The Pui Ching Symphonic Band and our primary school students together presented the children’s musical, Annie Junior, in a charity event on July 4 in the school assembly hall.  The event aimed to fundraise for those in need in Macao and the mainland and to remind students of their social responsibilities.  The musical attracted 400 audience members, raising over MOP$700,000.

Principal Kou thanked the public, members of the school’s board of directors, alumni, parents, and students for their support.  Pui Ching has always encouraged students to contribute to  charity events.  Since 2013, students have raised funds for the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, Wen Ce Primary School, Watoto Asia, Valley of Blessings Charity Association (Portugal) and underprivileged regions of Gansu Province.

Annie Junior is an adaptation of the Broadway musical Annie.  It is about how Annie the orphan has never given up hope and faith even in the most difficult situations and finally finds her biological parents.  The musical portrays the invaluable spirit of perseverance. 

The awards ceremonies for various interschool science competitions in 2021 were canceled due to the pandemic.  A small awards ceremony was held at our school assembly hall today at noon to recognize the accomplishments of our students.  A total of 88 students received awards in four competitions, including the Competition for the Development of the Innovative Potential of Young People, the Macao Youth Interschool Innovation Challenge Competition, the Macao Regional Competition of the 19th National Primary and Secondary School Information Technology Innovation Challenge, and the Macau Youth Robotics Competition.  Please follow the link below for a list of our award winners.

RoboCup@Home Education is a competition that aims to promote research on home service robots.  It attracts contestants from different parts of the world every year.  Three teams from Pui Ching joined the competition this year.  Contestants are as follows:

Category: The Open Category

Team: The Essence of the Grey Region

Members: Lei In Hei, Mok Chi Kin, Sin Ka Chon, Leong Chi Io

Category: The Youth Category

Team: Try Forever

Members: Wong Pou Weng, Lei Sam Un, Ieong Chi Ham, Hon Pok Man, Kuan Su Meng, Ng Hang Chi, Ng U Hin, Wu Cheok Hin, Wong Chi In

Category: The Youth Category

Team: PC FBOT

Members: Che Hoi Cheng, Gong Si Nga, Chan Ka I, Kuan Man U, Leong Hou

All teams entered the finals.  They presented and answered questions about their robots online in real time on June 27, 2021.  The Essence of the Grey Region won the world championship in the Open Category.  All other teams participating in the Open Category were university students around the world.  This is the third year that The Essence of the Grey Region has participated in this competition.  The team was the champion in the Youth Category in both 2019 and 2020.  It further challenged itself this year by joining the Open Category, winning the championship for the third year.  The Essence of the Grey Region was the only secondary school team to compete in the Open Category. 

All our contestants in the Youth Category were junior high students and first-time participants in the competition.  Try Forever won the world’s second place.  PC FBOT’s robot malfunctioned during the competition, but the team managed to repair it on the spot.  Although the team failed to put forth the best presentation in the end because of time limits, it was nonetheless a valuable learning experience for the students.

The 1^st Macao Mini Basketball League Championship was held on June 26 and 27.  Nine teams of student athletes from our school participated in four categories of the competition.  The players came from both kindergarten and primary school.  Award winners are as follows:

U12 Men’s Category:

Pui Ching Team A: Champion

Pui Ching Team B: First runner-up

U12 Women’s Category:

Pui Ching Team A: Champion

Pui Ching Team B: First runner-up

U10 Mixed Category:

Pui Ching Team B: winner of the fourth place

Pui Ching Team A: winner of the eighth place

U8 Mixed Category:

Pui Ching Team C: Winner of the fourth place

Pui Ching Team A: Winner of the Sixth place

Pui Ching Team B: Winner of the Seventh place