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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1978

HONG KONG STUDENTS SCORE HONOURS IN ESSAY COMPETITION ******

PAMELA CHANG, A FORM 3 STUDENT OF THE MARYKNOLL SISTERS SCHOOL, HAS WON THIRD PRIZE IN CLASS C IN THE 1977/78 ESSAY COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY,

MISS CHANG'S ESSAY ON THE DANGER OF THE EXTINCTION OF WILDLIFE WAS CHOSEN FROM AMONG 290 ENTRIES FROM SOME 30 COUNTRIES. THE PRIZE IS 10 POUND STERLING IN CASH AND 5 POUND STERLING IN BOOKS.

ESSAYS BY FOUR OTHER HONG KONG STUDENTS ALSO RECEIVED HIGH COMMENDATION FROM THE EXAMINERS.

A FORM 3 STUDENT OF SACRED HEART CANOSSIAN COLLEGE, LINDA VANN, WAS +HIGHLY COMMENDED+ FOR HER ESSAY IN CLASS B= WHILE HER SISTER PATRICIA, A FORM 2 STUDENT IN THE SAME COLLEGE, WAS +COMMENDED+ ÎN CLASS c.

IN CLASS A, TWO STUDENTS WHO WERE HIGHLY COMMENDED+ WERE ATHENA KWA1, A LOWER-6 STUDENT OF ST. MARY'S CANOSSIAN COLLEGE AND NANCY KAM, AN UPPER-6 STUDENT OF SACRED HEART CANOSS FAN COLLEGE.

THE COMPETITION IS HELD ANNUALLY BY THE ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY WITH A VIEW TO ENCOURAGING COMMONWEALTH STUDIES IN SCHOOLS.

CLASS A IS FOR CANDIDATES AGED BETWEEN 16 AND 19, WHILE CLASS B IS FOR STUDENTS OF 14 AND UNDER 16, AND CLASS C FOR THOSE UNDER 14.

THE HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AWARDS BOOK PRIZES TO THE BEST THREE COMPETITORS IN EACH CLASS OF THE PRELIMINARY ROUND HELD LOCALLY.

HONG KONG'S PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPETITION IS ORGANISED BY SIR DOUGLAS CLAGUE, THE CORRESPONDING SECRETARY OF THE SOCIETY IN HONG KONG.

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