"Wetlands in My Eyes" Writing Competition
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Hong Kong has a variety of wetland habitats, for example, mudflat, oyster farm, gei wai, fishpond, mangrove, wet agricultural land. Wetland not only provides homes to a variety of wildlife, but also provides water, food and important resources to us. The wetland has strong relationship to our health.
The theme of World Wetlands Day 2008 is "Healthy Wetlands, Healthy People". Hong Kong Wetland Park of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Yuen Long District School Development Section of Education Bureau, Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union, and Ming Pao Newspapers Limited co-organise a competition named "Wetlands in My Eyes". The competition aims to encourage students to take a closer look to wetland environment, and to express their views on wetland conservation to the health of people through writing. The competition also serves as training for students' logical thinking and their skills on writing.
Categories
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- Primary school students |
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- S.1 to S.3 students - S.4 to S.7 students |
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- All Hong Kong citizen |
Prizes
Each group will have a Champion, 1st runner-up, 2nd runner-up, and 3 Outstanding
Awards. Each winner will receive a trophy or a certificate and a gift. Winning
entries will be published in various means (details to be announced in this
website later).
Result Announcement
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During the competition period, over 300 essays were received. The writers express their delight on the fascinating beauty of wetlands, and deliver wetland conservation messages through their essays. The winning entries will be published in "World Wetlands Day
2008 － Wetlands in My Eyes Writing Competition Winning Entries"
to share wetland conservation information with public. A soft copy
of the book will be downloadable in this website later. Winners will
be informed individually by letters to attend the World Wetlands Day
2008 Hong Kong Celebration Ceremony on 2 February 2008 in HKWP to
receive prizes. |
The winning entries are as followed:
Primary Group
| Champion | Ng Ngo Tin | Lam Tin Methodist Primary School |
| First Runner-up | Mak Hau Yi, Lilian | Good Hope School (Primary Section) |
| Second Runner-up | Leung Ting Him, Joshua | W.F. Joseph Lee Primary School |
| Outstanding Awards | Lau Wing Yan | Tin Shui Wai Methodist Primary School |
| Outstanding Awards | Lau Kam Fu, Antenio | Lam Tin Methodist Primary School |
| Outstanding Awards | Yan Nga Ying | S.K.H. All Saints' Primary School |
Lower Secondary Group
| Champion | Chow Ching Yi | Tin Shui Wai Government Secondary School |
| First Runner-up | Leung Yin Fong | N.T. Heung Yee Kuk Yuen Long District Secondary School |
| Second Runner-up | Chiu Man Ting | St. Clare's Girls' School |
| Outstanding Awards | Ho Shu Ting | Tin Shui Wai Government Secondary School |
| Outstanding Awards | Chan Ka Ting | St. Francis Xavier's School, Tsuen Wan |
| Outstanding Awards | Lee Man Cheong | Tin Shui Wai Government Secondary School |
Upper Secondary Group
| Champion | Cheung Ka Lai | F.D.B.W.A. Szeto Ho Secondary |
| First Runner-up | Yip Lai Lam | Ha Kwai Chung Government Secondary School |
| Second Runner-up | Wong Yuk Ting | Hong Kong Chinese Women's Club College |
| Outstanding Awards | Lau Kit Ying | HKMA K.S. Lo College |
| Outstanding Awards | Lau Kin Long | Chong Gene Hang College |
| Outstanding Awards | Chan Kei Kwan | TWGHs Lo Kon Ting Memorial College |
Open Group
| Champion | Ng Ying Ping |
| First Runner-up | Ng Ying Ping |
| Second Runner-up | Tang Hok Wan |
| Outstanding Awards | Yip Man Yee |
| Outstanding Awards | Hung Sze Ting |
| Outstanding Awards | Wong Yin Shan |
Acknowledgement:
Special thanks to the adjudicators for this writing competition. They are
Mr. Roger Chau, Senior School Development Officer of Yuen Long District
School Development Section, Education Bureau; Ms. Lau Sau-yin, School Principal
of Q.E.S.O.S.A. Secondary School; Dr. Poon Po-chu, School Principal of Ju
Ching Chu Secondary School (Yuen Long); Mr. Ma Kin-tang, Panel Chairman
of Chinese Language Panel, C.C.C. Fong Yun Wah Secondary School; Ms. Ng
Yin-wai, Panel Chairlady of Chinese Language Panel, Q.E.S.O.S.A. Branch
Primary School; Ms. Tung Nga-sze, Teacher Librarian of Ho Ming Primary School;
and Ms. Janet Chan of Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union. We also thank
for Ming Pao Newspapers Limited for publishing articles
on wetland ecology on every Monday from October 2007 to February 2008.
Co-organised by
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| Hong Kong Wetland Park, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department | Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union | Ming Pao Newspapers Limited | Yuen Long District School Development Section Education Bureau |
