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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1988

A RECEPTION WAS HELD AT LEE GARDENS HOTEL YESTERDAY IN HONOUR OF THE WINNERS OF THE ESSAY COMPETITION IN HONG KONG, HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LONDON-BASED CONTEST.

MR LI SAID THE 14 AWARDS WON BY HONG KONG STUDENTS WERE A VERY REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT BY ANY STANDARD, ESPECIALLY WHEN SUCH AN ACCOMPLISHMENT WAS ATTAINED IN A COMPETITION WHICH ATTRACTED NEARLY 3,000 ENTRIES FROM 40 COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES MANY OF WHICH WERE PREDOMINANTLY ENGLISH-SPEAKING.

MR LI ALSO TOLD THE WINNERS AND THEIR PARENTS AND TEACHERS THAT THE WINNING ENTRIES THIS YEAR WERE OF A VERY HIGH STANDARD.

"THE WINNERS HAVE DISPLAYED EVIDENCE OF A GOOD COMMAND OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND A PROFESSIONAL FLAIR IN PRESENTATION BASED ON EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND CAREFUL SELECTION OF MATERIAL, MR LI SAID.

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"THEY HAVE SUCCEEDED NOT ONLY IN IMPRESSING THE JUDGES OF THE CONTEST IN HONG KONG, BUT ALSO IN WINNING COVETED PRIZES IN THE COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY ESSAY COMPETITION IN LONDON."

THE ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY ESSAY COMPETITION IS HELD ANNUALLY TO PROMOTE THE USE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE COMMONWEALTH AMONG STUDENTS UNDER THE AGE OF 19.

WINNING ENTRIES IN EACH OF FOUR CLASSES OF THE LOCAL COMPETITION WERE SELECTED.

THE HONG KONG CONTEST ATTRACTED MORE THAN 100 ENTRIES FROM 22 SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

WINNERS OF THE

LOCAL COMPETITION WERE AWARDED BOOK PRIZES AMOUNTING TO $7,250 DONATED BY THE HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

THE FIRST PRIZE OF

$1,000 IN CLASS A FOR CANDIDATES AGED BETWEEN 16 AND 19 WENT TO WENDY WING-SEE ᎢᎦᏓᎢ OF SACRED HEART CANOSSIAN COLLEGE.

SHE ALSO WON THE SECOND PRIZE IN SOCIETY ESSAY COMPETITION IN LONDON.

THE ROYAL

/WENDY ALSO

COMMONWEALTH