Short 'Shorts' Competition Merits - Hong Kong

The Native-speaking English Teacher (NET) Section of the Hong Kong Education Bureau would like to thank Ms Xu Xi, Writer-in-Residence with the Department of English at the City University of Hong Kong, for connecting us with the organisers of the Manchester Children's Book Festival (MCBF) and for encouraging students in Hong Kong to share their stories with a wider, international audience. Ms Xu Xi was the head adjudicator of the 'Shorts' 2012 short story writing competition organised by the NET Section.

The NET Section would also like to thank the organisers of the MCBF for giving young writers in Hong Kong this wonderful opportunity to share their stories with an international audience through the Reading and Writing Relay.

Thank you, MCBF!

The Regional NET Coordinating Team (RNCT)

NET Section, Education Bureau, HKSAR

Here are some fabulous stories from the short merits category of 'Shorts'  2012.

E.L.C.H.K Yuen Long Lutheran Secondary School students; Tang Tsz Ching, Ho Hoi Yan, Yau Shu Wing and Lee Mei Suet

The Heart of Facebook - audio file

TWGHs Li Ka Shing College students; Suen Yat Lun, Leung Kwok Tim, Tse Ho Yin

New Immigrants - audio file

Shi Hui Wen Secondary School students; Wan Yuk Yu, Wong Hui Wing and Leung Man Yi

How Green Was My Home - audio file

Pope Paul VI College students; Linda Or Nga Yin, Vanessa Lee Ying Chik, Angela Lui Lok Ching and Theresa Chong King Kok

A Drizzly Night - audio file

TMCC Holm Glad College students; Muriel Leung Sin Yee, Rizel Leung Siu Ling, Jerry Wong Man Ho and Cathy Ho Hiu Tung

The Most Precious Thing in The World - audio file

Pentecostal Lam Hong Kwong School students; Rebecca Au Ho Ting, Tinkie Fung Chun Ting, Tiffany Lam Hui Yeuk, Kanice Yeung Ching Lam

Hero - audio file

Hong Kong - 3rd Place Long Shorts

Third Prize

'In the Middle of the Sea' by the following students from Yuen Long Merchants Association Secondary School:

• Au Sze Nga
• Man Yun Hui
• Yeung Hei Tung

listen to ‘The Middle of The Sea’ on Audioboo

Hong Kong Long Shorts Runners-up

Second Prize

'The Second Life' by the following students from Pui Ching Middle School:

• Ho Hoi Ying
• Lee Tim Lok
• Chan Ming Ho
• Pang Wing Man

listen to ‘Th Second Life’ on Audioboo

Hong Kong Long Shorts 1st Place

Twinned schools in Hong Kong announce their winners for 
'Long Shorts' Category in the 'Shorts' 2012 competition

First Prize

'Crossroads' by the following students from E.L.C.H.K 
Yuen Long Lutheran Secondary School:

• Lo Lezhi
• Luk Kin To
• Pang Chun Wah
• Lui Yat Wai

listen to ‘Crossroads Short Story’ on Audioboo

Hong Kong Runners-up

'Shorts' 2012 Runners-up

Second Prize

'An Unrequited Suitor' by the following students from TWGHs Li Ka Shing College:

• Wong Cheuk Fai
• Cai Wen Jian
• Liu Ka Po

listen to ‘An Unrequited Suitor’ on Audioboo

Third Prize

'The Person Next Door' by the following students from Wah Yan College, Hong Kong

• Cheng Marcus
• Leung Derek Kin Hei
• Mok Siu Hin
• Lai Cheu Kwan

listen to ‘The Person Next Door’ on Audioboo

Hong Kong Sends News

'Shorts' 2012: A Short Story Writing Competition 

A total of 73 schools sent teachers to workshops where they collaborated in small groups and experienced the process of planning and writing a short story based on a selection of images, and were thus eligible to enter teams of students in 'Shorts' 2012. There were two categories in the competition, the Short Shorts category (short stories of 300-600 words) and the Long Shorts category (short stories of 600-1200 words). In both categories, students were required to collaborate in teams of 3-4 to plan, write and record a short story based on a selection of images provided by the NET (The Native-speaking English Teachers) Section.

The 'Shorts' 2012 entry deadline was 25 May 2012 and we received a total of 92 entries from 39 schools. There were 66 Long Shorts entries and 26 Short Shorts entries. In each category, judges decided on a 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize winner, as well as seven certificates of merit. The prizes will be announced at the NET Section Competitions Awards Ceremony for Student Production and Performance on Tuesday, 3 July 2012.

These are the prize-winning teams of the Short Shorts category of our 'Shorts' 2012 short story writing competition.

First Prize

'Father and Son' by the following Students from Sing Yin Secondary School:

• Anthony IP Tsz Kin
• Ivan Cheung Yu
• Alex Yu Shen Pok
• Jack Lo Chiu Pang

listen to ‘Father and Son’ on Audioboo