During the recent Easter break from March 25th to March 29th, a group of thirty Form Four and Form Five students from our school embarked on a five-day, four-night study trip to Guizhou under the supervision of the principal and four teachers. The itinerary included visits to various attractions such as the Huangguoshu Waterfall, Xiaoqikong Scenic Area and Yaoshan Ancient Village, allowing the students to personally experience the magnificent scenery of Guizhou. Additionally, we had the opportunity to visit the rarely accessible Sandu CLP Wind Farm, where we gained insights into the development of wind power in China.

Moreover, our students engaged in an exchange program with Guiyang No.6 Middle School for the first time. Activities included attending classes together, friendly sports match, and enjoying the well-prepared performance by Guiyang No.6 Middle School. This study trip provided our students with valuable firsthand experiences and insights. It broadened their horizons and allowed them to appreciate the remarkable achievements China has made in recent years from multiple perspectives such as sustainable development, cultural heritage and economic advancement.

4A 8 洪芷翹 HUNG TSZ KIU

二零二四年三月二十五至二十九日，將會是我中學生涯中最難忘的五天。雖然我身在香港，但感覺自己仍置身於貴州，我的心仍留在貴州的一山一水一草一木之中。

回顧當日前往貴州當天，五小時的高鐵車程使人有點疲憊，但無阻大家對貴州的熱情。我們離開城市的煩囂，將要親身體會貴州的大自然及當地的風土人情。

萬里無雲的藍天下，極具古代特色的甲秀樓令人印象深刻；樹木輝映的群山中，宏偉壯觀的黃果樹瀑布令人歎為觀止，我們從上下左右四個角度觀賞黃果樹瀑布，更能穿過水簾洞，做一會兒「孫悟空」，雖然滿身濕透卻不亦樂乎；我們在青岩古鎮嘗盡當地特色小食，看到遊客穿上了華美的苗族服飾，實在令人驚艷不已。瑤族門前的槍聲縈繞耳畔，這是瑤族的迎賓儀式，充滿民族風情。小七孔園區中的卧龍潭和拉雅瀑布已成為我手機桌布，貴州的山水猶如一幅優美的畫，令人深深入迷。我們更在貴陽六中體驗課堂，並和六中的同學建立了珍貴的友誼，大合照中燦爛的笑臉便是最好的證明。我們還有幸去了三都風電場，近距離觀賞45部屹立在山巔上的風車，見證國家科技發展，為祖國的興盛深感自豪。

那天前往三都風電場，老師邀請我代表學校致謝辭，雖然沒有十足把握，但還是把任務順利完成，更受到老師的稱讚和同學們的鼓勵，令我感到滿足和安慰。自古成功在嘗試，我慶幸自己鼓起了勇氣，挑戰自我。

感謝老師的悉心安排和照顧，這趟貴州之旅讓我獲益匪淺！

5D 10 黃俊憬 HUANG CHUN KING BRIAN

貴州之旅雖只有短短五日，卻令我對貴州這個地方留下了深刻的印象。

仍記得第一天去貴州的時候，我們首先到訪那豎立在南明河上的甲秀樓。它高高豎立在南明湖上，湖上映出甲秀樓的倒影，壯麗的景色令人心情豁然開朗，五小時車程所累積的疲累早已煙消雲散。

令我印象最深刻的，就是在第三日時，我們到了貴陽市第六中學進行交流活動。當地的同學實在熱情，早早便到了校門迎接我們，我也很榮幸體驗他們的課堂活動，那天上書法課及物理課，他們的課堂氣氛非常好，老師提問後，同學很踴躍回答問題，令我樂在其中。

貴陽六中令我印象深刻的，還不止這些。在下午，我們有幸欣賞他們各個團體的演出，他們的表演實在精彩，有樂隊、有中樂、有舞蹈、有配音，在舞台上的他們，放開了拘束，自由自在，盡情表演；我們也很捧場，歡呼聲充滿了整個音樂廳，到了現在，那精彩絕倫的演出，仍然歷歷在目。

後來，我們又到了小七孔景區。在景區里，有山有水，有深林，有瀑布。我很難找到任何一個字能夠形容那裏的景色，不只是美，不只是壯麗，我只記得我被那瀑布緊緊吸引著，看著水從高處流下，落入水中，光是看著、聽著，就忘卻了煩惱，有甚麼可比得上如此的人間仙境呢？

總而言之，貴州的交流活動，除了讓我看到了當地名勝古蹟外，還讓我看到了當地學生的學校生活。俗話說：讀萬卷書不如行萬里路，這次經歷是我親臨其境才能體驗到的，若有機會，我很願意重臨貴州，再觀賞那黃果樹瀑布，再去探訪少數族裔的部落，讓我再次享受只屬於貴州的美。

4D 24 譚芷瑶 TAM TSZ YIU

Selected by Mr Hui, I went on a study tour to Guizhou alongside our teachers and schoolmates during the Easter holiday.

For me, exchanging with the students in Guiyang No.6 High School was the most memorable experience during the trip. From the time we arrived, we were embraced with warmth and hospitality by both their teachers and students. While walking around their campus, I was impressed by its vastness and the diverse range of facilities. Not only did they boast laboratory centre and a standard sports field, but they also had a two-floor auditorium that rivaled Hong Kong's Hung Hom stadium. During the campus tour, we shared experiences of our school life. It was eye-opening to discover that their schooling is even more harsh than ours with mandatory self-study sessions extending until 10 pm and the implementation of a specialised center for reflection whenever they violated school rules.

Additionally, I was invited to participate in a chemistry lesson and learnt about exothermic and endothermic reactions through hands-on experiments. Everyone fully engaged and actively participated in interesting discussions. I was totally inspired by their learning mode and pedagogies. Before leaving their school, a talent show was performed in the auditorium. Extraordinary singing performed by a secondary five girl captivated hundreds of hearts. We all shouted and clapped our hands together.

‘Staying at school all the time, our dream is to go to the sea one day and revel in its majestic beauty,’ said a student there. This thought-provoking statement struck a chord within me, making me realise how fortunate we are as Hong Kong students. We have the privilege of returning home every day after school, enjoying precious moments with our families, and even going on enriching study tours. It reminded me that valuable experiences and opportunities are not easily attained, teaching me the importance of cherishing and being grateful for what we have.

4A 19 林雨霏 LIN YU FEI

在今年復活節假期，我來到了風景優美，具有特色風土人情的貴州，並在此留下了美好且珍貴的回憶。

這次長途跋涉的旅程中，令我印象尤為深刻的便是貴州的山水。在貴州的第二天，我們便來到了聞名中外的黃果樹瀑布，一睹它雄偉壯觀的風采。沿著彎彎曲曲的石徑，我們來到了瀑布對面的觀瀑臺。憑欄眺望，瀑布如飛流直下三千尺般直瀉犀牛潭中，氣勢磅礡。只見水流從高處傾瀉而下，在空中形成了美麗的弧線，宛如一段段白色的絲綢，靜靜垂入湖底。當水流衝擊崖下的巖石和水池時，水花飛濺，濺起的水珠在陽光的照射下晶瑩剔透，閃爍著鑽石般的光芒，無不讓人嘆為觀止。當來到瀑布半腰的水簾洞，感受萬頃瀑布從頭頂轟鳴而下時，更是令人驚心動魄，仿若身臨仙境。

在貴州的第五天，我們來到了黔南荔波的小七孔景區，遊覽其山水交融的美景。其中，令人印象深刻的莫過於深邃的臥龍潭以及水上森林。臥龍潭的潭水因其蘊含的豐富礦物質銅的緣故，呈現出天然的寶石藍色。驕陽投下斑斑駁駁細碎的光影，為漂在水面宛如金箔的落葉增添了點睛之筆。緊接著，我們便來到了林溪穿插的原始森林。踩著鑲嵌在溪流上形狀不一的木頭，聽著陣陣清脆的鳥鳴聲，呼吸著清新芳香的空氣，感受著微風輕拂臉頰，我仿彿感受到大地的脈搏，與自然共舞的寧靜和平和，讓人心曠神怡。在茂密的森林中漫步，樹木高聳入雲，枝葉交織成綠色的天幕，陽光透過樹葉的縫隙酒下斑駁的光斑。沉浸在這片靜謐的綠色海洋中，遠離了喧囂的塵世，感受著大自然的恩賜，靈魂在此刻得到了療愈，壓力得以舒緩，內心重獲平靜。

除了遊覽名勝古蹟以及美輪美奐的風景外，我們更到訪貴陽市第六中學，並與當地的同學一起上棋藝和書法課，互相交流，從中了解了內地和香港在學習、生活以及文化上的不同。此外，我們還一同欣賞了貴陽六中同學精彩絕倫的文藝匯演，更認識了許多志同道合的小夥伴。

這次旅程是我人生中最為寶貴的一課。

Our school organized the "Sister School Exchange Activity cum Guangzhou History and Culture Study Tour" from 24th to 27th March. Accompanied by Principal Mr. Cheng Sze Wang, Vice-principal Ms. Ngai Yuen Ming, Ms. Yip Po Ling, Mr. Yeung Man Ching and Mr. Chan Ka Kiu, 30 students from Secondary 4 and Secondary 5 visited Guangzhou Nanwu Middle School for a two-day academic exchange programme. At this demonstrative senior high school in Guangdong province, students took part in a campus tour, attended classes taught by local teachers, participated in a youth forum, and engaged in various sports and cultural activities. Through these experiences, students gained a deeper understanding of the campus life and culture in the mainland.

In addition to the school visit, our teachers and students also explored famous attractions in Guangzhou, such as Yuexiu Park, the Sun Yat-sen Grand Marshal House, Yongqing Fang and the Pearl River, allowing us to immerse ourselves in the unique historical and cultural atmosphere of the city.

Students' sharings:

4D 33 鍾展鵬

在這次廣州之旅，到訪南武中學的那兩天最令我留下深刻的印象。南武中學的校長和師生熱情地招呼我們，他們先請我們參觀校史館，介紹南武中學悠久的歷史，然後帶我們上思政課。正當我為沒有書本上課而感到懊惱時，在我身旁的一位女學生主動示意與我共用課本。或許這只是一個小小的舉動，卻深深地打動了我，使我感到南武中學學生樂於助人、平易近人的特質。

第二天，我與另外四位同學代表學校參與領袖高峰論壇。在交流環節中，我們分享了內地與香港青年在教育、經濟、文化、科創等不同方面的優勢，並與南武中學的學生討論兩地青年如何能互補優勢。南武中學的學生演說技巧嫻熟、資料準備充足，表現充滿自信，值得我們學習。我在結語時表示希望日後南武中學的學生可以來訪我校，體驗香港中學生的生活。總的來說，這次論壇使我們獲益良多，亦讓我們兩校同學有更深入的交流和認識。

5D 33 張烙華

廣州南武中學是廣東省示範性高中，這次到訪，我參與了高中思政課及羽毛球友誼交流賽，深深體會內地學生卓越的知識水平和運動能力。

在思政課中，老師講授「民族區域自治制度」這個課題時，由淺入深，先以淺顯的自治區、特別行政區定義入題，然後播放幾段短片增添課堂趣味，加深學生對課題內容的認識，最後更引導學生進深思考種族歧視的議題。我發現學生學習態度很好，能在課堂上展現出多角度思考的能力，令人十分佩服。

此外，在羽毛球交流賽中，體育老師在羽毛球課中抽選了兩位學生與我們比賽。在對賽過程中，我深深體會到他們優秀的競技能力，以及對運動比賽的專注。可見南武中學的學生動靜皆宜，除重視學術外，在其他方面也有均衡的發展。

這次交流讓我深有體會，不僅限於知識上的增益，更是學習心態上的啟發。若有機會，我也很想再跟南武中學的朋友再聚！

Our principal Mr. Cheng Sze Wang and Teacher Mr. Hui Ming Chun were invited by Radio Television Hong Kong to share in the radio programme "Colorful Journey". During the programme, they shared experiences in implementing service learning and reflected on teaching careers. In the realm of service-learning, our school combines the issue of an aging population with visiting the elderly as a way to deepen students' understanding and cultivate positive values of intergenerational harmony. Some interested students have joined the Zonta Club Volunteer Team, where they take the initiative to plan service projects, such as teaching the elderly to make phone stands using laser cutting. A group of highly enthusiastic students, who are dedicated to serving society, even went beyond Hong Kong last year and traveled to remote villages in Rwanda to assist residents in installing solar panels.

Furthermore, Principal Mr. Cheng Sze Wang also shared insights from his over thirty years of teaching experience. For example, how to establish good teacher-student relationships and maintain contact with former students. It is worth noting that some of these former students' children have also enrolled in Wong Siu Chi Secondary School, carrying on the legacy.

If you would like to revisit the content of the program, you can visit the following link:
https://www.rthk.hk/radio/radio5/programme/colorfuljourney/episode/935069

More than 50 students from the school's Prefect team joined the Red Brick Adventure Project organized by the Warehouse Teenage Club on 11th December, 2023. The Project includes activities such as a war game, a cook out and an adventure experience, which aims to cultivate positive thinking among youngsters and enhance their physical and mental health, teamwork and resilience.

Reflection by 5D Chan Hiu Ching

On 11th of December 2023, our school's Prefect Team joined a day camp held by The Warehouse Teenage Club at Old Aberdeen Police Station. The camp was filled with exciting activities, such as a war game and camp cooking.

The day began with a team-building activity and a war game. We were divided into teams and provided with plastic guns. The war games not only required physical strength, but also strategic thinking and teamwork. It was a thrilling experience as we strategized, communicated, and executed plans to outsmart the opposing team. The games taught us valuable lessons about leadership and decision-making under pressure. It was an adrenaline-filled adventure that brought out our competitive spirit.

After the exhilarating war game, we started our afternoon with a cook out. We converted the scores we made in the war game and different ingredients, including vegetables and eggs. However, not many of us were experienced in cooking. Luckily, through division of labour, we solved the problem. People who knew how to cook became the chefs while others were responsible for washing the ingredients. Eventually, a simple but satisfying meal was prepared.

The highlight of the day was undoubtedly the rock climbing adventure. We were introduced to the fundamentals of rock climbing, including safety procedures and climbing techniques. As we scaled the towering rock-climbing walls, we faced our fears, pushed our limits, and discovered our inner strength. The experience of conquering the challenging routes not only provided a rush of adrenaline, but also instilled in us a sense of resilience, and perseverance.

Overall, the camp was truly an enriching experience. It not only provided a platform for us to engage in exciting activities but also imparted meaningful lessons. It fostered unity, trust, and friendship among the prefects. On this incredible day, all of us were grateful for the opportunity to learn and created lasting memories together.

Co-organized by Love Foundation, our school's Christmas worship was successfully held on December 21, 2023. We invited an artist Ms. Karen Kong to share her experience in believing in Jesus Christ. She also told our students to persevere in difficult times, never give up and trust God well. Later, she called and led the prayer. Many students raised their hands and decided to believe in the Lord.

The Homecoming Day of Wong Shiu Chi Secondary School Alumni Association was successfully held in School Hall on the afternoon of November 18, 2023 (Saturday). The event was attended by more than 30 current or retired principals, teachers and about 300 alumni and their family members. As teachers, alumni and friends gathered, the scene was lively. Principal Cheng Sze Wang and the Chairman of Alumni Association Simon Tso briefed participants on the latest developments of their alma mater and the Alumni Association. There was also a teacher appreciation session, in which retired principal and teachers introduced their current situation, which brought back many alumni's memories. The theme of this year's Homecoming Day was "family fun", so there were balloon twisting, hand painting, selfie and reptile pet booths, which were very popular. Finally, everyone sang the school song and took photos. After the event, teachers and alumni talked or visited the School History Gallery, ending the gathering with laughter.

Our school was honored to have invited Miss Cheng Yi Ching Eden, the top scorer in this year's HKDSE, to hold a sharing session for Form 4 to 6 students from on 27 October 2023 (Friday). In addition to sharing her learning strategies, time management techniques, preparation for public examinations and overseas study preparation experiences, Miss Cheng also shared how she faced difficulties and challenges in her studies, encouraging students to set goals and strive for excellence. The sharing session provided students with practical advice and encouragement from her valuable experience. We appreciate Miss Cheng's sharing.

S1 students might face a variety of challenges as they have a brand-new start in secondary school. Our school is eager to help students become acquainted with one another and the school environment, allowing them to adapt to the secondary school life. In order to equip S1 newcomers with essential preparation and confidence to adapt to the new school life, the Guidance Committee and school social workers organised a variety of orientation activities, including S1 Orientation Day for both S1 parents and students on 22 July 2023 and S1 Orientation Activity Day on 31 August 2023.

On S1 Orientation Day, our principal, vice-principals, teachers on behalf of various committees and departments and student leaders on behalf of the Prefects, Angel Project, Student Helpers, Red Cross, Girl Guides and Scout warmly welcomed all S1 students and parents, and introduced our school to them. The Parent-Teacher Association parent helpers and S1 class teachers also gave a detailed introduction to S1 parents and students.

In addition, in order to enhance S1 newcomers' understanding of the importance of self-discipline and to facilitate their adaptation to the new learning environment, all S1 students were invited to attend the S1 Orientation Activity Day to get them ready for the new challenges.

Have you ever thought of volunteering in Africa?

From July 27th to August 5th of this summer vacation, six students from our school, including students from Form 4 and Form 5, accompanied by three teachers, participated in a volunteer exchange program organised by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Together with three other secondary schools and university students, they traveled to some rural villages in the Rwamagana district of eastern Rwanda. Their mission was to help install solar panels and lights for the local villagers, providing electricity to four hundred impoverished households in the mountainous areas. Not only did the participating students apply their knowledge of electricity and physics, but they also had the opportunity to interact closely with the local residents, gaining insights into the daily lives of the people of Rwanda.

During a celebration ceremony, our students had the privilege to exchange experiences with Ms. Lin Hang, Chief Officer of the Chinese Embassy in Rwanda, sharing their volunteer experiences in the villages. In addition to the volunteer work, the itinerary also included a safari visit to learn about the biodiversity of Africa's ecosystems, as well as a visit to the Rwanda Genocide Memorial Museum, where the students had the chance to engage in conversations with survivors of the genocide, reflecting upon and learning from this tragic history.

In this booth game activity, we promoted the message of healthy living to the Secondary 1 and Secondary 2 students through mini games. It was a very meaningful activity, and we gained valuable learning experience. We also had a deeper understanding of the importance of healthy living in our research for information.

Each of our team members spent lots of time and effort designing our booth. In the end, we benefited a lot, we learnt a lot of information about sports and achieved good results. In addition to learning how to prepare booth games, we also participated in the booth games designed by other students, and the booth games in this activity were very distinctive and educational.

We all had a good experience in this activity and look forward to the opportunity to work together with other students next time.

2C	5	CHENG SZE CHING HELICIA (group leader)
2C	3	CHAN TSZ YAU STARRIE
2C	4	CHENG SIN YIK NATALIE
2C	6	CHEUNG TSOI WING
2C	7	CHUNG KA WAI
2C	8	DAI MAN LOK
2C	10	HUANG ERIC

On the beautiful sunny days of 1 and 2 March 2023, the Tai Po Sports Ground was filled with hundreds of energetic athletes and vivacious cheering teams. They enjoyed the 54th Athletic Meet after months of training and preparation. Our outstanding alumna, Ms. Lo Wing Yan, Senior Inspector of the Customs and Excise Department, was the Guest of Honour for this year's Athletic Meet. The Athletic Meet was the perfect occasion for students to demonstrate true sportsmanship and enjoy the fruits of persistent training. The following is the list of prize winners in the Athletic Meet:

On December 24 and 25, 2022, Committee Members and helper of the Students' Association participated in the Youth Entrepreneurial Co-market Activity organized by the Evangelical Lutheran Church Social Service Hong Kong. A Christmas stall was set up at Luk Heung Campus in Tai Po. The students mainly sold homemade Christmas candle holders (instructed by PTA parents) and DIY music boxes (instructed and made by Mr. Yim Fu Tin, our DT teacher. A remarkable sales record of $4332 was made from the activity. The students in charge not only gained valuable sales and marketing experience, but also won the "Most Popular Award" and the "Best Planning Award" from the organizer. They had also received a total of $2000 book coupon as an encouragement.

Co-organized by Love Foundation, our school's Christmas worship was successfully held on on December 21, 2022. We invited artists Ms. Grace Wong Kwan Hing and Ms. Sukie Chung to share their experience of believing in Jesus Christ. They also told our students to persevere in difficult times, never give up and trust God well. Later, Pastor Chiu of Tai Po Christian Alliance Church called and led the prayer. Many students raised their hands and decided to believe in the Lord.

The Guidance Committee organized S1 Team Building Day for the purpose of building team spirit, understanding the school and connecting with S1 schoolmates.

In order to let S1 newcomers and parents understand the new school life in Wong Shiu Chi Secondary School and foster home-school cooperation, the S1 Orientation Day was organized by the Guidance Committee on 13 August 2022. In corporation with Principal Mr. Cheng, Assistant Principals Mr. Tse (Academic), Mr. Chan (Student Affairs), Ms. Ngai (Administrative and Support), Discipline Master Mr. Yeung, Guidance Mistress Ms. Ng, SENCO Ms. Wong, Life Education Head Ms. Keung, Extra-curricular Activities Head Mr. Chau, Information Technology in Education Head Mr. Leung, English Department Head Ms. Chan, NET Mr. Wariner and School Social Worker, the event successfully created a positive and meaningful start for S1 students. S1 class teachers and Parent-Teacher Association members also met and discussed learning with parents and students in the event. It is sincerely hoped that S1 newcomers will enjoy a wonderful school life.

In order to promote statistical literacy, the Mathematics Department has invited the Statistician from the Census and Statistics Department (C & SD) to deliver a talk on "Tracking the economic situation of Hong Kong through national income statistics" to our S.4 students. The talk would be useful in enhancing their knowledge, particularly how national income statistics such as Gross Domestic Product and Gross National Incomes are measured and how they help reflect the economic development in Hong Kong.

The Annual Speech Day 2020-21 was successfully held on 26 November 2021. We were honoured to have invited our alumnus, Prof. Chau Kwai Cheong PhD, BBS, JP, to be our guest-of-honour to address the ceremony as well as present certificates and prizes.

Professor Chau graduated from Form 5 of the Anglo-Chinese section of Wong Shiu Chi Middle School (now known as Wong Shiu Chi Secondary School) in 1968. He holds a BA degree and a M. Phil degree in Geography from The University of Hong Kong, as well as a PhD degree in Forestry from The Australian National University. Currently, he is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Geography & Resource Management of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), from which he had retired after 17 years of teaching in 2010. His areas of expertise include soil science, landscape ecology and turfgrass management, and he had supervised 34 postgraduates, M. Phil and PhD, throughout his university career. He was a recipient of the Vice Chancellor's Exemplary Teaching Award in 2006.

Before joining CUHK in 1992, he had been working for 14 years as a turfgrass professional in Hong Kong, including 10 years as the Course Manager of the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club in Fanling. As an experienced turfgrass specialist, he was appointed by Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the HKSAR Government as a member of the Panel Experts on Hong Kong Stadium Pitch in 2013.

Professor Chau is also actively engaged in community services. He had served in many advisory committees of the government and academic institutes. He had been appointed Chairman of the Country and Marine Parks Board (CMPB), Deputy Chairman of the Advisory Council on the Environment (ACE), as well as member of the Town Planning Board (TPB), Land Development Advisory Council (LDAC), and Urban Forestry Advisory Panel (UFAP). In recognition of his services to the community, the government bestowed on him Justice of the Peace (2010) and Bauhinia Bronze Star (2014).

In his congratulatory address, Prof. Chau inspired our students and graduates by sharing with them his speech on climate change, globalization and sustainable development. He advised the young people to think globally and act locally to protect our environment. A good attempt is to avoid the wastage of resources and over-spending on unnecessary items. Apart from showing his concern for the environment, Prof. Chau also encouraged the graduates to use their computers wisely in the pursuit of knowledge. He shared with them an approach to enhance their learning experience and broaden their curiosity. At the end of his speech, he further reminded the graduates to be a learned person of unquestionable integrity. At last, Prof. Chau ended his speech by giving a warm blessing to the audience. The graduates have benefitted a lot from Prof. Chau's inspiring speech.

5C Young Ching Ho Francis

I experienced the thrill of climbing and the sense of success in this rock climbing activity. Also, the feeling of pulling a rope for my classmate in the rock climbing activity was very special. It was putting my classmate's life in my hands, forcing me to be 100% focused on helping my classmate to move upwards. It was really an unforgettable experience.

Mr Chau Chun Sing

Hardships and obstacles are inevitable to students in their secondary school life. Pursuing their personal goals is like climbing a high wall. It is also a process from self-limiting to challenging and surpassing themselves. Meanwhile, we have to make step-by-step decisions with cautiousness and courage at the same time. I enjoy rock climbing and I hope students can have similar experiences to challenge themselves for better personal growth.

The Drug Testing Scheme in Tai Po has been successfully implemented in the past twelve school years. With the support and participation of parents and students, significant progress has been achieved. According to the statistics released, the number of local young drug abusers has dropped greatly in the past few years. However, we still have to keep ourselves alert in this issue, and to make continuous efforts to create a "Healthy" and "Drug-free" culture in both the school and the community. In 2021/2022, our school once again commits ourselves to the "Healthy School Programme" initiated by "The Association of Principals of Tai Po Secondary Schools" and sponsored by the "Beat Drug Fund". It aims at enhancing students' resistance to the temptation of drugs through activities, education, drug testing and health check. In order to enhance S.1 students' resilience against drugs, the Guidance Committee co-organized with the Cheer Lutheran Centre an Anti-drug Workshop for all of our S1 students in the School Hall on 5 October 2021. A positive culture is therefore created to prevent drug abuse in school and the community.

The prize presentation ceremony of 2019-2020 was successfully held on 27 May 2021. Due to the pandemic and related group gathering restrictions, the ceremony was postponed from November 2020 to May 2021. During the ceremony, more than one hundred prizes were presented by the Principal and the Assistant Principals to students with outstanding performance in academic, conduct, extra-curricular activities and services. May we express our heartiest congratulations to the awardees.

Wong Shiu Chi Secondary School was founded in 1960. Being the first subsidised secondary school, as well as the first school that offered the Hong Kong University Matriculation Examination programme in the New Territories, Wong Shiu Chi Secondary School has educated thousands of pupils in the territory over the past six decades, and has made a significant contribution to the education development in the New Territories.

The School History Gallery was established as part of our Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The School History Gallery exhibits various precious artifacts of the school as well as curates the school's documentary history. With the rich variety of exhibits, students, alumni and members of the public may get to learn about the development of Wong Shiu Chi Secondary School.

The long-awaited Grand Opening Ceremony of our School History Gallery was held on 27 November 2020. We treasure our long history as well as celebrating our Diamond Jubilee. Excitement filled the heart of everyone involved, especially in this hard time. The ceremony was officiated by our school manager and alumnus, Mr. Shum Man Kwong. He shared his excitement for the establishment of our very own School History Gallery. We also honoured our teachers who were committed and served our school for long years with the presentation of the long service award. Winners of the Diamond Jubilee Slogan and Logo Design Competition also received their prizes during the ceremony. After the ceremony, Mr. LEE Tsz Wa, our teacher, arranged a guided tour to the School History Gallery for guests. The School History Gallery exhibits various precious artifacts, school documents and photographs owned and donated by our alumni. Videos introducing the development history of the school can be seen via the 6 LED screens. The footage of how our teachers and students traced Dr. Wong's early footsteps in Guangzhou is also featured in the videos. The guests enjoyed learning of the history of our school founder and her perseverance to establish Wong Shiu Chi Secondary School. May God continue to bless us to achieve the mission of our school founder: to provide education to young people; and to preach the gospel to them.

On July 2, 2019, Secondary Four Physics students visited Black Point Power Station in the New Territories. We developed a preliminary understanding of the impact of using different fuels on the environment, the operation of a power station and the power generation technology. The following is a summary of this visit written by Leung Yuk from Class 5E.

Natural gas is abundant in North America and Russia. It is formed by sea animals and plants that lived hundreds of million years ago. After the organisms died, they sank to the bottom of seas. They were then covered by sand and mud. High temperature, pressure and the action of bacteria slowly changed them into natural gas.

It is well known that burning coal emits carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides and sulphur dioxide, which leads to acid rain. However, the common use of natural gas can reduce the emission of pollutants. Natural gas is mainly composed of methane (CH4) with a molar mass of 16.0. Because of the low carbon content, it burns completely with oxygen to produce less suspended particles. Also, nitrogen in the air reacts with oxygen when heating to produce nitrogen oxides. The emission can be greatly reduced by 33.3% if temperature is properly controlled. Therefore, the main reason for the growing popularity of the use of natural gas is the comparatively low emission of pollutants.

In Hong Kong, the main power stations are Guangzhou Pumped Storage Power Station, Black Point Power Station, Castle Peak Power Station, Penny’s Bay Power Station, Guangdong Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station, etc. Power stations generally choose multiple gas sources as suppliers, so if there is a problem with a supplier, the daily supply of electricity will not be affected. The price of the gas can be relatively low due to competition. In the process of transporting natural gas, natural gas is firstly cooled to -162℃, becoming liquid for storage. Then LNG is transported to different destinations by LNG Carriers. Finally, LNG is offloaded from the carrier to the receiving facility at the destination.

Natural gas goes through multiple processing steps before entering the generator. Firstly, natural gas from different sources will be filtered through Gas Filtering Station. Next, it will be measured through Metering Station. Then it is heated up by Gas Heaters and finally decompressed in Pressure Reduction Station, from 60 atm to 40 atm. Air can be compressed to less than one-tenth of its original size. The compressed air is used for combustion to ensure the complete mixing of natural gas and air so as to reduce air pollutants.

Usually power stations will use CCGT (Combined Cycle Gas Turbine) technology to convert natural gas into electricity. The combined two cycles are gas cycle and water-steam cycle. The principle of gas cycle is to inject natural gas, and then ignite it with air. When burning, the mixture will reach an extreme temperature of about 1288℃, when the emission of pollutants is minimum. Then the gas will pass through High Pressure Steam Turbine (HPST), Low Pressure Steam Turbine (LPST) and at last to the Generator. The hot exhaust gas of about 600℃ produced by the Gas Turbine will be passed into HRSG (Heat Recovery Steam Generator) to heat up water through pipes. By turning water into steam, high pressure steam goes to HPST while low pressure steam goes to LPST. Then the remaining steam goes to the condenser and passes to the HRSG again. Nowadays, the capacity of each of the eight steam turbines is between 312.5 MW and 380 MW and the efficiency of the latest turbines can reach 61%.

On the beautiful sunny days of 13 and 14 February 2019, the Tai Po Sports Ground was filled with hundreds of energetic athletes and vivacious cheering teams. They enjoyed the 53rd Athletic Meet after months of training and preparation. Our outstanding alumna, Ms. Man Yu Ching Emily, Superintendent of Police, Support Branch, Hong Kong Police Force, was the Guest of Honour for this year’s Athletic Meet. The Athletic Meet was the perfect occasion for students to demonstrate true sportsmanship and enjoy the fruits of persistent training. The following is the list of prize winners in the Athletic Meet:

Group		Inter-House Overall Champion:	Integrity House
			Inter-House Boys Champion:		Dedication House
			Inter-House Girls Champion:		Integrity House
			The Best Sportsmanship:			Learnedness House
			The Best Cheering Team:			Love House

Individual	Grade A Boys Champion:			Cheung Tsz Kit		Love House	  
			Grade B Boys Champion:			Wang Zicheng		Integrity House
			Grade C Boys Champion:			Lee Tsz Hin			Integrity House
			Grade A Girls Champion:			Chan Cheuk Lam	Learnedness House
			Grade B Girls Champion:			Lee Ying Yi			Dedication House
			Grade C Girls Champion:			Ho Man Yuet		Love House

On 23 January, the staff and students of Tarumizu Junior High School in Kagoshima, accompanied by the representatives of Board of Education of Tarumizu and Kagoshima Office In Hong Kong, visited our school. Throughout their visit, our guests were escorted by our senior form students who took Japanese as their elective subject. In addition to a campus tour, our guests also observed a Mathematics lesson and a Science lesson together with our students.

In the afternoon, our guides led the guests to visit the Railway Museum, Man Mo Temple and Fu Shin Street. The one-day cultural exchange between Hong Kong and Japan was short yet fruitful.

On Staff Development Day on 4 January 2019, our school achieved a breakthrough. All teachers visited Guangzhou Nanwu High School, which has been our sister school for 6 years. We observed lessons, engaged in professional dialogue and toured the school campus. Benefitting from the exchange visit, our teachers had a better understanding of the education system in Mainland and gained a better insight into the implementation of STEM and Art Education. Although the visit lasted only 3 hours, we appreciate the warm hospitality shown by the Principals, Vice Principals and teachers there.

On 28 February 2018 and 1 March 2018, the Tai Po Sports Ground was filled with hundreds of energetic athletes and vivacious cheering teams. They enjoyed the 52nd Athletic Meet after months of training and preparation. Our outstanding alumnus, Mr. Tso Siu Man Simon, Principal of De La Salle Secondary School, N.T., was the guest of honour for this year's Athletic Meet. The Athletic Meet was the perfect occasion for students to demonstrate true sportsmanship and enjoy the fruits of persistent training. The following is the list of prize winners in the Athletic Meet:

Group		Inter-House Overall Champion	:	Integrity House
			Inter-House Boys Champion		:	Learnedness House
			Inter-House Girls Champion		:	Integrity House
			The Best Sportsmanship			:	Learnedness House
			The Best Cheering Team			:	Love House

Individual	Grade A Boys Champion			:	Chan Pang Chin		Dedication House	  
			Grade B Boys Champion			:	Chow Wang Kei		Learnedness House
			Grade C Boys Champion			:	Yung Hiu Fai		Learnedness House
			Grade A Girls Champion			:	Lee Tsz Lam			Integrity House
			Grade B Girls Champion			:	Chan Cheuk Lam	Learnedness House
			Grade C Girls Champion			:	Lee Ying Yi			Dedication House

		4 school records was broken			:	Grade A Boys 4 X 100M Relay
												Grade C Boys 4 X 100M Relay
												Grade B Girls 4 X 100M Relay
												Grade B Girls 100M

The S.1 Admission Briefing Session was successfully held on 16th December. Eight hundred pupils and their parents attended the briefing session. The Principal and Assistant Principals gave talks regarding the school's history, mission, curriculum and recent development. A video featuring the school's history, development and prominent alumni was premiered to the public at this special event. Parents showed great interest in the school's admission criteria, procedure of application and the process of interviews in the Q&A session.

The Annual Speech Day 2016-17 was successfully held on 24 November 2017. We were honoured to have invited our alumnus, Professor Lum Yat Sang Terry, the Head and Henry G Leong Professor of the Department of Social Work and Social Administration of The University of Hong Kong, to be our guest-of-honour to address the ceremony as well as present certificates and prizes.

Professor Lum's studies in Wong Shiu Chi Secondary School began in 1976. Upon graduation, he went on to get his Bachelor's Degree in Economics from The University of Hong Kong. He then spent the following decade furthering his studies, earning first a Master's Degree in Social Work from The University of Hong Kong and next his Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Social Work from the Washington University in St. Louis.

Since 2011, he has joined The University of Hong Kong and is currently the Head and Henry G Leong Professor of the Department of Social Work and Social Administration. He is also the Associate Director of the Sau Po Centre on Ageing, which aims to enhance the quality of life of older people in greater China, oversea Chinese societies and the Asia Pacific region.

With special focus on social work for the elderly and policy research, Professor Lum is an expert in long term care as well as ageing policies. He has also made significant contributions towards the enhancement of the well-being of older people. His research findings on ageing-in-place have led to the development of ageing-in-place programme for low-income elders in public rental housing estates of the Hong Kong Housing Society. For his outstanding achievements, Professor Lum is an award-winning scholar. In 2016, he was awarded the Career Leadership Award by the Association of Gerontology Education in Social Work in the United States. Being a remarkable academic, he is definitely a role model for his junior schoolmates to follow.

In his congratulatory address, Professor Lum encouraged our students and graduates by sharing with them his inspiring life journey, which was closely connected with God's revelations and the blessings he got after responding to them. Though following the calling did not mean his journey would be smooth and easy, he entrusted himself to God's will and always finished his job with 100% of his effort. Apart from showing his love and faith to God, Professor Lum also inspired the graduates to appreciate the good and beauty of knowledge. At last, Professor Lum ended his speech by expressing his warm gratitude to the audience. The graduates have benefitted a lot from Professor Lum's speech.

On the beautiful sunny days of 16 and 17 February 2017, the Tai Po Sports Ground was filled with hundreds of energetic athletes and vivacious cheering teams. They enjoyed the 51st Athletic Meet after months of training and preparation. Our outstanding alumna, Dr. Yeung Yeung, Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor of the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology of the University of Hong Kong, was the guest of honour this year. The Athletic Meet was a perfect occasion for students to demonstrate true sportsmanship and enjoy the fruits of persistent training. The following is the list of prize winners in the Athletic Meet:

The Annual Speech Day 2015-16 was successfully held on 2 December 2016. We were honoured to have invited our alumnus, Mr Victor Dawes SC, to be our guest-of-honour to address the ceremony as well as present certificates and prizes.

Mr Dawes's studies in Wong Shiu Chi Secondary School began in 1988. His time spent in Wong Shiu Chi played a significant role in facilitating the establishment of the core values of integrity and propriety. In 1995, he went on to get his Bachelor of Law Degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Upon graduation, he pursued his further legal studies and training in the University of Hong Kong, where he acquired his professional qualification.

Mr Dawes was called to the Hong Kong Bar in 1999, specialising in commercial disputes including arbitration and mediation. He has been acting in a number of landmark cases in Hong Kong arising from the global financial crisis in 2008. He is widely known for displaying sound judgment and being knowledgeable as well as helpful among the members of the legal profession.

In 2015, Mr Dawes was appointed as a Senior Counsel and he was one of the youngest new silks at that time. Currently, he is one of the members of the prestigious Temple Chambers. In addition to appearing in court, he has experiences appearing in the Market Misconduct Tribunal, the Securities and Futures Appeal Tribunal and Takeover Panel.

In his congratulatory address, Mr Dawes inspired our students and graduates by sharing with them a letter that he had lovingly prepared for his baby daughter. Apart from showing his love and care to his beloved child, Mr Dawes encouraged the young people in Hong Kong to be hopeful and work hard in what they believe in. He advised the graduates to set a good example and make a difference to those around them. When facing changes and challenges, young people should hold firm to the belief that making an honest living is far more important than making a decent living. At last, Mr Dawes ended his speech by giving a warm blessing to the audience. The graduates have benefitted a lot from Mr Dawes’s speech.

We had the most amazing English Week this year with an international atmosphere lasting from 2nd to 10th December, 2015. With the theme "Exploring Myths, Fables and Legends through English" and the slogan of Long Ago and Far Away: Wonders of the MFLs, students and teachers had chances to know more about global myths, fables and legends from trainers and guests of 18 countries. Additionally, we had interactive activities which were not just entertaining but also educational, leading us to further explore this topic.

Working alongside with Intercultural Education Limited (ICE), we had great enjoyment with a variety of activities and performances. ICE organized and ran interesting in-class activities as well as public activities during lunchtime or afterschool hours. Trainers and guests from Germany, Sweden, Scotland, Poland, Ukraine, Australia, Mexico, Costa Rica, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Singapore, Thailand and Korea, etc. turned English lessons into unique ones with cultural sharing of myths and legends, and interactive activities including mask making, drama performances and in-depth discussions.

Students were also attracted to public activities like the Viking traditional chess game 'Kubb' and Brazilian martial arts, Mexican music performance, German cookie baking and an Inter-class Competition for S.3 students on the last day of the English Week. One of the most hilarious items in the competition was teaching the guests about Hong Kong's culture through Cantonese tongue twisters.

Equally amusing were the drama performances during the Junior and Senior Assemblies. Our alumnus Raymond Yip, who is a secondary school teacher, brought his English drama team to perform their own adaptation of "The Three Little Pigs". We were amazed by their enchanting singing and superb acting.

The class period activities were varied and educational, too. Students had opportunities to enhance their English skills as well as their creativity and imagination through activities such as designing posters, expressing their opinions, writing alternative endings to the fable of "The Ugly Duckling" and rewriting lyrics to the song "The Lost Boy" about the story of Peter Pan.

Also included in the English Week programme were the Singing Contest and Book Fair. We did not only have two exhibitors but three this year, adding to the variety of books students and teachers could purchase.

Overall, the objectives of arousing students' curiosity towards the world, using English as a communication tool and developing their cross-cultural understanding were achieved during this year's English Week. The school was turned into like an international school, giving students authentic situations to communicate with both native and non-native English speakers of different nationalities.

Apart from meeting the targets, the English Week of 2015-2016 was also proved to be highly popular among students as reflected in the survey with questionnaires done by ICE. Encouraging comments included "The world is much bigger than I thought." "The discussion of different myths and legends in class is delightful and there are a lot of interesting myths that I have never heard of. Overall, the English Week is really great." and "Everything is going super well with them; they are kind and interactive with us. I enjoyed the whole week very much."

To sum up, the English Week this year has brought us incredible knowledge, unforgettable experiences and great fun which will stay in our memory forever.

Our school received a subsidy from The Environment and Conservation Fund and the Environmental Campaign Committee for the implementation of "New era of energy saving of Wong Shiu Chi Secondary School" and "Green Project of Wong Shiu Chi Secondary School". The subsidy covers the replacement of 9 air-conditioners with Grade 1 Energy Label, 11 T5 lamps with fluorescent fitting, 107 lamps with twin fluorescent fitting, 17 LED exit sign boxes, 93 LED ceiling lights and 21 LED ceiling lights with emergency battery, installation of heat shield coating on the roof of the old teaching block and solar films on the eastward windows of the new teaching block and the westward windows of old teaching block.

Our teachers have arranged students to participate in different environmental conservation activities in order to enhance their awareness towards environmental conservation, and to establish a green atmosphere in the school. The details of the activities are as follows:

Energy Saving Competition
Date: September 2013 to September 2014
Details: The school participated in "School and Home Energy Saving Scheme" organized by the CLP and received the Interim Prize.

Green Ambassador Training (Youth Climate Ambassador Activity)
Date: 11 September 2014 to 15 July 2015
Details: The school nominated students to participate in three training activities organized by Environmental Conservation Club and two activities organized by the Youth Climate Ambassador. All participants acquired Basic Environmental Badge. Four of the students also acquired Specific Environmental Badge.

Introducing Energy Efficiency Label
Date: 12 September 2014
Details: Energy Efficiency Label was introduced to students on the Environmental Conservation Club Orientation Day.

Hand Cream Making Workshop
Date: 18 December 2014
Details: Students were able to have hands-on experience in making hand cream. The participants enjoyed the activity very much.

Designing the Notice Board
Date: 15 February 2015
Details: The theme of the notice board was 'Environmental Friendly Enzyme'. The notice board successfully attracted students and parents attention in the making of enzyme.

Organizing external activities
Date: 12 March 2015
Details: Our school set up booths at PLK Tin Ka Ping Millennium Primary School and S.K.H. Yuen Chen Maun Chen Jubilee Primary School to organize activities and exchange ideas of environmental conservation with primary school students.

Deciding on Energy Saving Proposals
Date: 27 to 30 April 2015
Details: During the Environmental Conservation Week, students were asked to decide on energy saving proposals for the school, their classes and themselves.

Sharing of information of the Green Project
Date: 1 September 2015 till now
Details: Information of the Green Project was uploaded to the school's website and announced at various occasions in order to draw students’ attention towards environmental conservation.

Food Recycling Scheme
Date: 8 July 2015
Details: The scheme aims to help students understand the problem of food waste in Hong Kong and to raise their awareness in reducing food waste. Students were asked to observe the amount of leftovers in local wet markets. They also experienced how food recycling works and enjoyed a low-carbon meal.

Waste cooking oil soap making workshop
Date: 16 July 2015
Details: Students learnt how to use waste cooking oil to make soap. They also learnt new recipes which can help them make better use of leftovers.

Model United Nations Meeting
Date: August 2015
Details: Students' broadened their horizons and enhanced their leadership skills by meeting with environmental conservation leaders from other schools.

Environmental Conservation Club Orientation Day
Date: 24 September 2015
Details: The committee members of the club introduced the structure of the club and the schedule of activities to the members.

Basic Environmental Badge Research Presentation
Date: 25 September 2015
Details: Students understood more about their research topics: (1) Carbon Reducing Measures of Shopping Centers and Railway Stations; (2) The Application of Enzyme.

Recycling of moon cake boxes
Date: 5-7 October 2015
Details: In order to nurture the habit of recycling, students were asked to recycle their moon cake boxes.

Making of enzyme
Date: November 2015
Details: 100 bottles of enzyme were made for distribution on Parents' Day.

"To Change the future of Elephants" New Word Design and Joint Signing
Date: 17-18 December 2015
Details: To draw students' attention to the conservation of elephants.

On the beautiful sunny days of 3 and 4 February 2016, the Tai Po Sports Ground was filled with hundreds of energetic athletes and vivacious cheering teams. They enjoyed the 50th Athletic Meet after months of training and preparation. Our outstanding alumnus, Dr. Chui Po Tong, MBBS FHKCA FANZCA FHKAM (Anaesthesiology), Consultant Anaesthetist and Clinical Associate Professor (Honorary) of the Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care of the Prince of Wales Hospital of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, was the guest of honour. The Athletic Meet was the perfect occasion for students to demonstrate true sportsmanship and enjoy the fruits of persistent training. The following is the list of prize winners in the Athletic Meet:

On Wednesday the 23rd of December, 2015 the English Corner was officially opened with a Christmas party to celebrate the festive season. Traditional Christmas foods such as fruit mince pies, shortbread biscuits, candy canes and advent calendar chocolates were introduced and eaten.

Students discussed the different ways Christmas is celebrated around the world and recounted stories of how they themselves celebrate Christmas with their families. A great time was had by all!

From 14th to 15th December, 2015, Principal Ho led 4 teachers and 13 S2 students to Guangzhou to attend the "10th Anniversary of the Guangzhou-Hong Kong Sister Schools Scheme" and visit our sister school Nanwu Middle School. Apart from attending the official activities, the S2 students attended a Chinese Language lesson in Nanwu Middle School. Simultaneously, two English teachers taught an S2 English Language lesson there. After that, students from both schools had a friendly badminton match and all enjoyed such a valuable occasion very much. Before departure, students exchanged their contact information for further liaison. Back to Hong Kong, our 13 students reflected their experiences about the trip and shared their thoughts with Principal Ho.

2A 陳一諾

那天我們與南武中學的同學一起上了一課十分有趣的中文課，課堂中老師教了唐代詩人王維的其中一首邊塞詩。

上畢這一節中文課後，我發現香港和內地同學的上課行為有很大分別。香港的同學上課時可能會欠了些專注，但在南武中學參觀內地的同學上課時，他們是安靜地聆聽老師講課，表達出十分珍惜學習的機會。這是香港學生要學習的地方。

2E 林鐫堯

在交流過程當中，我認識了一些新面孔：胡晴雅、伍梓芝和莫子晴。她們都是年約十三、四歲左右，長得平平凡凡，個子也不高，卻有比我更聰慧的頭腦。在上中文課時，她們坐在我旁。儘管有客人到來，仍未有分散她們的專注力，學習仍是很有效率。老師分派一些工作紙給我們，這三位同學看到我們滿懷疑惑的樣子，便主動幫助我們了解課文，令我們獲益不淺。這也就是我最欣賞她們的特點 ── 善良、主動各專注。

2C 黃寶珊

第一天我們到達酒店後，何校長帶我們到酒店附近逛了一圈，感受一下廣州人日常的生活氣息。那裡的房屋建築略顯古樸，但却別具一番風味；綠樹成蔭，人們都格外清靜悠閒，讓我感到十分放鬆。在香港，學校裡緊張的學習氣氛，上學放學路上行人的匆匆趕趕，都和廣州的小街形成了強烈的對比。

2B 陳朝陽

我們來到課室時同學早已準備好，還以熱烈的掌聲歡迎我們。課堂分為若干小組上課，組內裏的同學十分好客和熱情，借筆記給我們讓我們更投入課堂；並悉心地為我們解釋老師所講授的知識。組內裏有一個女孩令我印象深刻，她有著一頭長而烏黑的頭髮、單眼皮、挺高的鼻樑、說起話來正經和嚴肅。令我更深的是她一手工整的書法，被老師點名到黑板將古詩抄寫一遍，是我的學習榜樣。

2D 勞翠琳

當天，我認識了一位新朋友──李語夏。

李語夏上課前會預習課文，也準備上課要用的資料和筆記，並做好充足準備，她說每一天都是嶄新的，昨天已經過去了；她政治和數學曾不合格，但她繼續努力堅持，不說放棄，過去的挫敗沒有打擊她，還跟我說新的一天、新的征程，總有失敗，因為探索總要付出代價。她的努力與毅力，是我學習的方向。

The Annual Speech Day 2014-15 was successfully held on 27 November 2015. We were honoured to have invited Ms Au Chung-leung Joanlin, the Director of JA Design Architects Limited, to be our guest-of-honour to address the ceremony as well as present certificates and prizes.

Ms Joanlin Au is the first alumna in our school to be admitted to an undergraduate degree programme in architecture by the University of Hong Kong. During her five years of study at the HKU, she was the cream of the crop. She was awarded a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Architectural Studies with First-class Honours and next a Bachelor's Degree in Architecture with Distinction.

Upon graduation, Ms Au was first offered an opportunity to work for an architect, David Russell, in Hong Kong and then the world-famous architect Norman, Lord Foster in London. In the 1980s, she collaborated with her colleagues in Foster Associates on the design of the HSBC Main Building in Hong Kong. Having worked in four architecture firms in two metropolitan cities for over ten years, she founded her own architecture firm, JA Design Architects Limited, in 1997 and is currently the Director.

Ms Au is active not only in the local field of architecture, but also the national one. She became an Authorised Person on the List of Architects in 1986 and a Registered Architect in 1991. In 2004, she obtained the People's Republic of China Class I Registered Architect Qualification and then the Mainland's Class I Registered Architect Qualification for Guangdong Province in 2012. In the same year, she was elected as a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects to recognize her significant contributions to the field of architecture.

In her inspiring congratulatory address, Ms Au encouraged our students and graduates to have a can-do spirit – to be curious, pro-active and devoted to learning new things. When facing challenges and failures, she strongly believes one will have solid, tangible results by the end of the day if he/she chooses to move on without giving up. She also advised our graduates to equip themselves with a sense of urgency, perseverance and fired-up enthusiasm about learning new things. At last, Ms Au quoted a verse from the Bible to summarize her speech: "…be strong and never be discouraged, because there will be reward for your work." (2 Chronicles 15:7) The graduates have benefitted a lot from Ms Au's speech.

S.4D Mandy Ng

On July 16 2015, 30 of us met in Tai Wo Station and walked to the Confederation of Trade Unions Training Center to join the 'Ecofood & Homemade Soap Workshop', organized by Food Grace.

First we listened to a lively and interesting talk. It gave us a clear picture of the food waste problem in Hong Kong. We also got to know about the food recycling scheme to mitigate the problem. Then we attempted a very interesting quiz. If we got all the answers correct, we would get a big prize. In the quiz, participants can keep standing if they answered correctly, otherwise they would have to sit down. Finally all of us sat down. Were the questions very difficult? Not really. The multiple choice questions included "How much food waste is generated in Hong Kong every day?" The answer is 3,600 tonnes. After the game, I found that I had greatly underestimated the seriousness of the food waste problem in Hong Kong and realized how wasteful we are. After the quiz, we were divided into two teams to take turns in two different activities. One was to make soap from used oil. The other was to use ingredients which we regard as rubbish to make yummy dishes.

I went to the homemade soap workshop first. A volunteer from Food Grace taught us the procedures. Before starting, she asked us a question "How many types of cleaning products do you use daily?" Surprisingly the answer was nearly 20! This made us realize the harmful effects of cleaning products on the environment. Then we were divided into four groups to make soap. The procedures are: 1. Pour waste oil into a stainless steel pot. 2. Stir 1 tablespoon of salt and 1 tablespoon of sugar into a cup of cold water. 3. Stir in sodium hydroxide until dissolved. 4. Pour the mixture into the stainless steel pot and mix with the used oil. 5. Stir for 10-15 minutes and pour into moulds, then leave it in ventilated place for 1 month. It's a pity that handling sodium hydroxide is dangerous, so we cannot make it ourselves at home. After the workshop, we each took home our own handmade soap. Waste oil soap could be used to wash clothes, and for many other cleaning purposes. I hope the government can encourage mass production of these waste oil soap by utilizing these "useful" waste oil.

Then, we had a cooking class teaching us how to use food leftovers. We fried orange peel with tricolor peppers which resulted in presentable a dish with lovely smell and taste. Other groups baked bread with homemade fruit jam and fried omelettes with corn, cucumber and carrot. Finally we all shared and enjoyed each other's dishes. From the class, we learned that a lot of food we throw away are still edible, if we store and cook the food in a correct way, they can be very delicious. We normally eat a lot of meat, but sometimes being a vegetarian is quite nice.

The last activity was a discussion about how we can reduce food waste effectively. We were divided into three groups. Everyone racked their brains to think of as many good ideas as possible. After sometime, we came up with a long list. The groups shared their ideas and promised to reduce food waste from then on to save our Earth!

Food Grace granted us a certificate, a bag of candies, a bottle of oil and an invaluable experience. I was grateful to have learnt so much from the workshop. Looking at the bottle of oil, it reminds us to treasure food, choose the right amount of food, and not to waste food anymore.

The Mathematics Department of our school invited the Statistician from the Census and Statistics Department (C & SD) to deliver a talk on "Common fallacies in the use and the presentation of statistics" to our S.5 students. The talk was useful in enhancing their statistical knowledge, particularly in respect of the proper application of official statistics in interpreting the social and economic issues.

To celebrate the 55th Anniversary of Wong Shiu Chi Secondary School, a Gala Dinner was held at Crystal Ballroom in the Holiday Inn – Golden Mile on 3rd July, 2015 with the attendance of alumni, parents, teachers and students.

The theme of the Gala Dinner was "March forward with God's love and grace". As a Christian school, we attributed our achievements in various aspects for more than half of a century to our Lord's Blessings. We also thanked his maidservant, Dr. Wong Tak-hing, for her generous contribution and endeavours in founding our school. Her faith in Lord and perseverance in praying were the cornerstones of our school development.

After our Supervisor, Mr. Tang Kai-ming Kenneth, commenced the Gala Dinner and welcomed our guests, the Chairman of the Gala Dinner Organising Committee, Professor Ho Man-sing, delivered a resonating speech. Our Principal, Mr. Ho Chi-nap, took us back in time while helping us retrace our school history. Our student representative, Yip Ching, expressed her gratitude for teachers' guidance in assisting her to adapt to the school life. The Chairman of the Fundraising Committee, Professor Tsang Wah-tak, was invited to share his past school life. After the Prayer for the School delivered by the President of the Alumni Association, Mr. Law Pak-fun, the Gala Dinner featured entertainments from the Chinese Orchestra, Parent Teacher Association and alumni.

Meeting their former teachers and ex-classmates, our alumni were exhilarated to chat and take photos with each other. Thanks to the overwhelming support from all the alumni, parents, staff and students, the event came to an end being an enjoyable occasion of celebration and a memorable reunion of teachers and alumni.

During this year's English Week, students were given a golden opportunity to display their creativity and imagination from 5th to 13th March, 2015. Activities were related to the theme of "The Creative World of English". With the slogan "Arts in Use in the English World", we focused on the role arts play in the English language. English Association members and English prefects assisted with the planning and the administration of the event and they played the major role in making this event run smoothly and successfully.

Highlights of the English Week included two different drama shows performed by the English Drama Club. The drama performances, which centred on gender roles in high school and the issue of bullying, were equally humorous and thought-provoking, and at the same time entertaining. The Dance Club also performed a stunning contemporary dance piece and the winners of the English Singing Competition performed their songs enchantingly as well.

During class periods, Senior Form students, after watching a short sci-fi thriller called 'Emma', wrote alternative endings and designed promotional posters. Junior Form students also wrote different endings, designed posters and predicted subsequent events happened to the characters for a cartoon called 'Tangled Ever-after' after viewing it. The entries that were judged the best were displayed outside the Art Room and students were awarded with prizes.

Added to the above list of activities were a Fun Fair and Game Stalls on Arts and Sports. Students from the English Association and English prefects helped design the boards and stalls. Moreover, a Creative Cupcake Creation Class was held in conjunction with the Home Economics Club. Students made their own cupcakes and then creatively designed them. An English Song Dedication was broadcast at lunchtime on the first day of the English Week to celebrate popular English language music and a Book Fair was also arranged where students were able to view and purchase books of different genres.

Undoubtedly, the English Week provided a precious chance for our students to learn in a more relaxing way. Students taking part in our activities did not only get to know more about arts and sports but also had fun at the same time. Participation for all activities was high and a lot of positive feedback was received from students and teachers, with most commenting on how they had enjoyed the activities. The English Week this year has surely given us a rich array of joyful and rewarding experiences.

On the beautiful sunny days of 25 and 26 February 2015, the Tai Po Sports Ground was filled with hundreds of energetic athletes and vivacious cheering teams. Our students enjoyed the 49th Athletic Meet after months of training and preparation. Our outstanding alumnus, Mr. Yeung Chi Shing Daniel, Lecturer of the Department of Sports Science and Physical Education of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, was the guest of honour for this year's Athletic Meet. The Athletic Meet was the perfect occasion for students to demonstrate true sportsmanship and enjoy the fruits of persistent training. The following is the list of prize winners in the Athletic Meet:

Since there is no substitute for blood, voluntary blood donors are needed every day for patients requiring medical treatment. In recent years, student donors even account for over 20% of the annual blood collection.

Knowing the importance of community support, the Red Cross Unit of our school , together with the Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service (BTS), hold Blood Donation Campaign regularly to recruit voluntary student donors. In this year, 62 participants from our school (including teacher and students) have turned up to give blood on the Blood Donation Day.

The Environment and Conservation Fund and the Environmental Campaign Committee have approved and granted $181,080 to our school for the implementation of "Green Project of Wong Shiu Chi Secondary School". The project includes installation of heat shield coating on the roof of the Old Block and solar films on the windows of the New Block facing East and that of the Old Block facing west.

The installation of heat shield coating and solar films reflects and absorbs solar heat which reduces electricity consumption for air-conditioners so as to reduce air pollutants emitted by power plant. The project has been completed in early October. We express our heartfelt gratitude to the Environment and Conservation Fund and the Environmental Campaign Committee for their financial support in the project.

To arouse students' awareness about environmental conservation, different activities such as game stalls in Environmental Convervation Week, appreciation of films about climate change and notice board design of the Environmental Conservation Club were also organized.

The Annual Speech Day 2013-14 was successfully held on 28 November 2014. We were honoured to have invited Ir Lam Sai Hung, JP, the Head of Civil Engineering Office of the Civil Engineering and Development Department, to be our guest-of-honour to address the ceremony as well as present certificates and prizes.

Upon graduation from Wong Shiu Chi Secondary School and the University of Hong Kong, Ir Lam joined the Government of Hong Kong as an engineering graduate. He has served in various capacities in the Highways Department and the Transport and Housing Bureau. Since May 2013, he has been appointed the Head of Civil Engineering Office of the Civil Engineering and Development Department in charge of civil engineering and land supply projects. Apart from practising as a professional engineer in the Government, Ir Lam is also an adjunct professor in the University of Hong Kong.

In his inspiring congratulatory address, Ir Lam encouraged our students and graduates to be resilient and positive when facing unprecedented global changes and challenges. He also advised our graduates to equip themselves with the ability to learn, the ability to cope with changes and the ability to remain composed and stay calm whenever they meet difficulties. The graduates have benefitted a lot from Ir Lam's speech.

On 9th October, 2014, six English Reading Ambassadors, Kristy Chan, Pansy Fung, Holly Ho, Roisin Cheung, Iva Lin and Suki Yeung helped in a SCOLAR activity called "Alice in Wonderland: Immersive Experience", which is an interactive activity where participants met the characters in Alice in Wonderland, like Alice and Cheshire Cat. On that day, 18 S1 students participated in the activity as gamers.

The following is a reflection written by one of the gamers, Kapil So:

On 9th October, 2014, a talk titled "Reading is a Window to the World" was successfully held with the presence of a WSCSS alumnus, Ms. Raphaelle Teenie Chan. Ms. Chan is a current student of the School of Law of City University of Hong Kong.

Adrian Chao and Rita Lau, who were audiences in the talk, shared their reflections in the following:

In order to strengthen the leadership power, organization and team building skills of our student leaders, the school organized a training camp for them from 26 to 27 June 2014 at Tai Tam Scout Centre. The training is co-organized by the school and the YWCA. The Assistant Principal, Ms Keung Wai Yin and the School Social Worker Ms Wong Tak Chong led 48 student leaders to join the challenge offered by a team of professional trainers. Throughout the 2-day training camp, different challenges such as problem solving activities, night hiking, jumping off the pier and climbing up the high wall etc. were carefully designed to achieve purposes such as confidence building, enhancement of team spirit and resilience. All leaders had a very tough but valuable experience which is useful to their future leading tasks in school.

The Environment and Conservation Fund and the Environmental Campaign Committee have approved and granted $298,300 to our school for the implementation of the "New era of energy saving of Wong Shiu Chi Secondary School" project. The project includes the replacement of 9 air-conditioners with Grade 1 Energy Label, 11 T5 lamps with fluorescent fitting and 107 for twin fluorescent fitting, 17 LED Exit sign boxes, 93 LED ceiling lights and 21 LED ceiling lights with emergency battery.

The project reduces electricity consumption for indoor lighting and air-conditioners so as to reduce air pollutants emitted by power plant. The project was completed in late August. We express our heartfelt gratitude to the Environment and Conservation Fund and the Environmental Campaign Committee for their financial support in the project.

We had a golden opportunity to show our students' achievements in the Reading Across the Curriculum Programme (RACP) we piloted in 2012-2013 to teachers of other schools on 13th March, 2014.

It was done during a sharing session organised by the Language Learning Support Section of the Education Bureau. The audience found our students' ability in explaining the subject concept in the two showcases very impressive. Some of the snapshots of the showcases are shown below. You can also watch the video clips of S2 and S4 students' presentations!

On 25 and 26 February 2014, the Tai Po Sports Ground was filled with hundreds of energetic athletes and vivacious cheering teams. They enjoyed the 48th Athletic Meet after months of training and preparation. Our outstanding alumnus, Mr. Wai Hang Mo, Superintendent of Police (Operations) of the Hong Kong Police New Territories South Regional Headquarters, was the guest of honour for this year’s Athletic Meet. Mr. Wai elaborated the true meaning of sports to students. The Athletic Meet was the perfect occasion for students to demonstrate true sportsmanship and enjoy the fruits of persistent training. The following is the list of prize winners in the Athletic Meet:

Since there is no substitute for blood, voluntary blood donors are needed every day for patients requiring medical treatment. In recent years, student donors even account for over 20% of the annual blood collection.

Knowing the importance of community support, the Red Cross Unit of our school, together with the Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service(BTS), hold Blood Donation Campaign regularly to recruit voluntary student donors. In this year, 55 students from our school have turned up to give blood on the Blood Donation Day.

The English Week was successfully held from 9th December to 17th December. The theme of this year is "Made in Britain". Throughout the week, exhibition boards which introduced the British royal family, travel attractions, sports, music, food and drinks, literature, scientific inventions and scientists were displayed to let students know more about the theme.

Various activities related to the theme were also held. In the Inter-form Quiz Competition during both the junior and senior form assemblies, contestants enjoyed their time answering questions which were all related to British culture and history. Everyone including the spectators and teachers had a great time watching the competition.

During the Class Teacher period, students had fun working on a series of activities including 1) a quiz related to a video introducing the British style of life, 2) a lyrics filling activity which students listened to three famous songs sung by British singers/ groups, 3) a comic strip competition titled – When Harry Potter meets Doraemon in WSCSS, 4) a poster design competition and 5) a crossword and word search puzzle.

Apart from the Quiz Competition and the class activities, 5 interesting game stalls were held during the lunch break. This year's game stall attracted a total of more than 150 participants throughout the week. The class which participated most actively was 4B.

The English Week came to a perfect close with the Song Appreciation Session in which students had the chance to listen to songs by the greatest British singers and groups of different generations e.g. The Beatles, Queen, Eric Clapton, Elton John, The Spice Girls, Boyzone, Westlife, One Direction and Adele.

On 29th November, 2013, our school held the Annual Speech Day. This year, we were honoured to have invited Mr. Richard, Koon-hing YU, CDSM, CMSM, the acting Deputy Commissioner of the Customs and Excise Department of the Hong Kong SAR, to be our guest-of-honour to address the gathering as well as present certificates and prizes.

Upon graduation from Wong Shiu Chi, Mr. Yu joined the Customs and Excise Department. At present, he is in charge of matters relating to import and export control at all entry and exit points.

In his speech, Mr. Yu expressed his gratefulness towards the education received at Wong Shiu Chi and the concern of the former Principal and teachers. Apart from that, he introduced the SMART concept and encouraged the graduates to better equip themselves with the following five abilities to adapt to social changes: Strategy, Manage Change, Adaptability, Relationship Building and Technology Knowhow. The graduates have been inspired by Mr. Yu's speech and more importantly, benefited from the SMART concept.

In order to strengthen the leadership power, organizing and team building skills of our student leaders, the school organized a training camp for them from 8 to 9 July 2013 at Tai Tam Scout Centre. The training is co-organized by the school and the YWCA. Mr Cheng Sze Wang, Ms Keung Wai Yin and the School Social Worker Ms Wong Tak Chong led 43 student leaders joining the challenge offered by a team of professional trainers. Throughout the 2-day camp, different challenges such as problem solving activities, night hiking, jumping off the pier and climbing up the high wall etc were carefully designed to achieve those purposes. All leaders had very tough but valuable experiences which are useful to their future leading tasks in school.

There are reasons why we should be proud of our S.2 and S.4 Science students when they showed their post-reading learning products to teachers and schoolmates in the School Hall on 2nd and 8th July this year.

Those two days marked momentous occasions on which students showed and explained their impressive displays ranging from teen magazines with interactive games, mini study guidebooks, concept maps, mini-books, PowerPoint presentations to more creative work like film shows and experiments.

Our amazement did not only come from their confidence in using English to explain what they have learnt from reading books related to Geography, History, Economics & Public Affairs, Physics, Chemistry and Biology, but also their clear and in-depth analyses of different issues which were closely linked to and could actually be well-applied in our daily lives. Many of them said that they have learned much useful English and developed a keen interest in learning the subjects or reading more books about those subjects.

The two showcases provided a very educational experience for the audience too. The work of S.2 students reminded us the importance of saving the world from deforestation, desertification, the adverse effects of wars, how to view historical events or figures objectively, and has broadened our horizons about some countries or cities such as America and London and their interesting features. For S.4 Science students, they worked wonderfully together trying to explain different applications of some physical laws, common misconceptions about the science world such as landing on the moon in the 60's, chemical structures of substances such as dye, caffeine and drugs in our daily lives, and the mystery of our plastic brains that play an important role in the recovery of some physical disabilities, and in solving some of the mental, psychological and emotional problems of people in today's world.

Both S2 and S4 students' products and oral presentations can show that they have a good understanding of the related concepts and knowledge. Their impressive performance can attest to their good potential for being aspiring teenage historians, reporters, explorers, physicists, chemists and biologists. What we have seen was in fact the yields of months of reading, interpreting, analyzing, discussing and collaborating to make ideas come true. By participating in the Reading Across the Curriculum Programme (RACP) jointly run by our school and the EDB Language Learning Support Section (LLSS), students read core books and other materials in the informal curriculum after learning specific subject concepts, generic and reading skills in the classroom.

What made this reading programme unique was students taking up the roles of aspiring teenage historians, reporters, explorers, physicists, chemists and biologists to view an issue from a subject-specific perspective during their while-reading and post-reading stages. Participating students went through a deep reading experience which has vastly expanded their horizons in the world of knowledge.

Apart from the concerted effort of students, the advice and support from Amy, the Senior Curriculum Officer of LLSS, the principal and our very hardworking participating teachers were also indispensable without which the two showcases would not be possible.

For recognition of students' effort, awards were given to S.2 and S.4 winners: The Most Aspiring Teenage Historians, Reporters, Explorers, Physicists, Chemists and Biologists. Other titles included The Most Creative and Best Presentation Awards. Of course, the best groups deserved being granted the Grand Awards.

The English Week this year was held with a variety of activities involving music, movies, pop culture, dance, and food culture. They included The International Song Dedication, Film Watching, English Assemblies, Singing Contest, Dance Performance, Book Fair and The International Food Experience. Though these activities seem to be familiar, they were in some way innovative and enjoyed by a large number of participants under the theme, "Exploring Cultural Diversity Through English".

For five days, students shared international song dedications during which they learned the importance of English as an international language and the nationality of their favourite stars.

For our morning activities, six short films from different countries were watched, followed by designing promotional posters or alternative endings. Students flexed their creative muscles utilizing their English listening and sometimes reading skills to design relevant posters.

Apart from the above two forms of entertainment, students explored more cultural diversities when two guest speakers from the U.S. Consulate's Division of Public Affairs visited us and held a presentation on American pop culture. With the incentive of small prizes, students were encouraged to ask the speakers questions on American pop culture and its international influence.

Like last year, students were extremely excited to show their talent in singing during the Singing Contest. Yeung Sin Ching of S.3E greatly impressed the judges and won the champion by performing Alicia Key's "If I Ain't Got You". What made this year's contest special was the marvelous dancing by the Dance Club members.

Rounding out the senses the English Association and the Home Economics Club hosted The International Food Experience. Irresistible as the name suggested, participants enjoyed playing games, reading food poems, ordering and tasting international food and drinks including Siu Mai, Indian curry and naan bread, Mexico Nachos, and tea, to name but a few. Without any doubt, it proved its popularity by attracting students to consume all the food and drinks prepared for 100 participants.

Last but not least, the English Week was full of exciting and interactive activities which were entertaining, educational and at the same time promoting cultural diversity through the international language in the global village. As Perrine Lee of S.4A put it, "It wasn't anything close to the extension of English Speaking Days. Admittedly, I regretted nothing to have spent some part of my teenage school life on this year's English Week. It was undoubtedly the best week I've ever had."

In order to promote English reading at school, the English Panel and the Library Committee have encouraged our S1, S2 and S4 students to participate in the Hong Kong Public Library (HKPL) Reading Programme for Children and Youth since 2010. It aims to stimulate the interest of our students in reading English books, to cultivate their English reading habits and to widen their scope of English reading and knowledge. It is pleased to note that 234 students (105 students last year) have been awarded merit certificates by the HKPL for having achieved their reading targets in the current school year. To promote good reading habit, 20 best readers were selected and awarded Book Coupons donated by our School Manager Mr. Sham Man Kwong at the end of the second term.

Junior Forms (S3) - First Preliminary Round
Debate Motion: A vegetarian diet for humans is beneficial.

Senior Forms (S4-5) - First Preliminary Round
Debate Motion: Full-degree university courses here should be free to Hong Kong permanent residents.

Senior Forms (S4-5) - Final Round
Debate Motion: Only residents should be permitted to buy housing in Hong Kong.

4D Choi Chiu Wing, Leung Pui Yee, Leung Hiu Man, Choi Ching Man

Activity 1: Buddy Reading Programme

In order to promote English reading culture at school, Buddy Reading Programme has been organised. This year, 15 S1 participants have experienced pair reading and given opportunities to discuss what they have read with their senior form English Reading Ambassadors, Rachel Chan, Carol Chan, Renee Cheng, Eva Chong, Winnie Lau, Ophelia Ng and Karen Yip. Both the ERAs and participants have benefitted from the activity and their reading fluency has improved.

Activity 2: Book Club

In order to promote English reading habit at school, a Book Club has been organised. In the meetings, participants were given opportunities to share their reflections of their reading experiences with the English Reading Ambassadors.

活動一：問答比賽

本校中國語文科、中國歷史科、通識教育科、中國文學科及圖書館，在十二月三日及十一日分別聯合舉辦初中組及高中組中文閱讀雙周問答比賽，旨在讓同學主動尋找資料及學習知識。中文閱讀雙周問答比賽成績如下：初中組冠軍為3A班，亞軍為2A班，季軍為3B班；高中組冠軍為6A班，亞軍為6B班，季軍為4D班。

同學認真問答問題。

台下同學紛紛投入回答問答環節問題。

活動二：陳敏儀老師讀書會

陳敏儀老師在十二月四日舉行讀書會，對象為初中學生。是次讀書會旨在研習香港文學作品，藉此了解香港文學的特色，領略作者的思想感情，體會文學與個人、地域的關係，並培養對香港的歸屬感，提高賞析、評論文學作品的能力，以及創作文學作品的興趣。

陳敏儀老師在讀書會中向學生介紹香港文學的定義，並指出香港文學特色。

學生互相討論及列舉香港文學作家及其作品。

陳敏儀老師介紹香港文學作家，並展示香港文學書籍。

活動三：書展

本校中國語文科、中國歷史科、通識教育科、中國文學科及圖書館，在十二月四日及五日聯合舉辦中文書展。是次書展邀得卓豐文化有限公司及書伴心願圖書出版社展出圖書，藉此推動閱讀風氣，培養學生喜愛閱讀的習慣，讓學生體會購書的雅趣。

活動四：作家講座——陳葒先生

本校邀得香港著名兒童文學作家陳葒先生，在十二月六日向中三至中四級同學分享閱讀與創作經驗，讓學生了解閱讀的趣味，從而在閱讀過程中汲取靈感，嘗試創作作品。

陳葒先生分享兒時的閱讀經歷，並指出閱讀充滿樂趣，更能吸收知識。

陳葒先生朗讀作品，同學對作品的內容及情節深感興趣，專心聆聽陳葒先生的分享。

活動五：李秋霞老師讀書會

李秋霞老師在十二月十日舉行讀書會，對象為中一至中二同學，分享書籍為《烏漆嘛里的中古世紀：聖潔與墮落》。

李秋霞老師分享《烏漆嘛里的中古世紀：聖潔與墮落的狂亂協奏曲》。(本校圖書館索書號：741.1 3407)

同學專心聆聽李秋霞老師的分享。

活動六：從閱讀中提升應試技巧(一)

本校邀得去年應考香港文憑試的校友何佩妍及馮樂言同學，在十二月十四日向高中文商科同學分享備戰香港文憑試的經驗，以及讀書的心得，讓同學掌握讀書的方法，提升應考香港文憑試的信心。

何佩妍同學分享應考香港文憑試的經驗。

馮樂言同學分享備試策略及讀書的心得，如  分享了其閱畢鍾祖康《中國比小說更離奇》(本校圖書館索書號：500 8230)的讀後感。

同學認真聆聽校友的應試心得，並詢問有關讀書心得及減壓的方法。

活動七：作家講座——曾繁光先生

本校邀得曾繁光先生在十二月十九日作作家講座，講題為「你得我都得互動情緒管理遊戲」，向中五至中六級同學講解情緒問題及教授情緒管理的方法，讓同學掌握如何妥善管理情緒。

曾繁光先生先分享生活中出現的情緒問題，再教授情緒管理的方法。

同學踴躍發問，向曾繁光先生請教管理情緒的方法。

活動八：從閱讀中提升應試技巧(二)

本校邀得去年應考香港文憑試的校友趙海洋及李偉民同學，在十二月十九日向高中理科同學分享備戰香港文憑試的經驗，以及讀書的心得，讓同學掌握讀書的方法，提升應考香港文憑試的信心。

趙海洋同學分享文化書籍，讓同學從書籍中了解中華文化，從而加強應考中國語文科的信心。

李偉民同學分享應考香港文憑試的經驗。

同學認真聆聽校友的應試心得，並詢問有關讀書心得及減壓的方法。

On 5th April, Whiskey Au, Kester Fung, Angel Ho, Helen Kwok, Cynthia Lee and Wesley Tse from 3C participated in the "Walking Books" workshop, which was organised by SCOLAR and the British Council. In the workshop, they read two Sherlock Holmes's short stories, "Dancing Men" and "The Speckled Band" and discussed the stories with students from another school. They had a good time and have benefited from this meaningful reading-related activity.

Since there is no substitute for blood, voluntary blood donors are needed every day for patients requiring medical treatment. In recent years, student donors even account for over 20% of the annual blood collection.

Knowing the importance of community support, the Red Cross Unit of our school, together with the Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service (BTS), hold Blood Donation Campaign regularly to recruit voluntary student donors. In this year, 76 participants from our school (including teacher and students) have turned up to give blood on the Blood Donation Day.

On the beautiful sunny days of 2 and 3 January 2013, the Tai Po Sports Ground was filled with hundreds of energetic athletes and vivacious cheering teams. They enjoyed the 47th Anniversary Athletic Meet after months of training and preparation. Our outstanding alumnus, Prof. Leung Pak-heng George, Assistant Professor of Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy of Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong, was the guest of honour of this year's Athletic Meet. Prof. Leung elaborated the importance of team spirit and encouraged our students to work close with their team members or future working partners so as to make remarkable achievements. The Athletic Meet was the perfect occasion for students to demonstrate true sportsmanship and enjoy the fruits of persistent training. The following is the list of prize winners in the Athletic Meet:

本校中國語文科、中國歷史科、通識教育科、中國文學科及圖書館，在十二月四日及五日聯合舉辦中文書展。是次書展邀得卓豐文化有限公司及書伴心願圖書出版社展出圖書，藉此推動閱讀風氣，培養學生喜愛閱讀的習慣，讓學生體會購書的雅趣。

The Annual Speech Day 2011-12 was successfully held on 30 November 2012 with the presence of our Guest of Honour Prof. Kenneth Wah-tak Tsang. Being an alumnus of WSCSS, Prof. Tsang is now a specialist in Respiratory Medicine and the Consultant Physician and Honourary Professor of LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong, Tung Wah College and the State Key Respiratory Research Laboratory of the Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases of Guangzhou Medical College. The inspiring congratulatory address – "the Secrets of Success", delivered by Prof. Tsang encouraged our students and graduates to work hard and make achievements. Prize winners were excited about the recognition of their achievements. The tea reception after the ceremony provided a great opportunity for the guests to meet and interact with graduates and prize winners.

The most severe vehicle accident happened on the National Day. A large number of injuries and at least 39 deaths were reported.

To pay respect to the victims, our School's Moral Education Team of Life Education Committee held a two-day event 'Reflection on the Ferry Tragedy' from 4th October to 5th October. More than 400 students wrote reflection and made paper-cranes to express their great sympathy towards the victims and their families.

View students' reflections

S.5E Law Chuek Lem, Monty

S.5C Wong Hoi Lam, Carmen

S. 3A Chan Tin Wing & Chan Tsz Ying

Mr. Cheng Sze Wang
Assistant Principal

5E Fiona Hsu

5E Law Cheuk Lem

Sharing from　　6C Clarence Kan

20th April, 2012 was just an ordinary day with downpour. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be an extraordinary and rewarding day for our teachers - Ms Nancy Kwong, Ms Phoebe Wong, Mr Yeung and Ms Ngai! In front of a very wide audience consisting of principals, vice-principals, English and content subject teachers, they presented the Cross-curricular Project as one of the three school cases in an EDB seminar entitled "Maximizing students' exposure to English through varied cross-curricular approaches". They were deeply thrilled to have received a very positive response and a round of applause from the four hundred audience.

The Cross-curricular Project, launched in September 2011 and implemented at our school with on-site support provided by Ms Amy Poon from the Language Learning Support Section, aims at improving S1 and S4 students' reading and writing skills. Emphasis has also been placed on fostering cross-curricular collaboration between English and content subject teachers (e.g. Integrated Science, Geography, Integrated Humanities and Biology). In the First Term, participating teachers have gained some fruitful experiences in mapping out the school-based curriculum and supporting student learning through making meaningful cross-curricular links. The event could thus provide them with a valuable opportunity to reflect on the effectiveness of the Project and areas for improvement in implementing the three-year Cross-curricular Project in the future.

In the seminar, Ms Nancy Kwong, Ms Phoebe Wong, Mr Yeung and Ms Ngai, with very effective delivery skills and substantial content, presented the design of the cross-curricular modules, major implementation strategies, evaluation tools used and a detailed analysis of student learning evidence. They proudly showed the work done by S.1 and S.4 English, Integrated Science and Geography teachers. Despite the challenges to overcome in the Project, they said that they had got positive achievements and encouraging results owing to some school-based facilitating factors. Finally, they concluded their sharing by telling the audience the school's next year plan. More importantly, they conveyed the message that other schools can try out curriculum mapping to achieve cost-effectiveness and simultaneously students' deep learning of useful knowledge and skills.

When the seminar came to an end, they felt a great sense of relief! What a wonderful experience it was when they received compliments from Ms Betty Leung, the Section Head of the Language Learning Support Section! Hopefully, through our teachers' case sharing, teachers of other schools can benefit from it and see the value of cross-curricular collaboration.

16 S.2 students took part in SCOLAR's English is Everywhere project on 5th July. The Absolutely Fabulous Theatre Connection merged karaoke drama, poetry, songs with live music to let learning become meaningful. All participants enjoyed reading, acting, singing and dancing with the performers. They began to understand how music and drama could actually relate to each other.

二零一二年四月，中文科推薦了兩位中四級同學參加由香港中文大學舉辦的春季資優課程——《媒體剖析與辯論》。同學於課程中學習論辯技巧和提升時事觸覺，獲益良多。

4E 林曼雲

4B 梁美珊

To further arouse students' interest in reading, a Book Cover and Bookmark Design Competition was held in April 2012. The list of awards is as below.

Mr. McGlynn

On a Wednesday the 25th, a group of 5 students took part in Speak Out – Act Up. Each group was given two topics based on Proverbs. We received, "The grass is always greener on the other side" and "Look before you leap." Based on these two proverbs each group created two short 4 minute dramas that illustrated the moral or each. Five minutes before going on-stage each group chose, at random, one of the proverbs. With only two chairs as props the actors came up with a variety of hilarious and entertaining tales. Although we didn't win, our students had the crowd laughing out loud several times, and their enthusiasm, bravery, and potential were evident. I would like to give a special thanks to all those who participated.

On 2nd March, 2012, the English Singing Contest was held in the school Hall. The Champion is 2C Yeung Sin Ching. The First Runners-up are 5E Lee Chui Yan and 5E Leung Ching Yan. The Third Runner-up is 5E Lee Chui Yan. During the contest, contestants were enthusiastic about their performances and the audience had a good time.

The English Week was successfully held from 27th February to 6th March. A series of interesting and educational activities were held by the English Association and English Prefects to encourage students to learn English through a more entertaining and easier way. Students did a marvelous job in the class period activities, including 'Scramble' and 'Headbands'. They also showed their great enthusiasm in activities like Fun Fair, Song Dedication, English Singing Contest, Drama Performance, Book Fair, etc. Overall, the English Week has received good response this year and we hope that there will be another success in the coming year.

In February, 16 S5 students participated in the Hong Kong Reads Book Advertising Competition. They have all been awarded Certificates of Merit for being shortlisted winners in the competition. These winners include 5B Chan Tin Ying, Chan Yan Ming, Chow Wan Yuk, Chu Ka Yee, Ho Pui Yi, Law Tsz Hang; 5D Ng Cheuk Yin; 5E Chan Teenie, Kwan Him Shek, Leung Yan Lam, Pang Kar Man, Poon Tsz Ying, Tso Tik Ki, Tsui Chun Yin, Wong Yan Yee and Wu Hin Yan. In particular, 5B Ho Pui Yi has won the Best Actress Award for her outstanding performance in the video promoting Roald Dahl’s Witches. Congratulations to all winners.

Life Building Scheme organized a charity activity in early February this year. The activity is called 'Oxfam Red Packet Money Collection Campaign' In this activity, students were encouraged to donate some of the red packet money they received during Chinese New Year to help the poor people in China. From 8/2 to 10/2, we collected a total of $1,781.4 from students and teachers. The donation was then sent directly to Oxfam.

On 26/4, two LBS prefects, Kwok Tsz Ching and Mak Ho Nam, attended a prize presentation ceremony on behalf of our school. In that ceremony, they learned about how the money Oxfam has collected is used to help the people in China. We are proud to be a part of this meaningful charity activity and we hope to continue to encourage our students to participate in other community services.

The Inter-class Debating Competitions for form three to form five students were carried out in March and April 2012. The final round eventually finished on 23 April 2012. As for the junior form, 3A and 3C entered the final round. Meanwhile, as for the senior form, 5C and 5E entered the final round. The debate motions in the Finals were that 'tutorial schools bring more benefit than harm' and 'HK government should deny residency to babies with non-local parents' in the junior and senior forms respectively. After the fierce debates, the winning classes were 3A and 5E in junior and senior forms separately. The best debaters in the Finals were Clarence Kan in 5C and Yoyo Lee in 3A. All the classes joined the competitions did thorough research and sufficient preparation for the motions. The debates were absolutely stunning and inspiring enough to let all the participating classes learn various debating skills.

S1 Orientation
Date:　15 July 2011
Theme:　Understanding the school's motto and mission
Activity:　The Principal, Assistant Principals, Discipline Mistress and Guidance Mistress elaborated on the school's founding vision and culture to S1 students and their parents.
Date:　27 August 2011
Theme:　Meeting of S1 students, parents and their respective class teachers
Activity:　Meeting of parents and class teachers. Students participated in the "Adaptation to S1 seminar".

Workshop on Examination
Date:　7 October 2011
Theme:　Elaboration on the style of our term tests and examinations to S1 students
Activity:

• The Guidance Angels elaborated on the remarks of different papers to S1 students.
• The Guidance Angels briefed S1 students on the focus of learning.

Student Helper and Angel Leadership Training Camp
Date:　8 October 2011
Theme:　Strengthening leadership and fostering team spirit among student helpers and Guidance Angles
Activity:　Enhancing students' multiple abilities through presentation, games and sharing.

Activities of Angels – Meeting with S1 students
Date:　18 October 2011
Theme:　Mutual understanding between Guidance Angels and S1 students
Activity:　Enhancing mutual understanding between Guidance Angels and their group mates through playing games.

The Annual General Meeting of Parent Teacher Association Seminar
Date:　19 October 2011
Theme:　Fostering Parent-child Relations
Activity:　Ms. Ling Siu Chi, the social worker of YWCA held a talk in sharing parenting advices.

Parent Education Seminar
Date:　25 November 2011
Theme:　Difficulties and Strategies on the education of contemporary youngsters
Activity:　Mr. Choi Chung Fai, School Social Work Supervising and Service Liaising ／ Manager of the Friends of Scouting Organization of the Scout Association of Hong Kong shared his views with the parents.

Parents' Day
Date:　19 February 2012
Theme:　Enhancing home-school understanding and cooperation
Activity:

• Understanding students' daily life in school and at home through interview.
• Strengthening home-school relations through games stalls organized by the Parent Teacher Association, the Home Economics Club, the Red Cross, the English Association, the Art Club and the Horticulture Club.
• Exhibitions of outstanding Chinese and English essays.
• Exhibitions of a Healthy Life and Parent-child Book Fair.

Year of Dragon Spring Dinner
Date:　19 February 2012
Theme:　Enhancing home-school understanding and fostering mutual relations
Venue:　School car park
Time:　4:00pm – 9:00pm
Activity:

• Barbecue: 150 people participated in the event, including school managers, principal, alumni, teachers, parents and students. Honour Consultants of the Parent Teacher Association and District Council members were also invited.
• 2. Performance: Dancing, singing and musical performance by teachers and students.
• Games and Lucky Draw.

To promote the value of love and concern, the annual activity, "Bookmark Everyone", was held by the Life Education Committee (Moral Education Team). Form 1 to Form 5 students were encouraged to design and make their own bookmarks for their Form 6 and Form 7 senior fellow schoolmates. These blessings shall empower their senior fellow schoolmates to work hard and strive for their best facing the challenges of public examinations.

Let's see what they have got!

A four-day English Debate Enhancement Workshop was held on 10, 11, 12 and 17 January 2012. Our school had invited the professional instructors from the University of Cambridge to hold the workshop for S3, S4 and S5 students.

The workshop provided students with a great opportunity to enhance their speaking skills and confidence in debating competition. The knowledge students have learnt from the lessons not only helps them in debating, but also in our daily lives, like writing and persuading others. Besides, the lessons were enjoyable as the instructors taught students in quite a relaxing and interesting way. In short, students have learnt a lot and had an amazing time during the workshop.

The first OLE cleaning campaign has come to an end with great success. Over 200 S5 students participated in the campaign on 13 Jan 2012. Regardless of the rainy dull weather on that day, all the students put effort in cleaning the classrooms and both the male and female toilets. As their teachers, we are proud of our students that they worked whole-heartedly and aimed to perform their best. Their working attitude was highly appreciated by the janitors. On the other hand, they were able to work harmoniously with others. This campaign demonstrated that our students are capable to work under harsh environment and it was definitely a valuable experience for them.

On the beautiful sunny days of 18 and 19 January 2012, the Tai Po Sports Ground was filled with hundreds of energetic athletes and vivacious cheering teams. They enjoyed the 46th Athletic Meet after months of training and preparation. Our outstanding alumni, Mr. Yeung Chor-kit, Principal of S.K.H. Yuen Chen Maun Chen Primary School and Mr. Wong Siu-chiu, Principal of CNEC Tai Tung School were the guests of honour for this year Athletic Meet. The Athletic Meet was the perfect occasion for students to demonstrate true sportsmanship and enjoy the fruits of persistent training. The following is the list of prize winners in the Athletic Meet:

Casual Wear Day was held on 21 December 2011, on the same day of the school Christmas Celebration. Donations were raised for the Community Chest of Hong Kong. This year we have a good response from our parents and students. A total of $30,971.00 has been collected. Here below is breakdown on class basis:

Topic: Step Out for Promises
Date: 21 December 2011
Guest for Testimony: Ms. Casey Tse, singer
Sharing Christmas message: Rev. W. K. Ko, Evangelism Officer of Media Evangelism Limited
Thanksgiving: The message was clear, the testimony was touching and students enjoyed the worship

The School Annual Speech Day 2010/11 was held on 2 December 2011 with the presence of the Guest of Honour Dr Bruno Chi-chau Tse, our alumni and the Executive Vice President of the PepTech Corporation USA. The inspiring congratulatory address delivered by Dr Tse has encouraged our students and graduates to aim high and explore their potentials. Prize winners were excited about the recognition of their achievements. The tea reception after the ceremony was a great time for the guests to meet and interact with graduates and prize winners.

The 1st Student Council Meeting was held on 25 November 2011. A representative from each class gathered in the School Conference Room to discuss four issues on the school policies, which were selected in the pre class forum on 16 November 2011 and discussed in the class forum on 21 November 2011. In the meeting, the class representatives presented the opinion of their classmates and exchanged their views with each other. The Principal and the Assistant Principal (Student Affairs) have expressed their ideas on different issues addressed in the meeting. The whole meeting went harmoniously and constructively. More importantly, opinion gathered in the meeting was respected and valued.

Sharing from     S.4E Hsu Ching Ming

The Leadership Training Camp for Student Helpers and Angels was held on 5th to 6th of November. It was jointly organized by our school and the Hong Kong Young Women's Christian Association which aimed to strengthen students' leadership; communication; self-management skills and team spirit. It also helped to enhance our techniques in organizing activities and fulfilling our job duties.

I was so lucky to be one of the participants in this program. This training course is definitely an impressive and valuable experience in my lifetime.

My teammates and I were all dispirited and felt exhausted before the training started. We were divided into two groups to have competition during the two days. There were many programmes and activities in the training course including 'Beach Challenge', 'All on board', 'Disco Night', 'Adventure in Woods at Night' and 'Challenge in Tsang Lung Stream'.

The most impressive activity was the first game. We needed to fill up a long narrow tube with water in order to raise a ping pong ball until it reached the top of the tube. However, there were many tiny holes on the narrow tube. "It's really a difficult task!" we whispered. We formulated the best method – some teammates were responsible to cover the holes with fingers and some teammates were responsible for carrying the water from the sea. During the process, we had to tolerate the salty sea water flushing onto our face. It was totally unbearable! Even worse, the whole process lasted for at least 15 minutes. If we gave up, the water would certainly flow away. Therefore, we closed our eyes and shouted out our slogan to cheer for each other. Jubilantly, we won and cheered in satisfaction. Undeniably, perseverance and cooperation led us to become successful. After that, all of us became energetic to face the challenges in the coming games and tasks.

Two days was only a short period of time but what we have learnt far exceeded our expectations. Our team became more united and we appreciated each other as everyone contributed to the team. We experienced sweat, tears, tiredness, disappointment, failure and arguments. We also experienced understanding, cooperative, support, perseverance. This was a good opportunity for us to communicate well with others. In addition, I recognized the importance of teamwork which was useful and necessary in the society, Goals can be achieved easily if we cooperate well.

To conclude, the camp was undoubtedly the best and the most unforgettable experience which we will never forget. Our team spirit will always persist!

A successful Halloween Party was held on the 31st of October after school at Hall. The English Association and S.2 classes set up six game stalls and a face-painting counter. Many students wore scary and ghostly costumes in order to compete in the Costume Competition. Record sheets were distributed to let students record the games they had played. Then, they could get different presents from the gift counter. Moreover, there was Trick or Treating held by teachers. Students were encouraged to speak English and could get candies by asking the teachers 'Trick or Treat' !

Both students and teachers enjoyed the party and had an unforgettable Halloween Party. We hope to have another success next year.

To enhance students' interest in Mathematics and Economics, five senior form students (5C Lam Tsz Ying, 5C Kwan Wing Sze, 5B Law Tsz Hang, 5C Chau Ting Hang and 5A Wong Shu Him) were nominated by their subject teachers to attend a two- hour meeting organized by the Polytechnic University. In this meeting, students got the chance of having an open dialogue with Professor Nash, the Nobel Laureate of Economics in 1994.

Since there is no substitute for blood, voluntary blood donors are needed every day for patients requiring medical treatment. In recent years, student donors even account for over 20% of the annual blood collection.

Knowing the importance of community support, the Red Cross Unit of our school , together with the Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service(BTS), hold Blood Donation Campaign regularly to recruit voluntary student donors. In this year, 114 participants from our school (including teacher and students) have turned up to give blood on the Blood Donation Day.