，希望透過創作比賽，鼓勵學生寫作，提升學生的正向思維、生命質素和他們的觀察、思考、反省、歸納、創作與寫作的能力。
5A梁鎔同學在作品入圍後，通過評審，最終在芸芸作品中脫穎而出，勇奪高中組亞軍。
評審評價如下：
「梁同學的文章〈毛衣〉中毛衣是聯繫祖孫兩代的一道橋，一道有情的橋：外祖母雖然患上老人失智症，已經到達不能認出孫子的地步，但仍念念不忘要趕在冬天給孫子編織毛衣；孫子雖然已經有一整櫃外婆『第一次』為他編織的不合身的毛衣，他仍滿心歡喜的穿上。這是因為雙方都對對方有情。作者不選擇直接寫出阿婆有什麼病，而是描述她的行為舉止，讓讀者去感受孫子阿明的感覺。故事在阿明打開衣櫃，櫃裡一片白(因為掛滿了阿婆織的白色毛衣) ，『阿明……緊閉衣櫃，緊閉這個秘密』結束。作者成功地以淡淡然的方式傳遞出一股濃濃的祖孫『情』，也營造了一個令人印象深刻的結局。」
5A梁鎔同學〈毛衣〉全文如下：
老婦瞇着眼睛，眼瞼幼得像一根線，眼光釘在毛線上。手掌的神經猶如和大腦失去了連接，陌生的雙手以木針勾毛線，但毛線在另一木針上滑下來，木針刺到老婦的手指，使她搓揉指頭，甚是疼痛。她心想：冬天快到了，要趕工完成，當即不理會痛楚而加快速度。老婦拿捏力度，似是在鋼線上散步，不敢呼吸且眼神聚焦於毛線的空隙，手掌好不容易才不震動，以左手抓緊毛線，終於以木針勾起。老婦呼了口氣，暫且放鬆而把毛線堆放在膝上，毛線太滑，從老婦的膝上逃走到地面，嚇得老婦立時捉緊，那毛線堆便是她的生命，不能再離開手，於是她繼續編織毛衣。夕陽漸漸浸沒在山堆中，殘存的黃光悄悄跨越窗花，落在老婦編織的毛衣上，整個下午老婦都在織毛衣。
「叮噹」門鈴聲劃破沉寂的空氣，少年的手指尚按在開關，鈴聲餘音尚在迴盪，呼喊聲便緊隨它。少年喊「阿婆，是阿明啊！」在室中的老婦仍在織毛衣，全盤心神放在毛衣上，聽不到聲音。阿明等了五分鐘，嚷道：「阿婆在嗎？」他依舊耐心靜候，目光始終沒離開木門，希望一開門便能看見她。老婦一回神即說：「來了。」老婦打開木門，猶疑地看着阿明，陌生的輪廓進入老婦的眼眶，她的腦袋卻從沒有登記他的資料，沒法想起他是誰。阿明輕聲地說：「阿婆，是我！阿明！」且輕拍她的肩膀。他親切的聲線喚起老婦對他的印象，她便輕摟着他說：「乖孫，你幾個月沒來。」老婦記得孫子上一次探望是數月前，但阿明其實兩星期前曾到訪。他沒有戳破真相，只說：「是啊！很久沒有來啊！」老人緊捉住他的手，對他的印象始終留在過去，沒有因歲月流逝而改變，仍然視他為昔日的那個孩童，她腦海中的他不會長大。老婦和他一起走進她家。
老婦腳步乏力，踏出兩步便似是要跌倒，但她急切地走到毛衣前，提起道：「阿明，你看這件毛衣，是我織給你的，我第一次織，也不錯吧！」老婦說罷便把它拿到阿明的眼前，且說：「你試一試。」阿明把身體攢進白色的毛衣內，伸出雙手，輕微調整它。那毛衣不太合身，兩邊衣袖甚短，阿明有半節手臂不被包覆，他卻故意拉長毛衣，裝作甚為合身。毛衣鬆散，似乎要退化成一堆雜亂的毛線。毛線頭搔得阿明渾身痕癢，似有虱子在皮膚底層亂爬。從外看來，毛衣甚是華麗，卻不知它並不舒適，似是艷麗的玫瑰，漂亮的外表卻暗藏長刺。可是阿明的臉上卻流露出滿意且快樂的笑容，不斷撫摸着那毛衣，手掌不願離開貌似舒適的毛衣。他向老婦說：「你第一次便織得那麼好！很舒服！」老婦登時笑出來，說：「真‥‥‥真的嗎？」她說不出別的話，只懂得為阿明的稱讚而高興。阿明笑着點頭，說：「多謝你，阿婆！」老婦笑得更燦爛了，伸長右手，輕撫阿明的頭髮，她又說：「你穿着吧，一會兒離開時很冷。」其後老婦和阿明一起吃晚飯，阿明仍是穿着那毛衣，沒有一刻脫下來。吃過晚飯，外婆為阿明拉緊毛衣，生怕他回家時着涼。
老婦聽着寒風刮着窗戶，想到阿明在街上獨自對抗寒風而擔心，轉念想到他穿着自己編織的毛衣而安心。阿明被寒風刺得低下頭，但想到自己穿着外婆苦心編織的毛衣而感到溫暖，彷彿感受到外婆擁抱自己時的體溫。
阿明安穩回到家中，他脫下毛衣，找來衣架把它掛在衣櫃裡。一打開櫃門，裡頭一片白，盡是外婆所編織的毛衣，鬆散的短衣袖、上半勉強掛在衣架上，下半卻像要斷開。阿明每次探訪外婆時，總是得到她「第一次」編織的毛衣，她總是忘記已送過多件毛衣給孫子，卻總不會忘記要為他編織毛衣。阿明放好毛衣後，便緊閉衣櫃，緊閉這個秘密。
由香港中文大學主辦的「全港初中生文學散步——小組日誌設計比賽」，旨在帶領學生參觀香港中文大學的地標——小橋流水，深入認識地標的背景及相關的文學作品，然後創作一篇小組日誌，以提昇中文的興趣。
2A冼家宇同學、2D劉柏麟同學、2D胡程朗同學，組成小組遊覽香港中文大學的地標——小橋流水後，即席創作小組日誌，並進行小組報告。經過評審，從芸芸作品中，脫穎而出，勇奪小組第一名。
以下是同學的得獎分享：
2A(21) 冼家宇
在「文學散步」比賽中，我們遊歷了香港中文大學內的不同角落，並透過這寶貴的經驗，明白了不同的道理。首先，我們在遊歷中文大學校園時，看見來自五湖四海的莘莘學子，這令我們感受到香港中文大學的文化多樣性。我們也明白對不同的文化，應以接納、理解與尊重的態度看待。之後，我們遊歷了中文大學內的「小橋流水」，看著潺湲的溪水，我們明瞭讀書如「小橋流水」一般，要細水長流才會學有所成。同時，我們也領悟到要細心觀察身邊事物，透過身邊的一點一滴學習不同的道理，這次文學散步帶來意想不到的收穫。
The Tai Po Outstanding Students Award is a yearly award offered by Tai Po Youth Association. It aims at promoting Tai Po young people's all-round development. We are delighted that four students of our school have been awarded the Outstanding Student Awards in 2023 election. Among the four winners, Lui Yuen Kiu was also awarded the “Top 10 Outstanding Students Award”.
So Ping On
Lau Tsz Yu
Sun Tian Xiang
Lui Yuen Kiu Emma
May we send our heartiest congratulations to all awardees.
Reflection by 5A Tam Ka Kit Leo
(Gold Winner of “Project for Hong Kong” and Awardee of “Outstanding Participant”)“Let's join and see what will happen.” I told myself with uncertainty when I received the invitation from Ms. Ng to join the Hong Kong 200 Leadership Training Programme organized by the HKFYG Leadership Institute. Looking back, I am grateful that I grabbed this precious opportunity.
There is always “give and take”. During the summer holiday, I devoted dozens of hours to attending the overnight camp, lectures, and skill labs. The takeaways were the memories of camping with hundreds of new friends, visiting enterprises such as GreenPrice and IKEA to study their operation principles to contribute to society, and skill labs that equipped me with storytelling and policy research abilities. The programme provided a large variety of events that comprehensively prepared young people like me to be the future leaders of the city.
During the programme, lots of new tasks were introduced. Yet, I tried to step out of my comfort zone and be proactive, in order to achieve the higher and greater levels. “Project for Hong Kong” was the last mission for us, examining the social issue of “pain point” and proposing innovative ideas to cope with it, which was the most challenging part, which required both analytical and problem-solving skills. Unawareness of SEN students was the societal pain point that I chose to deal with, by innovating games that educate Non-SEN students about SEN topics. Aiming to step out of my comfort zone, I took the role of group leader and guided my team in the preparation of the proposal pitching. The proposal was a great success and even won the pitching of $9000 supporting funding to turn the proposal into reality. One of the judges, Prof. Vivian Wong, the Hon Professor of the Medical Faculty at the University of Hong Kong, gave thought-provoking comments on the project. My horizon and experience were much enriched after the project pitching as well as the programme.
HK200 has left remarkable and valuable memories and experiences. Looking back, I am grateful that I grabbed this precious opportunity this summer.
Reflection by 5D So Ping On
During the summer holiday of 2023, I was pleased to have completed the “Hong Kong 200 Leadership Training Program” organized by the HKFYG Leadership Institute. The program 58 day, was a worthwhile experience for me to contribute to my community. Serendipitously, “Hong Kong 200” provided an opportunity for me to explore the city we are living, through helping to sort out some problems, and tring to solve them.
Participating in the leadership training camp “Project for Hong Kong”, I encountered lots of remarkable students from different schools, and prominent Hong Kong leaders such as Professor Vivian Wong, Honorary Professor of The University of Hong Kong. As the say goes, “all things are difficult before they are easy.” The programme motivated me to step out of my comfort zone and improve myself. Additionally, collaborating with my groupmates in “Project for Hong Kong”, my horizons were widened and strong team spirit was developed. Although it was frazzling to work on the project, the valuable experience still dwelled in my memory. In addition, the indelible journal in “Hong Kong 200” greatly improved my abilities. Despite not getting top places in the “Project for Hong Kong”, it was worth spending time on the project.
“Don't be afraid to ask questions. Independent thinking is the golden key to overcoming obstacles,” shared Mr Timothy Tong, former President of Hong Kong Polytechnic University, on the first day of the program. I will bear in mind his teaching and try applying it in my life. Being one of the members of “Hong Kong 200”, I truly believe that with concerted efforts, we could build a better Hong Kong in the foreseeable future.
Reflection by 5D Chan Hiu Ching
Have you ever imagined what kind of leaders the future world will need? The answer can probably be found in the HK200 Leadership Training Programme.
It was one of the most life-changing experiences to take part in the Hong Kong 200 Leadership Training Program organised by the HKFYG Leadership. In May 2023, I was surprised to be recommended to join this programme. However, I encountered the first problem very soon —— every participant was asked to write about what they have done for Hong Kong. Being a 16 years old teen, I could not think of anything to write. But later, after joining the training, this blank page was filled up.
During the intensive training of the programme during the summer vacation, hybrid and diversified lessons and skill labs were provided to improve our presentation and public speaking skills. I was really grateful to join this programme. My critical thinking and creativity were strongly boosted through the interviews and sharing given by different social stakeholders and representatives. My social network and horizon were also greatly expanded. Many elites with unique talents from different schools gathered in the programme, exchanging their ideas and thoughts on different social issues in Hong Kong. Numerous solutions and answers were born as a result of our discussion and collision. Our awareness and thinking towards multiple perspectives were effectively nurtured. In the Project for Hong Kong, chances were given to explore Hong Kong social problems in various aspects and brainstorm ideas to solve these problems by using big data. Despite the fact that the project did consume lots of time and energy, it was really worth it.
To sum up, I would like to end my sharing by encouraging all of the Hong Kong teenagers to put their efforts into brushing colour into Hong Kong's future —— just like the slogan of the HK200 programme (“Brushing colours into Hong Kong's future”). Let's embark on our journey here, without being afraid of the unknown in the future.
由港演辯舉辦的第二屆「思言盃」聯校辯論邀請賽，以「動物權益」為比賽主題，藉著比賽訓練學生讀、寫、聽、說的技巧，並提升思辨能力。本校的中文辯論隊在比賽中榮獲季軍，5A邱子圓同學更被評為最佳辯論員。以下為中文辯論隊出戰的成員：
6A 廖敏希 6C 駱奕慧 5A 邱子圓 5A 譚嘉傑
4A 鍾淋秀 4A 曾尚聰 4D 譚芷瑤
由大埔民政事務處及大埔區青年網絡活動策劃委員會舉辦的徵文比賽，旨在培育青年人的愛國情懷，透過徵文比賽，報勵青年人發掘大埔區傳承下來的傳統文化特色及風土人情，促進青年人對大埔的關懷及了解，並增加對中華文化的認識。
本校6A黃兆鋒同學在作品入圍後，通過評審，最終在芸芸作品中脫穎而出，勇奪高中組季軍。
由書聲主辦的「書寫聲音」文學聲演獎2022-23，旨在結合寫作、聲演，推廣閱讀、寫作及有聲書文化。本校3D李子木同學在作品入圍後，通過重重評審，最終在芸芸作品中，勇奪初級組散文文學聲演獎季軍；5A梁鎔同學亦脫穎而出，於高級組散文組別，榮獲書聲文學獎。
香港學界體育聯會大埔及北區分會於2023年2月至5月期間，在北區公園及大埔頭硬地足球場舉辦中學校際足球錦標賽。本校派出一隊共12名初級組運動員參與比賽(29隊參賽)，獲得團體殿軍佳績。
運動員名單如下：
白思恒(3A)、趙文樂(3A)、譚家寶(3B)、黃柏錡(3B)、張靖昊(3C)、黃泊銍(3C)
王俊滔(2A)、葉鳴軒 (2B)、黃駿傑(2C)、胡牧言(2C)、譚卓男(1C)、陸子軒(1D)
香港學界體育聯會大埔及北區分會於22-23年度復辦中學校際籃球錦標賽；本校派出四隊共三十九名男子高級組、女子高級組、男子初級組及女子初級組運動員參與比賽。本校男子初級組(38隊參賽)獲得團體殿軍，女子高級組(20隊參賽)及女子初級組(17隊參賽)獲得團體季軍佳績，成績令人鼓舞。運動員名單如下：
劉子豫(5D)、馬梓皓(4C)、羅梓庭(4D)、 金宇軒(3B) 女子高級組團體季軍：薛君婷(6A)、曾悠(6A)、袁綺蔓(6A)、胡嘉汶(6B)、方甲樺(5C)、鍾佳瑜(3B)、梁呈伈(3C) 男子初級組團體殿軍：許肇哲(3A)、張靖昊(3C)、盧政謙(3C)、蘇梓華(3C)、黃泊銍(3C)
陳皓杭(2A)、王俊滔(2A)、陳卓恩(2B)、戴文樂(2C)、文丞䤭(2C)
岳梁斌(2D)、郭施諾(1A)、周志發(1B)、譚米庭(1B)、陳子濰(1C) 女子初級組團體季軍：詹芷欣(3A)、傅樂怡(3A)、嚴靖彤(3B)、吳幗欣(2B)、黃樂知(1B)
陳語晴(1C)、胡夢瑤(1C)、呂可雯(1C)、肖璠(1C)
香港學界體育聯會(大埔及北區分會)於19/12/2022，在香港高爾夫球會舉行中學校際越野錦標賽；共有21間中學參加。本校派出兩隊共8名運動員參加男子甲組(18隊參賽)、男子乙組(18隊參賽)賽事。男子乙組奪得團體第五名。運動員名單如下：
男子甲組：
王逸熹(5D)、余嘉信(4B)、郭浩瀚(4D)、張少濤(3C)
男子乙組團體第五名：
周本軒(4B)、陳翰弘(4D)、胡慶誠(4D)、盧政謙(3C)
On 18th September 2022, 17 students in our school took part in the Hong Kong Physics Olympiad, which was held by the Hong Kong Academic for Gifted Education. 5D Zhou Sze Yi won the third prize. Our school also won the Honorable Mention for Schools in the competition.
5D Zhou Sze Yi
I am very grateful that my school as well as my physics teacher Miss Lam could offer me such an opportunity to participate in Hong Kong Physics Olympiad Competition. Through the internal training in school as well as guidance from both inner and outer school class teachers, and my parents, I found great improvements in my mechanics, which finally leads to my success in the competition.
It is the very first formal physics competition I have attended in my school years, so after this competition my horizons was broadened while a lot of new knowledge including the answering skills and ideas as well as how that complex mechanical model could work in reality, was learnt.
Finally, I would like to thank for all the great help that was given by school as well as my teachers and parents. I am looking forward to performing better in other competitions.
Our softball team participated in the 2022-23 Hong Kong U19 Softball Classic, which was organized by the Hong Kong Softball Association. It is delightful to announce that our softball team won the Second Runner-up.The list of members is as follows:
Our softball team participated in the All HK Inter-Secondary Schools Softball Competition, which was held by the Hong Kong Schools Sports Federation in the Hong Kong Softball Association and Shek Kip Mei Service Reservoir Playground. With their huge efforts, our school won the Second Runner-up . The list of softball team members is as follows:
Tai Po District Outstanding Citizen Award, organized by Tai Po District Civic Education Campaign Organizing Committee, aims at giving commendations to citizens and enterprises for their outstanding services to the community. We are delighted that our student CHEN CHUI MEI has been awarded this honour in the 2022-2023 election. May we send our heartiest congratulations to her.
Our school's Citizenship and Social Development Department has selected two teams of our Form 4 and Form 5 students to participate in the ESD Learning Programme 2022/23, which is organized by the UNESCO Hong Kong Association and co-organized by the Hong Kong Institute of Education for Sustainable Development and The Education University of Hong Kong.
Echoing “The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” and UNESCO's “Futures of Education” initiative, the Programme aims at cultivating students' knowledge, attitude and abilities for sustainable development (e.g., diversity, creative thinking and collaborative skills), promoting whole-person development and establishing positive values. The theme of this year's programme is “The Culture of Heritage Conservation”(古蹟保育傳承文化). After attending the selected lecture, students visited the Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences and Tai Kwun to experience the buildings' history and conservation effort, Listening to the interesting stories behind the buildings, the students had a better understanding of the relationship between cultural heritage and sustainable development. Students were required to complete a written report and a poster after the activity with independent study and teamwork, and present their report on 25 March 2023.
Seven Form 5 students, Chiu Yim Hing, Lee Tsz Wing, Mak Wing Yan Venus, Wu Nok Yin Sharon, Ng Ka Ki, Gao Ching Ham and Tu Wan Fei selected the theme of “To Kwa Wan's Tenement Cluster on 13 Streets”(土瓜灣十三街唐樓群), envisioned a sustainable living environment through site visit, and won the Best Poster Award. The winning students' design divided the poster into two parts: the upper part is the 13 street signs unique to the Cluster, while the bottom part is the rainbow-colored architectural landscape of the Cluster. The interplay of color reflects the detailed features and overall appearance of the Tenement Cluster, hence creating a strong promotion effect.
14 student athletes participated in the Inter-School Table Tennis Competition, which was held by the Hong Kong Schools Sports Federation Tai Po & North District Secondary Schools Area Committee in Luen Wo Hui Sports Centre on 19th, 26th March and 4th April 2023. Our school won the Champion, 1st runner- up and 5th place in the Girls B grade, Girls C grade and Boys C grade division respectively. The list of Table Tennis team members is as follow:
3B Chung Kai Yu
3B Lau Tsz Yu
3C Heung Wai Ying Champion Girls C Grade (Team) 1B Lau Tsz Ching
1C Chan Yue Ching
1C Lui Yuen Kiu Emma 1st runner-up Boys B Grade (Team) 4D So Ping On
3A Fung Kat Yu
3A Kong Chung Ting Bryan Boys C Grade (Team) 2B So Ho Wa
1A Ko Chun Long
1B Cheung Pak Yu
1B Tsang Long Hei 5th place
康樂文化事務署主辦的「4.23世界閱讀日 創作比賽」旨在鼓勵兒童及青少年擴闊閱讀領域，深化閱讀層次，豐富人生。本校2B 戴思祈同學在作品入圍後，通過評審，最終在芸芸作品中位列全港頭十五名，勇奪初中中文組優異獎。
戴同學的文章〈尋找幸福的味道〉用字樸實，帶出菜餚當中蘊藏的人情味，並與家人煮食時濃濃的愛意，情感細膩。
香港中華文化促進中心主辦的「中國中學生作文大賽(香港賽區)」旨在推動中學生寫作風氣，發掘有文學潛質的同學。本校4A周奕孜同學在作品入圍後，通過評審，最終在芸芸作品中脫穎而出，勇奪初中組銀獎。
由香港新一代文化協會主辦的「第二屆全港高中生即席演講大賽」通過公開演講，藉此提升高中學生的應變能力和自信心。本校5C駱奕慧同學從中脫穎而出，榮獲高中組銀獎。
Reflection by 1A13 Kwan Chui Yi
I have been learning Judo for 6 years since 2016. Although I was not very fond of it at first, my interest in it has grown gradually. After 6 years of training, I've attained the Brown Belt.
Nominated by the Judo Association of Hong Kong, I joined an international judo competition in Jeju, Korea in December 2022. I was grateful to be given this chance to take part in the competition. The competitors from different countries had excellent skills. I was lucky to get the second-runner up. Compared to players in Hong Kong, I felt that all competitors had great passion for the sport. They spend a lot of time training to better their skills. This competition was truly an eye-opening experience that I enjoyed a lot. I hope I can get better results next time!
Five S4 students, Chan Chun Kit, Chow Pun Hin, Li Ho Wing, Liu Ka Long and Tse Cho Han, participated in the STEAM Education Fair 2022, organised by the EDB and supported by 30 organisations, including State Key Laboratories, post-secondary institutions, school councils, professional bodies, non-governmental organisations and other government departments. The "Online Activity" of the fair included exhibitions from more than 70 local primary and secondary schools, as well as two schools from Shenzhen Municipality, with themes such as "Automation design", "Artificial intelligence", "Big data", "Sustainable development", and "Smart living".
We are glad to announce that our students won the gold prize in secondary school section. The title of their project was "Use of Mathematics and Technology For a future Bus Depot" which stemmed from two awarded projects: 1) Mathematics Project Competition for Secondary Schools(2016/17) Square Wheels (Outstanding Performance) and 2) Mathematics Project Competition for Secondary Schools(2018/19) Soda Can Problem and its Extension (Second Runner-up).
According to most people, mathematics may be just the use of complicated formulas and calculations which won't be ever applied in daily life. However, the truth is quite the contrary. Mathematics can be found in almost every aspect of life and it can help us to understand the underlying principles of things and how the world works. Our students have demonstrated successfully an example of how to apply mathematics principles to a real life situation.
Congratulations to our School Choir for achieving the Silver Award in the Tai Po District Schools Singing Competition 2022-2023.
3C SIU Cheuk Ting
It's unbelievable that our choir received the silver award in the Tai Po District Schools Singing Competition. Whenever I have seen the Silver Award trophy, I have always felt warm.
A few weeks ago, Miss Wu told us we would take part in a competition on the 17th of February. At that time, I was extremely serious about that because I know all choir competitions have been suspended since the covid-19 broke out. However, now we can have competitions again, which means we can win glory for our school again. It's my dream and my pleasure to do this.
Initially I felt that we were not that united as I had to encourage and appeal to our choir members many times to memorise the music and lyrics. However, only a few people or even no one came to extra rehearsals together during recess. Although I know they're busy, it still made me a little bit anxious. Nonetheless, one week before the competition, our performance was so beautiful and fluent, just few people had some careless mistakes. I soon became more confident as I could see that they had practiced enough at home before the competition.
During those weeks, Miss Wu arranged more training for us. She practiced with each voice part respectively. She assisted us to correct every note and beat with plenty of patience. Additionally, we were been guided how to sing the end sound of the words clearly by our conductor, Mr. Hui. He also taught us how to relax and to be in our element to sing well. They are the people I want to thank the most. Because of their support, and our members' diligence, we achieved a fantastic result.
When I recall the memory of that day, I remember that when we sang the first song 'Zum Gali' , we were quite nervous but soon we recovered and we got more confident when we sang the later part. Our final ranking was top four out of ten schools and we got the silver award. It is the fruit of our hard work. Getting this award, I feel proud of the WSC choir because we can prove to others that the WSC Choir is capable. We can prove to them that Wong Shiu Chi Secondary School students are not only good at sports, but also music. That afternoon, I watched many schools' brilliant performances. Although we are not at their level yet, I believe in the near future, we can overtake them and I hope we can win a gold medal during my time at secondary school.
3C 丁思雅
很榮幸能夠在合唱團擔任鋼琴伴奏的角色，並在大埔區校際歌唱比賽2022-2023（中學組）中獲得銀獎。
合唱團中的每一個角色都缺一不可：無論是指揮、老師、還是團員；但伴奏這個角色比其他更大壓力，不容有失。
這是我第一次加入合唱團並參加比賽。經過這次比賽後，我最感謝的便是我們的指導老師——胡老師。起初，我的心情固然緊張，當時甚至連最簡單的開聲練習的和弦我都錯漏百出。不常與人合作的我也在為歌曲伴奏的時候出過不少差錯。胡老師都會教我如何改進。她常常鼓勵我，在練習至比賽都陪伴我，成為我的「強心針」。
這位良師讓我在進步的過程中取得了質的飛躍——我非常感謝她在比賽前幾個星期主動提出要與我單獨練習，不惜犧牲她的休息時間來教導我。
除此之外，我也感謝一直以來陪伴者我們的指揮——許老師。他的認真態度感染了我們，讓我們勇於面對挑戰。他輕聲的鼓勵和豎起的拇指，都是讓我們前進的動力。
說實話，比賽即將來臨時我並沒有想像中緊張。我一進場，就聽到了幼兒園組別的小朋友可愛純真的歌聲，他們的動作笨拙可愛，我從他們的表演中得到啟發。
我不禁在想，從小到大，我上過大大小小的舞台。可是，我真正享受過幾次？每次都戰戰兢兢，直到比賽完畢了才鬆了一口氣。我意識到，好像從來沒有去認真體會舞台帶給我的感覺。所以，儘管這次我只是司琴，台下的觀眾未必看到我；但是他們可以享受我們整個合唱團富有感情的美妙歌聲，享受我指尖奏出的妙韻。這次我才真正感受舞台下觀眾評委給予我們的掌聲，感受這令人難忘的合唱團比賽，讓我永遠銘記於心。
Yan Oi Tong Orienteering Charity Race 2022, organized by Yan Oi Tong and co-organized by the Hong Kong Orienteering Association, was successfully held on 19 Nov 2022. The money raised from the event will be donated to the transitional housing project "Yan Oi House" of Yan Oi Tong, which will benefit the subdivided households in the district and the grassroots families. Four students from our school, Ip Ming Hin (2B), Chow Pun Hin (4B), Yu Ka Shun (4B) and Lau Chun Hei (5B), participated in the competition.
The students performed outstandingly in the competition. Ip Ming Hin and Chow Pun Hin won the first runner-up in the "Student Group", while Yu Ka Shun and Lau Chun Hei won the first runner-up in the "Men's Duo Group". Meanwhile, a total of $680 was raised for the event.
Reflection by 5D Tse Wing Sum, Summi
Invited by Ms. Ng, I accepted the offer of applying for Hong Kong 200 Leadership Training Program organized by the HKFYG Leadership Institute 2022-23 beyond doubt. Amidst pandemic, HK200 applicants were required to write an essay about our commitment to Hong Kong --the thing I have done for Hong Kong. It was a big struggle for an ordinary secondary student like me to figure out what I had ever contributed to our city. After successfully enrolling in the leadership programme, it was my great pleasure to understand more about how influential stakeholders around us expect the quality that young leaders should process by learning from the interviews and sharing of diverse representatives and talents from all walks of life in Hong Kong. I was most impressed by Mr. Wong Tung-shun, the CEO of HSBC Asia-Pacific, in his sharing about “to understand, as to be understood”, which is also one of the seven habits of “Leader in Me”.
During the intensive, hybrid training and local field-trips within these few months, I delightfully attained greater insights and a wider horizon over the societal problems and the needs of different groups of our population, such as that of the elderly and the ethnic minority. With a deeper understanding about the community, the programme participants developed and constructed the Community Map and Project for Hong Kong. I could still clearly recall the tough time we worked on these projects and tasks with intense deadlines. I was ecstatic to share Tai Po in my Community Map, and was honoured to be awarded with the Top 3 Community Map. Despite losing the top place in the Project for Hong Kong, efforts did not go futile and they gave me an extensive view on Hong Kong and hands-on, practical experiences on writing proposals.
Thomas (another HK200 participant from our school) and I went through an exhausting and packed schedule in the HKFYG Leadership Institute in Fanling 2022 Summer and Fall. Nevertheless, I am certain that a sense of commitment to Hong Kong has sprouted in my heart -- even though a remarkable and significant change was yet to be made. As one of the youths, who are the most valuable asset in Hong Kong, we could surely brush colour into Hong Kong's future.
Reflection by 5D Lau Tsz Yu, Thomas
From July to November 2022, I successfully completed the 60-hour Hong Kong 200 Leadership Training Program organized by the HKFYG Leadership Institute. In this progamme, we were honoured to converse with the judges who were prominent leaders in Hong Kong, and received intensive training in the leadership introductory course, core leadership training and team spirit training in order to complete the Project for HK, as well as the social experience and practice in the community.
I have learnt a wonderful lesson that the world is bigger than what I had seen. I met a lot of outstanding students and realized that comparing with them I am also competent enough. In HK200, I had lots of chances to meet the influential and famous leaders in HK such as meeting and exchanging ideas with the judges including the chairman of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government, and the vice-chairman of the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau. I have developed my self-confidence under different circumstances. Besides, in the preparation and the pitching of the project for Hong Kong, I learned a lot about team work and independent stamina. Completing a project is not easy because it involves a lot of time, effort, data analysis and project design on behalf of yourself as well as your product users.
Lastly, I was also delighted to explore various social issues and join the workshops about the entire society, elderly care, environmental conservation, inclusion and more issues. I visited different elderly technology and innovation centres, elderly homes and environmental protection centres. What I have learnt from these experiences is that there are still a lot of people who need a helping hand from the society. There are still a lot of social issues and problems awaiting for solutions.
2 students participated the 1st North District Judo Championships and Yuen Long District Festival of Sport - Junior Judo Championships 2022. They won 1 silver and 2 gold medals. The list of winners is as follow:
The English Debate Team took part in the Hong Kong Secondary Schools Debating Competition (HKSSDC) 2021-22. Our debaters 5D (currently 6D) Wong Tsz Ching Michelle, 5D (currently 6D) Ma Lok Yiu Yoyo and 4D (currently 5D) Tse Wing Sum Summi won Term One Round Two against The HKCCCU Logos Academy on 25 November 2021. The debate motion was that “THW fine companies who use greenwashing advertising campaigns”. Along with the team's victory, Tse Wing Sum Summi was even awarded the Best Debater in two consecutive rounds of HKSSDC in Term One.
Moreover, in Term Two Round Two, our debaters 3C (currently 4A Tam Ka Kit Leo, 4A (currently 5A) Lam Jamie Ching Yu and 4A (currently 5A) Ma Xin Lin Tessie reached another glory for the English Debate Team and won the debate against CCC Chuen Yuen College on 1 June 2022. The debate motion was that “THW create and enforce filial responsibility laws”. Ma Xin Lin Tessie was awarded the Best Debater in the round.
The concerted efforts of the debaters were greatly appreciated. It is certain that the debaters were well developed with critical thinking and team spirit through debating.
This is the first time our school participating in Hong Kong Interschool Astronomy Quest.
Here were the participants :
5D 8 Ho Fong Ching
5D 26 Xu Chit Kwan David Team 25A 1 Chan Lok Sum
5D 10 Lai Wai Shing
5A 19 Lam Wing Kin James
5C 12 Mak Wan Ching
After 2 weeks' intensive training about astronomical knowledge and news, star maps reading and telescope assembling, our students gave excellent impressions to organizers of this activity. Both teams entered the final round, finally team 1 got the second runner up. Congratulations and thank you for establishing a training platform for their underclassmen!
5D Tsoi Chun Yu
It is our honor to win the second-runner up in the Hong Kong Interschool Astronomy Quest 2022. It is truly pleasant for us to have such an opportunity to enrich our knowledge in the field of astronomy. Not only were we overwhelmed when we knew that we were the first team in our school to participate in the competition, but we also felt fortunate to have such a chance. We were not confident even though we have learnt about astronomy and space science in our elective subject, Physics and we knew that other participating schools were experienced and well-trained. With the selfless help by teachers-Miss Lam, Mr Kwong and Mr Chiu, we quickly grasped plentiful knowledge about astronomy. We feel proud to get such a supreme place in Hong Kong Interschool Astronomy Quest 2022.
2 students participated the 65th Festival of Sport -HK Junior Judo Championships 2022 and Hong Kong Judo Team Championships 2022. They won 2 silver and 1 gold medals. The list of winners is as follow:
Our students participated in the Justice Cup 2022 on the 3rd of August, 2022, before the commencement of Prosecution Week 2022. Prosecution Week 2022 is themed “Administering Justice under the Rule of Law”. Quizzed on criminal law and prosecution process, as well as the trivia on the Hong Kong National Security Law, competitors were required to have a strong sense of judicial knowledge. We are ecstatic to win the Champion in the Senior Section of the Justice Cup under the guidance of Miss Yu.
Enlightened by the speeches of Mr. Lam Ting-kwok, the Secretary of Justice, we realized the importance of Articles 42 and 63. We do not only enjoy the rights granted and guaranteed by law, but also abide by law. Any prosecution made would also be free from interference. We are also delighted to hear the address from Mr. Dawes, our alumni, as well as the Chairman of The Hong Kong Bar Association.
4D Tse Wing Sum
Invited by Miss Yu, I accepted the valuable opportunity without hesitation and doubt. Having a sound legal system and a high degree of freedom, Hong Kong is always my favorite city. As one of the beneficiaries, I am eager to look deeper into the judiciary system of Hong Kong. During the competition, I cooperated with my teammates in answering several MCQs related to criminal law. I could still clearly recall the ecstasy when the MC announced us as one of the finalists lastly. We competed against the other teams in the finale. Fortunately, we won the championship with 1 question in the sudden-death round. The cheer and thrill shall always be inside our hearts for sure.
Inspired by the guests in the Commencement Ceremony cum Prize Presentation Ceremony, I understood the hard work done by the prosecutors in promoting the sound system by defending the criminal prosecution free from any interference. (Article 63, Basic Law) I will always dedicate my mind to upholding my responsibility as an ordinary Hong Kong resident and safeguarding the judiciary system of Hong Kong by respecting the prosecution made by judges.
中文辯論隊經過連月比賽，於16隊參賽隊伍中脫穎而出，榮獲香港大律師公會辯論比賽 2022（中文組別）亞軍，其中5B張旨呈 及5D黃芷澄更奪得最佳辯論員獎項，由首席區域法院法官高勁修法官頒獎。比賽完畢，參賽學生有幸與本校校友大律師公會主席杜淦堃先生拍照留念，別具意義。資深大律師杜淦堃曾於本校就讀中一至中五，完成ＩＢ課程後負笈英國攻讀法律。今次比賽共派出了六名同學輪流出戰，名單如下：
５Ａ 蘇珈文
５Ａ 譚家熙
５Ｂ 張旨呈
５Ｃ 蘇靜雯
５Ｄ 黃芷澄
３Ｃ 譚嘉傑
５Ｄ 黃芷澄
我很高興能代表學校參與香港大律師公會辯論比賽2022（中文組別）。由初賽、半準決賽直至準決賽，我都是抱着志在參與、挑戰和學習的心態，應對每一場辯論，因此我為我和隊友能夠進軍總決賽感到十分驕傲，這個結果是我喜出望外的。
我從來沒有把勝敗放在首位，因為對我而言，辯論比賽最大的價值，是我和夥伴同心協力完成比賽，包括一起研究辯題、互相協助以解決大家的疑難，以及合力為各種不可預測的情況作應變。最後，最讓我感恩的是，我能夠獲得這些比賽經驗，讓我逐漸掌握各種辯論技巧、待人接物，以及培養面對壓力的正確心態。
總括而言，我從這次比賽中獲益良多，期待日後能在辯論比賽再接再厲，並將自己從中所學的知識靈活運用在生活及學業各方面。
５Ａ 譚家熙
我很高興能代表學校參加香港大律師公會辯論比賽2022（中文組別）。由於比賽於校內考試期間舉行，要同時兼顧溫習和準備辯論比賽實在不容易，所以我在時間分配遇上不少困難。儘管如此，老師、教練和隊友們都在賽前工作給予我莫大的支持與幫助，令我順利在比賽前作充分準備。
另外，是次比賽也是我第一次接觸「自由辯論」，因此我在準備過程中感到分外緊張。雖然未能在比賽中發揮練習時的表現，但我也十分感恩有這次擴闊眼界的機會。
最後，比賽中所學到的辯論技巧、待人處事的態度、以及面對壓力的能力，將會讓我畢生受用！
５Ａ 蘇珈文
能夠代表學校參與大律師公會辯論賽是一個非常難得的機會。面對強勁的對手，我們每一場都抱着應對挑戰的心態學習。
在準備比賽的過程中，時間分配和分工合作非常重要，這次我們處理得比以前更游刃有餘。我亦在比賽中大開眼界，在觀察其他參賽隊伍的表現中獲益良多。最後，通過與隊員們的共同努力，我們勢如破竹，晉身總決賽。對於我們而言，成敗是次要的，我們都明白，從中汲取的寶貴經驗才是這場比賽真正的意義。無論在與隊友合作、辯論技巧，還是心理素質，我們都得以成長。
最後，我們感謝林老師、教練和隊友一直的支援，有此佳績，背後的所有人都功不可沒。期望日後我可以再有機會參與其他辯論比賽，更上一層樓，亦期望師弟、師妹日後能夠再創佳績。
「香港福建希望工程基金會」設有「楊自順、劉輝峰、楊自然、洪頂擁」獎學金，目的為嘉許用心學習、逆境自強、成績優異並有良好品德的學生，以鼓勵其努力進取精神。2021-2022年度，本校以下五位學生獲頒發獎學金，謹此致賀：
徐子軒
駱奕慧
羅佩榆
馮家昇
袁綺蔓
Our school participated in the International Junior Science Olympiad - Hong Kong Screening 2021, which was co-organized by The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education, the Gifted Education Section of the Education Bureau (EDB), the Hong Kong Association for Science and Mathematics Education, and the Chief Executive's Award for Teaching Excellence Teacher Association. The event was held at Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School on 26th September 2021. Our student Wong Yat Lam from 3C has been awarded Second Class Honour. Here is Wong Yat Lam's reflections on the competition.
Reflection by 3C Wong Yat Lam
During the summer holidays, five of my classmates and I attended the International Junior Science Olympiad – 2021. It is my honour to participate in the competition for my school. I have learnt a lot more about science through this precious opportunity.
As a Secondary Two student at that time, I knew a little about Biology, Physics, and Chemistry as my knowledge of the subject was only limited to what I had learnt in IS lessons. Therefore, my classmates and I joined the special training course to equip ourselves for the competition. During the training, we had some past papers. Even though the vocabularies weren’t that difficult to understand, I was still so confused about those theories and the formulas. However, the concepts were gradually becoming clearer due to the guidance of my teachers.
After a month of training, I had acquired more subject knowledge and was ready for the competition. Despite being a bit anxious, the result didn’t let me down. I was eventually awarded the Second-Class Honour.
Overall, this experience broadened my horizon and I had a great moment with my teammates. I am so glad to have such excellent performance in the competition, with the help of my teacher Mr. Yam.
On 12th Sep 2021, 15 students in our school took part in the Hong Kong Physics Olympiad 2021, which was held by the Hong Kong Academic for Gifted Education. 5D Lai Wai Shing won the Third Honour and Lo Yat Kwan won the Honorable Mention.
Reflection by Lai Wai Shing
It is my honour to participate in the HKPhO. It was a truly precious opportunity for me to enrich my knowledge and experience related to the field of Physics.
The training programmes for the competition were prepared by the instructors from the HKUST. Attending online lectures and zoom tutorials, I was capable of familiarizing myself with a variety of Physics theories and concepts. Moreover, I am thankful that my Physics teacher, Mr Yam, always offers support as well as teaching me the knowledge beyond the textbooks to facilitate my understanding of the advanced Physics concepts.
Therefore, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Mr Yam and the instructors of the programme. Without their help, I would not be able to receive the Third Honour in the competition.
Reflection by Lo Yat Kwan
I was nominated by Mr. Yam to participate in the Hong Kong Physics Olympiad 2021 and won the prize of Honourable Mention. Before the competition, I tried to work on the past papers. Although I had learnt most of the scope of the topic, I had no idea on such hard questions. Fortunately, our Physics teachers, Mr. Yam and Ms Lam, were willing to answer my questions and explain the details clearly, so that I can consolidate those new knowledge. I am very grateful to them, not only for helping me to win an award, but also for improving my Physics knowledge.
I didn't expect to win an award before the result was announced. I learnt that I should believe in myself, and I should not negate myself. Moreover, it is a valuable experience for me to step outside my comfort zone, broaden my horizons, as well as to challenge myself. In the future, I will also apply these Physics knowledge in different aspects of my life and to value what I have learnt.
Tai Po District Outstanding Citizen Award, organized by the Tai Po District Civic Education Campaign Organizing Committee, aims at giving commendations to citizens and enterprises for their outstanding services to the community. We are delighted that our students CHEN CHUI MEI and CHENG WING YU were awarded this honour in the 2021-2022 election. May we send our heartiest congratulations to them.
The Tai Po Outstanding Students Award, a yearly award offered by Tai Po Youth Association, aims at promoting Tai Po youths' all-round development. We are delighted that the following students of our school have got this award in the 2021 election:
Top 10 Outstanding Students Award: Wong Tsz Ching, So Ka Man, Tse Wing Sum
Outstanding Students Award: Lo Yat Kwan, Lam Ching Yan Chloe, Ma Lok Yiu, Cheung Yan Kiu, Sit Kwan Ting, Chan Hoi Tung, Cheng Wing Yu
May we send our heartiest congratulations to all awardees.
香港學界體育聯會(大埔及北區分會)於2021年12月13日、 12月14日及12月16日，於北區運動場舉辦中學校際田徑錦標賽；共有37間中學參加，本校派出四隊共十六名運動員參加男乙 (34隊參賽)、女乙(32隊參賽)、男丙(34隊參賽)、女丙(33隊參賽)賽事；各運動員表現優異，單項共獲一金、三銅、兩殿佳績。 運動員名單如下：
男乙： 4D陳何億 4D王逸熹 3A羅梓庭 3B郭浩瀚 2C金宇軒
女乙： 4A蘇意嵐 4C唐忻妤 3A潘尚言 3C鄧兆淳 3C鄧廷恩
男丙： 2B張靖昊 2C曾子豪 1A葉鳴軒
女丙： 2A鄭梓彤 2C何詠甜 1B戴思祈
得獎名單如下：
4A蘇意嵐 女子乙組100米殿軍
4D陳何億 男子乙組標槍季軍
3A潘尚言 女子乙組100米季軍
2B張靖昊 男子丙組100米季軍
2C曾子豪 男子丙組200米殿軍
1B戴思祈 女子丙組800米冠軍
香港學界體育聯會大埔及北區分會於2021年10月30日及2021年11月21日，在保榮路體育館及大埔體育館舉辦校際羽毛球錦標賽；本校派出兩隊共七名甲組運動員參與比賽，於男子甲組(16隊參賽)及女子甲組(15隊參賽)分別獲得團體殿軍及團體亞軍佳績。運動員名單如下：
男甲團體殿軍： 林政言(5A)、胡綽軒(5D)、趙健希(4A)、鄭祖光(4B)
女甲團體亞軍： 黃詩穎(6C)、林熙(5C)、李君悅(3A)
12 student athletes participated the Inter-School Swimming Championships, which was held by the Hong Kong Schools Sports Federation Tai Po & North District Secondary Schools Area Committee in the Ma On Shan Swimming Pool on 20th and 21st Oct 2021. With their huge effort, they won 11 individual awards in the competition. The list of swimming team members is as follow:
- Boys A Grade
- 6B Yeung Tsz Ngai
- 100m Breaststroke - 1st runner-up
- 6C Yeung Chi Chiu
- 50m Freestyle - 2nd runner-up
- 5D Xu Chit Kwan David
- 100m Freestyle - Champion
- 3B Chan Hon Wang William
- 50m Freestyle – 7th place
- 3C Chow Pun Hin
- 200m Individual Medley - Champion
- Girls A Grade
- 6C Yip Man Yan
- 50m Freestyle - Champion
- 6C Ho Kwan Tung Karen
- 200m Individual Medley - 2nd runner-up
- 5D Lee Chun Yan
- 50m Breaststroke - 4th place
- Girls B Grade
- 3B Lo Tsz Kwan
- 100m Breaststroke - 1st runner-up
- Boys C Grade
- 1B Yau Chun Hin
- 50m Freestyle - 4th place
- Girls C Grade
- 1A Yeung Sze Wing
- 100m Backstroke - 2nd runner-up
- 1B Tai Sze Ki
- 100m Breaststroke - Champion
Five S5 students, Poon Wing Yu (team leader), Hong Heng, Lee Ying Yi, Hui Shing Chun and Wan Yau Long took part in The Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition (HKSSPC) 2021 held by The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, The Education Bureau, The Hong Kong Science Museum and The Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, supported by The Innovation and Technology Commission and The Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences in August 2021. The school team got the first runner-up in the Investigation Group of the Senior Division in the competition. The school project titled “Nanocellulose from Sugarcane Bagasse for Absorbing Heavy Metal Ions ” ( in Chinese title “蔗來一用” ) involves the production of nitro-oxidized nanocellulose (NO-NCS) from sugarcane bagasse and the use of the NO-NCS to remove the heavy metal ions of very low concentrations in water.
Our school encourages students to gain knowledge and skills through project-based learning. Through exploratory learning of real-life Mathematics problems, we believe that students can learn in greater depth beyond the formal curriculum.
In 2020-2021, a team of six students was nominated to participate in the Mathematics Project Competition organized by the Education Bureau. We are delighted that the team won the 1st runner-up.
香港恒生大學主辦的「第四屆恒大中文文學獎」旨在推廣學界文學寫作風氣，提升中學及大專生的寫作水平。本校文學班5A郭安琪同學在作品入圍後，通過評審，最終在芸芸作品中脫穎而出，勇奪中學組亞軍。
郭安琪同學的〈我家的地板〉仔細描述家中地板與家人間的關係，由物及情，抒發成長中的憂慮及側寫家人的關愛，情感細膩。以下為得獎作品：
我家的地板
整個人脫了力，陷進了沙發的懷抱之中，我這才長長地舒了口氣。顧自地歪斜癱坐著，早上熨好的校服此時終於破裂出一道道皺紋。午後的陽光透過磨得鋥亮的地板，填滿了一室的寂靜。光亮下，地上卻一粒塵埃、一根頭髮也見不著，只見方方正正的磚塊關住了窗外綠葉青蔥的春景，盈滿地晃蕩在我腳邊。這個時候，家裡的地板才有生氣，不那麼冷冰冰。
瓷磚地板在冬天更覺得滲骨。腳不經意地與地面相觸，立馬縮了起來，可瓷磚咬人的溫度一直停留在腳心，要順著爬上身軀。媽媽像是不畏寒，即使在冬日，也要把屋子的地板裡裡外外地拖一遍。我見得最多的就是她忙活著拖地的身影，一道道橫斜在地板上。吱吱——海綿滑過地面的聲響，在一片沉默裡吶喊。
媽媽常抱怨地上全是我掉的頭髮，我也回嘴「也可能是你的！」媽媽便不說話了，反倒是吸塵機響了起來，嗡動著橫過一片片瓷磚。我坐在房間的書桌前學習，卻能分明地聽見細碎的微塵捲入吸塵機的聲音，嘩啦嘩啦的。一曲終了，浸過水的海綿在地上淌過，吱吱水聲讓我想起了藏在門縫的頭髮。吸塵拖地的聲音輪番響在門外，這是家裡一日中最熱鬧的時刻，連媽媽順勢走動的腳步聲都重了些，像是地板跳起了舞。
每日都重複著昨日，我總放學回家後便窩在房間裡，家人回來時各自問候一聲又轉而歸於了沉默。地板上無形的腳印相互交接而過，這才使家人間有了更多交集。六點左右，爸爸媽媽前後腳回到家，踢踏的腳步敲在地板上，一串響在廚房，一串響在客廳，是一段段分岔路口。八點，三串腳步齊齊落在了餐桌，六隻腳不遠不近地踏在同幾塊磚上，腳心卻沒那麼冷了，更覺得腳下暖烘烘的。紅燈之後，三串腳步短暫地在幾塊磚上相聚，便轉了綠燈，陸續地地上又多了幾道分散的航線。
黯淡的燈光下，客廳空得只剩下昏暗。只有一縷自媽媽門縫中透顯出來的光沿著瓷白的地板發散在一角。我不禁在想究竟多少次我緊閉著房門時，媽媽所見的也是這幅情形。吝嗇的房門隔絕了大半要吐露的光，只留一星半點順著門縫和被擦得透亮的地板留給門外的人。
仔細想來，我的房門總是緊閉著的，餘下的門縫藉著地板的幫助，向外界——媽媽，施捨著窺探我個人世界的機會。夜間，房間的燈光總是容易被光滑的地板暴露了出沒的行蹤。聽到媽媽半夜的響動時，只掩住那盞檯燈，眼睛盯著地板亮不亮。生怕一個不注意，地板便向媽媽告密。
現今也一樣，媽媽房裡的暖燈自地板傾瀉而出，流滿門外。只是她的地板嘴巴一點也不嚴實，大喇喇地亮堂著，全心全意地肆意與我分享媽媽的世界。
小時候家裡鋪的是木地板，坑坑窪窪的，一點兒也比不上瓷磚的無瑕，我卻很喜歡。那時我常和媽媽在地板上剪紙，她捏著我的手慢慢地帶著我剪。大剪子總想著吃我的小手，我一脫離了媽媽的助力，剪子就不住地磕在地板上。砸出了地上一個個小洞似的坑，砸破了媽媽的好脾氣。而腳下的瓷磚，長久的無瑕關起了一切情緒。即使地上堆滿了密密一團頭髮，只要媽媽看見我立在書案前的背影，便沉默地掃走了一地的不滿，徒留下虛無的潔白。我莫名眷戀童年那片滿是裂紋的木地板，直徑毫米大小的小洞裡填滿著我與媽媽相處的回憶。雖然那片木地板色澤啞啞的，但在我心裡，從前無數個夜晚我纏著要媽媽陪我入睡時那抹越窗而來、灑在地面上的月光，卻比任何時候的光更讓我難以割捨，也遠勝於瓷磚那攝人的亮。
午後氣溫漸升，我伸出手去探那塊如鏡子照映著景色的瓷磚。陽光把它曬得暖烘烘的，像是要把它恆久地溫熱起來。多想把陽光存起來，好讓家裡的地板永遠亮堂著，帶著炙人的溫度。
4A Tam Ka Hei Michael and 4A Wong Tsz Ching Michelle participated in the CIE English Speaking Contest 2021 organised by the The College of International Education (CIE), Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU). They filmed a short speech on the theme 'Creation' in the preliminary round. With their impressive speeches and delivery, they were shortlisted as one of the 12 finalists, among 102 participants. On 20th May, 2021, Michael won a Merit Award in the Grand Final with his inspirational prepared speech and his outstanding performance in the 2-minute impromptu question-answer session. Congratulations!
Sharing from TAM Ka Hei 4A
Throughout the preparation period of the CIE English Public Speaking Contest 2021, the most challenging task is definitely writing a concise script. As I had no prior experience in writing a public speech, I faced difficulties in conveying a meaningful message and grasping the right style and tone. It was a difficult, yet rewarding, experience when I had to refine my speech over 5 times with the feedback of my teacher advisor. However, I'm really grateful since I've learnt how to write a persuasive public speech now. In addition, the way to present myself is another skill I've learnt. Before entering the contest, I didn't know how to use appropriate body languages to engage my audience. Therefore, delivering the speech with appropriate gestures is, without a doubt, one of the most precious skills I've learnt from this contest! Finally, I would like to emphasise the self-confidence I gained during the impromptu session. Having practised over 50 impromptu questions, I was able to structure my 2-min impromptu speech spontaneously and persuade my audience with different strategies. I am glad that I have overcome the anxiety of answering question without preparation. Overall, the past 2 months had really been an unforgettable experience in my language learning journey. Not only did I broaden my horizon through listening to different speakers, but I also gained the confidence to speak publicly in front of hundreds of people!
在疫情稍為緩和之際，中國香港柔道總會於五月二十三日假蒲崗村道體育館舉行了一場久違的柔道比賽；本校柔道學會在疫情爆發一年後，派出三位同學參加是次比賽，成績驕人，獲兩銀一銅，玆列得獎健兒名單如下：
5E黃家靖同學獲女子 G組 15-17歲 -40kg 亞軍 5A劉敏淇同學獲女子 G組 15-17歲 -44kg 亞軍 5B黃俊穎同學獲男子 C組 15-17歲 -66kg 季軍
Our school participated in the International Junior Science Olympiad - Hong Kong Screening 2020, which was co-organized by The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education, the Gifted Education Section of the Education Bureau (EDB), the Hong Kong Association for Science and Mathematics Education, and the Chief Executive's Award for Teaching Excellence Teacher Association. The event was held at Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School on 28th September 2019. Our student Lai Wai Shing from 3A (2019-2020) has been awarded Second Class Honour while Lam Wing Kin and Xu Chit Kwan from 3D (2019-2020) have been awarded Third Class Honours. Here are their reflections on the competition.
Reflection by Lai Wai Shing 3A (2019-2020)
It is my honour to participate in the International Junior Science Olympiad - Hong Kong Screening 2020. It was a precious opportunity for me to gain knowledge and experience. I have also learnt much more about science.
At first, I was told to attend the contest during the summer vacation, but I had no idea how to prepare for it. Having only a month to prepare, I felt very worried. However, I was thankful to my science teachers, Mr. Yam, Mr. Tse and Ms. Yong, who supported me throughout the competition. Not only did they teach me knowledge beyond our textbooks, but they also arranged intensive training for us. I was then familiar with the knowledge. Besides, I have also learnt analytical skills from this competition since analyzing information is usually required when solving problems. Finally, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to all of them. Without their help, I probably cannot win this Second Class Honour.
Reflection by Lam Wing Kin James 3D (2019-2020)
I am honoured to have attended the International Junior Science Olympiad - Hong Kong Screening 2020. I am delighted to have won Second Class Honour.
Firstly, I would like to thank Mr. Yam, Ms. Yong and Mr. Tse for spending extra time training and teaching us patiently. They not only taught us new science knowledge, but also explained some difficult questions in the past papers. At first I was not confident about getting good results in the competition, but with all the teachers’ help, I was much more confident and familiar with all the new knowledge. Without their help, I do not think we can have this achievement; therefore I am very grateful for all of them.
At last, I treasure this opportunity, which allowed me to gain new knowledge and experience of competing beyond the classroom.
Reflection by Hui Chit Kwan 3D (2019-2020)
I am excited and honoured for winning the Third Class Honour of the IJSO.
I was chosen to attend the IJSO because of my science exam result. It is a recognition of my potential in learning science.
We only had a month for preparation. Thanks to Mr. Yam, Mr. Tse and Ms. Yong, I grasped the topics very quickly. I feel grateful for the opportunity to extend my science learning. Without the support of my teachers, I could not have attended the IJSO and won a prize.
Tai Po District Students Leap Forward Award Scheme, organized by Tai Po Primary School Headmasters Conference and Tai Po Secondary School Headmasters Conference, aims at encouraging improvements in academic results, conduct and participation in services. We are delighted that 6 students from our school have been awarded this honour in the 2020-21 election. May we send our heartiest congratulations to them. The 6 students include:
Liang Yui Long
Yip Po Ki
Wu Ka Man
Choi Yan Lam
Tam Ka Hei, and Chan Yi Sum
香港城市大學主辦的「城市文學獎2020」旨在推廣學界文學寫作風氣，提升中學及大專生的寫作水平。本校文學班6D劉子衡同學與黃寶珊同學（2020-2021中六生），在作品入圍後，通過評審，最終在芸芸作品中脫穎而出，劉子衡同學勇奪中學散文組季軍，黃寶珊同學榮獲散文組推薦獎。
劉子衡同學的〈童年〉用樸實細密的文字描寫故鄉童年生活，情感細膩，充滿濃厚鄉土氣息。劉同學除獲獎金、獎狀及獎座外，稍後更獲大會全費資助（來回機票連食宿）參加於2021年舉辦的「與作家同行‧閱讀他方的城市」文學散步團。
由香港中文大學及香港文學研究中心合辦的「趣寫文學足印」，透過文學景點考察影片，讓作家帶領學生欣賞相關文學作品，從而培養閱讀、創作的興趣。
本校文學班4A蘇珈文、4B陳洛怡及4B胡凱喬分別參加觀塘及黃大仙區的文學散步。前者由作家唐睿負責導賞，後者由作家皺文律導賞。本校三位同學考察後提交的創作，獲作家點評為優秀作品，更獲提拔參與「趣寫文學足印」之三小時創作工作坊，由作家帶領精讀及討論文學作品，交流創作心得及改善寫作技巧。此外，三位同學的作品有機會與其他學校的優勝作品結集成書。
本校學生積極參與由香港律師會舉辦的「青Teen講場十周年」《基本法》網上問答比賽及「法你通識」網上挑戰賽。全港共三百多間學校參與，結果本校在兩項比賽的總成績均躋身首十名。其中5A班許盛俊同學奪得《基本法》網上問答比賽全港第九名，獲贈Apple iPad Air 乙部；另外4D班江海文、羅日亨、5A班陳禹伸、馮家昇、劉鎮彰、潘詠茹、曾泳月、翁曉輝及5E班黃沛燐同學在《基本法》網上問答比賽及「法你通識」網上挑戰賽中，則奪得「至Smart先鋒」、「人氣王」等不同獎項，共獲取總值一萬元的書券及禮品，表現優秀。
5A 許盛俊
我很榮幸能夠在由香港律師會及「青Teen 講場」所舉辦的《基本法》網上問答比賽中取得全港第九名。由於我一直對法律頗有興趣，所以當通識科余老師邀請我們參加這項比賽時，我就立即報名參加。我能夠透過這個比賽對《基本法》及其他香港的法例有更深入的認識，而且有機會獲得豐富的獎品，實在是一舉兩得。然而這個比賽並沒有想像 中那麽簡單，參賽者需要在比賽開始前聆聽一個有關《基本法》的講座，細心記住其中的細節，加上比賽前自己在網上搜查資料，才能正確地回答問題。此外，參賽者要以最快的時間選擇正確的答案，才能夠獲得更高的分數。從這個比賽中，我學會一些平常在課堂中不會有機會接觸到的法律知識，例如《基本法》的制訂過程、哪個機構有修改憲法的權利等，都讓我大開眼界。我也能夠從比賽中訓練自己快速思考以及快速作答的能力。最後，我希望同學未來亦能參加更多不同的校外比賽，擴闊眼界，為校爭光。
2020至2021年度「大埔區公民教育運動委員會——徵文比賽」，以「尊重包容無疆界」為主題，目的在於推廣公民教育，提高學生對社區事務的關心，及對公民責任及權利的認識。本校4A陳樂心同學與5E郭嵐同學，在作品入圍後，通過評審，最終在芸芸作品中脫穎而出，陳樂心同學勇奪中學組冠軍，郭嵐同學榮獲中學組亞軍。
陳樂心同學提出尊重和包容無分疆界，非只是地理上的界限，而是跨越性別、種族、年齡和國籍，在不同國家的文化、政治和價值觀中求同存異。作者反思到真正的尊重和包容乃發自內心，而不是為了讚賞或避免受到批評，要設身處地為他人設想，並以實際的行動和相應的態度體現出來，由衷接納對方與自己的差異。人要發自內心地尊重和包容他人，才能幸福快樂。
Tai Po District Outstanding Citizen Award, organized by Tai Po District Civic Education Campaign Organizing Committee, aims at giving commendations to citizens and enterprises for their outstanding services to the community. We are delighted that our student Yuen Cheuk Ting has been awarded this honour in the 2020-21 election. May we send our heartiest congratulations to her.
by 5A Adrian Ho
In the First School Term, we were honoured to win the Hong Kong Secondary School Debate Competition (HKSSDC) 2020-21 Term 1 New Territories Senior Division I Champion. I would like to express my gratitude towards the effort made by my teammates Apple Chow and Strawberry Cheung from 5A, our teacher advisor Ms. Ng and our debating coach Ms. Yiu. We had three rounds of debates against Law Ting Pong Secondary School, Kau Yan College and Yuen Long Public Secondary School. It was a heart-beating pleasure to take part in such a large-scale debating competition in which over two hundred local schools took part.
The key to winning three rounds consecutively is certainly learning from experiences and the essence of collaboration. My incredible teammates are the most inspiring and supportive of all, who offered meaningful advice and ideas during preparation and debates. I might sometimes become unfocused in the preparation meetings but my teammates were always tolerant and led me back to the logic. Our team definitely developed a strong team spirit with which we always had each other's back and excelled in our respective roles in the debates.
Not only does the Debate Team give us an opportunity of grasping the championship, but it also enhances our English proficiency. We are also well-trained with critical thinking power by exchanging views on motions. Thank you Ms. Ng, Ms. Yiu and my teammates for carrying me in every single round in the competition.
主辦機構：醫院管理局、葵涌醫院、怡和親善大使精神健康計劃
得獎者：6C 林思穎
學生感受
感謝Teen使行動頒發的傑出學生獎，這兩年來的活動十分豐富，使我留下了許多美好的回憶。我們有機會參觀葵涌醫院精神科，了解醫院如何跟進精神病康復者的治療。我們亦曾為精神病康復者策劃活動，例如一起包餃子等。在活動中我發現他們和我們無異，同樣能夠完成不同任務。我們一眾成員非常投入活動，希望把快樂的種子散播給每一位受病症影響的朋友，讓他們能夠感受到我們的關愛。在此，我十分鼓勵各位同學參與Teen使行動，向身邊的朋友宣傳精神健康的重要，清除社會上對精神病康復者的歧視，放下成見，並能主動幫助社會上有需要的人。
Tai Po Outstanding Student Award, a yearly award offered by Tai Po Youths Association, aims at promoting Tai Po youths' all-round development. We are delighted that four students from our school have been awarded this honour in this year, including Leung Yuk (S6), So Ching Tung (S4), Yeung Ngo Him (S4) and Liao Man Hei (S3). May we send our heartiest congratulations to all awardees.
Despite class suspension during the pandemic, our students managed to continue to excel in their academic pursuits.
On 19 September 2020, 5A Ho Chun Hei Adrian won a Merit Award in the Good People Good Deeds Tung Wah Group of Hospitals English Writing Competition 2019. In his story titled ‘Fighting Fire’, Adrian paid tribute to heroes embodying courage at times of emergency, in particular, firefighters who are willing to sacrifice their lives for others' safety in blazes. He demonstrated his creativity and effective use of figurative language in such a meaningful story.
Congratulations to Adrian!
Amazing Awards by 5A Ho Chun Hei
It is my pleasure to have this opportunity granted by Miss Yuen to participate in this rewarding competition. English writing has always been one of my favourite pastimes as I enjoy the process of creating a decent piece of writing from scratch. Preparing for the competition, I have learnt to be resilient and persistent as it was a rocky road. I am beyond fortunate to be guided by a patient and understanding English teacher, who more importantly, proofread my messy and disordered drafts carefully whereas some other teachers may leave their students alone as they want less workload. That is certainly not the case in WSC! She also motivated me when I tried to quit after having written countless drafts. She kept on encouraging me and assisted me to overcome obstacles ahead as she sees the potential in me.
The most nerve-wrecking process was the interview session for shortlisted candidates. I felt as if I would never be fully prepared since it tested not only my understanding of my story, but also my spontaneous use of English. Luckily, English teachers in WSC always encourage students to speak in English with them in lessons and even outside classrooms.
Even though this award may not sound big, it is certainly significant to me as the old saying goes, ‘How much effort you give is how much reward in return.’ I would like to thank my teachers for providing such an immensely interactive English writing and learning environment. As Apple's former CEO Steve Jobs once said, ‘Stay hungry, stay foolish.’ I won't be satisfied with the award I earned this time; instead, I will continue to strive for greater achievements.
Chan Cheuk Lam, our 2020 graduate joined the HKSAR Women's Artistic Gymnastics Team when she was nine years old. Since then, she has been active in a wide range of gymnastics events and competitions locally and internationally. Despite the immense pressure of HKDSE preparation, she persisted on representing the Hong Kong Gymnastics Team in the 2019 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup, Slovenia and Croatia, and in the 2018 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup, Doha respectively. She tried diligently to pursue her aspirations academically and non-academically. She also displayed immense eagerness in well-rounded personal development. Due to her achievements and enthusiasm in sports, she was nominated for the Multi-faceted Excellence Scholarship 2020 and successfully awarded the Multi-faceted Excellence Scholarship in the amount of $168,400. Cheuk Lam was enrolled in the Department of Health Technology and Informatics of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and majors in Radiography.
「中國中學生作文大賽」是全國性的寫作比賽，亦是學界認受性最高、參與人數最多的一項大型文學活動。2019至2020年度大會以「想像力，我們的宇宙無邊無際」為主題，香港賽區共有179間中學參加。本校陳洛怡同學，在芸芸作品中脱穎而出，憑《時空旅行——繁星的墜落》勇奪初中組金獎。
《時空旅行——繁星的墜落》以諷刺、誇張、幽默的手法，主角藉著穿梭到二零六零年的時空旅行，目睹全球暖化使海平面上升，陸地被淹沒，到處都是海底都市。隨著科技進步，餐廳的店員都成了機械人，到處都是冷冰冰的。而那唯一尚且溫暖跳動的心，軀體卻因長期無須活動而導致肌肉萎縮，活像個頭小身胖的嬰兒。作者目睹這一切，不禁反思科技在進步，抑或人類文明在倒退？
評判鮑國鴻先生指出：「文章以2060年為背景，人類住的是海底，吃的是三維立體打印食物，使喚的是機械人，一切予人冷冰冰的感覺，而人類身在其中，身體機能卻逐漸消退。科技解決困境，人類卻為此付出代價。文章想像力豐富，內容引人深思。」
2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the legalization of the Public Light Bus. Since the 1950s, Hong Kong's economic status shifted rapidly from an entrepot to an industrial city. This change created an enormous demand of public transportation. The two franchised bus companies could not respond to the change. Hence, quite a number of owners of private cars and minibuses engaged in the business of "pak pais" providing illegal car hire service. The "pak pais" created serious problem in public transport. Dramatically, these illegal minibuses helped the government to cope the shortage of public transport during the 1967 Riots. In 1969, the Transport Advisory Committee proposed the legalization of these minibuses and named them "Public Light Buses". Five junior form students studied the history of public light buses and participated in the 8th Inter-school Competition of Project Learning on Hong Kong's History and Culture, co-organized by the Hong Kong Museum of History and the Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture. They won the Champion in this competition. The list of members is as follows:
3A (2018-19) Chong Ka Ki 3A (2018-19) Kwong Ho Kwong 3A (2018-19) Tong King Laam 3A (2018-19) Tsang Hoi Yi 3E (2018-19) Yip Man Yan
Sugar is a daily necessity in most cultures. In the late 19th century, British companies started to expand the sugar industry in the Far East. Due to the potential benefits from the synergy with the shipping business along the Yangtze River in China, Quarry Bay in Hong Kong was selected as the ideal site of sugar industry by the Butterfield & Swire. Opening for business in 1884, the Taikoo Sugar Refinery featured a modern and technologically advanced industrial plant.
Overcoming the political unrest and the war, Taikoo Sugar has become a leading international brand. The Taikoo Sugar Refinery and company town, significant in its substantial role in the early development of the sugar refining industry and the public infrastructure in Quarry Bay, represents a pioneering business enterprise in Hong Kong. Five of our junior form students made a film to investigate the development of the Taikoo Sugar Refinery. The film won the Champion of the Junior Section (Multi-media Production) in the "8th Inter-school Competition of Project Learning on Hong Kong's History and Culture", co-organized by the Hong Kong Museum of History and the Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture. The list of members is as follows:
Wong Ka Ching 3E (2018-2019) Cheng Wing Yu 3E (2018-2019) Ip Tsz Ching 3E (2018-2019) Ip Chun Yu 3E (2018-2019) Poon Wing Yu 3E (2018-2019)
香港學界體育聯會(大埔及北區分會)於17/10，18/10/2019，假大埔公眾泳池舉辦校際游泳錦標賽；共有36間中學參加，本校派出四隊共二十九名運動員參加男甲(22隊參賽)、男乙(20隊參賽)、女甲(19隊參賽)、女丙(21隊參賽)賽事；各運動員表現優異，單項共獲七金、二銀、五銅，打破兩項目大會紀錄；隊際接力賽則獲三金、一銀、一銅。團體成績方面，男乙奪得團體冠軍、男甲獲得團體季軍、女甲獲得團體亞軍、女丙獲第五名優異獎盃。 運動員名單如下：
男甲 6A 鄧弘豐 6B 郭智豪 6E 何學泓 6E 黎駿希 6E 吳子麟 5C 葉煒霖 5E 朱溢晞 4B 蕭湙朗 3D 楊正浩 男乙 4B 楊子毅 4C 楊智超 3A 吳嚳禮 2A 鄧汝熙 2D 李子軒 1A 陳翰弘 1B 周本軒 1D 黃逸藍 女甲 6B 鄺芷茵 6D 陳卓琳 5A 張善欣 5E 鄺寶堯 4C 葉汶昕 4C 何君彤 3D 李臻欣 2D 林靖恩 女丙 2D 鄧芷琪 1B 陳衍攸 1D 盧芷莙 1D 蔡紫榆
得獎名單：
男 甲 6E 何學泓 4x50米自由接力 金 200米自由泳 銅牌 100米自由泳 金牌 6E 吳子麟 4x50米自由接力 金 50米自由泳 金牌 50米蝶泳 銅牌 6E 黎駿希 4x50米自由接力 金 6A 鄧弘豐 4x50米自由接力 金 男 乙 4C 楊智超 4x50米四式接力 金 50米自由泳 銅牌 100米自由泳 銀牌 4B 楊子毅 4x50米四式接力 金 100米胸泳 殿軍 50米胸泳 殿軍 2A 鄧汝熙 4x50米四式接力 金 2D 李子軒 4x50米四式接力 金 女 甲 5A 張善欣 4x50米自由接力 金 50米自由泳 銅牌 100米自由泳 殿軍 5E 鄺寶堯 4x50米自由接力 金 50米背泳 金牌 100米背泳 金牌 4C 葉汶昕 4x50米自由接力 金 50米自由泳 金牌 4C 何君彤 4x50米自由接力 金 200米個人四式 銀牌 50米蝶泳 殿軍 3D 李臻欣 4x50米四式接力 銅 50米蛙泳 殿軍 2D 林靖恩 4x50米四式接力 銅 00米背泳 殿軍 6B 鄺芷茵 4x50米四式接力 銅 6D 陳卓琳 4x50米四式接力 銅 女 丙 2D 鄧芷琪 4x50米四式接力 銀 1B 陳衍攸 4x50米四式接力 銀 50米背泳 金牌 100米背泳 金牌 1D 盧芷莙 4x50米四式接力 銀 1D 蔡紫榆 4x50米四式接力 銀
今年柔道學會有一個很好的開始，由暑假到十月份，我們共派出十五人次參加三項比賽，結果令人非常滿意，共獲三金兩銀五銅佳績。得獎詳情如下：
捷青盃柔道邀請賽 2019 ：由捷青柔道會主辦，中國香港會柔道總會及康文署協辦。於六月三十日假元朗鳳琴街體育館舉行；本校派出七位同學參加比賽，成績如下：
蔡欣琳同學(4B) 獲女子 L組 14-15歲 -50kg 冠軍 劉穎欣同學(4A) 獲女子 L組 14-15歲 -45kg 冠軍 曾凱華同學(4B) 獲女子 L組 14-15歲 -45kg 季軍 劉敏淇同學(4A) 獲女子 L組 14-15歲 -45kg 季軍
粵港盃柔道邀請賽 2019：由中國香港柔道總會、廣東省柔道協會、香港正東柔道會聯合主辦，於八月四日於廣州舉行；本校鄧樂研(5D)和劉穎欣同學(4A) 俱獲季軍銅牌。
2019日朗盃柔道邀請賽：由日朗柔道會及中國香港柔道總會主辦，康樂文化署資助。於九月二十九日假天水圍天瑞體育館舉行，本校派出六位同學參加比賽，獲一金兩銀三銅佳績；得獎名單如下：
李志達(6E) 15-20歲 男子青年組 -81公斤 冠軍 男子公開組 -81公斤 季軍 劉敏淇(4A) 15-17歲 女子少年組 -44公斤 季軍 黃家靖(4E) 15-17歲 女子少年組 -44公斤 亞軍 劉曉陽(1C) 13-14歲 女童組 -36公斤 亞軍 張雨珊(1B) 13-14歲 女童組 -36公斤 季軍
Ho Ting, our 2019 graduate, was admitted to Wong Shiu Chi Secondary School in 2013. In these six years, Ho Ting was keen to participate in various visual arts competitions and won over 20 local and international competitions. In her final year in WSC, she joined the Wharf Hong Kong Secondary School Art Competition 2018-19 and gained fruity result. She was thus invited to join an art exchange tour to Germany. Ho Ting also got excellent result in HKDSE Visual Arts and was enrolled to the Department of Fine Arts of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Due to her achievements and enthusiasm in visual arts, she was nominated for the Multi-faceted Excellence Scholarship 2019 organized by the Home Affairs Bureau. After two demanding interviews, Ho Ting was successfully awarded the Multi-faceted Excellence Scholarship in the amount of $168,400.
On 5th May 2019, 15 students in our school took part in the Hong Kong Physics Olympiad, which was held by the Hong Kong Academic for Gifted Education. 5E Li Wuzhen won the third prize and Chu Yat Hei won the Honorable Mention. Our school also won the Honorable Mention in the competition.
Reflection 5E(12) Li Wuzhen
Before the competition started, our physics teacher, Mr. Yam, had provided lots of training for us. When I first knew the topics included in the competition, I found them very difficult. However, Mr. Yam gave us numerous practices and introduced the concepts of the topics clearly.
After the competition, I believed that I could not win any prizes since the questions were extremely difficult. However, I won the third prize. I was very grateful to Mr. Yam for his support for me. Through the Physics Olympiad, I gained much knowledge and broadened my horizons.
Reflection 5E(3)Chu Yat Hei
I was nominated by my Physics teacher to the Hong Kong Physics Olympiad 2019. It is my honour to be awarded the Honourable Mention in the HKPhO. I did not expect to be awarded as the exam paper was rather difficult and complicated.
I would like to express my appreciation towards my classmates and our Physics teacher Mr. Yam, who spent lots of time with us working on the past papers and explaning some new concepts. Without the help of Mr. Yam, we could hardly understand some topics which are beyond the HKDSE Physics syllabus.
After joining the HKPhO, I realized that my knowledge in Physic is only the tip of an iceberg. This competition has aroused my interest towards Physics. I am determined to put more efforts in studying Physics and enhance my knowledge in science.
The Secondary School Mathematics and Science Competition (SSMSC) 2019, a yearly competition organized by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, aims at promoting students' interest in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. This year we are delightful that two of the school's awardees were double medalist in both Chemistry and Biology, two of them won the High Distinction in Physics and two won the High Distinction in Biology. The awardees are listed below:
Physics 5E (2018-2019) Yu Pak Hei High Distinction 5E (2018-2019) Lo Yat Fung High Distinction Chemistry 5E (2018-2019) Yu Pak Hei Medal 5A (2018-2019) Yeung Ka Chun Medal Biology 5E (2018-2019) Yu Pak Hei Medal 5A (2018-2019) Yeung Ka Chun Medal 5A (2018-2019) Yip Tse Ching High Distinction 5D (2018-2019) Tam Chevy High Distinction
Reflection by YU PAK HEI 5E (2018-2019)
It is my honour to be one of the medalists in both Chemistry and Biology and awardees of high distinction in Physics in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University Secondary School Mathematics and Science Competition (SSMSC) 2019.
Many thanks to all my science teachers, including my Physics teacher Mr. Yam, Chemistry teacher Dr. Chu and Biology teacher Mr. Tse. They have paid so much effort to train us in their spare time before the competition. At first, I was rather nervous yet excited as the knowledge tested in the competition was not included in the DSE syllabus. For me, it was a chance to prove that my 2-year studies was worthy, so I was filled with determination ever since the preparation started. I spent a lot of time practising past papers of all the three subjects in the Easter holidays. Fortunately, the paper was not too difficult and I managed to get into the top 2% participants in Chemistry and Biology, thus becoming a medalist in these subjects.
All in all, I would like to express my sincerest gratitude to all the teachers who went through this challenge with me. I learnt a valuable lesson in this competition. What matters is how hard you have worked for it.
Reflection by YEUNG KA CHUN 5A (2018-2019)
It is my honour to be one of the medalists in the Secondary School Mathematics and Science Competition 2019, which was organized by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. I am glad that I have won a medal in both Biology and Chemistry.
To commence with, I would like to express my thankfulness towards our Biology teacher Miss Hui and Chemistry teacher Dr. Chu for spending so much time teaching us patiently despite the arduous nature of the task. The training programme they offered prepared us for the question types and format of the competition. When doing practices, Miss Hui and Dr. Chu gave us notes, which not only improved our understanding, but also clarified our scientific concepts. Apart from that, Miss Hui and Dr. Chu taught us to do the past papers of the competition. There is no denying that tackling difficult questions made me feel frustrated and frazzled. Nonetheless, it definitely enhanced my analytical power, which helped me interpret questions more accurately. Despite the fact that the competition tested the same topics as before, answering the questions was still challenging. Only if I attempted the paper carefully could I perform well in the competition. Fortunately, I won two medals at the end.
To reiterate, I would like to thank my teachers and friends, who helped me during the competition. Without their assistance, I would not be able to make such a remarkable and impressive achievement.
The 2018-19 SOJLEHK Scholarship and Group Project Award is presented by Society of Japanese Language Education Hong Kong ( SOJLEHK ). Our school sent a team of form 6 students, including Chan Ho, Chung Ka Hei, Wong Man Kei, Chan Ki Yau, Chan Suet Lam to participate in the presentation competition of the SOJLEHK Group Project Award, and sent Chan Ho to participate in the interview of the SOJLEHK Scholarship. Miss Lau Pui Ki was the teacher advisor of the representative team.
Setting “The Legend of the Japanese Cities” as the theme of our group project, the team investigated the reasons of why the legend of the Japanese Cities are so popular. We studied the similarities and differences between the legends existing in Hong Kong and Japan, followed by discussing the underlying social and cultural values of these old stories, as well as how Hong Kong can revitalize our city through these values.
Our team was selected to be one of the awardees in both the 2018-19 SOJLEHK Scholarship and Group Project Award from the interview and the presentation on 3 August 2019. The team was also invited to have a brief presentation in the Awards Ceremony held in September.
由民政事務總署、全港青年學藝比賽大會、香港西區扶輪社合辦之全港青年中文故事創作比賽(2018-19年度)，旨在鼓勵有志寫作的青年創作故事，從而提高其故事創作能力。本校上年度文學班4E趙廷珏同學，在作品入圍後，通過評判面試，最終在芸芸作品中脱穎而出，憑《蟲化》勇奪冠軍。
《蟲化》是將科幻與現實共冶一爐的作品，以病毒象徵歪風。小說旨在營造校園中各同學為爭奪分數、名次的虛榮，在公開試互相競爭，仿似大自然中弱肉强食，物競天擇，泯滅人性的善良，藉此嘲諷「求學求分數」、「補習文化」等歪風。為了配合弱肉强食、物競天擇、泯滅人性等重點，故以昆蟲之間的無情相待、鬥爭為喻，將學生比擬為昆蟲，故題為《蟲化》，實為惹人深思之小說。
得獎感想 5E 趙廷珏
由全港青年學藝比賽大會、香港西區扶輪社合辦之全港青年中文故事創作比賽, 旨在鼓勵有志寫作的青年創作故事，從而提高其故事創作能力。
本人有幸得到中國文學科老師——林深老師推薦，得以與全港精英一較高下。由於比賽題材不限，須自擬題目，起初我對於文章的主題三心兩意，各種思絮破碎凌亂，卻沒一根線把它們串連在一起，令我陷入思絮的迷宫中，而作品的進度亦停滯在起跑線上多時。
偶然憶起瑞士著名心理學家榮格的著作《人類心靈的神話》，當中提出了傾聽自己內心的方法——積極幻想(在平靜的心情下進行幻想，分析幻想中所見所聞)，我便採納此法，把自己困在房間內整整三小時，閉上眼睛探究內心。沒想到，閉上眼睛卻是看見一場腥風血雨的爭鬥，學生們為爭奪分數而互相猜疑和廝殺，損人利己，各種力爭上游的方法無所不用其極。此題材雖能徹頭徹尾地鞭撻「求學求分數」、「補習文化」等歪風，卻過於貼近現實，可能會引起同學反感，但所謂「大凡物不得其平則鳴」、「人之於言也亦然，有不得已者而後言」，對於這股控制着學生的歪風，實要不平則鳴，故小說旨在營造校園中各同學為爭奪分數、名次的虛榮、在公開試互相競爭，仿似大自然中弱肉强食，物競天擇，泯滅人性的善良，藉此嘲諷「求學求分數」、「補習文化」等歪風。為了配合弱肉强食、物競天擇、泯滅人性等重點，故以昆蟲之間的無情相待、鬥爭為喻，將學生比擬為昆蟲，故題為《蟲化》。
《蟲化》是將科幻與現實共冶一爐的作品。作品以「我」和兩名同學為主角，以病毒象徵歪風，而病毒名稱亦暗藏諷刺之效。作品內容主要講述三名主角在一年中，受歪風所帶來的改變和因歪風而掀起的風波，在多次風波中，三名主角的衝突能明顯看見染病者和非染病者的差別，突顯病毒之禍害。而有數個鏡頭亦將多個學生攝入其中，可歎的是幾乎所有同學已感染病毒，突出病毒傳播之廣和迅速，但在這「狂泉」之下，「我」仿似「眾人皆醉我獨醒」，但現實中，或持相反意見的讀者閲讀時，又會否是「眾人皆醒我獨醉」呢？而我仍未有答案。值得留意的是三名主角有不同的結局，有堅守原則，涅而不緇、有在這病毒下被淘汰、有憑藉病毒扶摇直上，卻失去人性，各象徵不同意義。而作品結尾以多個連續反問句譴責製造、傳播、助長病毒的人，以示對他們憤慨和鄙夷，再以「五之後的兩朵小花」象徵文憑試，點出文憑試是主因，但始作俑者、利用其之人則要讀者自行思索。
對於是次作品能在芸芸作品中脱穎而出，得到冠軍，本人感到萬分榮幸。雖然作品在入圍後需要進行面試，而本人亦不善辭令，本以為得獎無望，有幸各評判親切友善，整個面試過程輕鬆，與閒談無異，讓我可以將創作過程和意念娓娓道來，最終得此殊榮。也許所謂的文學創作並不困難，只是難於「我手寫我心」和勇於冒「眾人皆醒我獨醉」的危險罷了。
Tai Po District Outstanding Citizen Award, organized by Tai Po District Civic Education Campaign Organizing Committee, aims at giving commendations to citizens and enterprises for their outstanding services to the community. We are delighted that our student Lee Tsz Kiu has been awarded this honour in the 2018-19 election. May we send our heartiest congratulations to her.
Tai Po Outstanding Youth Award, a yearly award offered by Tai Po Youth Association, aims at promoting Tai Po youths' all-round development. We are delighted that our student Chu Cheuk Nam and Lee Tsz Kiu have been awarded this honour in this year’s election. Among all 5 secondary school awardees, Chu Cheuk Nam has been awarded the Top Student title. May we send our heartiest congratulations to both awardees.
Our school participated in the International Junior Science Olympiad - Hong Kong Screening 2019, which was co-organised by The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education, the Gifted Education Section of the Education Bureau (EDB), the Hong Kong Association for Science and Mathematics Education, and the Chief Executive's Award for Teaching Excellence Teacher Association. The event was held at Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School on 29th September 2018. Our student Cheuk Yan Shing from 3A has been awarded Second Class Honour while Fung Chang Daniel Enrique and Lau Man Ki from 3E have been awarded Third Class Honours. Here are their reflections on the competition.
Reflection by Cheuk Yan Shing 3A (5)
Five classmates and I attended the International Junior Science Olympiad - Hong Kong Screening 2019 during the summer holiday last year. We had intensive trainings at school during the summer vacation and learnt about the topics about Physics, Chemistry and Biology to be covered in Secondary 3.
I remember that in the beginning, I felt that I knew nothing about science in S3. The scientific knowledge sounded like an 'alien' language that I could not understand, such as heat transfer and Newton's second law. However, with the patient guidance and detailed explanation of our teacher advisors, I started to understand the knowledge and overcame the difficulties by reading books related to science. I felt like finding out sunbeam in a cave in the darkness. Gradually, I have developed an interest in Science and put a lot more effort in preparing for this competition.
Although the screening makes me anxious, I still remember most of the knowledge taught by my teachers. I felt so glad when I was awarded the Second Class Honour. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Mr. Yam, Ms. Yong and Mr. Tse for training us to take part in the competition.
Reflection by Fung Chang Daniel Enrique 3E (7)
It is my honour to have the opportunity to represent my school for joining the International Junior Science Olympiad - Hong Kong Screening 2019. It is a good chance for me to learn more scientific knowledge.
Firstly, the most important thing I have learnt is learning required us to be perseverant and ambitious. Since the vocabulary in the past papers is very difficult for me, I was very nervous. However I did research and asked for help from teachers. I did not give up and tried my best. Luckily I won the Third Honour in the competition.
Moreover, I would like to express my thankfulness to our teachers. If they had not prepared us well, we would not have been able to analyze and solve the problems and questions that we met. Therefore I feel very grateful to the teachers.
Reflection by Lau Man Ki 3E (15)
Through joining the International Junior Science Olympiad - Hong Kong Screening 2019, I have gained more knowledge about Science.
During the training, we practiced the past paper of this competition. Most of the questions were difficult for me because I had not learnt them before and there were many new words. Besides, I could not answer most of the questions that were asked by Mr. Yam. Therefore, I thought that it was impossible for me to get a good result in this competition. Moreover, the teachers taught us how to do the past papers and challenging topics patiently, so I started to know how to answer the questions. Luckily, I won the Third Honour in this competition. Therefore, I want to thank Mr. Yam, Miss Yong and Mr. Tse for spending time training us before the competition.
This competition is meaningful for me as I have gained more experiences, and my interest in Science has been aroused.
「海洋的新衣」T恤圖案設計比賽2018由漁農自然護理署主辦，本校派出同學參賽，共獲一冠、一亞、一優異的佳績。6D何婷同學以海洋污染和濫捕為主題，指出人類如果不珍惜保護海洋，我們將自食苦果，禍延下一代，作品勇摘高中組冠軍；2D黃裕臻同學則以生動有趣的筆觸，表達出希望人類減少海洋污染，拯救小海龜，令綠海龜一家團聚，他的作品則榮獲初中組亞軍；3C楊允曦同學則表達海洋需要一個和諧、潔諍的環境，他的作品獲評為初中組優異。
By 4A Leung Yuk
Around 150 students from 15 elite secondary schools participated in the "Discovery & Innovation Debating Challenge" at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) on 1 December 2018. The aim was to enhance students' understanding of CityU and sharpen students' debating and critical thinking skills.
On behalf of the English Debate Team, I am pleased to share our joy and honor with you. Our three debaters, 5A Lee Cheuk Wing Jenny, 4E Leung Yuk Yuki and 4A Yeung Ho Terry, participated in the CityU Debating Challenge 2018 organised by the Asian and International Studies Department. The participants included 2D Chan Lok Yi Chloe, 3A Wong Wing Yi Amy, 3A Lau Wing Yan Phyllis, 3A Tsang Wing Yuet Elise, 3B Ng Hoi Ting Tina, 3D Cheung Tsz Ching Strawberry and 3E Tsoi Ho Ki Kinki.
The debate motion is that "This house believes that China and India should shoulder a greater responsibility for reducing global greenhouse emissions". Our affirmative opponent was HKFYG Lee Shau Kee College and we were the negative side. With our concise and catchy team line that "You have to be influential to make a change", we chose a tricky way to define the topic and this brought us to victory. The contribution by the debaters and the whole team is definitely greatly appreciated.
2018-19全港學界壘球錦標賽已於12月1日圓滿結束，我校女子壘球隊派出歷年最強陣容出賽，迎戰挑戰者協恩中學。無論進攻防守，我校都表現出色：在進攻方面，我隊共擊出七支安打，其中5A班林瑋彤在第二局比賽中，擊出一支場外全壘打，締造歷史，奠定勝局；在防守方面，我校投手6D班劉雪汶同學以強勁及準繩的投球，共九次三陣對方球員出局，令對手無還擊之力，最後我校以七比二蟬聯全港學界壘球錦標賽女子組冠軍，亦是王肇枝女壘二十一年來第十八次贏得此項錦標，劉雪汶同學亦被選為最有價值球員。
由紫荊雜誌和微博合辦的「紫荊盃」海峽兩岸暨港澳青少年書畫大賽，是兩年一度的全國性書畫比賽，今年兩岸四地共有萬多名學生參加。6D班何婷同學以題為「哺」的彩墨作品參賽。「哺」一畫以一間士多為背景，描述父親餵哺幼子的情景，既有本土情懷，又洋溢著亙古不變的親情，力壓全國三千多份作品，勇摘中學國畫組一等獎。頒獎禮於日前舉行，主禮嘉賓為中聯辦副主任楊健先生和教育局長楊潤雄太平紳士。
香港學界體育聯會大埔及北區分會於8/10，15/10/2018，在粉嶺公眾泳池舉辦了校際游泳錦標賽；共有32間中學參加，本校派出四隊共二十六名運動員參加了男甲(22隊參賽)、男乙(20隊參賽)、男丙(26隊參賽)賽事、女乙(18隊參賽)賽事；各運動員表現優異，單項共獲 5 金、3銀、4銅；隊際接力賽則獲三金、一銅。團體成績方面，男丙和女乙奪得亞軍、男乙則獲季軍。運動員名單如下：
男 甲 男 乙 男 丙 女 乙 5A 鄧弘豐 3B 楊智超 2A 吳嚳禮 4E 鄺寶堯 5E 吳子麟 3E 蕭湙朗 2A 鄭宇軒 3A 曾凱兒 5E 何學泓 2C 鄧汝熙 2A 楊正浩 3A 葉汶昕 5E 黎駿希 2C 葉煒源 1D 李子軒 3D 何君彤 5E 陳建宏 2D 李臻欣 6C 溫耀麟 1A 林靖恩 6B 彭信傑 1A 周師夷 5B 郭智豪 1D 鄧芷琪 4E 朱溢晞
得獎名單：
男 甲 5E 何學泓 4x50米自由接力 金牌 50米背泳 銅牌 100米背泳 銅牌 5E 吳子麟 4x50米自由接力 金牌 50米自由泳 銅牌 100米自由泳 銀牌 5E 黎駿希 4x50米自由接力 金牌 50米胸泳 金牌 100米胸泳 銀牌 5A 鄧弘豐 4x50米自由接力 金牌 男 丙 2A 鄭宇軒 4x50米四式接力 金牌 50米蝶 金牌 200米自由泳 金牌 2A 吳嚳禮 4x50米四式接力 金牌 200米胸泳 銅牌 2A 楊正浩 4x50米四式接力 金牌 1D 李子軒 4x50米四式接力 金牌 100米自由泳 殿軍 男 乙 3B 楊智超 4x50米四式接力 殿軍 100米自由泳 殿軍 3E 蕭湙朗 4x50米四式接力 殿軍 2C 鄧汝熙 4x50米四式接力 殿軍 2C 葉煒源 4x50米四式接力 殿軍 女 乙 4E 鄺寶堯 4x50米自由接力 金牌 50米背泳 金牌 100米背泳 金牌 3A 葉汶昕 4x50米自由接力 金牌 50米自由泳 銀牌 50米背泳 銅牌 3D 何君彤 4x50米自由接力 金牌 100米自由泳 殿軍 50米蝶泳 殿軍 1D 鄧芷琪 4x50米自由接力 金牌 200米自由泳 殿軍 3A 曾凱兒 4x50米四式接力 銅牌 2D 李臻欣 4x50米四式接力 銅牌 1A 林靖恩 4x50米四式接力 銅牌 1A 周師夷 4x50米四式接力 銅牌
香港學界體育聯會大埔及北區分會，舉辦了校際羽毛球錦標賽；本校派出兩隊共十一名甲組運動員參予比賽。結果男子甲組(22隊)獲團體亞軍。運動員名單如下：
男甲 章子傑(6A) 黃浩銘(5C) 余思朗(4C) 朱溢晞(4E) 黃宏立(4E) 馮家俊(2B)
Grey mullet is originally seawater fish. About one hundred years ago, the fishermen in Hong Kong began breeding them to become freshwater fish. Yuen Long became the largest base of the freshwater fishing industry in Hong Kong. Among all the freshwater fishes, grey mullet is the most important and valuable species in Hong Kong. Five senior form students participated in the 7th Inter-school Competition of Project Learning on Hong Kong's History and Culture, co-organized by the Hong Kong Museum of History and the Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture. They studied the development of Yuen Long freshwater fishing industry. Their study report won the Champion in this competition. The list of members is as follows:
5A (2017-18) Sheu Ka 5A (2017-18) Yu Tsz Shan 5A (2017-18) Yip Sum Wa 5A (2017-18) Man Wai Laam 5E (2017-18) Or Yan Ting
Pokfulam Village is a multi-clan village with a history of over 300 years. It is possibly one of the oldest and last surviving historical villages on Hong Kong Island. It is believed that the ancestors of the village were the migrants from the coastal areas on the mainland.
Dairy Farm played a key role in the history of Pokfulam Village. Sir Patrick Manson founded Dairy Farm in 1886 with five Chinese businessmen in order to provide fresh milk to foreign residents by breeding cattle locally. The establishment of Dairy Farm turned Pokfulam Village from a rural area to a composite one for commercial, residential and agricultural uses. Because of the religious development of Catholic Church and the extensive development of French Mission, Pokfulam became a hub for locals and foreigners. Douglas Castle, Nazareth House, Taikoolau and the Bethanie are the historic buildings near Pokfulam Village with distinctive western cultural elements.
Although Pokfulam Village is largely influenced by western culture, the cultural resources in the village are of traditional Chinese style. These unique traditional customs are well conserved. There are intangible and tangible elements such as the Li Ling Divine Pagoda, Li Ling Divine Festival and its ritual, Fire Dragon Dance at Mid-autumn Festival. The craftsmanship in crafting the fire dragon has been passed down for hundreds of years. We Five junior form students have made a 15 minutes video titled “Living History - The study of Pokfulam Village” to investigate the vivid history of this last surviving traditional village. The film won the 1st runner-up of the Junior Section (Multi-media Production) in the “7th Inter-school Competition of Project Learning on Hong Kong's History and Culture” co-organized by the Hong Kong Museum of History and the Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture. The list of members is as follows:
So Yui 3E (2017-2018) Wu Ka Ying 3E (2017-2018) Wong Wai Ki 3E (2017-2018) Ng Chak Man 3E (2017-2018) Choy Sui Ning 3E (2017-2018)
Lau Fau Shan in Deep Bay is a tourist attraction which is famous for its oyster cuisines. About two centuries ago, the Tang clan in Ha Tsuen began to farm oysters in Lau Fau Shan. Mr. Tang Chak Heng leased No. 1 oyster bed from the hand of the colonial government. He developed Lau Fau Shan from a small fishing settlement to a prospered fishing village. After the Second World War, the migration of Shajing oystermen further enhanced the oyster farming industry. The development of Lau Fau Shan oyster farming industry reflects the economic and political relationship between China and Hong Kong.
In the last school year, five junior form students conducted a project on the development of Lau Fau Shan oyster farming industry. They completed a study report and entered the 7th Inter-school Competition of Project Learning on Hong Kong's History and Culture co-organized by the Hong Kong Museum of History and the Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture. They won the 1st runner-up in the competition. The list of members is as follows:
3A (2017-18) Chan Wing Ngai 3A (2017-18) Chu Tsz Ching 3A (2017-18) Kwong Po Yiu Yo Yo 3A (2017-18) Siu Tung 3A (2017-18) So Tsz Wing Kristy
by 3A Elise Tsang Wing Yuet
On 5th October 2018, the Hong Kong Secondary Schools Debating Competition Term One Round One was held in our school. Our school and Sing Yin Secondary School had a debate on the motion that ‘This house should stop the production of biofuels’. Our school was the affirmative side while Sin Yin Secondary School was the opposition. The debaters included 3D Strawberry Cheung Tsz Ching, 3A Elise Tsang Wing Yuet and 4E Yuki Leung Yuk.
Owing to our wholehearted team preparation and enthusiasm about debating, our team won the debate and 4E Yuki Leung Yuk was awarded the Best Speaker of the debate. Our catchy team line that ‘We want solutions, not another problem’ gained the applause of the adjudicator together with our sound evidence, fluent delivery and proper time management. We look forward to more debating challenges in coming future.
The Secondary School Mathematics and Science Competition (SSMSC) 2018, a yearly competition organized by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, aims at promoting students' interest in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. This year we are delightful that one of the school's awardees won a medal in Physics, two of them won the High Distinction in Physics and three won the High Distinction in Chemistry. The awardees are listed below:
Physics 5E (2017-2018) Lam Tsz Ngo Zeeman Medal 5C (2017-2018) Leung Man Hin Ryan High Distinction 5E (2017-2018) Wong Yiu Ting High Distinction
Chemistry 5E (2017-2018) Kwok Chun Him High Distinction 5E (2017-2018) Lam Yat Long High Distinction 5E (2017-2018) Wong Yiu Ting High Distinction
Reflections
5E(2017-2018) Lam Tsz Ngo Zeeman
It is my honour to be one of the medalists in Physics in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University Secondary School Mathematics and Science Competition (SSMSC) 2018.
I would like to express my thankfulness towards my Physics teacher, Mr. Yam, for putting much effort to train us before the competition so that we could be more familiar with the questions and better prepared for answering those questions. At first, I was a bit nervous since the questions in the past papers were rather challenging. It took a long time to solve those questions and even worse, we could not get the right answers sometimes. However, I was shocked when I saw the paper in the competition. It was much easier than I expected. My instinct warned me not to be too careless because of the easier questions, so I was very focused when attempting the paper, trying my very best to avoid traps in the questions. Fortunately, I won a medal in the competition at the end.
At last, I want to thank everyone who have helped me for the competition and the school for giving me the opportunity to join the competition and learn from the process.
5E(2017-2018) Wong Yiu Ting
It is my honour to be one of the participants in the Secondary School Mathematics and Science Competition organized by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. I am delighted to have won the High Distinction both in Physics and Chemistry.
In the first instance, I would like to thank our Physics teacher, Mr. Yam, and Chemistry teacher, Dr. Chu, for spending extra time giving us training and teaching us patiently. In the Physics competition training, not only did Mr Yam teach us to do the past papers of the competition, but he also upgraded the level of difficulty of the questions. We could challenge ourselves and equip ourselves in a bid to compete with the elites from other schools. In the Chemistry training, Dr. Chu taught us a few chapters in the textbook since these chapters which were covered in the competition had not been taught. However, the time for training was limited, so we needed to do the past papers by ourselves.
In fact, I was not confident about getting good results in the competition. Although around 70% of the paper was set based on the HKDSE curriculum, the questions of the competition were much more difficult than those of the DSE. I know I am not clever and I can catch up with others with my diligence and dedication. Therefore, I strived to excel in the competition. Eventually, I was pleased that I was rewarded with the High Distinction in Physics and Chemistry.
It is delightful to announce that our students performed well in the Hong Kong Physics Olympiad 2018, organized by The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education, on 13 May 2018. 4E (2017-2018) Lo Yat Fung won an Honourable Mention and here is his reflection regarding the competition.
Reflection on Hong Kong Physics Olympiad 2018
4E (2017-2018) Lo Yat Fung
As one of the participants of Physics Olympiad 2018, I am grateful to have the opportunity to gain such an invaluable experience through learning knowledge beyond my level of study.
The competition lasted for 3 hours. It may sound lengthy, but I felt like it is in a blink of an eye, because I enjoy the questions so much that I cannot feel the flow of the time. Indeed, I cannot handle all questions since they were hard. But I am satisfied since I think I did my best.
I had not heard anything about the HKPO before Mr. Yam introduced it to us. I join the competition since I think I can learn more about Physics from it. When I first encounter the questions of HKPhO, I felt hopeless in getting an award , since the questions are so different from the ordinary Physics we learn in school. However, Mr. Yam helped us by giving us intensive and efficient trainings. Detailed explanations and useful solving skills provided by Mr. Yam enabled me to be awarded the Honourable Mention.
For students that are interested in Physics, I think HKPhO would be an invaluable opportunity for them to broaden their horizons in the field of Physics.
Our school actively promote project-based learning. Other than the formal curriculum, we believe that students can learn more and deeper through exploration of real-world challenges and problems. This year, three teams of students were sent to participate in the Mathematics Project Competition.
3A Yeung Hui Yau Sophia
(Member of the team securing the First Runner-up)It is my honour to take part in the Mathematics Project Competition. It was challenging to prepare for this project, as this competition covers many difficult mathematics concepts. We have spent much time and effort to learn those concepts. Fortunately, our supervising teacher Mr. Kwong helped us a lot in our preparation. We would like to thank Mr. Kwong for helping us. Our team would not get such a good result without his help.
In a couple of months, my teammates and I spent plenty of time to finish our project, which is called "Throw Away The Compass!". All of us learned a lot of techniques which included presentation and information technology skills. We applied these skills in the project, Besides, we learned more about nine-point circle and geometric constructions. We can prove that some toolsets are equivalent to the compass-and- straightedge toolset in a sense that all figures constructible with one toolset are also constructible with the other.
Joining the competition made me more interested in studying Mathematics. I am going to learn more through reading books and surfing the internet. Besides getting a prize in the competition, the most important thing is that we have got a remarkable experience and made a lot of friends.
2A 黃沛燐
(表現優異獎隊伍组員)參加這次數學專題報告比賽，讓我學習到很多東西。在此之前，我認為三角尺只是一個量度角度的工具，不知道有其它用途；直到做這次數學專題報告，我才發現三角尺有一定的特性，它們更可組成多種重疊面積。我領悟其實生活中有很多微不足道的事情，看似簡單平凡，卻有很多有趣味，從中有無窮樂趣，我們可以運用學習的知識，在生活中多作練習，舉一反三，便可以把自己的知識昇華至另一個層次，再遇到問題時也會迎刃而解。在參加這以數學專題報告途中，我們運用了不少電腦程式去幫助自己，我明白靈活運用互聯網的重要性。
The following students were chosen to participate in Hong Kong Chemistry Olympiad for Secondary Schools (2017-2018) held by Hong Kong Association For Science And Mathematics Education.
Name Class Chiang Wing Yi 4E Wong Ping Suet 4E Yip Ching 4E Teacher advisor: Dr. Chu Hon Yue
The title of the project is “Refreshing Water With Tea”. The project aims at investigating the possibility of removing trace amounts of heavy metal ions in industrial waste water by used tea leaves. We used a primitive precipitate method and an innovative method (based on the concept of differentiation) to find the absorption capacities and the absorption abilities, respectively, of four types of used tea leaves (Iron Goddess, Red Tea, Jasmine and Pu-erh) for seven types of heavy metal ions [Ni2+(aq), Pb2+(aq), Cu2+(aq), Mn2+(aq), Hg2+(aq), Zn2+(aq) and Fe3+(aq)].
The school team has got an honours award.
by 4A Lee Cheuk Wing Jenny
On behalf of the English Debate Team, we would share the wonderful news with the school that we got the Champion of the territory-wide Hong Kong Secondary Schools Debating Competition after winning all the rounds in the second semester. Throughout the school year, we beat various reputable schools including Lam Kau Mow Secondary School, Pentecostal Lam Hon Kwong School, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity and Tang Hin Memorial Secondary School.
Along with Mak Yan Hei Ama in 3E and Yeung Ho Terry in 3A, we won the Grand Final Round against Tang Hin Memorial School on 25th of May. Terry Yeung was awarded the best speaker of this debate. The motion is that 'this house believes that short-term volunteering in developing countries by youth from developed regions is beneficial' and we were on the affirmative side.
Not only did we learn about the youth volunteerism, an educational experience practice with sustainability for boosting the globalisation and solidarity among the world, we also had the chance to learn more about the poor situations of the developing countries which had taught all of us to make our world better. It was a worthwhile experience that emboldened and enriched us.
The glory is certainly the collaborative effort of the whole team. The debaters of the previous rounds include 5A Lee Pui Hang Jeff, 5C Leung Man Hin Ryan and 5E Cheung Hoi Ching Kelly.
Together with our champion in the previous CityU Debating Challenge against Stewards Pooi Kei College, this year is definitely fruitful and meaningful for the Debate Team. In the process, all debaters boosted their proficiency and horned their public speaking skills with the wide exposure to a variety of local and international issues.
By Lee Pui Hang Jeff 5A
On behalf of the English Debate Team, we are honored to share our victory in the HKSSDC Term Two Round Two. Along with Cheung Hoi Ching Kelly 5E and Leung Man Hin Ryan 5C, we won the debate against HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity on 26th of April. The motion is that 'This house believes that the government should intervene to prevent the gentrification of the poor communities'. We are on the affirmative side. The debate motion is a geographical issue about urban development. Not only have we learnt about gentrification, a geographical concept about how urban renewal may unwittingly kill poor communities, the local businesses and the underprivileged, we have also had the chance to polish our impromptu response and expressive skills through debating. Overall it was a worthwhile experience that emboldened and enriched us. We are pleased to announce that Kelly Cheung 5E was awarded the Best Speaker. We will also be offered a place in the Grand Final Round on 25th May 2018 against HKTA Tang Hin Memorial Secondary School. We sincerely hope that more schoolmates will also develop their interest in debating, which is such a rewarding and fruitful learning experience.
Tai Po District Outstanding Citizen Award, organized by Tai Po District Civic Education Campaign Organizing Committee, aims at giving commendations to citizens and enterprises for their outstanding services to the community. We are delighted that our student Chan Ka Hei (6A) has been awarded this honour in the 2017-18 election. May we send our heartiest congratulations to her.
On 14 March, our school's English Debate Team won over the preliminary round of Term 2 Hong Kong Secondary Schools Debating Competition against Pentecostal Lam Hon Kwong School. The debate motion is that ‘the Hong Kong government should license street performers’. The debaters are 3E Mak Yan Hei Ama, 3A Leung Yuk and 3A Yeung Ho. Yeung Ho is awarded the Best Speaker of the competition.
Thanks to the debaters' effort and the team's collaboration, we are honoured to gain the victory this time. It is certainly a rewarding and fruitful experience for the whole team.
A team of our S5 students participated in the 2017 Have Your Voice Heard Video Shooting Competition, organized by Wall Street English. We are excited to share with you that our school has won the Champion, among 13 participating schools. They were awarded $3000 cash, and scholarships for English learning courses.
The award-winning video has been uploaded to Youtube. The leader was Carmen Shing Ka Man. Her team members included Michelle Chow Pui Yi, Jacky Ngau Chun, Ken Leung Kin Sang, Gordon Mak Ho Yin, Cathy Lai Hoi Ching and Ku Lok Yee.
本年度全新界中學校際劍擊錦標賽於十一月十八至十九日假上水保榮路體育館舉行，我校劍擊隊獲得超卓成績。女子重劍先在四強中，以四十五比三十二擊敗「學界巨人」林大輝中學，一雪去年屈居殿軍的前恥，再於決賽力剋香港浸會大學附屬學校王錦輝中學，勇奪女子重劍團體冠軍及女子團體殿軍；男子隊方面則獲重劍團體第四名。在個人項目方面，5B鍾雪怡同學更獲得女子甲組個人重劍季軍。
Teen Talk 2017 is a flagship activity organised by the Law Society of Hong Kong, aiming to enhance students' awareness of law and ethical issues as well as to acquaint them with substantial litigation skills. This year, sixteen students represented our school to take part in this notable event. Among the one hundred participating teams, our students' performance was exceptional and they have achieved meritorious results in the Moot Court Competition. During the event, they managed to present their case eloquently and their performance is remarkable. 5E Sham Hang Chi Helen and 4A Chu Cheuk Nam were awarded the Best Councillor, while 5E Cheung Hoi Ching and 4A Cheung Ngai Man got the Best Witness. Our S5 prosecution team was also selected by the judges as one of the best 10 teams in the competition. The list of members is as follows:
5E Chan Chi Lok
5E Cheung Hoi Ching
5E Cheung Wing Yin
5E Kwok Chun Him
5E Ling Wai Fung
5E Or Yan Ting
5E Sham Hang Chi Helen
5E Tse Lee Sha
全港學界壘球錦標賽於十一月二十六日假香港壘球總會天光道球場舉行。本校女子壘球隊自一九九八年至今，總共獲得了十六次冠軍，並曾創下十五「連冠」佳績。今年球隊備戰充足，士氣高昂，誓要奪回去年失落了的冠軍寶座！比賽初段，我校一度領先對手協恩中學，但中段球員因緊張關係，被對手連取五分，但最後在校友和啦啦隊的吶喊打氣下，我方球員連續擊出五支安打，當中包括劉嘉萱同學一支場內全壘打，把戰局扭轉，結果以七比五反勝對手，第十七次勇奪全港學界壘球錦標賽女子組冠軍的寶座。
A team of our senior form students, including 4A Ling Yiu Chung, 4A Wu Hoi Laam, 4A Sue Pui Ying, 4B Fung Tsz Yan, 4C Leung Yan Chi and 4E Chan Chi Lok to participated in the "Liberal Studies Programme 2016-17" organized by The Hong Kong Tuberculosis, Chest and Heart Diseases Association. They took up a research project relating to "Healthy Lifestyle, Food Safety and Social Wellness". They were required to plan and carry out the entire research, produce an innovative project and written report. They presented their findings in an open forum on 6th May 2017. We are honoured to report that their project "Emission of the blue light by digital devices VS health" was awarded the Merit Prize on 27th May 2017.
Tai Po Old Market Public School was founded in 1964 by Mr. Lee Ping-kwai, who initially strived for providing primary education for the children of three villages in Tai Po, namely Tai Po Old Market, Nam Hang Village and San Wai Village. The land of the school was donated by the Tai Po Old Market Tin Hau Temple.
In 1979, the Hong Kong government started to develop Tai Po New Town. Six years later, the school was relocated to On Cheung Road due to the resumption of land for public development. In 2002, approval was granted to the sponsoring body of the school to build a new campus on Plover Cove Road. The two schools have served the community with commitment and professionalism.
Tai Po Old Market Public School has developed from a rural school serving the children of three villages to two well-known primary schools in Tai Po. There has been a subtle bonding between the history of the school and the development of Tai Po District.
Five junior form students participated in the 6th Inter-school Competition of Project Learning on Hong Kong's History and Culture, co-organized by the Hong Kong Museum of History and the Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture. Their study report “From Village to New Town: The Relationship between the Development of Tai Po and Tai Po Old Market Public School” won the Champion in this competition. The list of members is as follows:
3A (2016-17) CHAN KI YAU
3A (2016-17) CHIU HIU WAI
3A (2016-17) KWAN WA CHING
3A (2016-17) LEE NOK YIU
3E (2016-17) YEUNG CHUN NI
Wong Shiu Chi Secondary School was established in 1960 by Dr. Wong Tak-hing. Dr. Wong was a devoted Christian. She found that there was a lack of education opportunities in the New Territories . There were even no Anglo-Chinese secondary schools in the region. In the late 1950s, she met the Director of Education and made a large donation to build a secondary school in the New Territories. Hence, Wong Shiu Chi Secondary School was not only the first subsidized secondary school in the New Territories, but also the first Anglo-Chinese secondary school and the first secondary school preparing students to sit for the Hong Kong University Matriculation Examination in the New Territories.
Last school year, five junior form students studied the Annual Reports of the School and produced a documentary film titled "For the Benefit of the New Territories: A Brief History of Wong Shiu Chi Secondary School" to enter the 6th Inter-school Competition of Project Learning on Hong Kong's History and Culture co-organized by the Hong Kong Museum of History and the Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture. The film won the champion in the Junior Section - Multi-media Production. The list of members is as follows:
3B (2016-17) WONG YU CHING
3C (2016-17) SHEK TSZ YIN
3D (2016-17) HO KEI SHUEN
3A (2016-17) IU CHEUK TUNG
3A (2016-17) YIM WING KIU
Our school participated in the International Junior Science Olympiad - Hong Kong Screening 2018, which was co-organised by The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education, the Gifted Education Section of the Education Bureau (EDB), the Hong Kong Association for Science and Mathematics Education, and the Chief Executive's Award for Teaching Excellence Teacher Association. The event was held at Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School on 30th September 2017. Our student Yim Fu Chong from 3E has been awarded Second Class Honour while Leung Ching Yu from 3E , Chung Wai Kei and Yeung Hui Yau , Sophia from 3A have been awarded Third Class Honours. Here are their reflections on the competition.
Reflection by Leung Ching Yu 3E(12)
I'm pleased that I was nominated to join the International Junior Science Olympic 2017-Hong Kong Screening with 5 schoolmates. It is my pleasure for me to join the training and learn more scientific knowledge beyond the textbook. Before the competition, Mr. Tse, Miss Yong and Mr. Yam revised with us. They are not only enthusiastic, but also rich in scientific knowledge. I have developed an immense interest in science since then.
At first, I was so confused because of those challenging scientific concepts as they are extremely difficult. I was really depressed, wanting to give up. However, the encouragement of Mr. Tse, Miss Yong and Mr. Yam does help me a lot. Since then, I have become more confident. I also gain different knowledge of Biology, Physics and chemistry from them. These also help me to prepare for the form 3 lessons.
During the competition, I finished those questions very carefully. Although I am not able to understand all the questions, I tried my best to do them. It is a marvelous and precious experience to join the competition.
I got the 3rd honor in the end. I feel very surprised and unexpected. All our hard work paid off. It is really a meaningful and precious experience to join the competition and learn so much useful scientific knowledge and I know that there is much more knowledge for us to discover. This competition arouses my interest in science and motivates me to think about the nature and the principles behind theories.
Last but not least, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to all the teachers who have spent lots of time on the training.
Reflection by Chung Wai Kei 3A(8)
I was honoured to have participated in the International Junior Science Olympiad 2018 - Hong Kong Screening. The questions set it the competition are about the curriculum in Integrated Science (IS) of Secondary 1 and 2 and some of the knowledge of Physics, Chemistry and Biology learned in Secondary 3.
First of all, I need to thank to Mr. Yam, Miss Yong and Mr. Tse that they have taught me and other participants a lot afterschool and in the past summer holidays. We revised many topics like friction, cells, acids etc. We have also learnt more extra outside the topic to broaden my knowledge in science.
Next, in fact I did not know everything about the competition at the beginning, but after a few trainings and doing the past papers, I was awarded the 3rd Honour in the competition! Also, when I was doing the paper in the competition, I also learned a lot of new terms such as RNA, redox that would be teach in senior forms.
Before the competition, I thought that the competition should be quite difficult because there are many new terms, concepts, explanations and definitions, which I have not heard of, and I need to be remember them all.
I think this is a unique and unforgettable experience for me that I have learned much more in science and it is a great experience for me if I am to join other similar competitions in the future.
Reflection by Yeung Hui Yau, Sophia 3A(26)
It is my honour to take part in the International Junior Science Olympiad. I found that it was challenging to prepare the IJSO, as this competition covers most of the Form3 Physics, Chemistry and Biology syllabuses. We have spent extra time to know more about those topics. Fortunately, Mr. Yam, Ms. Yong and Mr. Tse sacrificed their free time to help us with the preparation. I have to thank all of my teachers for helping us. I would not have got a good result without their help.
During the summer vacation, I tried my best to do revision to have a better performance in this competition. I did self-questioning to find out things that I am not sure. Moreover, I tested myself by finishing some past papers so that I know my strengths and weaknesses in Physics, Chemistry and Biology or not. 'Practises makes perfect.' I have got big improvement after finishing the past paper. After joining this competition, I found that I can apply these learning methods in my school examinations.
Joining this competition has also increased my interest in studying Physics, Chemistry and Biology. I am going to learn more through reading books and surfing the Internet.
I am glad that I won a third honour in the competition. The most important thing is that I have got a remarkable experience. I also made a lot of friends. I would like to thank all of my teachers and classmates for encouraging me and giving me support.
Reflection by Yim Fu Chong 3E(29)
In summer, my classmate and I join the International Junior Science Olympid HK Screening. It's my honour to get the second honour award in the competition. I would like to thank my Physics teacher Mr. Yam, Chemistry teacher, Ms. Yong and Biology teacher, Mr. Tse who provided me with the intensive training and unlimited support.
Through the competition, I developed a great interest in physics. Until now, I still remember 'F=ma' which is Newton's second law. In addition, I learn new concepts and knowledge which are beyond my textbooks. This broadens my horizon. Last but not least, I have gained more confidence on learning physics.
After the screening, I, as the second honour awardee, am going to attempt the training course for the 15th IJSO. Which is organised at Chinese University of Hong Kong every Saturday. It's such a great opportunity to learn more science which would be taught in higher form in WSC. I can know whether if I am interested in those science subject.
Owing to numerous benefits I gained through joining the competition, I hope that my fellow schoolmates can also make a brave attempt to gain experiences by exposing yourself to different competitions and enjoy the fun of learning science, and achieve a lot more!
Secondary School Mathematics and Science Competition (SSMSC) 2017, a yearly competition organized by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, aims at promoting students' interests in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. This year we are delightful that three of our school's awardees won a High Distinction in Physics, three in Chemistry and two in Biology. The awardees are listed below:
Physics
Lau Chi Tao 6A(14)
Lui Him 6E(22)
Tse Lap Yan 6E(26)
Chemistry
Chan Hiu Wai 6E(2)
Lam Pui San 6E(13)
Lau Chak Shun 6A(13)
Biology
Lam Wing Lee 6A(12)
Lai Tsz Chun 6E(11)
To promote project-based learning, our school has sent six teams of students to participate in the Mathematics Project Competition for Secondary Schools (2016-17). Our teams had made remarkable achievement in the final adjudication. One team was awarded the Champion, three teams secured the Outstanding Performance Prizes and the other two teams got the Good Performance Prizes.
Four S.6 students were awarded the "Japanese Students Scholarship" in a Project Competition organized by the Society of Japanese Language Education Hong Kong. The topic of the investigation is "Virtual Idol in Japan".
The list of members is as follows:
6A Lin Shiu Jung
6C Yeung Tsz Yan
6C Yung Pui Yi
6D Lau Hau Lee
為慶祝中華人民共和國成立六十八周年，大埔各界慶祝國慶籌委會舉辦「國慶盃賀辭寫作比賽」。本校五甲班林琳同學勇奪「國慶盃賀辭寫作比賽」中學組冠軍；三甲班黄宏立同學和四丙班陳一諾同學獲得優異獎。
林琳同學賀辭︰
六十八載國勢揚
紫荊屹立綻光芒
五湖四海聚一堂
華夏民族復輝煌
一帶一路促雙贏
歐非東亞迎富強
億民齊頌萬邦昂
本校學生黃諾銘(5D)、鄧樂天(5D)、黃樂程(已離校)，代表中國香港跳繩隊於二零一七年七月二十六至二十九日在南韓仁川參加「亞洲跳繩錦標賽2017」。港隊分別在三個團體賽打破亞洲紀錄，並以九十一面獎牌成為亞錦賽大贏家；其中本校同學在十五歲以上混合組有出色的表現，取得兩冠兩亞一季成績。成績如下：
4 X 45 秒交互繩速度接力賽季軍
二人單人繩花式亞軍
三人交互繩花式亞軍
四人交互繩花式冠軍
十五歲以上混合組總冠軍
2017年4月15日至16日，我校2位老師、10名中五同學前往廣州出席由廣州市教育廳及香港教育局主辦的「慶祝香港回歸20周年----穗港姊妹學校美文誦讀比賽」，並探訪我校的姊妹學校廣州南武中學。
此行10名中五同學均為中文朗誦隊成員，赴穗之後馬上加入南武中學的朗誦隊合作訓練及綵排，第二日下午正式比賽。比賽中共八隊角逐，我隊以「中國少年」一文為誦材，最後奪得銀獎。此外，又曾探訪南武中學，參與其開放日，兩校學生在兩天中把握時間互相認識，大家均十分享受難得的交誼時刻。
5A 鄭佳麗
此行最大的收穫便是珍貴的友誼。因為這次是與姊妹學校廣州市南武中學學生組成三十人的隊伍參賽，雖然只有短短兩天的練習時間，但我與廣州的同學一見如故，之後更成了相見恨晚的朋友，現時還常保持著聯絡。
其次，在比賽方面，我們獲得銀獎，值得祝賀。因為我們與廣州同學在短短的時間裏，良好地磨合，並且排練出《中國少年》這作品，比賽時不但震撼了觀眾，更是表現出我們姊妹學校之間的團結及燃點起我作為中國少年的衝勁。所以這次比賽實為與廣州同學難得的交流體驗，途中所獲不可勝言。
5A 林恕容
說實話，一開始是抱著玩樂的想法參加的，到了廣州才發現姊妹學校──廣州市南武中學師生上下均十分重視這個比賽。於是我們只好硬著頭皮，在一天內跟上他們的進度。
馬不停蹄的練習雖然辛苦，但當地的同學非常友善。在旅遊車上我們聊了許多，他們的生活比香港的學生更為勞碌，學習態度卻十分認真，當我們嘆道功課很多，他們卻鼓勵我們說努力學習才能有更美好的將來。我們互相在「微信」加了好友，即使回到香港了，我們還保持聯絡，未來我還計劃要在暑假到廣州探望他們，他們還客氣地說要盡地主之誼呢！
5D 吳敏怡
來到廣州的第一天，南武中學的學生熟練地表演比賽內容，而自己卻毫無準備，不禁愧疚。我們都不得不加快腳步進行綵排，可我們連朗誦的內容也只能勉強背出，南武中學的學生在旁指導我們，改正我們的錯誤，絲毫沒有怪責之意，還叫我們放鬆一點，使我們眾人都激起了鬥志，不論是為了兩間學校的聲譽，或是同學的期盼，我們都想全力以赴，不想比賽有任何的遺憾。
當晚我們夜深才回到酒店，站了數小時的雙腿變得痠痛，恨不得倒頭便睡。但當晚我們洗澡後便集中在同一個房間中朗誦，互相支持，忘卻了疲累，通宵達旦直至對內容更熟悉及追上節奏。
我最深刻的並非得獎，而是留下了一段段友誼。在兩天內，我倆姊妹學校一起進餐，進食的過程中，大家互相分享兩地的趣事，留下不少「自拍」，全是鬼臉和笑容。兩地的學生更在練習及化妝時忙裡偷閒切磋琴技，也彼此留下了聯絡方式。
中文辯論隊早前在全港140間參賽中學中脫穎而出，成功晉身星島第三十二屆全港校際辯論比賽十六強，其中更有3位同學獲得獎項，當中包括獲得最佳交互答問辯論員的5B班葉芷茹，兩次獲得最佳辯論員的3E班朱卓楠，以及同時獲得最佳辯論員及最佳交換問答辯論員的4A班許嘉。
On the 1st of April 2017, three of our English Debate Team members, Chao Adrian Arthur (5A), Lee Man Ching Phoebe (5A) and Yuen Wing Lam Kelly (5A) participated in the preliminary round of Hong Kong Bar Association English Debate Competition. The motion is that 'This house would impose stricter laws against insulting police officers'. We are on the affirmative side and the opponent team is the Diocesan Girl's School (DGS).
We are excited to share with you that, our team won this debate and Yuen Wing Lam Kelly (5A) was rewarded the Best Speaker.
The debaters are honored to receive the glory and think there are various reasons for the victory. Firstly, our alumna Miss Teenie Chan, who is now a law student in City University of Hong Kong, contributed a lot in this debate and provided much professional information about laws. In addition, the debaters' diligence paid off with the full support of the teacher adviser and the whole team. The debaters have definitely set a good role model of perseverance and learning for the whole school.
The CityU Discovery and Innovation Debating Challenge 2016-17 was organized by the City University of Hong Kong and co-sponsored by South China Morning Post on 12 November 2016. Over 200 participants from 20 schools took part in the event and attended a lecture by a professor in one of their prospective study choice areas related to their specific debate topic in the afternoon. The day included a tour of each school group's prospective tertiary study faculty, a nice lunch, a couple of workshops and then a debate on a motion related to each group's intended area of study.
Our school's English Debate Team was one of the participating teams which completed the debate in the prospective university area – School of Creative Media (SCM). We were on the negative side while STFA Tam Pak Yu College was on the affirmative. The debate motion was that 'This house believes that the media should be prevented by law from intruding into the private lives of public figures'. The champion debaters included 5A Chao Adrian Arthur, 5A Lee Man Ching and 5A Yuen Wing Lam. The other members including 4A Ng Sin Yee Cindy, 4A Choi Ho Ching, 4A Lee Pui Hang, 5A Cheung Sze Long, 5A Chan Ka Hei Melody, 5E Chan Wai Lun Adrian, 5E Lim Yin Ki and 5E Wong Cind Wui also attended the debate to cheer on the debaters.
With the team's thorough preparation and persuasive rebuttals, they eventually gained the glory in the debate. It was a truly challenging yet fruitful learning process. From this challenge, our debaters have learnt the importance of impromptu rebuttals and sufficient preparation to hone in a debate. Although nervousness may be influential, practice definitely makes perfect. The debaters' effort is highly appreciated.
Chao Adrian Arthur (5A), Yuen Wing Lam (5A) and Chan Wai Lun Adrian (5E) have participated in the "The Speaker" English Public Speaking Contest 2017 organized by RTHK Cultural & Education Unit. Each of them gave a 3-minute speech on 'Our world in ten years' for the Preliminary Selection round. A crew of RTHK came to our school for the video shooting in November.
We are excited to share with you that, among over 240 contestants, Chao Adrian Arthur (5A) has been selected to enter the Grand Final 2017. The Top 10 finalists will compete for the title of "Speaker of the Year" on 26th February 2017 (Sunday) at RTHK Broadcast House.
Information and sharing of the contestants have already been uploaded to the contest web page. Please share and like on Facebook to support Adrian!
Tai Po District Outstanding Citizen Award, organized by Tai Po District Civic Education Campaign Organizing Committee, aims at giving commendations to citizens and enterprises for their outstanding services to the community. We are delighted that the following students have been awarded this honour in the 2016-17 election. May we send our heartiest congratulations to them.
5A Lee Wing Kiu
5A Lai Lok Tung
6A Hung Ching Laam
Tai Po Outstanding Youth Award, a yearly award offered by Tai Po Youth Association, aims at promoting Tai Po youths' all-round development. We are delighted that our student Lam Wing Lee (5A) has been awarded this honour in the 2016-17 election. May we send our heartiest congratulations to her.
To promote project-based learning, our school has sent four teams of students to participate in the Mathematics Project Competition. One team got the Good Performance Prize and the other three teams were successfully selected as the finalists. In the final interview section held for the finalists, our teams made remarkable achievement. They were awarded respectively the Outstanding Performance Prize and the First Runner-up of this competition.
To promote the interest of students in learning Mathematics and develop students' generic skills, our school has sent some junior form and senior form students to participate in the Mathematics Book Report Competition. The result is encouraging. One junior form and three senior form students were awarded the Second Class Prizes.
The Hang Lung Mathematics Awards is a biennial Mathematics research competition for secondary school students in Hong Kong. It is co-organized by Hang Lung Properties, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, and the Department of Mathematics of The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Mak Siu Hong (6E), Lai Chun Ming (6E) and Mong Kin Ip (6E in 2015-2016) joined The Hang Lung Mathematics Awards 2016 under the supervision of Mr Kwong Chun Yu. They submitted a report of their research titled "Triples of Sums of Two Squares" in August 2016.
The team was invited to participate in an oral defense session conducted by the Scientific Committee on 14th December, 2016. The Scientific Committee was led by the Fields medalist Professor Shing Tung Yau and composed of 11 prominent Mathematicians from Harvard University, University of Michigan, Brandeis University, National University of Singapore, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tsinghua University, Taiwan University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Each team needed to give a brief presentation of their research, followed by inquiries made by the members of the Scientific Committee.
The team won an Honorable Mention and received a total of $60,000 from the Student Education Award, Teacher Leadership Award and School Development Grant. It was the third time our students won prizes in the Hang Lung Mathematics Awards. We won the Bronze Award in 2006 and an Honorable Mention in 2012.
由香港浸會大學語文中心主辦、香港中文大學語言獲得實驗室協辦，香港校際成語邀請賽 (2015-2016)，本校派出三位文學班同學出賽，勇奪冠軍。
比賽以電腦遊戲形式考核同學的成語知識，同學須在限時內完成成語填字電腦遊戲題目。本校三位同學憑著良好語文能力及敏捷反應力，表現出眾，以總成績力壓其他對手，獲得在場大學教授的讚許。
為慶祝中華人民共和國成立六十七周年，大埔各界慶祝國慶籌委會舉辦「國慶盃賀辭寫作比賽」及「國慶盃書法比賽」。本校四丙班馮珮怡同學勇奪「國慶盃賀辭寫作比賽」高中組冠軍；二乙班范啟晉同學和三甲班劉凱宜同學分別獲得初中組亞軍及優異獎。
三甲班鄧弘豐同學於「國慶盃書法比賽」中即席揮毫，獲得中學組季軍。
馮珮怡同學賀辭︰
天安門樓冠蓋盛
泱泱大國華夏醒
五湖四海顯邦情
喜見中華再復興
世貿金融遍四海
一帶一路更鼎盛
Our school participated in the International Junior Science Olympiad - Hong Kong Screening 2017, which was co-organised by The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education, the Gifted Education Section of the Education Bureau (EDB), the Hong Kong Association for Science and Mathematics Education, and the Chief Executive's Award for Teaching Excellence Teacher Association. The event was held at Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School on 24th September 2016. Our student Yu Pak Hei and Lo Yat Fung from 3A have been awarded Second Class Honours while Chiang Wing Yi from 3E has been awarded Third Class Honour. Here are their reflections on the competition.
Reflection by YU Pak Hei 3A(31)
It is my honour to be one of the participants representing my school to have participated in the International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO). This competition covers most of the Form3 Physics, Chemistry and Biology syllabuses, which have not been taught. However, I took it as a challenge. The result is surprising and it is a great experience for me.
To prepare for this competition, I spent the whole summer vacation revising what I had learnt in Form 1 and Form 2 and what I would learn in Form 3. Besides doing revision, I searched extra information in order to learn the new terms and knowledge of Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Also, I tested myself with past papers to see whether I understood the knowledge well or not. It was hard for me to keep acquiring new knowledge while finishing the summer holiday assignments and participating in some extra-curricular activities. However, I enjoyed being so busy because I know 'no pain, no gain'. If I work hard, I will earn something in future. I did indeed. I won a second class honour in the competition and gained a valuable experience.
Last but not least, I have to thank all my teachers for the training they offered. They spent extra time helping me prepare for the competition. I would not have had such a good result without their commitment.
To conclude, in order to get good results in competitions, the only way is to try our best to prepare for the competition well and not to give up when facing problems and opponents. This can be applied to studies as well. We always have to try our best. 'No pain, no gain' is the key to success.
Reflection by LO Yat Fung 3A(20)
In September 2016, I participated in the International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) 2017 – Hong Kong Screening. There were questions about Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
I had known nothing about IJSO before Mr. Yam introduced it to me. After the introduction, I found it was a good opportunity to improve my thinking skills and enrich my knowledge of science.
Our school provided much training as support. Mr. Yam, Miss Yong and Mr. Tse prepared me for Physics, Chemistry and Biology questions respectively. They spent a lot of time helping me solve different kinds of questions and consolidating my basic knowledge of the above subjects. What I have learnt was useful when answering questions in the Hong Kong Screening of IJSO.
Before the screening, I had worked hard and learnt a lot. Therefore, in the competition, I understood most of the questions and answered them with confidence. Indeed, some of the questions were difficult since there were traps which tricked me.
At the end, the result was released. I won a second class honor and I am satisfied with my result since my effort was rewarded and I am shortlisted for Phase I of the 14th International Junior Science Olympiad Student Training Programme, which allows me to acquire more scientific knowledge.
All in all, my participation in this competition is unforgettable and beneficial. I thank my school and teachers for giving me this precious opportunity. I want to thanks Mr. Yam in particular. Without him, I would not have heard of this competition. He offered me a great opportunity, which enhanced my scientific thinking.
Reflection by CHIANG Wing Yi 3E(6)
I am glad to be given a chance to represent my school to join the International Junior Science Olympiad. I remember I was shocked when I knew that I could join the competition as this competition covered all the science knowledge learnt in Form 1 and 2. I found it hard to prepare by myself. Luckily, my teacher advisors, Mr. Yam, Miss Yong and Mr. Tse, spent their spare time helping me with the preparation during the summer holiday. I am grateful for their assistance and guidance.
Whenever I had any questions, I would jot them down in a notebook and ask teachers for clarification. Asking questions is very useful for my learning because I can understand the concepts more thoroughly and even learn something extra to improve my own knowledge. Also, I read a lot of reference books about science, which helps me learn knowledge beyond my textbook, for example, the predicted reactions of all the elements in air and the human body structure. Extensive reading helps me better prepare for the competition.
After the competition, I have gained a lot of valuable experience. I truly understand that learning is boundless and endless. There are many things that I have never heard of. The competition allows me to satisfy my eagerness to learn and read more. Besides, I have learnt to stay calm. During the competition, I was nervous because I was not confident enough. But after calming myself down, I found that the competition was not that difficult. No matter how difficult the challenge is, putting effort and trying my best help me become more confident and perform better. Even the result is not as good as what I expected, I would have no regrets.
I am glad that to win a third class honour. I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to all teachers and classmates for their support and encouragement.
The Hong Kong Outstanding Teens Election 2016, a yearly award offered jointly by Hong Kong Playground Association and Hong Kong Outstanding Young Persons' Association, aims at promoting Hong Kong youths' all-round development. We are delighted that our student Tsan Wai Yang has been awarded the top-20 Outstanding Young Persons Award. May we send our heartiest congratulations to Wai Yang.
The Future Leaders Award, a yearly award offered by The Outstanding Young Persons' Association of Hong Kong, aims at nurturing young leaders for the future. We are delighted that the following students of our school have been awarded this award in the latest election:
4A: Law Sin Ting, Wong Shin Ying
5A: Lee Man Ching
5E: Wong Man Kiu
6A: Hung Ching Laam
6C: Yeung Hei Yee
May we send our heartiest congratulations to all awardees.
The Tai Po Outstanding Students Award, a yearly award offered by Tai Po Youth Association, aims at promoting Tai Po youths’ all-round development. We are delighted that the following students of our school have been awarded this award in the latest election:
3A: Yu Pak Hei
4A: Wong Shin Ying, Ching Ching Ho
5E: So Hei Tung
6E: Lai Chun Ming
May we send our heartiest congratulations to all awardees.
Tai Ping Koon is a well-known restaurant in Hong Kong. Its signature dishes include Swiss sauce chicken wings, roasted young pigeon and smoked pomfret. Though the décor and the menu of the restaurant reflect western traditions, it is hard to define it as a western restaurant, as most of their dishes are seasoned with Chinese soy sauce. In the previous school year, four of our senior form students participated in the 5th Inter-school Competition of Project Learning on Hong Kong's History and Culture co-organized by the Hong Kong Museum of History & the Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture. They conducted an in-depth interview with the owner of Tai Ping Koon. The written report "Tai Ping Koon: A Restaurant Where East Meets West" won the Champion in this competition. The list of members is as follows:
4E (2015-16) SO HEI TUNG
4A (2015-16) CHEUNG CHEUK NAM
4B (2015-16) KONG SAMYI
4E (2015-16) LEI CHEUK WA
Cantonese pop music (Cantopop) is highly influential in culture of Hong Kong. In the early 50's, before Cantopop was formed, traditional Cantonese opera was popular among Hong Kong people. It was also when many Cantonese opera writers started to create modern pop music based on the tunes and lyrics of Cantonese opera. In the 60's, the influx of western pop music created a craze for local band formation, which later produced pop idols like Sam Hui and Teddy Robin. In the 1970s, Hong Kong people experienced a change in the identification of their self-identity, together with television sets becoming the common commodity of many families, TV drama series were all the rage, and their theme songs with Cantonese lyrics became instant hits. Television broadcasts contributed largely to the rise of Cantonese pop music. A new form of entertainment blossomed.
Five of our junior form students participated in the 5th Inter-school Competition of Project Learning on Hong Kong's History and Culture co-organized by the Hong Kong Museum of History & the Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture. Their study report "Hong Kong and the West - the Development of Cantonese Pop Music from the 1950s to the 1970s" won the Champion in this competition. The list of members is as follows:
3A (2015-16) SHEU KA
3E (2015-16) CHEN ZHIHUI
3E (2015-16) LAM CHEUK YING
3E (2015-16) LAM LAM
3E (2015-16) NG SZE WAI
Cantonese cuisine is one of the 'Eight Regional Cuisines' of China. Before the Second World War, Guangzhou was the heart of Cantonese cuisine since it was the political and economic hub of Guangdong. In the 1950s, Hong Kong replaced Guangzhou as the epicenter of Cantonese cuisine owing to its economic development and favorable location. This change is also due to the innovative culinary skills of Hong Kong's Cantonese chefs who assimilated and refined western cuisine and created the "Neo-Cantonese Cuisine".
Five junior form students carried out a comprehensive literature review and conducted an interview on Neo-Cantonese cuisine. Their report "Neo-Cantonese Cuisine –A Hong Kong Invented Food Style" gained the recognition of the panel of judges and won the 1st runner-up in the 5th Inter-school Competition of Project Learning on Hong Kong's History and Culture co-organized by the Hong Kong Museum of History & the Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture. The members of our school's team are as follows:
3A (2015-16) LAU HOI TUNG
3A (2015-16) CHEUNG HOI CHING
3A (2015-16) CHEUNG WING YIN
3A (2015-16) NG SIN YEE CINDY
3A (2015-16) YU TSZ SHAN
"Cha Chaan Teng" , Hong Kong-style Teahouse, is an integral part of the Hong Kong's local culture. The food in Cha Chaan Tengs is a unique result of Hong Kong's colonial past which demonstrates how East meets West.
ong Kong-style milk tea and pineapple buns are highly adored by both Hong Kong locals and foreign tourists. They are also the comfort food of many overseas Hong Kongers.
ive junior form students carried out literature reviews and conducted interviews on the culture on Cha Chaan Tengs. Their documentary film "Cha Chaan Teng – An Icon of Hong Kong Culture" won the Merit Award in the 5th Inter-school Competition of Project Learning on Hong Kong's History and Culture co-organized by the Hong Kong Museum of History & the Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture. The list of members is as follows:
3A (2015-16) LEUNG SZE NGA
3A (2015-16) CHUI WAI YIN
3A (2015-16) LEE HUI YU
3E (2015-16) SUE PUI YING
3A (2015-16) TSE LEE SHA
Secondary School Mathematics and Science Competition (SSMSC) 2016, a yearly competition organized by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, aims at promoting students' interests in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. This year we are delightful that two of our school's awardees have achieved an outstanding result. 5E Mak Siu Hong won a Distinction in Chemistry, a High Distinction in Biology and a Medal in Physics while 5E Ho Cheuk Nam won a High Distinction in Physics and a Medal in Chemistry. Here are the reflections of the above-mentioned students regarding the competition.
Reflection on Secondary School Mathematics and Science Competition
6E Mak Siu HongIt is my honour to be one of the participants representing my school to have participated in the competitions of three subjects, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. At the beginning, I did not expect to get such excellent results in all three subjects because I am not very good at Biology and Chemistry. As the competition covers the whole HKDSE syllabus, I took it as a chance for revision and preparation for the HKDSE. Through the competition, my science knowledge has improved a lot. This is the most valuable reward. The awards I have won are just a bonus.
To prepare for the competition, I have adopted three different strategies towards the three papers. For the Physics paper, I knew I have the ability to solve all the problems. Therefore, I needed to be careful when studying the questions to avoid jumping into the traps. It is the worst if I know how to solve the problem but get trapped and choose the wrong answer, so I tried my best to prevent making such mistakes. For the Biology paper, it was totally different from the Physics one. I did not even know the answers of one-third of the questions. However, I knew that competitions aim to test whether participants have the ability to choose the correct answers. As long as I can get the correct answers, it is not important whether I solve it by myself or just guess the right answer. As a result, I tried my best to answer every question by guessing or intuition. The result turned out to be really surprising. The most important is not to give up even though you know nothing about it. If we try our best, everything is possible. For the Chemistry paper, the questions were unexpectedly easy. However, the award is not based on how many marks we have got, but depends on the percentile we are ranked among all the participants. Thus, easy questions mean that we have to get reasonably high marks to achieve a good result. Every single question is important, so no careless mistakes should be made. If we lose marks in a careless way, the award will slip off from our hands.
Last but not least, I need to thank my teachers for the training they offered. They spent extra time helping me to prepare for the competition. I would not have had such a good result without their commitment.
To conclude, in order to get a good result in the competition, the only way is to try our best regardless the difficulty of the questions and the strength of the opponents. The questions can be both easy and difficult. The same applies to the opponents. In all cases, we always need to try our best. This is the only way to succeed.
Reflection on Secondary School Mathematics and Science Competition
6E Ho Cheuk Nam RyanIn May 2016, I participated in the Secondary School Mathematics and Science Competition. There were contests in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics and candidates can choose the subject in which they want to compete. For me, Chemistry and Physics are my areas of expertise. Therefore, without a doubt, I would choose to compete in these two subjects.
Our school provided much training for us as support. However, I believed these were not enough for me to get an outstanding result as all the competitors in this competition were the elites from different schools. Everyone was making their most efforts to fight for the best. I knew I am not a genius in science and sometimes a simple question could make me struggle. Thus, I fully immersed myself in studies and turned a blind eye to anything that may distract me. As imagined, it was tiresome and boring. Thoughts about giving up kept appearing in my mind. Nevertheless, I held on and kept on studying non-stop for about two months.
Finally, the day came. I was not panicked or nervous as I knew I had done my best. There was no regret for me. I took out my pen and finished the task as usual. It was not a difficult task but there were numerous tricky questions and traps. Yet, having seen them before, there was no way they could fool me again.
At the end, the results of the contest were released. I am honoured to be awarded a Medal in Chemistry and High Distinction in Physics. More importantly, I am pleased and appreciate that none of my endeavour has been wasted. It also reminds me that if you want to improve, you must work so hard that it may hurt, but this is inevitable according to the proverb ‘no pain, no gain’. After all, my participation in this competition is unforgettable and beneficial. I thank my school and teachers for giving me this precious opportunity.
It is delightful to announce that our students performed well in the Hong Kong Physics Olympiad 2016, organized by The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education, on 8 May 2016. 5E Tse Lap Yan won a third honour and here is his reflection regarding the competition.
Reflection on Hong Kong Physics Olympiad 2016
5E Tse Lap YanThrough this competition, I have some new experiences which enlighten and change my thoughts. I also rejoice for having a chance to test my limit in this Hong Kong Physics Olympiad (HKPO).
Indeed, I had not heard anything about the HKPO before Mr. Yam introduced it to us. I thought this was a chance for me to learn more about Physics. Therefore, I joined the competition. Before the competition, Mr. Yam spent lots of time preparing us for answering the questions. During the practice, our learning was extended and I learnt some new ways of thinking and calculating. Although I could not understand all of the new knowledge, I still spent lots of time and effort trying to absorb as many mew techniques as possible. I was like a sapling wanting to absorb light and water to grow into a giant tree.
While I was doing the past papers of HKPO, I found that there were quite a lot of questions I could not solve. However, Mr. Yam can always solve these questions with the knowledge I have learnt. At that moment, I knew that I could not apply the techniques I have learnt skillfully to the questions. I then spent even more time on the past papers.
In fact, it was not my first time joining the Grand competition.
However, I could still feel the pressure aroused by this competition. Although I have tried my best preparing for it, there were still some questions I could not solve. I started suspecting my ability. Do I lack a gift in Physics? I asked myself several times during the competition. In the middle of the competition, some students gave up. However, I wanted to try my best and perform well in the competition. I worked until the last moment. I did not know if I was going to win any award. I only knew I had strived as much as possible.
Finally, I was awarded a third honor. I want to thank Mr. Yam. He spent much time teaching us with his spare time only for improving our performance in the competition. Besides, he is the one giving me a chance to widen my horizons. We spend most of our time at school, so our perspective will usually be trapped within the school. I have experienced the wonder of knowledge after this competition. There must be someone who is better than us in some subjects. Therefore, don't underestimate ourselves.
After this competition, I have also learnt the importance of striving. Did I win a third award simply by acquiring the techniques and knowledge taught by Mr. Yam? I do not think so. The only contributing factor is diligence. During the process of learning, trying and understanding are necessary. We can only learn things when we spend time reflecting on them. We should also concentrate when we are absorbing new knowledge.
本校派出中五級學生參加由香港律師會主辦的「青 Teen 講場 2015——私隱解碼」活動，並獲得優良成績。5A洪靖嵐、5A歐陽家熹、5A黃子雯、5B呂詠心及5E邱偉賢於十一月一日的第一輪「法律情景角色演繹比賽」中脫穎而出，成為全港進入決賽的隊伍之一，並獲選為「最具演說技巧隊伍」。第二輪活動於十一月二十八日舉行，本校更獲驕人成績，勇摘新界東區冠軍。當日頒獎禮主禮嘉賓為個人資料私隱專員黃繼兒大律師，黃繼兒大律師為本校一九七二年畢業校友。在儀式過後，黃先生除勉勵眾學弟妹外，更分享他在校時的往事，各同學當天渡過一個既興奮又溫馨的周末。
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今年，我學會了踏單車。單車，讓我學會了成長。
記得六歲那年，爸爸要我學會踏單車。或許因為我懦弱，所以我不敢，不敢坐上去，不敢向前進。最後，硬著頭皮起步了，前面的大樹卻無情把我擊倒。所以，可憐的兩輪車，一直被我討厭，我們之間就像有一段顯赫的距離。自從那次意外後，我再沒有碰過單車。等到今年十六歲，我要我自己學會踏單車。因為環境驅使我成長，促使我改變，迫使我打破十年前那懦弱的心。結果，這次成功了。
年頭，媽媽的公司做不住了，失業了。以後的日子只靠爸爸一人的工資養活全家，這是個突如其來的逆轉，是個難以接受的事實。就像世界末日的先兆般，對我、對我家而言，是一個無與倫比的打擊，因為失去了一個重要的經濟支柱。媽媽對我們宣佈失業的那夜，單位內只有電視熒幕發出的燈光，毫無生氣，大家皆難掩憂愁之色。
我家在林村，交通不太方便，只有巴士和小巴，偶爾有的士。巴士的車資一來一回都要十多塊錢。爸媽都是節儉的人，自從媽媽沒有工作後，家裏更是分毫也不浪費，所以很久沒有一家四口出外吃飯了，每天飯桌只是簡單而味淡的餸菜。
文明的社會，有火車、地鐵等一閃即逝的高速交通工具，但爸媽選擇單車，為的是反擊生活上的失意。媽常說:「一天省十元，十天省了一百元，那一年三百六十五天就省了三千六百五十元……」那麼，計全家四個人的話，豈不是省了一萬四千多元？所以集腋成裘的一毫子絕不能妄自菲薄。這驅使爸媽每天外出來回也踏單車。
由我家出發，踏單車去太和要二十五分鐘，去大埔墟要三十五分鐘，而我的學校在大埔墟火車站附近。自從媽媽失業後，就嚷著每天給我送飯。看著我的同學三五成群、魚貫而出地衝出校門，剩下的就只是一部單車倚著一個模糊的身影。我怕被同學冷嘲熱諷，所以接過飯盒就馬上回課室裏吃。
今年夏天， 總覺天氣特別熱，大地燒得正紅。人人都流下豆大般的汗水，待陽光再次蒸發。然而，午飯的鐘聲一響起，只有媽媽風雨不改地站在校門，等著我，大概因為怕我餓。當然模糊的身影旁總有部單車。
正午，烈日當空。媽媽騎著的是兩輪單車，不是四輪私家車，花了三十五分鐘來抵受紫外光的煎熬，終於來到我的學校。只是送個飯，轉過頭來就馬上回家了，又開始另一個三十五分鐘。眼見媽媽的手臂膚色一天比一天黝黑，我的心坎不禁塌了。時光荏苒，千瘡百孔的夏天，終於捱了過去。
今年冬天，總覺天氣特別寒，大家不願在外抵受寒風刺骨的感覺。而媽媽，仍每天準時來到。看見媽媽的臉紅了，自己也不好受，因為再這樣下去，不知凜冽北風甚麼時候會把媽媽的臉頰劃破。但，她依然堅持。
「今天只是白飯和蕃薯葉。」我家種了一大堆蕃薯苗，但冬天難以生長，而且外面菜肉的價格也與日俱增，所以這些都是媽媽在前一些日子摘好的。而且，家裡沒有暖飯壺，因此媽媽會用看過的頭條日報包着膠飯盒，所以經過長途送來的午餐還是暖笠笠的。天氣雖然冷冰冰，不過，午飯的暖意足以蓋過一切。接過飯盒，仿佛擁有着對抗逆境的力量。「嘎嘎吱吱……」回眸一看，媽媽在俯仰之間已消失於人群中。
「嘎嘎吱吱……」是單車輪受壓時發出的聲音。我家今年新添了四部單車，全部都不是買回來的，而是鄰家扔出來的。那時，從沒想過它們會改變這逆轉的生活。而爸爸，卻毫不躊躇的把它們托回家。單車只是舊了，功能還是可以用的，不過剎掣有時會失靈。
家裡共有四部單車，八個外軚，九個內軚。
單車的鐵管生銹，加上車軚也不堅軔，所以經常「爆軚」。第一次爆軚，爸爸猶豫地買了一個全新的內軚替換；第二、三、四……十次爆軚，再也沒有買新的。「爆軚」其實是指內軚的空間不能承受過盛的空氣粒子，所以爸爸會仔細找出內軚破了的地方，再作出補救，通常只是一個小洞。
我一直覺得，要在黑色的車軚表面上找一個小洞，實在是雞蛋裡挑骨頭。但爸爸常說：「如果為了個小洞而買一個新的內軚，太花費了……」爸爸雖然粗聲粗氣，性子倔強，卻十分細心。我站在旁邊，看著爸爸把破了的內軚放在水裡，然後輕輕擠軚裏面的空氣，水面浮出氣泡的地方就是小洞的地方。接著，爸爸叫我替他在舊車軚上剪一個小方塊，給他貼在「患處」。就這樣，破車軚又可以重新再用。這就是家裡有九個內軚的原因。創造了第九個內軚，也就意味著:創造了反擊的奇蹟。
有時候，我會埋怨為什麼媽媽這麼笨保不住工作；有時候，我會埋怨為什麼偏偏在這時候迎來逆境；有時候，卻會埋怨自己不能幫忙分擔。
騎單車的時候，空氣阻力特別大，不知是否風來風去，抹掉了爸媽頭髪的光彩。雲捲雲舒，花開花落，冬去春來，短短一年，由媽媽失業起，爸媽的愁緒盡顯露在頭髮上，白髮漸出，年華漸去。老爸老媽年長了，我也是時候成長了。
所以，我倏地決心學踏單車。
坐在單車上，深深體會到既難控制，又難平衡的恐懼感。這喚起了六歲時揮之不去、抹之不掉的童年陰影。那次因為撞樹而去醫院縫了幾針……然而，我覺得我有必要踏單車，我要為爸媽分擔。從今年九月起，我每天踏單車上學放學。雖然，我的單車外表一點也不可觀，但我為它改了個名字叫「朋友號」。以後的日子，不知怎麼突然喜歡讓「朋友號」倚著我的身影，像媽媽一樣。繼而我發現，反擊的力量源於單車與身影的互相依賴。
踏單車上學放學的話，我就能幫忙節省。
媽媽就可以放心搭巴士來送飯。
爸爸就可以再買一個新內軚。
現在，家裏共有四部單車，八個外軚，十個內軚。
一家四個人偶爾在星空下緩緩踏單車，因為怕夜風再抺去爸媽頭髮的光彩; 因為想凝住天倫之樂的一幕。
我伸手想觸摸心天，觸不到。但在指縫間，看到了閃爍的繁星，好似意味着逆襲難以避免，更闃然無聲地駕來，然後又被我們的正能量覆蓋得無影無蹤。
我，有一個節儉而滿足的家。我成長，我擔當。
評判余非女士評語：
本文是優秀佳作！有同學會把純純的正能量故事歸類為「心靈雞湯」，彷彿這種故事有「類型」，顯淺易寫。事實絕非如此！本文之所以成績突出，不是因為它屬於「純」「正」「類型」，是作者把人情道理的分寸拿捏得恰到好處，也有文字功力把親情寫得自然真切。
於技巧上，首尾既是呼應，也是文意提升。文中有兩個相當成功的細節──媽媽送飯與爸爸修單車，令文章有生活實感，整體效果清新可喜。
作者的文學觸覺不俗，描寫上有佳句（如尾三份一段落那幾句：描寫父母頭髮失去光彩，彷彿是因騎單車所致）；雖然有一兩處用字不準確，屬小瑕疵而已。
The CityU Discovery and Innovation Debating Challenge 2015-16 was organized by City University on 30th January 2016. Around 180 participants took part in the event and attended a lecture by a professor in one of their prospective study choice areas related to their specific debate topic in the afternoon. The whole-day experience provided an excellent opportunity for students to work through issues connected to their top tertiary study preferences and get a taste of university life.
Our school's English Debate Team was one of the participating teams which completed the debate in the prospective university area – School of Creative Media (SCM). We were on the negative side while Maryknoll Fathers' School was on the positive side. The debaters were 4A Chao Adrian Arthur, 5A Lau Sum Yin Phoebe and 5E Ho Yiu Him Matthew. 4A Lee Man Ching Phoebe took the role of the Chairperson in the debate. The other team members including 4E Chan Wai Lun Adrian and 4A Li Tim Fung Tim were the audience in the debate. The debate motion was that 'Discovery and innovation are the keys to succeeding in a fast changing world'. The opponent's team line was that discovery and innovation propels our world while our team line was that social support and practicality are the true keys to succeeding. Our team thought that discovery and innovation are important, but without social support and practicality, it would fail.
With our well-thought arguments and prompt rebuttals, we won over the debate. It was a truly challenging yet fruitful learning process. From this challenge, our debaters have learnt the importance of time management and sufficient preparation to hone in a debate. Although nervousness may be influential, practice definitely makes perfect.
Our school participated in the International Junior Science Olympiad - Hong Kong Screening 2016, which was co-organised by The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education, the Gifted Education Section of the Education Bureau (EDB), the Hong Kong Association for Science and Mathematics Education, and the Chief Executive's Award for Teaching Excellence Teacher Association. The event was held at Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School on 26th September 2015. Our student Wong Shin Ying Janice from 3A and Yeung Man Hin from 3E have been awarded Third Class Honours. Here are their reflections on the competition.
3A Wong Shin Ying Janice
In September 2015, I joined the International Junior Science Olympiad 2016-Hong Kong Screening with five schoolmates. Before the competition, Mr. Tse, Mr. Chu and Mr. Yam revised with us the scientific knowledge that we learnt in Secondary 1 and 2 in intensive training.
While we were having the competition, we found the questions unexpectedly challenging since many of them were unfamiliar to us. All I could think of was to try my very best to answer the questions. Fortunately, I won the Third Class Prize, which really surprised me.
This was a meaningful learning experience for all of us as we have definitely learnt so much more about science by competing with over 1,000 participants from different schools in Hong Kong. Besides, I have also become keen on science. I have realised that there are still numerous unimaginable and intriguing discoveries beyond the classroom waiting for us. This enhances my interest in science and motivates me to think about the nature and the principles behind theories.
Finally, I would like to express my gratitude to my school and my teachers for giving me a valuable chance to participate in this competition, allowing me to further explore about science.
3E Yeung Man Hin
I am very glad to be one of the participants to join the International Junior Science Olympiad. It was a great opportunity to challenge myself and at the same time to win the glory for my school.
At first, I was not too interested in science and I had no confidence in getting any awards. Luckily, my teacher Mr. Yam, Mr. Chu and Mr. Tse patiently gave us a lot of training to equip me with abundant amusing knowledge of science. I gradually developed my interest in it.
I was exposed to a lot of new and challenging concepts, which I found very difficult to understand. Still, I cherished this precious chance that my teachers gave me. I put my all-out effort to prepare for the competition. During the competition, I finished every question carefully. Although I did not have much time to check my work, I gained experience when applying what I have learnt. At last I won the third honour and I felt a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction with my performance.
I would like to thank all the teachers who spent their valuable time teaching me a lot of interesting scientific knowledge and gave me the opportunity to gain a priceless experience.
Six F.6 students were awarded the "Japanese Students Scholarship" in a Project Competition organized by the Society of Japanese Language Education Hong Kong. The topic of the investigation is "Story of Japanese Toys". They obtained both the Group Project Award and Individual Award.
The names of the students are as follows:
Individual Award:
6A To Ka Chun
Group Project Award:
6D So Wing Ki
6D Leung Ka Chun
6D Lau Sheung Ki
6E Lui Cheuk Yin
6E Kong Ho Yin
Child labour was a serious social problem in Hong Kong until the seventies in the last century. The first ordinance about prohibiting child labour was enacted in 1922. However, illegal child labour was an open secret in Hong Kong. In 1977, Sir Murray MacLehose announced the 9-year free and compulsory education which ended the problem of child labour. According to the recently released government records, the 9-year free and compulsory education in Hong Kong was not merely initiative by the Hong Kong Government. It was achieved partly by the pressure of the British Government. Four senior form students participated in the 4th Inter-school Competition of Project Learning on Hong Kong's History and Culture co-organized by the Hong Kong Museum of History & the Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture. Their study report "Child Labour in Hong Kong – 1922-1977" won the Champion in this competition. The list of members is as follows:
5A (2014-15) Wong Tsun Yan
5E (2014-15) Lui Cheuk Yin
4A (2014-15) Wong Ka Yu
4E (2014-15) Ho Cheuk Nam Ryan
Outwork means waged work at home. It was a common economic activity for Hong Kong's grass-roots families in 1960s and 1970s. From 1960s, industry became the most important sector of Hong Kong economy. The plastic flowers, garments, toys and electronic products which were made in Hong Kong were popular in the western markets. Outwork system, which established production lines outside factories, made Hong Kong industry more competitive. Four junior form students participated in the 4th Inter-school Competition of Project Learning on Hong Kong's History and Culture co-organized by the Hong Kong Museum of History & the Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture. Their study report "A Study on Outwork in Hong Kong" won the Champion in this competition. The list of members is as follows:
3E (2014-15) Choi Man Sz
3E (2014-15) Kong Sam Yi
3E (2014-15) Lei Cheuk Wa
3E (2014-15) So Hei Tung
"Hurray Factory Girls" is the theme song of "Her Tender Love", a movie by Actress Connie Chan Po Chu in 1969. The catchy lyrics made the song so popular that it has become the collective memory Hong Kong people. However, in the 1980s, labour-intensive production began to relocate to the Mainland. Factory girls can hardly be found in Hong Kong nowadays. Four junior form students interviewed three female elderly, who embarked on a career in manufacturing industry, sharing their life stories of being factory girls in the past. Their documentary film "Hurray Factory Girls: Life stories of female workers from the 50s to the 90s in Hong Kong" won the 1st Runner-up in the 4th Inter-school Competition of Project Learning on Hong Kong's History and Culture co-organized by the Hong Kong Museum of History and the Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture. Members of the team are as follows:
3A (2014-2015) Tsui Tsz Kwan
3A (2014-2015) Yip Tsz Yu
3E (2014-2015) Cheung Cheuk Nam
3E (2014-2015) Lee Sha Lee
It is delightful to announce that our students performed well in the Hong Kong Physics Olympiad 2015, organized by The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education, on 20 May 2015.
| List of Individual Awardees | Award |
|---|---|
| 4A Chan Ho Leung | Second Honour |
| 4E Mak Siu Hong | Third Honour |
Based on the total scores of the top 5 students from each participating school, our school won an Honourable Mention in the competition.
Here are the reflections of the above-mentioned students regarding the competition.
4A Chan Ho Leung
As one of the participants of Physics Olympiad 2015, I am grateful to have this opportunity because I have learnt a lot of interesting knowledge and gained an invaluable experience.
At first, I had no faith in winning the award because some of the questions were really challenging. Fortunately, my teacher Mr. Yam gave us intensive trainings before the competition. During the training sessions, I was given a lot of past papers in order to be more familiarized with the topics. Although it was hard to understand some of the difficult concepts in physics, I managed to understand all of them. After all, I treasured every moment in the training sessions as my horizons have been broadened.
Initially, I was not capable of digesting all the concepts. Yet, I had no intention of giving up. Notwithstanding the difficult tasks, I was determined to give my best try during the competition because I would definitely have regretted if I had wasted the chance. Therefore I attempted all the questions carefully. I did the multiple choice questions slowly as I had to choose the best alternatives. When I started working on the long questions (structured questions), I went through all of them before writing down the answers because I would like to finish the easier ones first. At the time when I came across the question about 'Moment', I felt much soothed and answered the question with confidence and concentration. Nonetheless, I was still rather anxious so I checked the answers for several times after finishing the whole paper. Although I was not sure whether the answers were correct or not, I was satisfied and confident.
Thanks to the trainings provided by my respected teacher, together with the effort that I paid, I am fortunate enough to win this award. I have learnt that people who are persevering and strong-willed will be rewarded. No matter how complex an obstacle is, with confidence and determination, we can still overcome it. Otherwise we will always be a loser.
4E Mak Siu Hong
Winning a third-class award is not something extremely difficult, but still it is not something easy. The questions raised in the Physics Olympiad are very different from the ones in school examinations. The topics included are different and it is much more difficult. In order to tackle the problems, we were trained for around 12 hours. I need to thank Mr. Yam for his teaching. Physics is a very difficult subject. It is impossible for me to learn it by myself. I would have won nothing in the competition without Mr. Yam's guidance.
The paper consists of two parts. One contains MC questions and the other one includes conventional questions. Some students may think that it is easy to win an honour if we can answer most of the MC questions correctly by guessing. Indeed, it is true that luck may affect the result. However, that happens occasionally and I think ability is still the most important. When a student is good at physics, he or she will always have a higher chance to guess the correct answer because his or her intuition of physics is better than other students. Therefore studying hard is the only way to get a better result in the competition.
Secondary School Mathematics and Science Competition (SSMSC) 2015, a yearly competition organized by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, aims at promoting students' interests in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. This year we are delightful that two of our school's awardees have achieved an outstanding result. 5E Mong Kin Ip won two High Distinctions in Mathematics and Physics while 5E Cheung Lok Hin won two High Distinctions in Chemistry and Physics. Here are the reflections of the above-mentioned students regarding the competition.
5E Cheung Lok-hin
The Secondary School Mathematics and Science Competition is a competition organized by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Its purpose is to promote students' interests in Mathematics and Science subjects through competitions. It is my honour to be chosen as one of the participants. I am so excited about having won High Distinction awards in two subjects, Physics and Chemistry.
At the very beginning, I knew that the participants of this competition are the elites of all schools in Hong Kong, so I was not hoping for any award but joining the competition in a relaxing manner. Nevertheless, our Mathematics and Science teachers gave us intensive trainings before the competition. I came to know that I had to take it seriously.
In the competition, students were required to finish the papers within one hour and fifteen minutes. It was a rush indeed. Fortunately, the questions were based on the HKDSE syllabus, so we simply tried our best to finish the papers by recalling what we had studied and our teachers had taught in class. To me, the competition seems to be a mock prior to the HKDSE.
Though I have won High Distinction awards for two science subjects, the honour should belong to our teachers. They have spent a lot of time giving extra lessons to us. They taught us the skill of understanding and answering the questions. Such intensive trainings help us to discover our weaknesses and accordingly make improvements. Hence, I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation to Mr. Yam, Mr. Chu and Mr. Kwong for giving us support and guidance throughout the competition. It is always true that classrooms can survive without iPads and computers, but never without inspirational teachers.
As I have mentioned before, this competition seems like a mock for the HKDSE, the High Distinction awards are really a shot in the arm and gives me confidence to face such a formidable exam. I will get well-prepared and strive for my best!
5E Mong Kin Ip
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University holds the Secondary School Mathematics and Science Competition every year. The competition aims to arouse students' interest in Mathematics and Science. The elites from different schools in Hong Kong join the competition and compete for the best result. It is my honour to be one of the participants representing my school.
I would like to start with my gratitude for my Mathematics and Physics teachers, Mr. Kwong and Mr. Yam. Their commitment is the key to my outstanding results. Since the competition covers the whole NSS syllabus, my teachers had to spend a large amount of extra time tutoring all the school representatives. I can still remember all the exercises we did with Mr. Yam. It is a very precious experience for me.
"Practice makes perfect" is the golden rule that applies to all kinds of competitions. The preparation for the competition was distressing. However, the complicated questions were not my only source of pressure. Keeping a well-balanced life between the training and schoolwork was tougher than I expected. Luckily with all the support from my teachers, I could still manage to overcome all the challenges. Mr. Kwong taught us different skills to tackle the multiple choice questions quickly. Besides, Mr. Yam guided us to complete the past papers of SSMSC, which certainly helped us to deal with the hardest questions in the competition. I am truly glad that our diligence has been rewarded. Through all these experiences, my exam skills have been enhanced and my understanding of the acquired knowledge has been improved.
I can still remember how excited I was when I knew I won High Distinction in both subjects. The results are surprising and encouraging. Since the competition covers the whole NSS syllabus, it is a great chance to do revision on the two subjects. The competition can really help me to discover my abilities. I have also learnt from the strengths of other students. This really helps me to focus more on my weaknesses and improve them before the HKDSE.
Six 3B students participated in the "Inter-school Mobile Application Development Contest (IMACD) 2015" held by Hong Kong Joint School Electronics and Computer Society, Youth Club Hong Kong Computer Society and School of Continuing and Professional Studies The Chinese University of Hong Kong. We are glad to announce that 3B CHAN CHUN YIU, KWAN CHEUK WA and TAM TSZ CHING won the Championship (Concept Stream – Junior Group) and 3B HO TSZ LOK, WONG KA MING and YIP CHUN KIT won the first runner-up (Concept Stream – Junior Group).
To promote project-based learning, our school sent three teams of students to participate in the Mathematics Project Competition. All three teams were successfully selected as the finalists. In the final interview section held for the finalists, one of our teams got the 1st Runner-up and the other two teams were awarded the Outstanding Performance Prize.
We also have encouraging results in another competition: Mathematics Book Report Competition. Among 161 entries, one S1 student and one S2 student of our school successfully won the Second Prize.
為培養中學生的寫作興趣，鼓勵他們積極參與文學創作，並加強大學與中學間的文學交流和聯繫，香港浸會大學舉辦第八屆大學文學獎。本校文學班6D 黃頌賢同學以〈再沒有限期〉在「少年作家獎」比賽中脫穎而出，獲得「傑出少年作家獎」殊榮。
大會先在芸芸參賽作品中評選「少年作家獎」，最後再在「少年作家獎」得主中遴選「傑出少年作家獎」。黃同學更應大會邀請，於頒獎典禮上分享獲獎心得，並即席朗誦得獎作品片段。
Aiming to have a better understanding of the current electricity usage and mechanisms of generating electricity in the territory, students studying physics joined a programme organized by the Tai Po Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education, and visited the Castle Peak Power Station on 7th November 2014. There, we visited an exhibition called ‘the Electricity World’ that not only contained informative booths, but also simple experiment apparatus and models to demonstrate the process of generating electricity and saving energy. Then, a few students joined the related Power Station Writing Competition.
Now, we are glad to announce that two students, 5D Lau Sheung Ki and 5E Lee Yin Wing, won the Champion and the First Runner-up respectively in the Writing Competition. The following are the two awarded writings:
5D Lau Sheung Ki
能源供不應求已成為全球矚目的問題, 尤其是香港人耗電量甚高, 情況頗令人憂慮, 同時亦反映出潔淨能源的重要性。透過這次參觀, 不僅使我了解發電的運作模式, 更提高我對環境生態的關注。
電力世界分為五大範疇: 電力101、發電、輸電及配電、能源效益與環保燃料。配合導賞員悉心講解, 加上有趣的遊戲及精彩的短片, 使我理解基本發電和輸電方式。並鼓勵我使用高能源效益產品、減少碳足印, 更認識香港現時採用的環保燃料、領略實踐能源效益的重要性, 令我大開眼界。
此次奇妙的電力之旅令我受益匪淺, 從今我必會珍惜能源、邁向低碳生活!
5E Lee Yin Wing
早前，我與同學一起參觀了位於屯門的青山發電廠。我們參觀了「電力世界」的展覽。通過瞭解發電的過程、設施、及節約用電的秘訣，明白到電力的珍貴，因為發電過程不但複雜難辨，而且煤更是不可再生能源，令我不禁反思現今香港人用電量節節上升，揮霍無度。市民毫無節能的意識，對此置若罔聞。
之後，我又觀看了技術人員如何更換及檢查渦輪蒸汽機。感受著龐然大物所引起的絲絲震動，我更感悔疚。發電的過程艱難無比，但我卻於彈指間輕易浪費了人們的努力。
此次參觀令我獲益良多，我不但學到發電的各科知識，更啟發到我要成為一位懂節約能源的人！
We are glad to announce that Tong Pui San Angela, a 5B student, has been awarded the Youth Arch Top 10 Student Improvement Award and Youth Arch Student Improvement Award Scholarships by the Youth Arch Foundation to acknowledge her tenacity and enthusiasm in facing challenges and making prominent improvements in academic performance. The prize presentation ceremony was held on 28th February, 2015 in The Open University of Hong Kong.
Our school participated in the International Junior Science Olympiad-Hong Kong Screening (2014-2015), co-organised by The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education, the Gifted Education Section of the Education Bureau (EDB) and the Hong Kong Association for Science and Mathematics Education, held at Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School on 27th September 2014. Our student Liu Tsz Yu from 3E has been awarded a Third Class Honour. Here is his reflection on the competition.
3E Liu Tsz Yu
I was nominated by my Physics teacher to the International Junior Olympiad- Hong Kong Screening. Thanks to my Physics, Chemistry and Biology teachers who provided me with training and guidance, I learnt to solve various problems by myself. Eventually, I won the Third Class Honour in the competition and my achievement is all credit to my teachers.
Through the competition, I learnt a number of things. To begin with, participating in the competition helped me consolidate the science knowledge that I have learnt throughout this school year, such as the diffusion theory. In addition, I learnt to integrate things that I have learnt from different science subjects and apply them to analyze cell structures.
Last but not least, I have learnt to stay calm while overcoming the challenges in the competition. Owing to numerous benefits I gained by joining the competition, I hope that my fellow schoolmates can also make a brave attempt to gain experiences from different competitions and feel the fun of science and achieve a lot more.
We are glad to announce that 5 students of our school were awarded Japanese Student Scholarship (Group Project Award) from the Society of Japanese Language Education in Hong Kong to recognize the outstanding performance in their studies.The title of the awarded project is "Story of Japanese Robots".
6A Ko Sin Fung
6A Wong Cheuk Yiu
6C Fan Chun Pong
6C Leung Chi Chiu
6E Lam Ting Ho
讓學生抒發對國慶成立六十五周年的情懷，促進學生交流。而本校2A王倩盈及2E 陳紫晴分別榮獲中學組冠、亞軍。
 | 2A王倩盈（冠軍） 六十五載國勢騰， 五湖四海結同盟。 航天體藝顯全能， 億心凝聚邁永恆。 |
 | 2E 陳紫晴（亞軍） 六十五年耀光輝，五星紅旗帶雄偉。 中華文化傳萬世，五千歷史四百帝。 皇宮天壇顯華麗，民族融和建天梯。 |
The 8th Research on Historical Photographs Writing Competition is co-organized by the Hong Kong Museum of History and the We Love Hong Kong Association. The theme of this competition is “Urban Development and Spatial Planning in Hong Kong”. A group of five students of our school participated in this competition and won the 1st Runner-up. Their study report focused on the change of land use of the old Murray Barracks and Parade Ground which is now the Cheung Kong Centre in Central. Members of the team are as follows:
5A (2013-14) SUNG CHONG LUI
5D (2013-14) CHOI CHIU WING
3E (2013-14) HO CHEUK NAM RYAN
3E (2013-14) WONG JONATHAN YIK CHONG
3E (2013-14) YIP CHUI LAM
Five students, Lam Ngai Yung, Cheung Chun Hei, Leung Ka Wa, Tang Lok Tin and Leung Yu Cho, won the Second Runner-up in "The 5th Hong Kong Digital Game Development Competition", organized by the Construction Industry Council, Cyberport and the Hong Kong Digital Game-based Leaning Association. Congratulations to the winners.
The Hong Kong Public Libraries organised the "4.23 World Book Day Creative Competition" in 2014 on the theme, "The Earth and I" in support of the "World Book Day" on April 23rd. The English Panel and Library Committee recommended our students to participate in the competition. Au Yeung Connor Christopher Ka Hei (4E) won the Outstanding Award in the Junior English Section, out of over 2000 entries in Hong Kong. Our school has won awards in this competition for three consecutive years.
Our students joined the Prize-giving Ceremony on 26th April 2014 at the Hong Kong Central Library. The works were displayed in the libraries around Hong Kong, Shenzhen and during the Hong Kong Book Fair from April to July 2014.
The following is Connor's work:
To live with Nature: A reading report
Title: Hong Kong Geopark All in One
Publisher: Lions Nature Education Foundation, Cosmos Books Ltd.
Authors: Bernie Owen, Raynor Shaw, W.C. Chan (Chinese translation)
What is shown inside the new Hong Kong Geopark? To most of us, we see rocks of different shapes, colours and sizes; in forms of animals, body-like shapes and such.
However, have we thought how the stones take such a form? Angular? Round? Sharp? Heavy? In this book, chemical processes and geological forms which have formed the unique landscape of the hills and islands of our city have been accurately and explicitly described. Furthermore, it provides a relaxing guide to the contemplation of the products of the processes — the rocks.
It was until I picked up the book and read it over when I realized Hong Kong has its own countryside areas — all we knew about Hong Kong were only packed skyscrapers.
In rows after rows, the dense flow of transport, the meagre quality of air and nights polluted by excessive light throughout the year. What have we done to the greens, the nature and the wilderness? There is a saying, "Land supplies what man needs, not what man desires." Since the Industrial Revolution, humans have already wasted countless resources — trees, coal, crude oil, fresh water, destroyed plenty of lands which could have been a haven for animals, a treasure chest for biological discoveries, even a piece of art from nature itself under the treads, the blades, the motors and wheels of machines in name of "civilization" and "comfort". If nature is a large net, man is just a thin line. Without intertwining with others, there will be no existence of man itself, for we survive not on ourselves, but what we have taken from the land.
Given that we have caused such grave destruction (it still carries on at the moment) to the nature, should we take initiative to reconsider our place on the Earth? A billionaire may enjoy fine delicacies while simple, cheap food would do for a person in poverty, but they both have to eat — we are more intelligent than other creatures; however, this does not imply that their interests may be neglected in order to fulfil our desires!
To live in harmony with nature may be hard for one to adapt to, but we must do so as we humans, however intelligent, are merely living off the expenses of nature. As the Indians wisdom goes, "Our lives are debts to our sons." The debts have gone too far. Now we must compensate for what we have done: whether by technology, shift of living habits or any others, we must stop before there is none of nature left for our off springs — a debt too large and innocent for them to pay for our deeds.
In the school year 2013-14, our school participated in the "TVNews Award Scheme 2013/14" organised by Hong Kong Education City (HKEdCity). For our students' excellent performances and participation in the scheme, our school was awarded the "Best Participation Award for Schools" at both junior and senior levels.
According to our students' participation rates and scores throughout the year, the following students were shortlisted to be the winners of the "Certificates of Award for Outstanding Performance in the School":
Adia, CHAN Yi Ching, 2A
CHAN Chak Sang, 3A
KAN Yue Ming, 4A
CHAN Tsz Nga, 5E
LUK Pui Ling, 6A
Siu Kau Village was one of the six villages in Plover Cove. In the sixties of the last century, the government moved the six villages to Tai Po Market due to the construction of Plover Cove Reservoir. In the removal of Siu Kau, the villagers received a reasonable compensation. However, the practice of collective ancestral worship stopped because of the lack of common property. In the eighties, their ancestral hall was moved to Fanling. The government gave them a three-storey building as compensation. The Lees of Siu Kau leased the two upper storeys. The practice of collective worshipping resumed and was supported by the rental income. Four senior form students participated in the 3rd Inter-school Competition of Project Learning on Hong Kong's History and Culture co-organized by the Hong Kong Museum of History & the Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture. Their study report "Floating Village: A Study on How the Lees of Siu Kau Village in Plover Cove Enhance the Lineage's Identity and Solidarity through the Visit to Ancestral Graves" won the Champion in this competition. The list of members is as follows:
5A (2013-14) LI KA NGAI
5A (2013-14) SUNG CHONG LUI
5D (2013-14) CHOI CHIU WING
4A (2013-14) WONG TSUN YAN
Ancestral worship is an important event and the symbol of unity for a clan. In the old days, clansmen of the New Territories went to worship their common ancestors by foot which usually takes a few hours. After worshiping, they would cook the offering for their lunch at the grave side. This simple basin cuisine lunch includes dried squid, bamboo shoots, tofu skin and pork. With the improvement of transport, most of the clansmen in the New Territories take their lunch in the ancestral hall after worshiping. But the clansmen of Wai Sun Hall in Ping Shan still preserve this heritage. Five junior form students conducted a research on this heritage and participated in the 3rd Inter-school Competition of Project Learning on Hong Kong's History and Culture co-organized by the Hong Kong Museum of History and the Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture. Their documentary film "Picnic at Grave Side: A Study on How the Tangs of Wai Sun Hall in Ping Shan Enhance the Clan's Identity and Solidarity through the Practice of Grave Side Picnic" won the 2nd Runner-up. The members of the team are as follows:
3A (2013-14) LAM NGA WAI
3E (2013-14) AU YEUNG CONNOR CHRISTOPHER KA HEI
3E (2013-14) WONG KA YU
3E(2013-14) YAU LONG TING
3E(2013-14) YEUNG KA WAI
Secondary School Mathematics and Science Competition (SSMSC) 2014 is an annual competition organized by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University with the aim of promoting students' interests in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. It is worth mentioned that two of our school's awardees have achieved an impressive result. One of them is 5E Yim Hong Sang, who won three High Distinctions in Mathematics, Physics and Biology while the other one, 5E Lam Tsz Ho, was awarded a Medal in Mathematics. Here are their reflections concerning the competition.
5E(18) Lam Tsz Ho
It is my honor to be one of the medalists of Mathematics in The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Secondary School Mathematics and Science Competition 2014.
The purposes for holding this competition are meaningful: to arouse students' interests in Mathematics and Science as well as to enhance our generic skills of creativity, problem solving, communication and collaboration.
First of all, I would like to show my appreciation and thankfulness towards my mathematics teacher, Mr. Kwong, and other science teachers. As the competition is mainly based on the DSE syllabus, students had to be well-prepared for the content in syllabus in order to strive for the best performance. Yet, Mr. Kwong and other science teachers, they devoted lots of time and effort in the training of this competition, including teaching some quick methods to tackle multiple choice questions and also answering skills which are useful in this competition. This honor should belong to them, because of their paid effort and devotion.
In the competition, students were required to finish answering 30 multiple choice questions and 4 long questions in 1 hour and 15 minutes. The time was truly tight for students to answer all the questions. Moreover, these questions, which were set by professors in university, weren’t the familiar types of questions we used to face daily. However, this situation reminded me that blindly memorizing solution of a specific question type is useless, but applying the concepts taught in the lesson, we can tackle all the problems we face.
As what Albert Einstein said “The only source of knowledge is experience.”After joining this competition, it not just enhanced my strong interests in Mathematics, but also sharpened my skills in handling various types of questions and Mathematics problems. In the award presentation ceremony, while watching other schools’ medalists, I soon realized there’s always someone stronger, so, I have learnt to be humble at all times, whoever I am.
I still remember how excited I was when I realized I had won 1 medal (top 2 percentile of all candidates). Facing the HKDSE, this award will definitely be a great drive for me to fight for the future, as it will probably be the final competition that I had joined in my secondary school life. Towards the end, I would like to express my thankfulness to all teachers who are involved in this competition, and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University that organized and hosted this competition.
5E(35) Yim Hong Sang
Secondary School Mathematics and Science competition (SSMSC) is an annual competition which aims to arouse the student’s interests in Mathematics and Science aspects. Every year, the top elites of all schools in Hong Kong participate in the competition. It is my honor to be chosen as one of the participants, not only competing with the cream of Hong Kong, but also challenge myself.
SSMSC is a competition which is mainly based on the knowledge in NSS syllabus. We need to be proficient in all of required knowledge within two months. It is quite a challenge for us to strike a balance between the schoolwork and the preparation for the competition. Moreover, the most of the questions are different from the question types which we are familiar with. Set by the Professors of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the questions focus more on the fundamental knowledge and the in-depth understanding which required a thorough concept rather than formulaic solutions in the topics. It is also a test for us to examine how we had learnt. We have to make the most of our knowledge in order to rank high.
The result of the SSMSC was released in early July. I have got High Distinction in three subjects (Mathematics, Physics and Biology). The result acts as an encouragement for me to find out my interests in the Science field. Besides that, I have learnt that no matter how good you think you are, there is always someone out there that is better. We would not be willing to adapt ourselves to new knowledge and enhance ourselves in any aspect if we are blowing our own trumpet and seeing this world with our superficial thought.
Last but in no way least, I wish I could express my heartfelt thankfulness to all the Mathematics and Science teachers who devoted their own time to help us gain deeper understanding of the subjects. For example, Mr. Yam, my Physics teacher, had modified questions from past paper SSMSC and explains the concept behind it. It is apparently impossible to have a good command with the NSS syllabus within two months, during which, school has provide us with a series of intensive training to help us try our best to strike for excellence. It is with the support of school and the help of our Mathematics and Science teachers that we can achieve such a great result in SSMSC 2014.
The 3rd Science and Technology Seedling Plan 100 (科技新苗100計劃) organised by Hong Kong Association for Advancement of Science and Technology aims at nourishing the youths into committed science professionals. One hundred elite students were elected out of the participated secondary schools. Our school nominated the following three students who are interested in scientific research to participate in the plan and they were all elected:
Tong Wing Yan 4E
Hong Ting Ngai 4E
Yau Pui Chung 4E
In order to be elected, each student needs to hand in a letter to the organisation which describes about their interest and knowledge in science , expresses their ambitions and more importantly their sense of responsibility towards the society. Here is one letter written by one of the elected students, Yau Pui Chung.
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am glad to be nominated in this programme. I want to join this programme since I know that I can enhance the knowledge of science through a series of training and visits . If I am the member of this programme, I will try my best to learn more about the secret of science.
I know that there is inseparate relation between science and technology. Moreover, we can see them in humans’ live. The human’s history turns over a new page once a new technology has been innovated.
In 1665, Robert Hooke was the first one who discovered cell is the basic unit in every organism. After forty years, we can apply artificial heart in human bodies. Biological development has saved lots of people’s lives. Furthermore, it also breaks though the barrier of technological development. I hope that I can work in scientific research in order to have contribution in the society.
There are lots of scientific theories (e.g. newton’s law and Len’s law) which are very important in human activities. For example, we can apply moment theory to open the box of egg-roll. We can use a spoon to increase the length of moment arm so that the applied force could be smaller than before. Furthermore, the father of optic communication (Sir Charles Kuen Kao) has innovated optic fiber. We can have more accurate and faster communication. Since optic fiber is light and long, it is applied all over the world. We can communicate with people who are living in other countries easily. Therefore, the scientific development affects the standard of living.
Undoubtedly, the science development of our motherland is of high standard. I am really proud of the space flight of China. There is no doubt that the growth of scientific development is rapid. Going to the space is not difficult nowadays since our first Chinese astronaut has finished the first space flight in 2003. It shows that our technology level is mature now.
Moreover, the unmanned Shenzhou 8 mission successfully docked with Tiangoung-1 on 2 November 2011, marking China’s orbit docking. It shows that space flight becomes more mature. Lots of scientists put so much effort to find out the secret of the mysterious space. I also hope that I can contribute to my motherland in the future.
Personally, I participated in the physical Olympic competition last month. I have learnt more about mechanics such as the theory of relativity. I also note that there are different kinds of force, such as gravitational force and magnetic force. I really hope that I can take this rare opportunity so as to enhance the knowledge of science.
Yours faithfully,
4E Yau Pui Chung
Three students, 3C Yeung Yun Hing, 3D Lo Wing Yan and 3D Leung Ching Yin participated in "A Caring Hong Kong - Hong Kong Secondary School Creative Micro-Animation Competition" held by the Community Investment & Inclusion Fund and IBM. After public voting and professional assessment by the Judging Panel, their work , 「大聲說人情味」, won the Championship.
Their work can be found in the following link : http://www.ciif.gov.hk/en/promotional-and-educational-activities/ev00081.html
To promote the interest of students in learning Mathematics through reading, our school sent some junior form students to participate in the Mathematics Book Report Competition. This year, there are only four outstanding book reports which were classified as First Class Prizes. Our student, S1A Wong Shin Ying, was successfully chosen as one of the First Class Prize Winners.
To promote project-based learning, our school sent three teams of students to participate in the Mathematics Project Competition. One team got the Good Performance Prize and the other two teams were successfully selected as the finalists. In the final interview section held for the finalists, our teams achieved satisfactory result. They were awarded the Outstanding Performance Prizes.
We also got encouraging results in another major competition: Hong Kong Young Achievers Selection Contest(2013-14). Three S1 and S3 students of our school participated in this competition. Among these students, two of them won the Third Prize and the other student won the Second Prize.
The Hong Kong Tuberculosis, Chest and Heart Diseases Association organized the "Liberal Studies Programme 2013-2014". Our school sent 5 teams of S2 to S5 students to participate in the programme. They took up a research project related to "Environmental Health and Epidemic Prevention in Schools / Home". They needed to plan and carry out the whole research, practice the research methods including setting of questionnaires, studying readings, conducting interviews and field observations for the production of innovative projects, presentations and written reports. They presented their findings in an open forum on 10th May 2014. Among the 64 teams, 2 teams from our school were selected as the finalist (the best 6 teams) and participated in the final event on 31st May 2014. Finally, their projects won the 1st runner up and 2nd runner up of the senior section in the competition.
| The winning teams: | |
| 1st runner-up in Senior Section: 4E Chan Tsz Nga, Lau Sheung Ki, Lee Yin Wing, Mong Kin Ip, Yau Pui Chung Project Title: Beware of Influenza |
2nd runner-up in Senior Section: 4A Chau Sze Nam, Lau Suet Yi, Suen Ho Nam, 4E Tsan Wai Yang Project Title: A Study of Enterovirus |
On Thursday the 10th of April, 2014, ten members from the English Drama Club (Chan Chi Shing, Chong Siu Chit, Poon Wai Lam, So Hoi Lam, So Wing Ki, Yau Long Ting, Lee Man Ka, Yu Ka Wai, Chung Hei Long and Ho Man Chun) competed in the English Medium of Instruction Drama Competition at the La Salle College Theatre. The drama competition required students to write their own script or adapt one of Shakespeare's plays. The students wrote their own play focusing on the issue of bullying in schools and the effects of bullying. They competed against 7 other schools in the region, and through our hard work and excellent drama skills won awards for outstanding performance and for the best script.
Each year, Lions Clubs around the world sponsor the Lions International Peace Poster Contest in local schools and youth groups. This art contest for the youth encourages young people worldwide to express their visions of peace.
The theme of this year is "Our World, Our Future". About 400,000 children from 62 countries participated in this year's Peace Poster Contest. Our school also entered this competition and achieved a fruitful result. Seven students were awarded grand prize and merit awards in this competition. The most remarkable student is Ho Ting of S.1C. Her work was considered outstanding by the judges and won the champion in the competition of the Hong Kong round. Her work was submitted to the United States for the international contest. Ho Ting was proudly awarded the International Merit Award which is given to the top 23 entrants around the world. This is the second time which our school has won the champion in Hong Kong and International Merit Award.
The winners are listed as follows:
| 1C Ho Ting | Champion in Hong Kong & Macau Region and International Merit Award |
| 1A Chan Yuen Ching Kristy | Merit Award in Hong Kong & Macau Region |
| 1A Wong Ming Tung Crystal | Merit Award in Hong Kong & Macau Region |
| 1C Chung Suet Yee | Merit Award in Hong Kong & Macau Region |
| 1C Poon Hiu Ping | Merit Award in Hong Kong & Macau Region |
| 2E Wong Ching Sze | Merit Award in Hong Kong & Macau Region |
| 2E Yip Tsz Yu | Merit Award in Hong Kong & Macau Region |
Ho Ting's Statement:
大埔區中小學戲劇比賽2014是由大埔區議會贊助大埔文藝協進會主辦。本校戲劇學會參加了是次比賽。
參賽劇目〈藏身畫室中〉，講述為了理想，你到底可以去到幾盡？一個醉心作畫的男孩，一個德高望重的教授，一個神秘的插班生，由一幅被盜的作品開始，告訴你「理想」的真義。
本校學生於2014年3月1日(星期六)的比賽表現優異，榮獲最佳舞台效果及良好整體演演出（季）獎，尹彥翹（4C）更獲得優異女演員獎。
二零一三至二零一四年中國語文菁英計劃由教育局課程發展處資優教育組委託、中國語文教育研究學會主辦。
是次比賽全港有三百多間學校參與，每校只可派出最多三位學生參賽。本校中三甲班李佩儀同學先於初賽即席作文中入選決賽，再於決賽即席二人對話、演講及辯論比賽中脫穎而出，入選總決賽。最終於總決賽中穩奪全港首二十名佳績，榮獲菁英銀獎。
On Monday the 24th of March, 2014, six members from the English Drama Club (Chan Chi Shing, Chong Siu Chit, Poon Wai Lam, So Hoi Lam, So Wing Ki and Yau Long Ting) competed in the "Speak Out! Act Up!" Improvised Drama Competition at the Shatin Town Hall. The drama competition was based on improvised drama – no scripts, no preparation and no practice. The students were given a line of dialogue and had 5 minutes to prepare a play using that line. They competed against 11 other schools in the region, and our hard work and excellent drama skills won us the Best Team Award. This victory is made even sweeter after we were penalized 20 marks for being short of the required length. The students all performed well and are now preparing for the English Medium of Instructions Schools Drama Competition on the 10th of April.
為慶祝中華人民共和國成立六十四周年紀念，新界校長會舉辦「慶祝中華人民共和國成立64周年學生徵文比賽」，得獎名單已於11月公佈，本校2E 蔡雯思同學榮獲初中組亞軍，頒獲獎盃乙座及獎學金；2E 梁紫華同學則獲得初中組優異獎，頒獲獎盃乙座。
The 44th International Physics Olympiad was held from 7 July to 15 July in Copenhagen, Denmark. A team of five student members of The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education (HKAGE) representing Hong Kong have returned home proudly with three silver medals and two bronze medals.
We would like to congratulate S6E Shing Ming Tony for his astonishing achievement in winning the silver medal. Tony has outperformed other contestants from all over the world not only because of his ability but also his hard work and effort. Our students should learn from his persistence and enthusiasm to reach their goals in the future.
6E Tony Shing Ming
The 44th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) was held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2013. Following the Asian Physics Olympiad in India last year, it was my honor again to participate in such a great event as one of the representatives of Hong Kong.
The reason for holding the Physics Olympiad in Copenhagen this year is simple – to memorize Neil Bohr, a great physician in the early 1900s, who was one of the founders of modern physics. It was the 100th year after he proposed his great idea on atomic model in Copenhagen, influencing the Physics and Chemistry worlds in the past century. Because of this, the strongest enthusiasm towards Physics was observed in the Physics Olympiad this year.
I really felt honored to be able to visit Copenhagen at such a right time, and more importantly as a representative of my city to compete with other Physics elites worldwide. It was probably the most unforgettable experience I ever had.
In the eight days of the trip, there were only ten hours when we were actually involved in the 'real' competition – five hours for theory exams and another five for experiments. This year's problems were more interesting than expected – for example, meteorite fallen in Denmark, movement of ice sheet in Greenland, and they were not too difficult for me, but they involved lots of our physical sense and logical thinking that fascinated any future Physician. After months of striving, I was eventually awarded a silver medal, ranking 61st at the end of the competition, which I think was already quite satisfying.
In the remaining days following the competition, we participated in tours around Copenhagen. We did not only do simple sightseeing, but participated in other Physics-related activities. We visited different places where important events to the Physics world occurred, like the Neils Bohr Institute where lots of researches were performed, very advanced Physics laboratories in the two renowned universities for Physics researches (University of Copenhagen and Technical University of Denmark), and Assistens Cemetery where Bohr and his family were buried. Even in the amusement park, we finished small Physics tasks while enjoying the rides. More surprisingly, we could even have the chance to attend to a talk about studying Physics from Professor Thomas Bohr, the grandson of Neils Bohr, which was definitely a rare experience for a secondary school student studying in Hong Kong.
But this trip did not only provide me with the chance of tackling interesting Physics problems, or the enjoyable moments in sightseeing but it was also a chance for me to meet people from other parts of the world. To gather those who are ambitious and interested enough to take part in the Physics world's future, IPhO is probably the only opportunity. We shared our experiences and hung out with each other no matter what our nationality or ethnicity is. It was because we all gave heart to the Science world. Thanks to the nice scenery and mild weather in Copenhagen, I enjoyed every moment together with everyone participating in the competition.
Returning our own countries did not mean the end of the fabulous event. With the advanced technology today, we can still keep in contact, discuss interesting Physics problems on the Internet, and continue our dream of contributing to the world of Physics. IPhO never ends – it will forever stay in our hearts.
The Climate Youth Network is a whole year program under the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). Participants were required to attend classroom theory training, practice low carbon lifestyles for 2 months and organize activities for promoting messages of the urgent need to combat climate change. 11 Climate Youth Ambassadors in our school successfully entered the final stage as one of the 10 outstanding teams. They held promotion booths and exhibitions at Y Square on 12th – 13th July 2013. They also had the opportunity to exchange with experts and teams from other schools. Our school was awarded the "Green Fund" and our Climate Youth Ambassadors were awarded a scholarship. They will share theirknowledge with students in 2 primary schools, to continue the fight against climate change.
The theme of this year's Inter-school Competition of Project Learning on Hong Kong's History and Culture is "In Search of Community History". Five of our senior form students chose the "Ladies Market" as the focus of their research project. After carrying out a comprehensive literature review with reference to various government documents and maps, they were able to trace the actual location of Mongkok Village which has long disappeared. They were also able to clearly show the development history of the area and how Tung Choi Street turned into the now renowned "Ladies Market". In the oral defense session, the team gained the recognition of the panel of judges by answering their queries and won the Champion of the Senior Section (Written Report). The members of our school's team are as follows:
6A WONG SZE WAI
6B CHENG KIU WAN
6D LEE CHING YU
6E CHONG HIU TUNG
6E LEUNG ALEXANDER SIU KWUN
It is not difficult to find old ladies hitting people's photos with their slippers when you walk pass Canal Road in Wan Chai. Indeed "Beating the Petty Person" has now become Hong Kong's local culture and most people would immediately relate the area with this custom. However, it was not until the last 50 years which the custom started clustering in Wan Chai.
Five of our junior form students entered the 2nd Inter-school Competition of Project Learning on Hong Kong's History and Culture (Junior Section – Written Report). They carried out a research to find out the correlation between the"Beating the Petty Person" custom and the land use development of the area and won the Outstanding Award. The members of our school's team are as follows:
4A KWOK TIN CHING
4B SO TSZ TUNG
4E TONG WING YAN
4A WONG TSUN YAN
4E KONG HO YIN
Science and Technology Seedling Plan 100 (科技新苗100計劃) organised by Hong Kong Association for Advancement of Science and Technology aims at nourishing the youths into committed science professionals. One hundred elite students were elected out of the participated secondary schools. Our school nominated the following three students who are interested in scientific research to participate in the plan and they were all elected:
Lam Tsz Yin 4E
Lam Ho Yin 4E
Yim Tsz Kin 4E
In order to be elected, each student needs to hand in a letter to the organisation which describes about their interest and knowledge in science , expresses their ambitions and more importantly their sense of responsibility towards the society. Here is one letter written by one of the elected students, Lam Tsz Yin.t
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am Lam Tsz Yin, a form 4 student who studies in Wong Shui Chi Secondary school. Firstly it is my honour to be chosen by my school to join this meaningful programme. I know that the aim s of this programme is to increase students' scientific knowledge and they can therefore contribute to society. If I can become one of the members of this programme, I would do my best and contribute to the society in the near future.
I study chemistry in my school. In my daily life, I am definitely interested in the formation of drugs and household cleaners. I am an adventurous person who loves challenges, especially when dealing with my mathematic homework. That is why I believe that I am suitable to become one of the members of this programme.
When I am studying chemistry, I realized how amazing chemistry is and each scientific development influences the world greatly. For example, the plastic bag we used in daily life, glasses, batteries and pills are all made from the combination of elements. It goes without saying that chemistry has a close relationship with our life, different chemical developments can raise our living standard. How can a small pill cure our diseases? However I only possesses basic knowledge in science, like the structure of an atom and properties of metals. If I become a member, I am sure through attending various talks and visiting technology infrastructures would absolutely enrich my current scope of knowledge.
Besides chemistry, I am into biology. I love watching documentary since I was small. I remember them talking about how penguins live in South Pole where the temperature there is extremely low, introducing strange insects, appealing everyone to save the polar bear from extinction and how the strong cactus survive in dry and hot atmosphere. It is for sure that I am very curious in every living thing.
Furthermore, I watched how China launched rocket to the outer space successfully. I hope that I can have a chance to know more about mainland aerospace development, it must be very impressive.
Finally, every party in the society should have noticed that global warming is intensifying in recent years. As a member of the global village, I hope that I can help saving the Earth by scientific means, such as finding ways to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases and exploring a new and anti-pollution alternative energy resources to protect the Earth from further damage.
At last, if I can have the honour to become a member in this programme, I must gain a lot and find out the other side of science. After joining this programme I am sure that I would be more able to achieve my ambitions and change the world by scientific advancement. I would like to contribute myself to the society and raise the living standard. I promise I would put all my efforts and treasure this learning opportunity.
Yours faithfully,
Lam Tsz Yin
Secondary School Mathematics and Science Competition (SSMSC) 2013 is a yearly competition organized by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University to promote students' interests in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. This year we are delightful to have 42% of participants attaining Distinction or above in the competition. Here's the list of our school's awardees achieving Credit or above.
| Vice-President Award | 5E Ng Chi Ho | (Physics and Chemistry) |
| Mathematics |
5E Yip Ho Ting | High Distinction |
| 5A Chan Wing Tung | Distinction | |
| 5E Kwok Sze Kan | Distinction | |
| 5E Poon Hon Yin | Distinction | |
| 5E Chan Wan Fung | Credit | |
| 5E Chu Chun Yat | Credit | |
| Physics |
5E Ng Chi Ho | Medal |
| 5E Chan Cheuk Hin | High Distinction | |
| 5E Wong Ka Shun | High Distinction | |
| 5E Kam Chung Kan | Distinction | |
| 5E Lam Man Wan | Credit | |
| 5E Leung Siu Kwun | Credit | |
| 5E Man Tsz Lok | Credit | |
| 5E Yip Ho Ting | Credit | |
| 5E Yu Wai Tsang | Credit | |
| Chemistry |
5E Ng Chi Ho | Medal |
| 5E Ho Cheuk Man | High Distinction | |
| 5D Ho Tsz Ying | Distinction | |
| 5D Wong Hoi Ying | Distinction | |
| 5E Lam Yuen Sze | Distinction | |
| 5C Tsang Pui Tung | Credit | |
| 5D Suen Ching Yi | Credit | |
| 5D Tsang Hoi Lam Christie | Credit | |
| Biology |
5C Chan Cho Kiu | Distinction |
| 5D Chan Kwun Tin | Distinction | |
| 5D Lee Ching Yu | Distinction | |
| 5D Leung Chung Ling | Distinction | |
| 5D Cheung Hang Shun | Distinction | |
| 5D Chan Ka Wai | Credit | |
| 5E Chui King Yin | Credit | |
Reflection on Secondary School Mathematics and Science competition 2013
5E Ng Chi Ho
Secondary School Mathematics and Science competition (SSMSC) is an annually held competition organized by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The competition offers participants to attempt Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics. In March this year I was nominated to attempt Physics and Chemistry in May as they are the areas of my strength.
Between March and May, a series of intensive training classes were well organized by our Science teachers. As the competition is mainly based on the NSS syllabus (about 70%), students had to be proficient in them within two months' time. Nevertheless, to strike for excellence, our Science teacher also tried to help us by enriching the NSS syllabus topics and teaching us knowledge beyond the syllabus. For example, Mr. Yam, my Physics teacher, had modified questions from past paper of 2012 SSMSC to the challenging ones.
The competitions for Physics and Chemistry were held on 1/5 and 17/5 respectively. Although each paper just lasted for an hour, they indeed managed to test candidates' performances comprehensively. As most of the questions in the test were set by the University, none of them seemed familiar to us. Eventually I had to tackle most of the questions based on the concepts of these subjects. This had reminded me that it would be wiser to have a clear understanding on the fundamental principles and concepts of these subjects in lieu of memorizing "useful formulae" blindly. In addition, it is also significant for us to enhance our speed and accuracy in attempting questions through constant practices so that we can spare more time on tackling challenging questions and final checking in competitions or exams.
The results of the competition were released in early July. To my surprise, I won two Medal certificates (top 2 percentile of candidates) in Physics and Chemistry, together with the Vice-President Award for attaining two Medals. It has left me a wonderful memory as this would probably be my last competition in secondary school's life. Last but not least, I would like to thank all teachers who had contributed tremendous amount of their effort and time in teaching me, and also our school Principal, Mr. Ho, for attending the award presentation ceremony.
It is delightful to announce that our students have performed well in the Hong Kong Physics Olympiad 2013 organized by The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education on 19 May 2013.
| List of Individual Awardees | |
| 4E Lau Matthew Kin Hay | Honourable Mention |
| 4E Yim Hong Sang | Third Honour |
Reflection on the Hong Kong Physics Olympiad 2013
4E Yim Hong Sang
I am glad to have been awarded the Third Honour in Hong Kong Physics Olympiad 2013. I felt very nervous before knowing my result in HKPhO as I got so much pressure from the outstanding performance of our schoolmates last year.
I would like to show my appreciation towards my classmates and our Physics teacher Mr. Yam. My classmates and I had a lot of practices before attending HKPhO. The scope of HKPhO includes motion of point particles, mechanics, work and mechanical energy, and momentum and impulse. Some topics are brand new to me. I need to put in extra efforts to understand the concepts. With the help of Mr. Yam, we devote our time and effort to practice, making ourselves familiarized with the question types and problem-solving skills for the challenges.
After joining HKPhO, my knowledge in physics has been drastically enhanced. Paying extra attention in the training, I further discover my interests in Physics. This valuable experience in Hong Kong Physics Olympiad 2013 stirs up my curiosity to explore more in the field of science. I would not just satisfy with this and I would work harder to strive for better results in other challenges.
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster arouses the concern of public on the safety of nuclear energy. In this regard, Tai Po District Offices held a tour to the Nuclear Resources Centre of CLP on 19th December, 2012. This tour introduces the basic concept about nuclear energy and the operation of Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant to us, secondary school students. After the tour, a writing competition was held in order to collect the opinion on nuclear energy technology and reflection on the tour from the visitor. Two students of our school participated in the writing competition and 5E Lam Man Wan was the Champion Award Winner.
The Inter-school Swimming Championships, organized by the Hong Kong School Sports Federation (Tai Po and North District Division), was held on 7th and 9th October 2013 at Ma On Shan Swimming Pool. Thirty-four secondary schools competed for the Championship. Our school sent 3 swimming teams (a total of 22 students) to participate in the Boys B Grade, Girls A Grade and Girls C Grade competitions. Our team achieved good results in the competition. In the singles competition, our team won 2 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze medals. In the team competition, our A grade Girls team regained the Championship whereas our B grade Boys team and C grade Girls were awarded the fifth place. The following is the list of our swimming team members and medalist:
| Girls A Grade | Girls C Grade | Boys C Grade |
| 6A Wong Ching Wai | 2A Cheung Hoi Tung Evelyn | 3A Lai Chun Ming |
| 5A Wong Hoi Ting | 2B Tam Tsz Ching | 3B Kwong Yan Ming |
| 5B Tse Hoi Yan | 2C Chan Ka Hei | 3D Tang Lok Tin |
| 5D Choi Ching Man | 2E Chan Yu Shan | 3E Wong Jonathan Yik Chong |
| 4B Lau Tsz Lam Lydia | 2E Wong Ching Sze | 3E Yau Wai Yin |
| 4B Tsang Chor Yi | 1A Wong Shin Ying | 1D Ho Chun Kit |
| 4C Lo Sze Man | 1D Pang Shun Kit | |
| 4D Chan Hiu Tung Carrie | 1E Cheung Chun Sum |
| Girls A Grade | ||
| 6A Wong Ching Wai | 4x50 meters Medley | Silver |
| 200 meters Breaststroke | Bronze | |
| 100 meters Breaststroke | Bronze | |
| 5A Wong Hoi Ting | 50 meters Freestyle | Bronze |
| 5B Tse Hoi Yan | 4x50 meters Medley | Silver |
| 100 meters Breaststroke | Gold | |
| 50 meters Breaststroke | Gold | |
| 5D Choi Ching Man | 4x50 meters Medley | Silver |
| 50 meters Backstroke | Bronze | |
| 4B Tsang Chor Yi | 4x50 meters Medley | Silver |
| Boys C Grade | ||
| 3A Lai Chun Ming | 50 meters Backstroke | Silver |
| 100 meters Backstroke | Silver | |
| Girls C Grade | ||
| 2B Tam Tsz Ching | 4x50 meters Medley | Silver |
| 2C Chan Ka Hei | 4x50 meters Medley | Silver |
| 2E Chan Yu Shan | 4x50 meters Medley | Silver |
| 1A Wong Shin Ying | 4x50 meters Medley | Silver |
| 50 meters Backstroke | Bronze | |
We are glad to announce that 7 students of our school were awarded scholarships from the Society of Japanese Language Education in Hong Kong to recognize the outstanding performance in their studies.
The following students won the Japanese Student Scholarship (Group Project Award):
6A Lau Wai Lam
6A Ng Kwok Wing
6A Poon Hiu Yin
6A Wong Sze Wai
6B Chan Yee Tung
6B So Ching
Chan Lok Man, Melody (Graduate 2012-13) won the Japanese Student Scholarship (Individual Award).
為慶祝中華人民共和國成立六十四周年紀念，大埔各界慶祝國慶籌委會舉辦國慶盃賀辭寫作比賽，本校4A徐孟賢榮獲中學組季軍。
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得獎作品： 五星紅旗隨風升， 黃河長江聲不停， 六十四載勤經營， 今日繁榮國太平。 |
The Research on Historical Photographs Writing Competition is an annual event co-organized by the Hong Kong Museum of History and We Love Hong Kong. The theme of this year's competition is "Education in Hong Kong: Past and Present". A team of five students submitted their written report for entering the competition. They carried out an in-depth research on Hong Kong's private study halls with reference to a set of oral historical records and various related government files and reports. The report gained recognition from the panel of judges and won the Champion of the Student Section of the competition. Members of the team are as follows:
The following students achieved the Distinction Awards in English Builder for the September 2012 to May 2013 term among all the participating students in Hong Kong:
1. Tsan Wai Yang from 3E
2. Lee Yin Wing from 3A
The following students achieved the Top 1 to Top 3 in English Builder for the February to May 2013 term among all the participating students in Hong Kong:
1. Tam Wai Kiu from 1A
2. Chan Lai Lun Adrian from 1A
3. Wong Ho Shan from 1D
4. Yeung Tsz Yan Samantha from 2A
5. Lau Yan Tung from 2A
6. Lai Chun Ming from 2E
7. Chan Tsz Nga from 3A
8. Yau Fung Yi from 3C
9. Chan Tin Wing from 3A
Congratulations to all the winners!
The International Mathematical Olympiad Preliminary Selection Contest - Hong Kong 2013 was co-organized by the Education Bureau, the IMO (Hong Kong) Committee and The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education. This is an annual event to select students with outstanding performance in mathematics. Follow on training programmes will be provided for the high-achieving students of the contest. The students with outstanding performance in such training will be selected to represent Hong Kong to take part in the 55th IMO in South Africa in 2014.
Wong Tsun Kit (4E) was awarded Bronze Award in the event. Kwok Sze Kan (5E) and Yip Ho Ting (5E) were awarded the Qualification of Training.
The Hong Kong Mathematics Olympiad (HKMO) is a competition which has been jointly organized by the EDB and the HKIEd since 1983. 254 schools joined the 30th HKMO in 2012/13. Our school team was among the best 50 teams in the Heat Event and was invited to join the Final Event held on 20th April, 2013.
| Team members: | ||
| 4E Wong Tsun Kit | 4E Yim Hong Sang | 4E Yim Tsz Kin |
| 5E Ho Cheuk Man | 5E Kwok Sze Kan | 5E Yip Ho Ting |
4E Wong Tsun Kit also won a Third-class Honour Certificate in the competition.
The Hang Lung Mathematics Awards is a biennial mathematics research competition for secondary school students in Hong Kong. It is co-organized by Hang Lung Properties, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, and the Department of Mathematics of The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Kwan Him Shek (6E), Wan Chin Ching (2011-12 6E) and Lo Ka Chun (2011-12 7B) joined The Hang Lung Mathematics Awards 2012 under the supervision of Mr Kwong Chun Yu. They submitted a report of their research titled "How to Cut a Piece of Paper - Making Paper Cones with the Greatest Total Capacity" in August 2012. Their report was sent to three referees who themselves are mathematicians for review. The research received very positive comments from the three referees:
“We can see from the report that the authors have strong innovation consciousness and application ability on using mathematical knowledge to solve practical problems. In my opinion, this report is very good.”
“Their analysis and proof of the result is rigorous and completed on mathematical. I think the result of this report is very interesting, original and is an excellent work for high school students, the writing of this paper is also very good.”
“The topic is interesting, the methods are effective, and the results are very useful. They completed a fine work.”
“Very amusing problem requiring some clever calculus, trigonometry and numerical approximation. Attractive introduction; good writing and illustrations. Results were not known to me.”
The team was invited to participate in the oral defense session held on 17th December, 2012 conducted by the Scientific Committee. The Scientific Committee was led by Fields medalist Prof. Shing Tung Yau and composed of 11 prominent mathematicians from Harvard University, Stanford University, Columbia University, Cornell University, University of Michigan, Tohoku University, University of Science and Technology of China, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and The University of Hong Kong. Teams which participated in the oral defense each gave a brief presentation of their research, followed by an inquiry session before the members of the Scientific Committee.
The team won the Honorable Mentions and received $60,000 in total for Student Education Award, Teacher Leadership Award and School Development Grant.
Certificate recipient: 1A Lee Man Ching Phoebe
On the 30th of April 2013, Australia Education Link organized the Hong Kong Schools Writing Contest. The topic was that "If I had seven days left living in the world".
The competition has been a fantastic English learning experience to me. After receiving the certificate of acceptance, I feel extremely surprised and joyful because it has been the first time for me to get such an honorable prize in the public competition throughout my secondary school life. Besides, I feel more confident with using English.
Our Student 4A Moon Tsui Wai Ting won the award of the Best Interrogative Debater in the First Preliminary (English Section) of the 28th Sing Tao Inter-School Debating Competition.
Our student 5B Suen Pui Ching won the champion in the Japanese Speech Contest. She will be the ambassador of Hong Kong in attending a cross-cultural experience programme in Japan. It is an international exchange programme for high school students who won the champion in their countries. The 12-day exchange programme will be organized from 18 July to 29 July.
The Hong Kong Public Libraries organized the "4.23 World Book Day Creative Competition" in 2013 on the theme, "Love and Affection in Family" in support of the "World Book Day" on April 23rd. The Library Committee and Chinese Panel recommended our senior form students to participate in the competition. Chan Ka Wai (5D), Wong Hang Yi (5D) and Cheng Hiu Yi (5D) won the Outstanding Awards — Senior Chinese Section, out of over 2000 entries in Hong Kong. Our school have won the awards for two consecutive years.
Our students joined the Prize-giving Ceremony on 20th April 2013 at the Hong Kong Central Library. The works will be displayed in the libraries around Hong Kong and Shenzhen and also during the Hong Kong Book Fair from April to July 2013. You can also browse the website of The Hong Kong Public Libraries (www.hkpl.gov.hk) to appreciate their works.
3D班馬昉怡早前參加由香港大學畢業同學會及2012-2013夫子文教統籌委及夫子會主辦的第二屆夫子盃粵語/普通話演講比賽，榮獲初中組三等獎，獲頒發獎盃、獎狀、五百元獎金及書籍乙本。
The Secondary School Mathematics and Science Competition (SSMSC) 2012 is a yearly competition organized by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) to promote students' interests in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Gifted students may enter the competitions regardless of their current level of study through school nomination. The following students of our school were awarded as listed:
| Mathematics |
5D Fung Ka Him 5E Leung Ka Hung 5E Shek Wai Wa 5E Sun Ming Chi |
HD(High Distinction) HD(High Distinction) Credit Credit |
| Physics |
5E Lam Yu Yeung 5E Yan Cheuk Nam 5D Yu Chun Sing |
Medal HD(High Distinction) Credit |
| Chemistry | 5E Ho Ka Yu | HD(High Distinction) |
| Biology |
5D Fonh Chi Ngei 5D Orr Ho Hin |
Credit Credit |
Reflection on Secondary School Mathematics and Science competition 2012
6E Lam Yu Yeung
On 5th May 2012 I participated in the Secondary School Mathematics and Science competition. Although the competition only lasted about a hour, what I learnt will surely be useful in the future.
The competition was held by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. There were contests in physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics, and candidates may compete in one or more subjects. I entered the physics one since it was my strength, while some of my other classmates joined contests of other subjects.
Our school provided trainings for us as support. I attended Mr. Yam's physics training course, which was enriching. Since the competition tested only knowledge within the HKDSE syllabus, the lesson encircled it. However, Mr. Yam's teaching always extended to knowledge beyond the syllabus, and sometimes, even extended to the scope of other subjects such as chemistry. Besides widening the foundation of our knowledge, this lesson also reminded me that different branches of science are interrelated. One cannot study physics without understanding mathematics, or learn chemistry without some basic knowledge of physics.
The competition of physics was held on 5th May, the same day as the Mathematics one. Before the competition, I did not merely practice the calculations. Instead, I revised the concepts over and over again as Mr. Yam often emphasizes the importance of clear understanding of concepts. The test proved Mr. Yam's belief to be very insightful. We needed to finish thirty-four multiple choice questions and three long questions in an hour and fifteen minutes. With less time and higher difficulty than usual, speed and accuracy in determining the correct answer was essential to winning a prize, and acquaintance of concepts was the key to speed and accuracy. According to the Chinese old saying: only true gold could stand the heat of the furnace. Under the heat of these really difficult questions, only thorough understanding of concepts was the true gold that passed the test.
The results of the contest were not released until September. I was thankful to both my school and the Polytechnic University when I saw my name on the medalist's list. On 13th October I attended the award presentation ceremony in the campus of the Polytechnic University. The ceremony gave me a deep and special impression as medalists – participants whose results were within the top two percentile – were all awarded identical medals and certificates, so the champions and runner-ups were not identified. This reminded me of two important values. Firstly, Victory over others is of secondary significance while victory over ourselves through improvements is of primary importance. Secondly, improvement must go on constantly because who would be champion tomorrow is still unknown.
My participation in this competition is very unforgettable and beneficial. I thank my school for giving me the opportunity and support to compete in it.
The International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) – Hong Kong Screening 2012 was co-organised by The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education, the Gifted Education Section of the Education Bureau (EDB) and the Hong Kong Association for Science and Mathematics Education. The screening aims at identifying scientifically gifted students at junior secondary levels for training in advanced science subject knowledge. Two students of our school participated in the competition and received the following awards:
| 2A Mong Ho Yam | Second Class Honour |
| 2A Kwok Hei Man | Third Class Honour |
Reflections on ISJO HK Screening 2012
3A Mong Ho Yam
After joining the International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) – Hong Kong Screening 2012, I have learned more about science. I realized that everything is related to science.
Since the screening was held in September we needed to go to school and had some extra lessons for preparation in the summer vacation. It was hard but the results proved that it was useful and we did not waste the time for this. Although the competition is difficult, I tried my best in completing it. Getting this proud result made me feel surprised.
At the same time, I would like to thank our teachers for teaching us scientific knowledge. Without them, we could not join the competition and get this result. Also I am glad to have these teachers' guidance.
After finishing the competition, I had to attend some courses about science. Although the knowledge in the courses was difficult, I understood the difficult theories and made some new friends who also love science.
I hope I can contribute to the world by inventing some new technology and improving our living standard. For example, I would like to discover some new theories and the methods to prevent diseases in the future. Also, I hope I can become a famous scientist likes Isaac Newton, a great Physicist, Mathematician and Astronomer. Last but not least, this screening was a good experience for me. I hope I will join more science competitions to enhance my scientific knowledge and also get more experience in the future.
中文辯論隊早前參加了由大埔青年協會主辦的第二屆大埔區學界辯論比賽，經過連場比賽後，我校中文辯論隊成功蟬聯第二屆大埔區學界辯論比賽冠軍。
中文辯論課程的同學和中文辯論學會的會員，亦有前往觀看賽事，既為中文辯論隊打氣，亦可汲取辯論經驗。觀賞緊張刺激的比賽，令同學獲益良多。
Sharing from 4E Cryan Chan
Our English Debate Team participated on the Friendly Debates which were held on the 22nd and 29th of November 2012 respectively. The motion of the debates was that "China's Rising Influence is a Cause for Concern in East Asian Nations". Our team was the proposition side. The opponent teams were HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity II and PLK Ngan Po Ling College.
The critical point of the debate came to our definition of "concern" which means both positive and negative importance. This definition paved the way for our victory since it is undeniable that China sheds both positive and negative influences over East Asian nations in three ways, economically, politically and militarily. After balancing the fierce arguments of both teams, the adjudicators decided that we were the winning team due to our well-organized and well-supported arguments.
After joining the debates, my knowledge about China's growing development and my research skill have been drastically enhanced. My vocabulary bank has been widely broadened too. During preparation, I learnt how to analyze statistics and integrate them into arguments. Before I join the debate team, I used to be shy and unconfident. Nevertheless, the debates have changed me. I think having a debate is a straightforward way to learn and enjoy English. I would like to join more debate competitions in future.
The Inter-school Softball Championship 2012-2013 was successfully held on 10 November 2012. Our Girls Softball team outplayed other teams in the competition. The team, despite lagging their opponents in the finals, stayed focus throughout the match. With the persistently good pitching of our pitcher, Yeung Leslie Siu Tung and numerous catch-up by our second baseman, Tang Nga Man, our team gradually turned the tables. When the match came close, Tang Nga Man struck a good-bye homerun and helped our team win by 5 to 3. Our team has been awarded the champion for 15 consecutive years and Tang Nga Man was selected as the MVP of the competition.
We are glad to announce that 6 students of our students who took Japanese as their Other Language Subject in the NSS curriculum were awarded scholarships from the Society of Japanese Language Education in Hong Kong to recognize their outstanding performance in their studies.
The students who won the Japanese Student Scholarship (Group Project Award) are as follows.
(2009-2012 CIE Japanese Class)
Chan Hok Him
Leung Lok Yin
Ko Ning Wai
Hung Pui Lam
Cheng Ho Yan
(2011-2014 CIE Japanese Class)
5D Suen Ching Yi won the Japanese Student Scholarship (Individual Award).
Our students also obtained The Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N3 (5 students)and N5 (8 students) qualification in September, 2012. JLPT is a worldwide recognized Japanese examination to evaluate and certify non-native speakers' proficiency of Japanese. The names of students are listed as follows.
JLPT N3 (2009-2012 CIE Japanese Class)
Hung Pui Lam (2012 graduate)
Cheng Ho Yan (2012 graduate)
Leung Lok Yin (2012 graduate)
Chan Hok Him (2012 graduate)
Ko Ning Wai (2012 graduate)
JLPT N5 (2010-2013 CIE Japanese Class)
6A Lee Chun Wing
6B Chu Ka Yee
6B Lam Po Yan
6B Law Ching Yan
6C Kwan Wing Sze
6C Lee Wing Shan
6E Lee Man Leong
6E Mak Tsz Yuen
In celebration of the 63rd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the Home Affairs Department organized the “National Day Bunting Design Competition”. Chan Wing Tung of S. 5A made use of the Wishing Tree and Spiral Lookout Tower to illustrate the characteristics of Tai Po and won the champion of the competition. Cheung Cheuk Hang of S. 5C and Law Ho Yin of S. 5B were awarded the second runner-up and certificate of merit respectively. During the three-week National Day celebration, Wing Tung’s design was exhibited throughout the whole Tai Po district. The prize-giving ceremony was held on 14th October. Our students received their honour from the hands of the Director of Home Affairs, Mrs. Pamela Tan, JP.
The Science and Technology Seedlings 100 Plan (科技新苗100計劃) organised by Hong Kong Association for Advancement of Science and Technology aims at nourishing students into becoming science professionals. One hundred elite students were elected out of the participating secondary schools. Our school nominated the following three students who are interested in scientific research to participate in the plan and they were all elected:
5E Kwok Sze Kan
5E Lam Man Wan
5D Leung Chung Ling
Vision on Science and Technology
5E Lam Man Wan
The rapid development of the modern society is based on new technologies and scientific discoveries. Though there is no direct relation between scientific laws and our daily lives, science has proved to have great influence to mankind by providing us a more advanced and comfortable environment.
Before I was promoted to S.4, I had only a shallow understanding of science. Through the school elective subjects, Chemistry and Physics, I have acquired more knowledge of science, such as the structure of atoms, elements, mechanics, electricity and magnetism etc. It was with these basic understanding that I realized the great influence of science on human life. These seemingly distant topics aroused my curiosity in the field of science.
I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to participate in the Hong Kong Physics Olympiad (Junior). I learnt more scientific knowledge related to different aspects through the training, such as the relative motions and simple harmonic motions. Although ultimately I did not win any prizes, the wonderful world of science has been etched in my mind. I can still remember there was a question about skiing. Although I did not know how to answer it, I immediately appreciated the way that science exists in every corner of our lives.
To sustain the efforts of our predecessors, I hope I can make some contribution to the society. When I was a child, I saw all kinds of high-rise buildings in Hong Kong. At that time, I hoped to become an architect when I grow up. Now, I find myself no longer focusing on the eye-catching design of buildings. Instead, I often ponder how such structure could be supported without collapsing. I knew it was the engineers' role which made the design of the architects stand. Therefore, I now hope to become an engineer instead.
Seeing the collapse of the primary schools in the Sichuan Earthquake has strengthened my determination to become an outstanding structural engineer. I would like to see everyone living in firm buildings. In the eyes of ordinary people, this may just be a small "dream", but I think as long as it can contribute to the betterment of mankind, even the slightest things count.
While engineering in China may still be insufficient, there is no doubt the development of our country's aerospace technology is rapid, and therefore I deeply admire the scientists in my motherland. Just within a decade, China has launched several space programmes including China's first ever manned rocket - Shenzhou 5, and the heaviest spacecraft - Tiangong 1.
Seeing the achievements of Chinese scientists, I also hope that I can contribute to my motherland in the future.
This October, our school sent a team of five S3 students to participate in the annual event – 'English is everywhere Theatre Olympics' held by the Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR).
The participants were required to compete in a series of drama competitions to demonstrate various theatrical skills. Our team worked closely with each other on stage. With their excellent improvisation and miming skills, the team won the Silver Medal of the competition. Members of the team are as follows:
3A Crystal Kwok
3A Ankie Tong
3B James Lai
3C Kester Fung
3D Steven Hung
During the summer vacation, our senior form students combined traditional lantern-making techniques with innovative ideas and made five exquisite lanterns to enter the Mid-Autumn Lantern Design Competition 2012. The competition was jointly organized by the Education Bureau and the Leisure & Cultural Services Department and aimed at arousing students' interest in traditional Chinese folk art. Their lanterns were considered outstanding by the judges and won a total of one grand prize & four certificates of merit. The winners are listed as follows:
| 5C Yau Nga Sut | Champion in Secondary School Division |
| 6E Wu Hin Yan | Certificate of Merit in Secondary School Division |
| 5A Chan Wing Tung & 5C Cheung Cheuk Hang |
Certificate of Merit in Secondary School Division |
| 5B Lau Ka Man, 5B Tse Kwan Yung & 5C Lok Chun Yee |
Certificate of Merit in Secondary School Division |
| 4A Tsui Wai Ting | Certificate of Merit in Secondary School Division |
Three S.5 students (S.5E Chong Hiu Tung, Wong Nga Ting and Wu Wai Chong) participated in the Summer Art 2012 Appreciation of Independent Movie Workshop co-organized by the Gifted Education Section of EDB, Cultazine and the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts this summer. In the workshop, students learnt to appreciate movies related to the 3 modules of NSS Liberal Studies: Hong Kong Today, Modern China and Globalization under guidance of different directors and tutors. They then completed film reviews in the activities. They were also given opportunities to be trainee docents. The three students were awarded certificates for completion of the workshop. One of our students, Chong Hiu Tung, made remarkable achievements and was awarded the 2nd Runner-up in Film Review Writing and 1st Runner-up in Best Trainee Docent. We are proud that her review was included in the teaching materials of EDB Gifted Education in Humanities subjects.
為慶祝中華人民共和國成立六十三周年紀念，大埔各界慶祝國慶籌委會舉辦國慶盃賀辭寫作比賽，本校同學榮獲中學組優異獎。
| 2A 呂詠心同學 中學組優異獎 慶賀建國六三載， 祝福神九太空遊。 國泰民安享太平， 慶聲響徹神州地。 |
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| 3A 黃浚欣同學 中學組優異獎 六十三載愛國情， 自強不息邁向前， 國運亨通新里程， 中華民族享昇平。 |
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| 6E 蔡育昇同學 中學組優異獎 千年文化傳承深， 萬家燈火景象新。 經濟繁榮見安定， 科技創新顯興盛。 賀國慶六十三載， 享盛世千秋萬載。 |
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The Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition 2012 was jointly organized by the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, the Education Bureau, the Hong Kong Science Museum, the Innovation and Technology Commission and the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks. Our school sent a team of form 5 students, including 5E Chan Lok Man Melody, 5E Chan Teenie, 5E Leung Ka Hung, 5E Shing Ming Tony and 5E Wu Hin Yan to participate in the competition. Dr. Chu Hon Yue was the teacher advisor of the representative team.
Inspired by the inventiton of the self-heating cup which made use of the exothermic chemical reaction between calcium oxide and water, the team did experiments and investigations using crystallization and dissolution of chemicals to make a desirable thermal cup which was able to cool down hot beverages to a suitable drinking temperature promptly and keep it warm for a long period of time.
Our team was selectetd out of 75 school teams to be one of the five finalists after presenting their project in the Hong Kong Science Park on 12 May 2012. They were then invited to the final round of the competition on 2 June 2012. Eventually, their project 'My cup of "T"' came third in the competition and gained glory for our school.
Three of our 4E students, Chan Chak Shing, Chan Tsz Fung and Chong Siu Chit, participated in Terracotta Warriors in My Neighborhood: Design To Empower – Animation / Video Design Competition. This competition was jointly organized by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) and Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC). Their animation, Terracotta Warrior’s Holiday, won the 1st runner-up of The Most Creative Design Award. Their work has been displayed in the Exhibition Kiosks in 18 districts. Moreover, an interview about their design concept was broadcast in the ATV program (通識小學堂).
Footage of the program can be found in the link below.
Soy sauce is the most important condiment in Cantonese cuisine. In the early 20th century, there were many soy factories in New Kowloon. In 1960's, under the pressure of urbanization, these factories were forced to leave the land to make way for the development of industry and public housing. Some factories closed their business, while some others, like the Kowloon Soy Company, moved their factories to the New Territories.
Five of our senior form students conducted a research project on the history of soy making in Hong Kong. For their project, the students interviewed the owners of the Kowloon Soy Company and Professor Ng Mee Kam of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Information was also collected from government archives and microfilms. The first-hand materials greatly enriched in the report. After studying the information, the students completed the Study Project titled "The Kowloon Soy Company: A Study on a Traditional Soy Factory Under the Pressure of Urbanization". Our team was honourably awarded the 2nd Runner-up in the Senior Form Section (Written Report) of the 1st Inter-school Competition of Project Learning on Hong Kong's History and Culture jointly organized by the Hong Kong Museum of History and the Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture. In the prize-giving ceremony on 15th September, they received the honour from the hands of our 1968 Alumnus, Professor Leung Yuen Sang (Head of Chung Chi College, CUHK). The members of our school's team are as follows:
6B Ho Pui Yi
6B Lo Na
6B Wan Kim Bong
5B Cheng Kiu Wan
5D Lee Ching Yu
In order to promote project-based learning, our school sent four teams of students to participate in the Mathematics Project Competition. Two teams got the Good Performance Prizes and the other two teams were successfully selected as the finalists. In the final interview section held for the finalists, our teams made remarkable achievements. They were awarded the Outstanding Performance Prize and the First Runner-up of this competition respectively.
In order to promote the interest of students in learning Mathematics and to develop students'generic skills, our school sent three junior form students to participate in the Mathematics Book Report Competition. The results are encouraging. One student was awarded Second Class Prize and the other two students were awarded First Class Prizes.
Our school got the champion of the South-China Morning Post 4th Round Debating Competition which was held on the 5th July 2012. Karmen Pang Kar Man (5E), Wingki Leung Wing Kei (5E) and Tiffany Lau Tsz Yan (5C) were the debaters. Our opponent team was the debaters from St. Rose of Lima College and the motion was "Nuclear power should have a place in Hong Kong's future". During the fierce debate, both teams presented incredible arguments and exhibited excellent debating skills. Eventually, our school won the competition and the adjudicator gave our students a lot of encouragement and positive comments for improvement. All of the debaters were glad to participate in this competition and we proudly announce that we are entering the South-China Morning Post Semi-Final Debating Competition in the coming school year.
Kowloon Canton Railway (KCR) plays an important role in Hong Kong's efficient transport system. This year, four of our S3 students produced a written report focusing on examining the reasons of the relocation of the former Tsim Sha Tsui Railway Terminal to Hung Hom. The report was sent to enter the 6th Research on Historical Photos Writing Competition co-organised by the Hong Kong Museum of History and We Love Hong Kong Association, and was awarded the champion.
Wu Hin Yan of 5E participated in "The Environmental Education Creative Competition" organized by the Graphics Arts Association of Hong Kong. Her design impressed the panel of adjudicators and was awarded the first runner-up in the senior secondary school section of the Digital Poster Design Competition. Hin Yan was invited by the TVB Jade to take part in the programme "Cultural Engine 4U". In the interview, she shared with the audience her development of ideas and the difficulties in design. The programme was broadcasted on 2nd June.
The Hong Kong Tuberculosis, Chest and Heart Diseases Association organized the "Liberal Studies Programme 2011-2012". Our school has sent a team of senior form students, including Chan Tsz Wing (4E), Chong Hiu Tung (4E), Ho Cheuk Man (4E), Leung Alexander Siu Kwun (4E), Wu Wai Chong (4E) and Wong Po Luen (4D) to participate in the programme. They took up a research project relating to "Cardiac Problems and other Health Hazards in Schools or at Home". They were required to plan and carry out the whole research, cumulating in the production of an innovative project and written report. Moreover, they presented their findings in an open forum on 12 May 2012. They were selected as the finalist to participate in the final event on 27 MAY 2012. Finally, their project "Starting a Healthy Day with Breakfast" won the first runner up of the competition.
The Inter-School Athletic Championships, organized by the Hong Kong School Sports Federation Tai Po and North District Division, was held on 14th, 16th and 17th February at Tai Po Sports Ground. 40 secondary schools competed for the Championship. Our school sent 3 athletic teams comprising 17 students to participate in the competition and achieved good results in the competition. In the singles competition, our team won 2 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze medals and broke one record. In the team competition, both our C Grade Boys team (8th place) and B Grade Girls team (7the Place) were awarded trophy of merit. The following is the list of our athletic team member:
| 1A | Pong Cheuk Kiu | 3D | Tang Nga Man |
| 1B | Luo Hok Chun | 3C | Chan Hei Lun |
| 1D | Kwan Yui Him | 3A | Law Tsz Ching |
| 2A | To Man Long | 4D | Li Ho Lam |
| 2E | Chui Mang Yin | 4E | Lam Yuen Sze |
| 2B | Cheung Fu Kiu | 3D | Tse Hoi Yan |
| 3E | Cheung Pui Suen | ||
| Girls B Grade | |||
| 3D Tang Nga Man | Gold Medal and broke the record in Javelin (28.98M) Silver Medal in Long Jump |
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| 2B Cheung Fu Kiu | Gold Medal in Shot Put (10.40M) | ||
| 2E Chui Mang Yin | Bronze Medal in 200M | ||
| 1D Kwan Yui Him | Bronze Medal in High Jump | ||
The 13th Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) was held from April 30 to May 7 in Delhi, India. A team of eight student members of The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education (HKAGE) representing Hong Kong have returned home proudly with one gold medal, two bronze medals and three honourable mentions.
We would like to congratulate S5E Shing Ming Tony for his astonishing achievement in attaining an honourable mention. Tony has outperformed other contestants in this competitive contest not only because of his ability but also his hard work and effort. Our students should learn from his persistence and enthusiasm to reach their goals in the future.
Reflection on Asian Physics Olympiad 2012 (APhO)
S.6E Shing Ming
The 13th Asian Physics Olympiad was held in New Delhi, India, 2012. It was my honor to be one of the representatives of Hong Kong to participate in this tremendous event.
Before being selected, I went through six months of tough training in HKUST where I was taught university level Physics courses. After the training, four tests were held in order to select students for the coming competitions. I was ranked within the first eight, and fortunate enough to become a part of the Hong Kong Physics team to join the Asian Physics Olympiad 2012.
The Olympiad was held from 2nd to 9th of May. We first met the Australian team on the plane to India, and started building up friendship with them. Soon, we arrived at the New Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport. We then shared the same bus to the arranged hostel. On the bus trip, we chatted happily with each other, marking the beginning of an unforgettable experience.
The next day was the opening ceremony. On that day, more than a hundred people from twenty countries gathered in the New Delhi Manekshaw Centre, all with smile and excitement on their faces. Then the teams went up to the stage one by one. When I stepped onto the stage, I could see Physics elites from different countries gathering in the same hall. At that moment, I realized that it was not only a competition, but also a meeting of budding scientists of all over the world.
The city of New Delhi was barren, and the sun was scorching. However, it did not undermine any of our enthusiasm and devotion to Physics. In the next few days, we got to meet even more friends from different countries including Singapore and Malaysia. All of them showed great passion towards Physics. It was my honour to have a chance to be accompanied by them.
Before the tests, we had revisions with the Australian and the Chinese teams at nights. Without any formality, we sat in a circle in a bedroom, reading the Physics books from different countries, discussing and solving each and every problem. We even talked about the lives and studies in different countries. It was just like a small summit meeting with delegates from different countries, maybe the only difference was that there were no arguments or rages but only knowledge about Physics and the sound of joy.
The saying 'Efforts yield success' is indeed true. In the closing ceremony in Manekshaw Centre, I was glad to be awarded an honorable mention. Going through nearly a year of hard work, I sacrificed so much of my time, so much of my social live to achieve this goal. I believe that all the other participants have come through a similar path. When I saw the medalists receiving their prizes and certificates, I sincerely congratulated them for their persistence in Physics.
On the last day in India, we spent the last minute chatting and sharing with each other. Nevertheless, the topics never left Physics or other domains of science. I was proud of myself for having a chance to participate in such a big event with future scientists from all over the world, and even being one of them.
Although we are from different places, of different races and from different backgrounds, we can still sit together peacefully and discuss freely the beauty and harmony of science. Science is of no national boundaries.
It is delightful to announce that our students have performed outstandingly in the Hong Kong Physics Olympiad 2012 organized by The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education on 17 March 2012. Besides, our school has also won the Best School Award in both the Junior and Senior Level.
| List of Awardees – Junior Level | |
| Best School Award | (The top seven) |
| List of Individual Awardees | |
| Cheung Hang Shun (4E) | Third Honour |
| Kwok Sze Kan (4E) | Third Honour |
| Leung Alexander Siu Kwan (4E) | Third Honour |
| Ng Chi Ho (4E) | First Honour |
| Poon Hon Yin (4E) | Third Honour |
| Yip Ho Ting (4E) | Third Honour |
| List of Awardees – Senior Level | |
| Best School Award | (The top three) |
| Outstanding Performance Award | |
| Shing Ming Tony (5E) | 2nd Runner-up |
| List of Individual Awardees | |
| Fung Ka Him (5D) | Third Honour |
| Lam Yu Yeung (5E) | First Honour |
| Shing Ming Tony (5E) | First Honour |
| Wong Siu Hin (5E) | Third Honour |
The Hong Kong Public Libraries organized the "4.23 World Book Day Creative Competition" in 2012 on the theme, "Read．Enriching Our World" in support of the "World Book Day" on April 23rd, and which echoes with the 50th Anniversary of the Hong Kong Public Libraries. The Library Committee has recommended our senior form students to participate in the competition. Chan Ka Wai (4D), Wong Po Luen (4D) and Cheong Hiu Tung (4E) have won the Outstanding Awards — Senior Chinese Section, out of over 1500 entries in Hong Kong.
Our students joined the Prize-giving Ceremony on 21 April 2012 at the Hong Kong Central Library. The works will be displayed in the libraries around Hong Kong and Shenzhen and also during the Hong Kong Book Fair from April to July 2012. We can also browse the website of Hong Kong Public Libraries (www.hkpl.gov.hk) to appreciate their works.
| Junior Choir | Champion in Church Music － Chinese |
| Secondary School Choir (Age 14 or under) | |
| 3A Lam Ting Ho | Champion in Piano Solo － Grade Seven |
On 1 December, our school's Chinese Ensemble joined the Hong Kong Youth Music Interflows Chinese Orchestra Contest, which was organized by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and the Music Office. With our members' hard work, we won the silver Award despite the fact that it was our first time joining the Secondary School Class (26-45 members). That was a heartening result.
Chan Teenie (S. 5E) has won the 2nd runner-up in Bilingual Speech Division, Hong Kong Youth Cultural and Arts Competitions.
English Speech
Who can imagine that Apple, once a fledgling company, is now one of the global forces to be reckoned with? As we all know, Apple was brought to the top of the world by their former chairperson and CEO- Steve Jobs. But what did Jobs possess so that he can bring victory to Apple? I would have to say, it was his charismatic leadership.
To me, leadership is about being innovative, having persistence and understanding the importance of teamwork. The fact that Jobs was able to revive apple and rebuilt the entire company has to do with all of these qualities.
To begin with, Jobs believed that 'innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower' and he saw the power of innovation when he built his company. At present, we can see the innovative power of Apple through its stylish product designs and its leading role in the industry.
A leader usually faces different brick walls in their life, and Jobs is not an exception. Jobs had once lost a quarter of a billion dollars in a year. But rather than giving up, he treated it as an character-build opportunity. It is his persistence which enabled him to bring prosperity to Apple.
Apart from the two qualities mentioned, Jobs learnt the importance of teamwork. When Jobs was asked to talk about Apple, he said "This is not a one-man show". Despite being the leader of Apple, he insisted on meeting his colleagues in every single department. Through the meetings, he could understand the needs and identify room for improvements in every department thoroughly. Only by improving every minor weak point can the company advance. And the credits belong to their leader—Steve Jobs, for carrying out this orientation.
Unquestionably, Apple's success is due to Steve Jobs' charismatic leadership throughout his term in office. When it comes to Jobs' achievements, what comes across my mind is the threat that Apple poses to its opponents, which can easily be seen by Apple's large market share in the electronic product industry. Not only did Apple enhance the customers' demands, but also beat the morale of other companies. As a result, other companies were required to step forward within a short time to prevent themselves from obsolescence. Last but not least, Apple is regarded as a brand-name in the industry. In the present society, people think highly of brand names. Many tend to support brand-names rather than trying out products of new brands. It is believed that Apple is likely to discourage competing companies from entering the market.
In spite of Jobs' death, it is without a shadow of doubt that Jobs will still continue to pose threats to his opponents due to his past charismatic leadership and his spirit that lives in the heart of the Apple's working team.
普通話演辭
國務院總理李克強宣佈推出36項挺港措施，於經貿、金融、民生和社會事業、旅遊以及粵港關係方面和香港有更緊密的合作。對於此，我們香港人應抓緊發展機遇，結合自己所擁有的優勢以達至雙贏局面。
首先，讓我們先了解自己的優勢。香港擁有獨特的殖民地歷史背景，在回歸中央後仍保留行政、立法、司法獨立以及經濟自由。加上廉潔的風氣和高教育水平的人民，確能全面配合香港的商貿發展。
有了這些優勢，加上中央大力支持，香港應抓緊機會發展旅遊業。香港是一個中西文化薈萃的國際大都市，因此我們大可以此獨特的背景作發展平台。其中，我們應爭取舉辦大型國際博覽會，如舉辦每年均吸引不少遊客慕名參與的國際名酒節便是一個成功的例子。因此我們應爭取舉辦大型博覽會，集中多國文化精髓，吸引來自世界各地的遊客到香港來。
另外，由於中央開通了人民幣外商直接投資的門徑，在未來會有更多來自國內的同胞到香港營商和旅遊。因此香港人應放下成見，多接納不同人士的文化差異，減少爭論，停止謾罵，與之共融，才是致勝之道。除此之外，香港人也要多學幾種語言，尤其是普通話和英語。這樣才能為旅客提供最優質的服務，亦在國際舞台上盡顯所長。
此外，要配合旅遊開發，便得給旅客營造一個最理想的環境，才能把香港造就成一個頂尖級數的旅遊城市。我們香港人應盡量配合政府所推出的計劃，如停車時把引擎關掉，以改善香港的空氣素質，讓旅客放心，享受旅遊香港的樂趣。
誠如國家主席胡錦濤所言: 有偉大祖國作堅強後盾，在特別行政區政府的帶領下，香港社會各界齊心協力、共克時艱，一定能夠變壓力為動力，化危機為機遇，保持香港繁榮穩定及和諧發展的局面。對！讓我們同舟共濟，和諧共融，為發展香港而努力。
8 of our Form 6 students obtained The Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N4 qualification in September, 2011. 3 of our Form 5 students obtained N5 qualification. The JLPT is a worldwide recognized Japanese examination to evaluate and certify the Japanese proficiency of non-native speakers. Congratulations to these 11 students:
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| 6A Hung Pui Lam | 6B So Yuk Ki | 6B Wong Ho Fun |
| 6C Leung Lok Yin | 6D Chan Hok Him | 6D Ko Ning Wai |
| 6D Lo Ying Yee | 6D Yiu Wing Ki | |
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| 5A Lam Man Shan | 5E Chan Lok Man | 5E Leung Ka Hung |
The following students have achieved the Top 1 to Top 3 in English Builder for the Sept 2011 to Jan 2012 term, among all participating students in our school.
| Level | Rankings | Class | Name |
| English Builder Level 2 | 1 | 1D | CHU LOK CHING |
| English Builder Level 2 | 2 | 1C | LAU CHEUK LONG |
| English Builder Level 2 | 3 | 1D | LEUNG KA WA |
| English Builder Level 3 | 1 | 2E | TSAN WAI YANG |
| English Builder Level 3 | 2 | 2A | LEE YIN WING |
| English Builder Level 3 | 3 | 2C | YEUNG SIN CHING |
| English Builder Level 4 | 1 | 3E | YIM TSZ KIN |
| English Builder Level 4 | 2 | 3A | LEE CHING YAU |
| English Builder Level 4 | 3 | 3E | CHEUK HIO WA |
| English Builder Level 5 | 1 | 4A | CHAN SIU LUNG |
| English Builder Level 5 | 2 | 4D | LAM YUEN YEE |
| English Builder Level 5 | 3 | 4D | TANG TSZ CHING |
| English Builder Level 6 | 1 | 5E | CHAN LOK MAN |
| English Builder Level 6 | 2 | 6E1 | TSE HO WING |
| English Builder Level 6 | 3 | 5E | TSOI YUK SING |
The following students for achieving the Distinction Awards in English Builder for the Sept 2011 to Jan 2012 term, among all participating students in Hong Kong.
| Level | Top | Class | Name |
| English Builder Level 3 | 30 | 2A | CHAN TSZ NGA |
| English Builder Level 3 | 32 | 2A | CHAU SZE NAM |
| English Builder Level 4 | 18 | 3E | LAM TSZ HO |
| English Builder Level 5 | 31 | 4D | WONG PO LUEN |
| English Builder Level 6 | 5 | 5E | SUN MING CHI |
| English Builder Level 6 | 6 | 5E | KWAN HIM SHEK |
| English Builder Level 6 | 44 | 6E1 | LUK SUI MAN |
The Inter-school Softball Competition 2011-2012 was successfully held in December 2011. Our Girls Softball team won all matches and has been awarded the champion for the 14th consecutive year. Our main pitcher, 6A Lui Yi Nok has impressively made numerous strikeouts throughout the competition and was therefore awarded the MVP.
The Tai Po Schools Drama Competition 2012 was held on 4th February,2012. Students of the school Drama Club have again shown good effort and talent in the competition and they impressed all the audience by their good show. Five prizes were awarded by the adjudicators for their brilliant performance in the competition.
The list of awards is as below.
| The Champion (The Best Overall Performance Award) | Drama Club |
| The Best Actor Award | 4A Wong Lui Fung |
| The Best Actress Award | 5B Tang Hoi Chi |
| The Best Director Award | 5C Ng Cheuk Hei |
| The Best Art Direction Award | Drama Club |
The results of our S6 students in the HKDSE Japanese Examination have been released on 8th February. Our students did well in this examination, 88% of them achieved level C or above, and 29% achieved level A (Students are graded from Level A to E, A is the highest level). The names of students who achieved level A are as follows:
6D Chan Hok Him
6A Hung Pui Lam
6D Ko Ning Wai
6D Lo Ying Yee
6B Wong Ho Fun
The Environmental Education Creative Competition, organized by the Graphics Arts Association of Hong Kong, aimed to promote environmental protection through a series of design competitions. This year our Visual Arts panel dispatched students to participate in the competition and achieved good results. Lau Kin Keung of S. 7B was awarded the Champion in the public section of the Model Design Competition. He made an sophisticated model of the Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower. The surface of the tower was made of used compact discs, paper boxes and collision-proof wrapping materials. The clocks installed on the 4 sides of the tower were in good function. Lighting device was also installed in the interior. On the other hand, Wu Hin Yan of S. 5E was awarded the first runner-up in the senior secondary school section of the Digital Poster Design Competition. She was inspired by the concept of green school and designed the poster in order to promote the concept of the 4Rs (Recycle, Reuse, Reduce, Replace) of environmental protection. The Award Presentation Ceremony was held on 14 January 2012 at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University with Ms. Anissa Wong Sean-yee, JP, the Director of Environmental Protection, as the Guest of Honour.
中文辯論隊早前參加了由大埔青年協會主辦的第一屆大埔區學界辯論比賽，經過連場比賽後，我校中文辯論隊成功勇奪第一屆大埔區學界辯論比賽冠軍，這亦是我校中文辯論隊成立一年以來的第一個冠軍。同時，4B班梁美珊同學於初賽中獲得最佳辯論員獎，4E班林曼雲同學則於決賽中獲得了最佳辯論員獎。
中文辯論課程的同學和中文辯論學會的會員，亦有前往觀看賽事，既為中文辯論隊打氣，亦可汲取辯論經驗。觀賞緊張刺激的比賽，令同學獲益良多，以下是部分同學的觀後感。
辯論比賽後感
星期六那天看完辯論比賽，發現觀眾也可以吸收很多知識。另外，辯論選手也需要有良好的臨場反應，還有強勁有力的聲線和清晰的咬字。這也是我需要繼續努力學習的。
我方選手準備的資料十分充足，而且界題也不片面，亦有利我方。比賽時，隊員們沉著應戰，自信冷靜。觀賞比賽後，令我明白到說話的語氣，充足的例子，有助增強論點的說服力。
總括而言，看完這次比賽，令我明白到辯論比賽中每位選手都要有足夠的自信心，才可以流暢地闡述自己的立場，震懾對手。
十一月九日，我去了梁省德小學觀看一場頓精彩的辯論比賽，我校為正方。
首先，我想簡短地講述一下參加辯論班的原因和對辯論的看法。起初，我認為辯論是一場富有針對，或攻擊性的口舌之爭。但因為一股莫名的吸引力，帶我走進訓練班當中。
但今次的觀戰經歷，令我獲益不少。第一，預備一定要充足。我常常認為預備充足，遇到突發問題，也能應付得來。雖然這只是逢一必知的道理。我不知道雙方的預備時間有多少，但他們付出的努力是不能預計的。
第二，自信。從踏進比賽場地那一刻，就必定要抱著自信與冷靜的心態，給人一個具自信的印象，是一種應有的風度。
第三，語速。要調節好時間，因為時間有限。太快可能咬字不清，讓人摸不著頭腦；但太慢卻不夠時間述說觀點。當日的兩隊都做得不錯，能盡量運用時間。
第四，應準確的針對題目，若果偏離了題目的意思，即使說話有多流暢，那只是徒然的。當天的兩隊搜集了很多資料，全部皆對己方有利，非常厲害。
希望未來會有更多機會再觀戰，增加更多知識，得到更多的啟發！
這次觀看辯論比賽後實在獲益良多，使我覺得辯論非常刺激。
這次比賽後我發現自信是極為重要的，而我校的主辯及第一副辯都具備這條件，一出場便非常有霸氣，彷彿已預知會勝利般，這表現亦讓我對我校辯論隊取勝很有信心。
看這這場比賽後我得知結辯應是最困難，最大壓力的角色。她們要摘錄好筆記，適當地總結全隊的觀點，亦要有力地反駁對手的觀點作完整的收結，這應該是一個很關鍵的角色。
十一月十九日，我們觀看了一場精采的辯論比賽。是次比賽的題目是「補習導師不應明星化」，我校為正方。
這次比賽增加了我對辯論的認識和清楚明白開辯、副辯和結辯的運作。辯員緊扣辯題發揮，見解精確；立場鮮明，論點充足，論據充分。我校第二副辯曾提出一個比喻「糖果的味道不好，包裝如何精美華麗，也是於事無補」，意念新鮮，一針見血，緊扣題目。辯員以具體觀點和實際、大眾化的例子準確回應友方發言，妥善銜接話題，令我印象深刻。
技巧方面，辯員時間分配得宜，用詞準確，詞彙豐富雅正。而且辯員發言清晰，聲量充足，字字鏗鏘。速度方面，辯員雖有點快，但停頓適當。眼神照應全場，手勢配合內容，態度得體有禮。
這次的辯論比賽真的令我大開眼界。
In the recent English debate competition held by the Hong Kong Bar Association, our school has sent 4 of our debaters, 5E Pang Kar Man, 5E Leung Wing Ki, 5C Tiffany Lau, and 4C Law Cheuk Lem to participate in the competition. The motion was 'all corporal punishment by parents should be banned' and our team was on the opposing side. Our opponents were Belilios Public School. After a 3- hour long debate with excellent points and arguments from both sides, our school finally won the preliminary round. The next quarter-final round will be against Diocesan's Girl school in December 2011.
The Inter-School Swimming Championships, organized by the Hong Kong School Sports Federation (Tai Po and North District Division), was held on 10th and 12th October 2011 at Ma On Shan Swimming Pool. Thirty-four secondary schools competed for the Championship. Our school sent 4 swimming teams comprised of 25 students to participate in the Boys A Grade, Boys B Grade, Boys C Grade and Girls B Grade of the competition. Our team has achieved good results in the competition. In the singles competition, our team won 3 silver and 5 bronze medals. In the team competition, both our B grade Girls team and C Grade Boys team were awarded the Second Runner-up. Our team also won a gold medal and a bronze medal in the relays. The following is the list of our swimming team members and medalist:
| Boys A Grade | Boys B Grade | ||
| 6A | Fan Man Chung | 3B | Leung Ho Ting |
| 6A | Fong Tsun Yin | 2D | Chung Pui Yin Perry |
| 5A | Lee Kin Fung | 3B | Leung Cheuk Hang |
| 4A | Li Kwok Him | 3D | Wong Ho Kwong |
| 3B | So Tsz Him | ||
| 3A | Cheng Man Kit | ||
| 3D | Yeung Tsz Chung | ||
| 1B | Yau Wai Yin | ||
| Boys C Grade | Girls A Grade | ||
| 2E | Chui Mang Yin | 4A | Wong Ching Wai |
| 1E | Wong Jonathan Yik Chong | 3D | Tse Hoi Yan |
| 1E | Koo Dick Hei Larry | 3C | Choi Ching Man |
| 1B | Tang Lok Tin | 2D | Lo Sze Man |
| 1D | Lai Chun Ming | 2B | Chan Hiu Tung Carrie |
| 1A | Wong Tsz Man | ||
| 2C | Lau Hiu Kwan | ||
| 2E | Tsang Chor Yi | ||
| 3A | Wong Hoi Ting | ||
| 2C | Lau Tsz Lam Lydia | ||
| Girls B Grade | ||
| 4A Wong Ching Wai | 50 meters Breaststroke | Bronze |
| 3D Tse Hoi Yan |
50 meters Breaststroke 200 meters Individual Medley |
Silver Bronze |
| 2D Lo Sze Man | 4x50 meters Medley Relay | Bronze |
| 2B Chan Hiu Tung Carrie | 4x50 meters Medley Relay | Bronze |
| 2C Lau Tsz Lam Lydia | 4x50 meters Medley Relay | Bronze |
| 1A Wong Tsz Man | 4x50 meters Medley Relay | Bronze |
| Boys B Grade | 2D Chung Pui Yin Perry | 100 meters Breaststroke | Bronze |
| Boys C Grade | ||
| 2E Chui Mang Yin | 4x50 meters Medley Relay | Gold |
| 50 meters Freestyle | Silver | |
| 50 meters Butterfly | Silver | |
| 1E Wong Jonathan Yik Chong | 4x50 meters Medley Relay | Gold |
| 200 meters Breaststroke | Bronze | |
| 1E Koo Dick Hei Larry | 4x50 meters Medley Relay | Gold |
| 1D Lai Chun Ming | 4x50 meters Medley Relay | Gold |
| 100 meters Backstroke | Bronze | |
Congratulations to 6D Lo Ying Yee, who won the 3rd runner-up in the Japanese Speech Contest held by the Society of Japanese Language Education, Hong Kong. She studies Japanese in our school as a NSS Other Language subject.
Besides, 13 of our Form 6 students obtained The Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N5 qualification in September, 2011. JLPT is a worldwide recognized Japanese examination to evaluate and certify the Japanese proficiency of non-native speakers. Congratulations to these 13 students:
6A Ching Hiu Yan
6A Hung Pui Lam
6B Cheng Ho Yan
6B So Yuk Ki
6B Wong Ho Fun
6C Leung Lok Yin
6D Chan Hok Him
6D Ko Ning Wai
6D Lo Ying Yee
6D Yiu Wing Ki
6E Chui Tsz Ying
6E Lam Ka Lok
Chu Chung San (Left WSCSS for further studies)
為慶祝中華人民共和國成立六十二周年紀念，大埔各界慶祝國慶籌委會舉辦國慶盃賀辭寫作比賽，本校同學勇奪佳績。
4E 胡蕙莊同學 榮獲中學組冠軍
5E 王欣儀同學 榮獲中學組季軍
5E 甄卓藍同學 榮獲中學組優異獎
5E 關謙碩同學 榮獲中學組優異獎
得獎作品
4E 胡蕙莊 中學組冠軍
普世歡騰國運亨，
國慶巨龍躍雲層。
辛勤耕耘六二載，
崛起大國展恢宏。
5E 王欣儀 中學組季軍
五星紅旗，星星閃耀。
改革開放，經濟起飛，
航科驚人，民族精神，
步向世界。
六十二載，驚嘆全球。
長江滾滾，奔流到海，
衝出世界。
六十二年慶建國，
承先啟後續開拓。
經濟繁榮顯盛世，
民族和諧家家樂。
5E 甄卓藍 中學組優異獎
中國崛起，
反映國家實力邁步向前；
民眾團結，
體現社會趨向繁榮昌盛。
Our student, 6B Tse Lok-yee, has been playing Acrobatics Gymnastics since her childhood. She became member of the Hong Kong Jing Ying Gymnastics Team last year. She trained hard and strived for good performance. Lok-yee was selected by the Gymnastics Association of Hong Kong, China to participate in the 2011 Acrobatic Gymnastics China National Youth Championships held in Guilin, China last summer. She was awarded a bronze medal in the Team Competition and a silver medal in the Individual Competition. Her endeavors in training enabled her to be granted this honourable result.
With the endeavours of our Girls Softball Team members, we achieved excellent results in three competitions last year. In the Inter-school Softball Competition, our team was awarded the champion for the 13th consecutive year. This champion, together, with the champions awarded in Novice Youth Softball Competition 10-11 and 2011 Hong Kong Age Group Softball Competition, enabled our team to capture the triple crown of the inter-school girls softball competition. Moreover, Lui Yi Nok from S. 6A was awarded the MVP in the Girls Division in the Inter-school Softball Competition, whereas Ho Wing Yee from S. 7A was awarded the MVP in 2011 Hong Kong Age Group Softball Competition.
A group of eight students from S4-S7 represented WSCSS to participate in the leadership training programme named 'Youth Leadership Development Scheme' and won the following awards.
- First Runner-up in the Inter-school Project Competition about features of different districts
- 7B student Nam Ka Ling and her team won the Champion in the 'Adventure Training Competition'
- 5B student Wan Kim Bong was selected as representative for a six-day service tour to Bangladesh during summer vacation due to his outstanding performance in the training programme.
The following are reflections by the three students:
The theme of this year’s project is to study the typical features of different districts in Hong Kong. Our team chose to investigate street art culture in Yau Tsim Mong District. We have done numerous researches on the topic and carried out two surveys in Mongkok by asking pedestrians through questionaires to collect their opinions on street art. Moreover, we did several interviews with experienced performers in the pedestrian area of Mongkok. Each interview became a memorable and valuable lesson for every one of us. The lives of these performers touched us greatly. After two months of hard work, we finally finished our written project in the form of a newspaper. Truly, all our group members have put a lot of effort in the project. We were all happy that our project has eventually won the first runner-up. All our effort has been paid off.
Besides, doing this project has aroused my care and attention to our society. Before the programme, I was a little bit indifferent to our society. But after looking deeply into the street culture in Yau Tsim Mong District, I have discovered another side of Hong Kong that I have never known before. Hong Kong is actually a city which is full of passion. There are still many stories for us to discover.
In the Orienteering and Camping activities, I joined the students from other schools and my group won the champion. In the overnight camp, we had to go hiking, cooking and build a rowboat ourselves. We were afraid that the rowboat would collapse but finally, we successfully rowed across the sea. During the hike, we took turns to be leaders leading the team to different checkpoints. Although we came from different schools and we didn’t know each other beforehand, we helped one another whenever there was a need and cooperated well when facing difficulties, such as walking along the rugged and rough paths and while we lost our way. We developed our team spirit of cooperation and care. Apart from enjoying the time with my group mates, the most important thing to me is that I have learnt to be a good leader. We experienced being both leaders and followers, and found out the responsibilities of different roles as well as our strengths and weaknesses. The overnight camp was really memorable.
I treasured very much the chance of meeting new friends and improving my leadership skills through this leadership programme.
How did you spend your summer holiday? For me, I have done the most meaningful thing in my life. I have joined the Bangladesh Service Trip organized by the YMCA.
It was a wonderful 7-days trip! During these seven days in Bangladesh, we had cultural exchange activities with the Bangladesh Youth through various leadership training programmes. I met many Bangladesh friends and had lots of fun with them there.
We had a brilliant campfire night with the villagers there and danced happily. We also visited a primary school and there I taught them a song, ‘My Bonnie is over the ocean…’. There were countless events, scenarios and people in Bangladesh that I will never forget!
Maybe you will think that Bangladesh is just a poor country. Although it is a developing country, I had an unforgettable experience there.
Sharing from S.4E Wong Nga Ting
I am honored to be elected as one of Tai Po's Top 10 student.
The journey to become a top student is not an easy one. Although I do quite well academically, to excel in a group of many talented and smart students is truly a difficult task. However, I believed in myself and my own abilities. Through this experience, I realized that a person’s faith is the key to achieving their goals.
During the summer holiday, I entered the Tai Po Top 10 student elections and learnt the importance of cooperation. At first I did not know the other participants from other schools. However, we soon began to know each other, and cooperated to achieve our goal. Slowly we became a close group of friends, which is very much like an inseparable family. Our cooperation led us to our common goal – to become the top student of Tai Po.
I would like to thank my caring parents for their teachings and wisdom, my teachers for their guidance and my friends and classmates for their support.
This is the first time for our school to participate in the Hong Kong Budding Scientists Award Competition. The competition aims at nurturing the talents of scientifically gifted students at senior primary and junior secondary levels, and providing them with training in scientific problem solving skills as well as skills in collaboration, critical thinking, creative thinking and communication.
3A Ng Chi Ho (吳子豪) and 2A Yim Hong Sang (嚴康生) won the First Class Honour in Science Knowledge Quiz and our school won in the Heats. Certificates of First Class Honour have been presented on the Prize Presentation Ceremony on 4 June 2011.
Chan Hok Him, our secondary 6 student, will take the Cambridge International Examination (Japanese) in the coming November. He is among the first batch of students who take other languages in the NSS curriculum. We are delighted that Hok Him was awarded a scholarship from the Society of Japanese Language Education in Hong Kong to recognize his outstanding performance in his studies. We wish him every success in his studies. Let’s share his experiences in Japanese studies.
"I am glad to get this scholarship from the Society of Japanese Language Education in Hong Kong. In fact, there are two main reasons why I want to study Japanese. Firstly, I love the Japanese culture very much. There are a number of festivals in Japan which are related to nature. The Japanese regard nature as important as god, such as the Spring Festival, and this really appeals to me. Secondly, we can find products which are produced or designed by Japanese anywhere. I hope I can understand the Japanese on the labels of these products one day.
Now, I have been studying Japanese for two and a half years, I find learning Japanese very delighting and interesting. Despite the voluminous vocabularies and grammatical rules, Miss Lau, our Japanese teacher, teaches us step by step patiently; and therefore we can memorize them easily. The Japanese class is not only interesting, It is also very meaning. As I have learnt many things about Japan. In these two and a half years, I have realized that Japanese is a subject that you would love once you start learning it.
Recently, I know that the Hokkaido University offers a veterinary studies programme, and it is the best among Asia. This is a motivating piece of news to me as I have always wanted to be a veterinarian. I hope I can have a chance to study there in the future. Besides, I still want to know more about Japan. I believe that I will put more effort in studying Japanese in future."
Mid-autumn lantern is a traditional Chinese folk art. Six students combined traditional lantern-making technique with innovative ideas and made four Mid-autumn lanterns to enter the Mid-Autumn Lantern Design Competition 2011. The competition is jointly organized by the Education Bureau and Leisure & Cultural Services Department and aims to arouse students’interest in Chinese traditional art. Their lanterns were considered outstanding by the judges and won a total of four grand prizes and one merit prize.
Winners are listed as follows:
| 7B Lau Kin Keung & 6B Lee Wai Sum |
Champion in Secondary School Division & Lantern of the Best Visual Effect |
| 5C Sham Sin Ying | 1st Runner-up in Secondary School Division |
| 3C Tsui Wai Ting | 2nd Runner-up in Secondary School Division |
| 5A Lo Tsz Leung & Lui Man On | Prize of Merit in Secondary School Division |
To arouse students’ awareness of laboratory safety, the Education Bureau and the Hong Kong Association for Science and Mathematics Education jointly organized the “Laboratory Safety Poster Design Competition”. Two senior form students participated in this competition and gained fruitful results. The champion came to Wu Hin Yan of S.5E. She designed her poster with the cartoon portrait of Einstein and a slogan, “Laboratory Safety: Secrets to Become a Successful Scientist”. Lau Hon Ting of S. 5E highlighted the common dangers in the laboratory: fire, corrosion, explosion and poison. He was awarded a merit in the competition.
Leung Alexander Siu Kwun has won 1st Prize (Adventure, Suspense Category) and a place on a Creative Writing English Camp in Hong Kong in ‘Stories Alive’ Story-Writing Competition for Junior Secondary Students jointly organised by British Council & SCOLAR in July 2011. The prize-winners of the competition won a place on a Creative Writing English Summer Camp in Hong Kong run in early July 2011. They will have their stories published in a competition anthology and on posters that will be displayed in Hong Kong schools.
In his thrilling and imaginative story “Friendly Comrades”, Alexander tells us about the hair-raising adventure of a British soldier.
At the night of 15th November, 1917, a British Soldier-Andrew West, was lost in the western front—Gallipoli. He lost contact with his battalion. He was tired and cold. Then he saw a beam of light and heard some laughter coming from a place. They came from a few small houses in front of Andrew. He went to one of the houses and knocked on the door, hoping that it wouldn’t be the Germans.
Eventually, a solider opened the door-Luckily, a British solider as well. The solider welcomed Andrew to go in. There were about a thousand of them, sitting around camp fires. Andrew looked at one of the soldier’s shoulder; the words ‘39 battalion’ were printed on it. Surprisingly, the clothes were full of bullet holes. Andrew had dinner and talked with the soldiers of the 39 battalion. They were very polite, but they refused to tell their names, saying that that’s security matters. So Andrew changed helmets with them and gave them his cigarettes as a gift.
Next morning, Andrew got up early; he left a letter to the 39 battalions before he left.
After finding back his team. Andrew told his commander about it. Surprisingly, his commander looked shocked. He said, ‘the 39 battalion was long gone! They were wiped out to the last man in 1915. There were no survivors in the battalion.’ He took out a piece of paper. It showed that 39 battalion was wiped out in 1915.
Andrew West felt sick. He went back to the place where the 39 battalion were last night. Then, to his horror, he saw hundreds of skeletons scattering on the ground. They were killed by heavy machine guns.
Suddenly, Andrew fainted away. One of the skeletons was wearing Andrew’s helmet. On the skeleton’s hand, was Andrew’s letter.
The Summer Creative Writing English camp was a really meaningful camp. In the camp, I have met a good teacher. She gave us a lot of different advice to improve our English and our writing skills. Also, we learnt a lot about camera skills and script writing during the visit to The Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence. The room was very nice too! It has the same quality of a hotel. I have made friends with a lot of other campers and they all came from different schools in different districts. It is fun to make friends with different people who have different backgrounds. One thing that amazed me in the camp is the English level of the other campers. They all speak very fluent English! After this fantastic experience, I decided to work harder in my English to catch up with them.
Our school has previously sent a team of five S.6 students to participate in the 16th Hong Kong Olympiad Chemistry for Secondary Schools. The result is encouraging. Their project entitled "The Investigation of God-given Talent of Chitosan" won the 2nd runner-up in the competition.
The theme of this competition is the Chemistry of Polymers. The students chose to investigate polymer chitosan which can be obtained from natural polymer chitin found in most exoskeleton of crustaceans. They investigated the application of chitosan in our daily lives, including the uses of chitosan to absorb heavy metal ions and oil in water, as well as the use of chitosan solution to increase the tensile strength of tissue papers.
Their all-round report and outstanding presentation of their ideas enabled them to be granted this honorable prize.
This year, 925 students of our school have won the Tai Po Good Students Award in which 40 of them are awarded the "Certificate of merit" and three of them are awarded the "Certificate of Outstanding Performance". They are Tse Ho Wing (5E), Cheng Hiu Ki (6A) and Yu Ka Miu (6B).
Our school joined a project competition called "The 12th Five-Year Plan Project Design in China" during April and May. This competition was open to all Hong Kong secondary schools. There were 21 schools and 25 teams joining the competition.
A team formed by Cheng Hoi Ki, Ho Pui In, Ho Sin Ying, Leung Sin and Ma Kwan Tang (5B) had participated in the competition. Their topic was 'In 12th Five Years Plan, the ways China helps to solve the pollution problem of the Dong Jiang River and roles Hong Kong has played in this issue.'
The performance of the team was brilliant. They won the championship of the competition and got the prize of 'My Favorite Project Design' (voted by the audience).
Wong Shiu Chi Secondary School and CA Cheng Wing Gee College met in the second round of the 12th Nesta-SCMP Debating Competition. The motion was "that Hong Kong is taking care of mainland immigrants arriving here since 2006". Wong Shiu Chi took the affirmative side, and CA Cheng Wing Gee the negative.
The adjudicator, Mike Choi, the English Panel Chair of Kau Yan College gave the edge to Wong Shiu Chi because of their stronger arguments, better use of statistics and specific rebuttals. The affirmative team was credited with being very confident and clearly presenting their teamline.
The best speaker went to Esther Dai Kwan Pui (S6A), second speaker of the affirmative. She rebutted the arguments by the negative point by point and gave detailed evidence to support her views, which convinced and impressed the adjudicator so much.
The negative team gave a few very good, real-life examples against the motion. The first negative speaker was credited with explaining his points clearly and giving detailed evidence.
Leung Lai Hei of 6A was awarded one of the five honorary mentions in the city-wide 2010 writing contest, "La Suisse plurielle-Switzerland and Migration" held in November. The contest was organized by the Consulate General of Switzerland and the Department of Asian and International Studies of the City University of Hong Kong.
Leung Lai Hei's essay is titled, "Migrants are not useless at all". She has shown her great understanding in the topic and her work was highly appreciated by the judging panel. The winners' essays including Leung Lai Hei's were displayed at the Exhibition Hall of the City University of Hong Kong from 17th to 20th December, 2010.
The following is her essay:
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The Tai Po Schools Drama Competition 2011 was held at the end of January this year. Students of the school Drama Club have again shown good effort and talent in the competition and they impressed all the audience by their good show. Six prizes were awarded by the adjudicators for their brilliant performance in the competition.
The list of awards is as below.
| The Champion (The Best Overall Performance Award) | Drama Club |
| The Best Director Award | Lee Po Yan (5B) |
| The Best Script Writing Award | Mr. Tsang Chi Hung |
| The Best Actress Award | Ng Cheuk Hei (4C) |
| The Best Actor Award | Lee Siu Tung (5B) |
| The Actor Award | Lo Ka Chun (6B) |
Over the past two years the Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education(the HKAGE) has been facilitating challenging learning opportunities for gifted learners to enable them to stretch their potential in a wide range of specialized areas. The following nominated students from our school have successfully passed the screening and related selection activities and were accepted as student members of the HKAGE:
| 6B | Chan Yuk Ying | |
| 5B | Lee Wai Sum | |
| 5D | Cheung Sin Ka | |
| 5E | Wong Chi Man | Ho Ka Hei |
| Chiu Hoi Yeung | Luk Sui Man | |
| 4E | Kwan Him Shek | Shing Ming Tony |
| 3A | Ng Chi Ho | |
| 2A | Yim Hong Sang | Yim Tsz Kin |
| 2C | Chum Dickson Chuck Shing | |
This year, our school has sent two First-aid teams to participate in the Youth First-aid Competition organized by Hong Kong Red Cross Youth and Volunteer Department (East New Territories Divisional Headquarters).
In a simulated accident scene, members applied their first aid skills, health care skills and small scale saving skills to help the patients with either their physical or psychological needs. Not only the skills mentioned, but also leadership and teamwork were demonstrated whilst tackling the difficulties together as a team.
Maintaining the good results of the past, our school teams were awarded the Championship and third runner-up in the competition. Congratulations to all the winners.
| Team A (Champion) |
Leader: Members: |
Wong Wai Ting (5A) Ho Ka Hei (5E) Li Hoi Ching (5E) Yu Hoi Ying (5C) | |
| Team B (Third runner-up) |
Leader: Members: |
Wong Shu Him (4A) Liu Shuk Yee (4E) Man King Yin (4D) Chan Wing Tung (3B) |
The Inter-school Swimming Championships was successfully held on 11th October, 2010 and 13th October, 2010 at Ma On Shan Swimming Pool. 37 secondary schools competed for the Championship. Our school sent 2 swimming teams comprising 19 students to participate in Girls A Grade and Boys B Grade divisions. Our team has achieved good results in both singles and team competitions. In singles competitions, our team won a total of 7 medals comprising 1 gold, 1 silver and 5 bronze. In team competition, both our A grade Girls team and B grade Boys team were awarded First Runner-up and a silver medal in Relays. The following is the list of our medalists:
| Girls A Grade | ||
| 200m Individual Medley - 1st Runner-up |
Wong Ching Wai （3C） | |
| 100 meters Backstroke - 2nd Runner-up |
Choi Ching Man（2B） | |
| 100m Freestyle - 2nd Runner-up |
Yau Ka Man （7B） | |
| 50m Freestyle - 2nd Runner-up |
Yau Ka Man （7B） | |
| 50m Breaststroke - Champion |
Wong Ching Wai （3C） | |
| 50m Breaststroke - 2nd Runner-up |
Tse Hoi Yan（2B） | |
| 4x50m Freestyle Relay - 1st Runner-up |
Yau Ka Man （7B） | Wong Ching Wai （3C） |
| Choi Ching Man（2B） | Tse Hoi Yan（2B） | |
| Boys B Grade | ||
| 200m Breaststroke - 2nd Runner-up |
Chung Pui Yin（2B） | |
| Girls A Grade Team | ||
| Yau Ka Man（7B） | Wong Cheuk Yiu（4B） | Cheng Yu Sze（4C） |
| Wong Ching Wai（3C） | Tse Hoi Yan（2B） | Choi Ching Man（2B） |
| Lo Sze Man（1B） | Lau Tsz Lam Lydia（1B） | Chan Hiu Tung Carrie（1D） |
| Boys B Grade Team | ||
| Lee Kin Fung（4A） | Li Kwok Him（3D） | Wong Ho Kwong（2B） |
| So Tsz Him（2B） | Cheng Man Kit（2E） | Chung Pui Yin（2B） |
| Leung Ho Ting（2B） | Leung Cheuk Hang（2D） | Chui Mang Yin（1C） |
Excellent performance in offense and defense enabled our Girls Softball Team to be awarded the Champion for the "Under 19 Inter-school Softball Competition" organized by the Hong Kong Softball Association in July 2010. Congratulations to our Girls Softball Team on their excellent performance. The members of our team are listed as follows:
| Ching Ho Fei (7A) | Ho Wing Yee (6A) |
| Lui Yi Nok (5A) | Ho Sheung Wan (5A) |
| Lau Yu Yin (5A) | Wong Huen Tung (5A) |
| Luk Sui Man (5E) | Sheung Tsz Ying (3E) |
| Yeung Leslie Siu Tung (3E) | Wong Nga Ting (3E) |
| Tang Nga Man (2D) | Chan Hei Lun (2B) |
2010年2月中文科參加由浸信會愛群社主辦「贐美一生」計劃 ── 生命鑰匙徵文比賽，以「生命鑰匙，人生升呢」為題創作。在超過400份參賽作品中，同學脫穎而出，分別獲得初中組冠軍及季軍。茲列得獎名單如下：
曹迪琪 － 初中組冠軍
莊潤嫺 － 初中組季軍
按此閱讀：生命鑰匙，人生升呢（初中組冠軍作品）－3A 曹迪琪
按此閱讀：生命鑰匙，人生升呢（初中組季軍作品）－3A 莊潤嫺
The 1967 Riots was the most serious disturbance in Hong Kong which was still deeply engraved in the memories of many Hong Kong people living then. Behind the riots, the subtle relations between Hong Kong and China are uncovered by looking into their line of food trade. Moreover, it brought bloom and decline of the pig farming industry. Four of our senior form students initiated a project relating to this incident. They interviewed some pig farmers and the vice chairman of the Federation of Pig Raising Co-operative Society. The first-hand experiences really help in the report. Information was also collected from government archives and the microfilms. After studying the information, they completed the Study Project titled "The Development of Hong Kong’s Pig Farming Industry during 1967 Riots". Our team was honourably awarded the Champion in the Senior Form Section of the 8th Inter-school Competition of Study Projects on Hong Kong's History and Culture jointly organized by the Hong Kong Museum of History and the Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture. The members of our school’s team are as follows:
7A Chung Wing Man
7A Liu Yuen Lung
7A Wai Hiu Tung
7A Yeung Chun Tan
To promote the interest of students in learning Mathematics and develop students' generic skills, our school has sent three teams of junior form students to participate in the Mathematics Project Competition. The result is encouraging. One of the teams was awarded the 2nd Runner-up and the other two teams were awarded the Good Performance Prize. Another competition worth mentioning is the Mathematics Book Report Competition. Two S2 students of our school have achieved good results by obtaining the First Class Prize and Second Class Prize respectively. The Prize-giving ceremony of both competitions was held at the University of Science and Technology in July. The winning teams and students were awarded trophies, medals and certificates of merits in the event.
| Mathematics Project Competition 2009-2010 | ||
| Second Runner-up | ||
| Where are Tony and my Books | Kwan Him Shek（3A） | Wong Yan Yee（3A） |
| Wong Siu Hin（3A） | Chan Teenie（3E） | |
| Shing Ming Tony（3E） | Sun Ming Chi Keith（3E） | |
| Good Performance Prize | ||
| 當阿基米德遇上牛頓 | Fung Tze Him（3A） | Wong Pak Shing（3C） |
| Lam Yu Yeung（3E） | Lau Kin Kwan（3E） | |
| Leung Ka Hung（3E） | Leung Yuk Kit（3E） | |
| Supporting Members: Yip Chun Wai（3A）, Lam Shing Lok（3B）, Sham Kwun Hon（3C） | ||
| 數數數列 | Kwok Sze Kan（2E） | Ma Chung Wun（2E） |
| Ng Chi Ho（2E） | Sin Pui Chai（2E） | |
| Yip Ho Ting（2E） | ||
| Mathematics Book Report Competition 2009-2010 | ||
| 1st Class Prize | Yip Ching Yi（2E） | |
| 2nd Class Prize | Chan Wan Fung（2E） | |
To provide students with opportunities to learn more advanced mathematics outside the classroom, we have also encouraged students to participate in various competitions. Here are the awards/prizes obtained recently by our students:
| 香港青少年數學精英選拔賽 2010 | ||
| 2nd Class Prize | Shing Ming Tony（3E） | |
| 3rd Class Prize | Wong Siu Hin（3A） | |
| 《華夏盃》全國中小學數學奧林匹克邀請賽2010（香港賽區） | ||
| 2nd Class Prize | Yim Hong Sang（1A） | |
| 3rd Class Prize | Wong Chung Yin（1E） | |
| 2010 “亞洲杯”奧數之星創新思維邀請賽 | ||
| 3rd Class Prize | Chum Chuck Shing Dickson（1B） | |
"Typhoon Shelter Cuisine" in Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter from 1950s to the end of the 20th century were valuable collective memories among Hong Kong people. They are full of reminiscences of those who operated their business there on boats and also those who had tried the special cuisines there. Two secondary six students from our school, Liu Yuen Lung and Yeung Chun Tan, began to work on a study project on "Typhoon Shelter Cuisine". To get first-hand information, they interviewed those who had worked in the Typhoon Shelter and also searched information from government documents and different literatures. By using the information, they have completed the study project entitled "The Birth of a Never-dim Place: the Rise and Fall of Delicacies in Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter". Our team was awarded the first-runner up in Students' Section of the 4th Competition of Study Projects on Hong Kong Historical Photos which was jointly organised by the Hong Kong Museum of History and We Love Hong Kong Association.
Our school has sent six badminton teams comprising 38 students to participate in the Inter-School Badminton Championship organized by Hong Kong Schools Sports Federation from 17 January 2010 to 28 February 2010. Our Girls team dominated the Girls Division by winning all Team Championships. Our Boys team also performed well in team competitions and was awarded 2nd Runner-up in A Grade, Champion in B Grade and 1st Runner-up in C Grade. Since the establishment of Hong Kong Schools Sports Federation in 1990, we have sent a total of 97 teams to participate in the Badminton Championships. Forty-two of them won the championships, twenty-one were awarded 1st Runner-ups and eleven were awarded 2nd Runner-ups. Our Girls Team extraordinarily dominated the Girls Division on five occasions. The following is the list of our medalists:
| Girls | |||
| A Grade | |||
| Ho Wing Yee（5A） | Wan Tsz Ki（5B） | Cheng Hiu Lam（4C） | Ho Sheung Wan（4A） |
| Ho Ka Hei（4E） | Lee Ching Yau（1A） | Tse Hoi Yan（1C） | |
| B Grade | |||
| Wong Huen Tong（4A） | Tong Wing Shan（4C） | Chan Ruo Xi（3C） | Sheung Tsz Ying（2A） |
| Kwan Sui Ling（3C） | Yeung Siu Tong（2A） | ||
| C Grade | |||
| Tsang Hoi Lam（2E） | Chan Po Yu（2C） | Wong Po Wai（1B） | Tsui Wai Ting（1D） |
| Tang Nga Man（1D） | Chan Hei Lun（1D） | Wong Yue Ting（1A） | |
| Boys | |||
| A Grade | |||
| Cheung Hoi Kit（7B） | Ho Hoi Sing（6B） | Ting Wai Chung（5B） | Tang Shing Fung（5D） |
| Lo Ka Chun（5E） | Or Man Kit（5E） | Ng Ka Haang（5C） | |
| B Grade | |||
| Suen Man Leong（4E） | Kwok Chun Hei（4D） | Chan Siu Fung（3A） | Li Ka Hei（3A） |
| Li Chung Hin（3B） | Wong Ka Long（2B） | ||
| C Grade | |||
| Lau Chun Yin（2A） | Law Ho Yin（2C） | Leung Ho Ting（1D） | Tang Shing Chun（1D） |
| Chan Cheuk Yin（1E） | Chan Chak Shing（1A） | ||
A team of three students, Chan Man-lai, Ki Chun-ying and Li Ching-ching, participated in the 'Tai Po District Civic Knowledge Contest' organized by the Tai Po Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education The event aims at promoting civic and national education, and developing positive values and civic awareness at different levels.
To prepare for the contest, participants and student helpers needed to study a lot of information provided by the organizing unit. Besides, they needed to search for the related information on the Net. Participants and student helpers did not only gain more civic knowledge, but they also worked and practised together as a team to tackle the difficulties.
Our school team was awarded the champion in the contest.
Besides, in partnership with the organizing unit, our students gained valuable experience in organizing a district competition. They planned and served in the contest. They acted as the master of the ceremony, receptionists, score keeper and so on. They learned a lot in this event.
Excellent performance in offense and defense enabled our Girls Softball Team to be awarded the champion for the 12th consecutive year in Inter-school Softball Championship, organized by the Hong Kong School Sports Federation and the Hong Kong Softball Association on 12 December 2009. Our main pitcher, 4A Lui Yi Nok has impressively made numerous strikeouts throughout the Championship and was therefore awarded MVP in Girls Division.
A team of three students, Chan Man-lai, Ki Chun-ying and Li Ching-ching, participated in the 'Tai Po District Civic Knowledge Contest' organized by the Tai Po Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education The event aims at promoting civic and national education, and developing positive values and civic awareness at different levels.
To prepare for the contest, participants and student helpers needed to study a lot of information provided by the organizing unit. Besides, they needed to search for the related information on the Net. Participants and student helpers did not only gain more civic knowledge, but they also worked and practised together as a team to tackle the difficulties.
Our school team was awarded the champion in the contest.
Besides, in partnership with the organizing unit, our students gained valuable experience in organizing a district competition. They planned and served in the contest. They acted as the master of the ceremony, receptionists, score keeper and so on. They learned a lot in this event.
Yeung Ching Yin has got the Gold Award of The Hong Kong Award for Young People in December 2009. He started joining the scheme at the Bronze level when he was in form 1. Ching Yin has achieved the unique international principals of the scheme because of his toughness, perseverance and the spirit of self-challenge. His achievement makes him qualified for the Self-Nomination Scheme of the JUPAS this year. In this Scheme, the Gold Award is considered the highest level of achievement, which comes just after the participation or achievement in the Olympic Games and the Asian Games. Hence his achievement has set a good role model for others, especially those who are joining the AYP!
In response to the school's vision – to foster leaders of the age, our school has sent two First-aid teams to participate in the Youth First-aid Competition organized by Hong Kong Red Cross Youth and Volunteer Department (East New Territories Divisional Headquarters).
In a simulated accident scene, participants applied their first aid skills, health care skills and small scale saving skills to help the patients with either their physical or psychological needs. Not only the skills mentioned, but also leadership and teamwork were demonstrated whilst tackling the difficulties together as a team.
Our school teams were awarded the first runner-up and third runner-up in the competition. Besides, our student Wong Wai Ting was awarded the Best Leader Award. Congratulations to all the winners.
In support of the Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games (EAG), the Neighborhood Advice Action Council, sponsored by the Tai Po District Council, held the Tai Po Badminton Competition on 28th November 2009 at Fu Heng Sports Centre. Four of our students participated in the competition. Three of our students were awarded Champions and one of them was awarded the Second Runner-up. The following shows the awards and prizes won by our students:
| Junior Form Boy's Single Champion | Li Ka Hei（3A） |
| Senior Form Boy's Single Second Runner-up | Suen Man Leong（4E） |
| Senior Form Girl's Single Champion | Ho Ka Hei（4E） |
| Junior Form Girl's Single Champion | Chan Hei Lun（1D） |
Our school Judo representatives made good achievements in the Inter-School Judo Competition. The following shows the awards and prizes won by our Judo team:
| Bank of China (Hong Kong) 52nd Festival of Sport Hong Kong Judo Championships (organized by Hong Kong Judo Association) | |
| B Grade 50 kg First Runner-up | Au Shu Yan（1B） |
| 5th China Cup Judo Championships 2009 (organized by Hong Kong China Judo Club and Hong Kong Judo Association) | |
| B Grade 10 – 12 years old Boys 45 kg First Runner-up | Au Shu Yan（1B） |
| Hong Kong Junior Judo Team Championships 2009 (organized by Hong Kong Experienced Judo Coach Association） | |
| Girls Junior Group Champion | Cheung Wing Ki（3D） |
| 39th Anniversary Hong Kong Judo Championships (organized by Hong Kong Judo Association and Leisure and Cultural Services Department) | |
| Girls Junior Group 48 kg Second Runner-up | Cheung Wing Ki（3D） |
| In support of Hong Kong 2009 EAG Hong Kong Student Judo Championships 2009 (organized by Hong Kong Judo Association and Leisure and Cultural Services Department) | |
| Girls Senior Group 48 kg Second Runner-up | Cheung Wing Ki（3D） |
| Girls Senior Group 45 kg Second Runner-up | Lee Wai Shum（4D） |
| Boys Senior Group 81 kg Second Runner-up | Leung Nok Ming（2D） |
| Hong Kong Junior Judo Championship 2009 (organized by Hong Kong China Judo Club ) | |
| Girls Group G 17 – 20 years old 45 kg Second Runner-up | Lo Kan I（5D） |
| Boys Group B 10 – 12 years old 50 kg Second Runner-up | Au Shu Yan（1B） |
To celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Founding of the PRC, the National Education Centre held the "Worldwide Chinese Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Founding of the PRC Kick-off Ceremony" on 4th July 2009 at Kowloon Bay Exhibition Centre. One of our students, Chiu Hoi Yeung, participated in the Inter-School Writing Competition. His "Letter to Mr. Hu Jintao" was awarded the Merit Prize. The winner entries of inter-school competition and photos of the 60th Anniversary celebration were displayed in the Ceremony.
The Inter-School Swimming Championships was successfully held on 12th October, 2009 and 14th October, 2009 at Ma On Shan Swimming Pool. 36 secondary schools competed for the Championship. Our school sent 3 swimming teams comprising 22 students to participate in the competition. Our team has achieved good results in the competition. In singles competition, our team won a total of 7 medals comprising 1 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze. In team competition, our A grade Girls team won the silver medal, while our C grade Boys team and A grade Boys team was awarded Second Runner-up and Merit Prize respectively. Our team also won 3 silver medals in the Relays. The following is the list of our medalists:
| Girls A Grade | ||
| 100 meters Backstroke - 1st Runner-up | Tso Wai Yu（5A） | |
| 50 meters Backstroke - 1st Runner-up | Tso Wai Yu（5A） | |
| 50 meters Freestyle - 2nd Runner-up | Yau Ka Man（6B） | |
| 50 meters Breaststroke - 2nd Runner-up | Tse Hoi Yan（1C） | |
| 4x50 meters Freestyle Relay - 1st Runner-up | Yau Ka Man（6B） | Cheung Yuk Ki（2C） |
| Wong Ching Wai（2D） | Choi Ching Man（1C） | |
| 4x50 meters Medley Relay - 1st Runner-up | Tso Wai Yu（5A） | Wong Sin Ying（5B） |
| Lo Lai On（5E） | Tse Hoi Yan（1C） | |
| Boys A Grade | ||
| 200 meters Breaststroke - Champion | Leung Ho Wai（5C） | |
| 50 meters Breaststroke - 2nd Runner-up | Leung Ho Wai（5C） | |
| Boys C Grade | ||
| 200 meters Breaststroke - 2nd Runner-up | Chung Pui Yin（1B） | |
| 4x50 meters Medley Relay - 1st Runner-up | Chung Pui Yin（1B） | So Tsz Him（1B） |
| Cheung Man Kit（1C） | Leung Ho Ting（1D） | |
由教育局舉辦慶祝「國慶邁向建國六十年，開創祖國新里程」國民教育活動系列（2008-2009）賀辭創作比賽，本校同學勇奪冠、亞及優異獎，並獲邀與家長出席2009年9月30日下午於灣仔伊利沙伯體育館舉行之「愛我中華賀國慶2009」文藝匯演暨頒獎禮，與全港學界一起深刻感受祖國建國六十年之喜悅。
| 冠軍 馮安兒 5B （2008-2009） 巨龍睡醒一甲子 傲翔總遇困難時 不屈不朽我中華 雷霆萬鈞天下知 |
亞軍 周燕飛 5B （2008-2009） 六十載，篳路藍縷譜新景。 興邦國，千歌萬曲頌中華。 |
優異 陳曼麗 6A （2009-2010） 中華建國六十載，社稷昌明垂百代。 東方巨龍蜚國際，龍的傳人喜笑迎。 |
The disastrous effect of landslide in Shau Mau Ping on 18th June, 1972 is memorized by many Hong Kong people. 5 senior form students of our school initiated a project relating to this incident. They interviewed some scholars and people who had first hand experience in this incident. Information was also collected from government documents and other records. After studying the information, they completed the Study Project titled "Crisis and Opportunity: Measures of Hong Kong Government adopted and response from society on disasters from the Landslide incident on 18th June, 1972 in Shau Mau Ping". Our team was awarded Champion in the Senior Form section of the 7th Inter-school Competition of Study Projects on Hong Kong's History and Culture held by Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture and the Hong Kong History Museum.
To enable students to connect knowledge, skills, values and attitudes, the School has given a strong support for promoting project-based learning. In this year, six secondary two students have scooped the Championship of the Mathematics Project Competition for Secondary Schools(2008-09). The title of the project is "Figures Go Round" and the idea is originated from moving sofa around the corner of a corridor. After several months of concerted effort, the team successfully made a breakthrough in the investigation and got a fruitful result.
The Prize-Giving Ceremony will be held in December and the three winning teams of our school(including the champion and two outstanding performance teams)will be awarded trophies, medals and certificate of merits in the event.
4B李惠心同學以《秋色：楓影》為題的綵燈，勇奪由康樂文化事務署及教育局合辦的「二零零九年中秋綵燈設計比賽」中學組亞軍。在是次比賽中，本校有多位同學獲獎，作品已於香港大會堂展覽，得獎名單及燈題臚列如下：
| 中學組亞軍 | 李惠心 | （秋色：楓影） |
| 中學組優異 | 樊文芬 | （情深款款） |
| 劉健強、何嘉朗、黃展豪組 | （給祖國的生日禮物） | |
| 徐葦茵、徐葦組 | （勝券在握） | |
| 呂文安 | （牛市重臨耀香江） | |
| 鍾耀武 | （亭亭玉立） |
為慶祝中華人民共和國成立六十周年，民政事務總署特別舉辦「慶祝中華人民共和國成立六十周年全港十八區繪畫比賽」，5B林秀常同學榮獲大埔區中學組亞軍。透過畫筆，林同學謳歌祖國，將我國近年在文化、科技和體育上的成就一一展現出來。
民政事務總署舉辦「慶祝中華人民共和國成立六十周年國慶彩旗設計比賽」，5B林秀常同學運用巧思，憑精美設計榮獲大埔區優異獎。
