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SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1985
STUDENT TEAMS ENTER FINALS
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NINETEEN WINNING TEAMS HAVE BEEN PROMOTED TO THE FINALS OF THE INTER-DISTRICT STUDENT TEAM CHAMPION AWARD COMPETITION.
THE COMPETITION IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION AND THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE OF '85 YOUTH FESTIVAL TO COINCIDE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR (IYY).
A PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE CNTA, MRS FANNY LAW EXPLAINED TODAY THAT THE COMPETITION WAS AIMED AT SELECTING THE OUTSTANDING STUDENT TEAM WITH APTITUDE FOR LEADERSHIP, ORGANISING ABILITY, CREATIVITY, SOCIAL KNOWLEDGE, VITALITY AND TEAM WORK.
THE SECOND ROUND OF THE COMPETITION CONSISTS OF THREE PARTS
A SOCIAL PROJECT, A STAGE PERFORMANCE AND A QUIZ CONTEST.
EACH TEAM OF ABOUT 15 STUDENTS MUST SUBMIT A SOCIAL PROJECT IN 5 000 WORDS ON A STUDY, IN ENGLISH OR CHINESE, ABOUT THEIR OWN DISTRICT.
THE STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO FOCUS ON THE PROBLEMS AND NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT AND TO MAKE CONSTRUCTIVE SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT.
+THROUGH INVOLVEMENT IN SOCIAL PROJECTS, IT IS HOPED THAT THE STUDENTS CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR DISTRICT AND FULFIL PART OF THE IYY THEME OF PARTICIPATION AND DEVELOPMENT, MRS LAW SAID.
THE STAGE PERFORMANCE AND QUIZ CONTEST WILL BE HELD LATER THIS SUMMER AND THE FINALS WILL BE FEATURED IN AN HOUR-LONG TV PROGRAMME.
THE 19 TEAMS PROMOTED TO THE FINALS HAVE BEEN SELECTED FROM ABOUT 100 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.
THEY ARE:
HONG KONG CHAN WAI CHOW MEMORIAL COLLEGE; ST LOUIS SCHOOL; PRECIOUS BLOOD GIRL'S MIDDLE SCHOOL ST PETER'S ANGLO-CHINESE SECONDARY SCHOOL CHRISTIAN FAITH COLLEGE, KOWLOON CITY: MING KEI COLLEGE: NEWMAN COLLEGE; LEUNG SHEK CHEE COLLEGE HO LAP COLLEGE CHINESE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL; NEW TERRITORIES HEUNG YEE KUK TAI PO DISTRICT SECONDARY SCHOOL; KE SAN SECONDARY TECHNICAL SCHOOL PO LEUNG KUK LEE SHING PIK COLLEGE ST SIMON LUI MING CHOI SECONDARY TECHNICAL SCHOOL: NEW TERRITORIES HEUNG YEE KUK SOUTHERN DISTRICT SECONDARY SCHOOL; KIANGSU CHEKIANG COLLEGE, SHA TIN; CHING YIH GIRLS' MIDDLE SCHOOL SHUE TAK COLLEGE; SUNG TSUN MIDDLE SCHOOL, SAI KUNG.
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