The 3^rd Mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao School Band Music Festival was held in Hong Kong on July 14 and 15.  The Pui Ching String Orchestra participated in the music festival with various school bands from Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Taiwan and put on a joint performance with fellow schools.  The young artists’ mesmerizing music won them thunderous applause.

The first day of the music festival was devoted to the participating schools’ respective renditions.  The Pui Ching String Orchestra played Handel-Halvorsen Passacaglia.  Senior 1 student Ms. Pui In Ip conducted the orchestra.

On the second day of the music festival was the Inter-School Productions Concert, which featured

Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major and Act II of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker.

Both concerts had the pleasure of the company of Pui Ching principal Dr. Kam Fai Kou and vice-principal Mr. Keng Man Kuok.

The Joy of Wood Engraving is an exhibition of works from secondary school students of Pui Ching Middle School.  It was hosted by Pui Ching Middle School and sponsored by the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau.  The opening ceremony was held at noon today at the Youth Art House.

All works of display in the current exhibition were created by students of the Pui Ching Wood Engraving Club and expressed the creators’ perceptions of changes in the environment, environmental conservation, and other issues of personal interest to the young artists. 

Pui Ching has always been an ardent advocate of all-round education.  It aims to promote student development in morals, intellect, physical education, interpersonal communication, aesthetics and religious education through different extra-curricular activities.  Student engagement in the creative process of wood engraving and the preparation for the exhibition helped to boost their confidence and motivated them to continue with their creative work.

Exhibition date: July 11—July 23, 2017

Venue: Youth Art House, Education and Youth Affairs Bureau

Time: 12:00pm—8:00pm, every Tuesday to Sunday

The Pui Ching String Orchestra attended the Youth Orchestra Music Festival held at noon today at the St. Dominic’s Church.

The 2017 Macao Teacher’s Basketball Competition held by the Chinese Educators’ Association had its awards ceremony tonight.  Pui Ching came in as the first runner-up in the Women’s Basketball Competition.