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Complete Mr Jasper Tsang’s detective story to win a trip to Oxford!
Competition details
| Eligibility: | All local junior secondary school students (S1 to S3) in Hong Kong |
| Submission period: | 7 October 2016 (Friday)–13 January 2017 (Friday) |
| Language: | English only |
| Word limit: | Up to 600 words (excluding Mr Jasper Tsang’s story opening) |
Awards and prizes
| Champion | UK study tour in summer 2017 (flight ticket included) |
| First Runner-up | HK$1,000 book coupon |
| Second Runner-up | HK$800 book coupon |
| Eight Merit Awards | HK$500 book coupon |
- Most Active Participation Award for the school with the highest number of entries
- Private dinner with Mr Jasper Tsang in April 2017 for winners
- Free Intermediate iWriter CD-ROM from the Oxford Intermediate Learner’s English-Chinese Dictionary (5th Edition) for the first 200 participants
- Certificate of participation for all participants
Format
- Competitors should fill in the application form and complete the story in the space provided.
- All entries should be saved in MS Word or PDF format. Single-line spacing with 12-point Times New Roman font should be used.
- Please ensure that the file name includes your full name (e.g. ‘OEWC-form-CHAN-TAI-MAN’).
All entries should be sent by email to secondaryelt.event@oup.com, with the subject ‘OEWC (your full name and school name)’.
Judging criteria
| Creativity and imagination | 20% |
| Originality | 20% |
| Organization | 20% |
| Language accuracy | 20% |
| Tone and style | 20% |
Announcement of results
Congratulations, winners! See the winning entries below to solve the mystery of Whodunnit!
| Champion | Chee Valerie Cheuk Nam | Maryknoll Convent School (Secondary Section) |
Competition entry  |
| 1st runner up | Lam Hiu Yau | Ying Wa Girls’ School | Competition entry |
| 2nd runner up | Lam Wing Yi | St. Mark’s School | Competition entry |
Merit
| 1 | Chan Daniel Lian | Diocesan Boys’ School |
| 2 | Ho To Kwong | St. Paul’s College |
| 3 | Prudy Chung | Evangel College |
| 4 | Chan Nok Hang | Kiangsu-Chekiang College (Shatin) |
| 5 | Yung Mike Hong | Ching Chung Hau Po Woon Secondary School |
| 6 | Woo Hoi Tung Natalie | Diocesan Girls’ School |
| 7 | Tsang Wing Tung | Christian Alliance SC Chan Memorial College |
| 8 | Leung Cheuk Yan | Sacred Heart Canossian College |
Most Active Participation Award
| SKH Tsang Shiu Tim School |
The articles of the winner will be posted on 8th April, 2017 Saturday.
Notes
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Co-authored work, previously published work or work submitted to any other competitions will not be accepted.
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Submissions will not be returned and the copyright of all entries shall be vested in the organizer.
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In case of dispute, the organizer’s interpretation and decision shall be final.
For enquiries, please call 2615 5870.
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