School of Humanities and Social Science

 Hung Sze Kun, Year-4 student from the BA (Hons) in Chinese programme, received the Merit Award in the Students’ Section of The 30th Chinese Poetry Writing Competition in 2020. Her entry, themed ‘The Scenery of Spring at Oi Man Estate’, was written based on the melody of Yujia’ao. This is the fourth time in a row that students from the programme won prizes in the competition. 

The Chinese Poetry Writing Competition is organised by the Hong Kong Public Libraries since 1991. It aims at enhancing the Chinese language proficiency of the public and their ability to appreciate verse. This year’s  competition received keen responses and there were more than 600 submissions. For the Students’ Section, selected candidates were required to attend an interview to improvise couplets before their rankings were finalised. Winning entries are now on roving exhibition at various public libraries.

Shum Kwan Lun (BA-CHI, Year 2) received a Merit Award in the 27th Chinese Poetry Writing Competition in 2017 organised by the Hong Kong Public Libraries, Leisure and Cultural Services Department to promote the proficiency in Chinese language and the appreciation of Chinese literature with rhymes. The competition received more than 1,000 entries from the open and the student categories. Winning entries were on display at various public libraries.