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Saturday, June 23, 1973
HONG KONG PUPILS COMMENDED
Three Hong Kong pupils have been highly commended by the Royal
Commonwealth Society for their entries in the 1972-73 Essay Competition.
Mary Chan of Diocesan Girls' School and Ellen Szeto of Sacred
Heart Canossian College were "highly commended" in the Class A competition
while Ellen's schoolmate, Angela Chan received the same honour in the Class C
competition.
Other essays which were "commended" came from Patricia Ho of
St. Mary's Canossian College; Rebecca Lo of St. Paul's Secondary School;
Viola Wu, Annie Fong, Ruth Yvonne Hsu and Millie Kwan of Sacred Heart Canossian
Jerina Baa of St. Francis Canossian College and Sabrina Yih of
Diocesan Girls' School.
College;
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The competition is held annually by the Society with a view to
encouraging the progress of Commonwealth studies in the schools of the
Commonwealth and among the children of British subjects everywhere.
The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce awards book prizes to
the first three competitors in each class of the preliminary round held
locally.
Hong Kong's participation in the competition is organized by.
Sir Douglas Clague, the Corresponding Secretary, of the Society in Hong Kong.
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