Asia Children Education AssociationParticipation Procedure of Hong Kong Secondary School

English Writing Competition 2017 – 2018

Participation Procedure1. Each school should fill in the application form (in Excel format). The form can be downloaded from

AppClass.hk.2. Each School should email the completed application form to info@synedu.com.

3. An email will be sent to the in-charge teacher with Teacher Login details. 4. Teachers should go to the website AppClass.hk to login and upload students’ names and emails using the

Excel template provided (there is a page “UploadStudentsNames”). Please note that ‘student_no’ must be filled. If there is no such number, please make one up to identify each student.

5. Teachers can give students the login information to upload their writing before 20 April 2018.6. Any submission without following the aforementioned procedure will not be considered.7. Submission Deadline: 20 April 20188. The results will be announced on 7 May 2018.

Judging Criteria Content - 30% Organization - 30% Language - 30% Tone - 10%

**Word count for Secondary school writing is 400 words. However, we will accept a margin of ±5%. Any further writing beyond this may not be considered.

AwardsBest Writer (S1-3) / (S4-6) Gold / Silver / Bronze / Merit

Most Creative Writer (S1-3) / (S4-6) Gold / Silver / Bronze / MeritMost Enthusiastic School Gold / Silver / Bronze

Each entrant and school will receive a competition participation certificate which is issued bythe Asia Children Education Association

TimetableDate Description

Feb 2018 – 20 April 2018 Writing Submission21 April – 4 May 2018 Writing Judgment

7 May 2018 Result Announcement24 May 2018 Awards Ceremony

Awards CeremonyAll prize winners are cordially invited to the award ceremony.Date: 24 May 2018 (Thursday)

Time: 4:30 p.m – 5:30 p.mVenue: Charles K. Kao Auditorium

(1/F, Lakeside 2, Hong Kong Science Park, Pak Shek Kok, Sha Tin)Guest Award Presenter: Mr Patrick Nip Tak-kuen, JP, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs

Rules and Regulations

1. The writing competition is subject to the following terms and conditions. By entering this competition entrants are deemed to have accepted all the terms and conditions.

2. The writing competition is only open to learners of English as a Second Language (ESL) only.3. The organiser reserves the right to require proof of consent – if applicable. 4. Contact details and all other mandatory fields must be completed. All entries must be submitted before

20 April, 2018.5. Entries received after the deadline will not be considered. The competition organisers will not be held

liable / responsible for any entries that are corrupt, damaged, lost or inaccessible.6. Entries into the ‘Hong Kong Secondary School English Writing Competition (2017 - 2018)’ must be the

‘original work’ of the contestants and must not contain any third party content. The competition organisers will not be responsible for breach of any copyright or other third party rights by entrants.

7. At the discretion of the ‘competition organiser’, entries containing defamatory, offensive, obscene, inappropriate or illegal content will be disqualified.

8. The winning entries will be chosen by a panel of judges. The panel will include representatives from Synergy Education Provider Co. Ltd.

9. The winners will be selected based on the ‘judging criteria’ outlined.10. The judges’ decisions are final (irrefutable) and no correspondence will be entered into.11. Winners will be notified by telephone or email. A list of the prize winners will be published on the

Competition Organisers’ Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/HongKongPrimarySecondaryEnglishWritingCompetition).

12. Prizes are not transferable and must not be sold. The Competition Organisers reserve the right to substitute, in their reasonable discretion, any prize with a prize of equal value. No cash alternatives will be offered as prizes.

13. The entrants shall retain all ownership rights in any entry to Hong Kong Secondary School English Writing Competition 2017 - 2018. However, by submitting the entry, the entrant grant the Organizer a universal, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sub-licensable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, adapt, reformat, translate and otherwise exploit and perform all or any portion of the entry for any purpose whatsoever, including, without limitation, in connection with promotion of the Competition Organisers and Hong Kong Secondary School English Writing Competition 2017 - 2018 activities in any and all media formats and through any and all media

distribution, advertising and promotional purposes without accounting, notification, credit or other obligation to the entrant. Entrants further agree that the Competition Organizers may edit and manipulate the content of the entry for operational and editorial reasons provided this is not to the detriment of the entrant’s character or reputation.

14. By entering, any subsequent prize winners agree to allow, and consent to, the Competition Organisers and Hong Kong Secondary School English Writing Competition 2017 - 2018 use of, and right to publish, entrant’s name, photographs, images, all personal and other information (including general locations) for purposes of the Competition Organisers and Hong Kong Secondary School English Writing Competition 2017 - 2018 publicity, promotional and news purposes (including use in printed publications, editorial and PR activities, and websites) related to this competition.

15. The Competition Organisers reserve the right to cancel or amend the terms and conditions without prior notice shall unforeseen circumstances call for necessary changes. All amendments will be published on Organisers’ website. All information collected will be for internal use only.

Writing Topics:Secondary 1-3:

Theme: A proposal to the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs BureauIn 2017, the youth of Hong Kong are increasingly at risk online of having their personal details falling into the wrong hands, as well as cyberbullying. Students will write a short proposal to the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau on what promotions could be implemented to educate the youth of Hong Kong on privacy protection. (400 words)

*Please submit your work through http://www.appclass.hk

*Please submit your work through http://www.appclass.hk

Secondary 4-6:Theme: Youth’s futureIs purchasing a house a better way to have a brighter future for teenagers? What is the future of living in Hong Kong like for graduates? With rising house prices and limited living spaces, can students guarantee a comfortable future without having to own property? Students will discuss both sides of the argument, and use evidence to support their views. (400 words)

*Please submit your work through http://www.appclass.hk

Part A Teacher Login:

1. Fill in Form A and return it to info@synedu.com.

2. An email will be sent to the in-charge teacher with Teacher Login details.