Senior 1B student Mr. Fong Hong U won various bowling competitions. He won the forth place in the Men’s Class A Category of the 2019 China Macao 10-Pin International Bowling Open Competition; the championship in the U15 Category of the 45^th Hong Kong International 10-Pin Bowling Open Competition; the second place in the National U15 Category, the third place in the U18 Category, the fifth place in the U20 Category, and the eighth place in the U22 Category of the  2019 STORM U22 China International Youth Bowling Open Competition; the championship in the Men’s Singles Category, and the championship and group championship in the Men’s Doubles Category of the 2019 Zhuhai-Macao Bowling Competition.

The 15^th Soong Ching Ling Children’s Invention Award Contest was held from August 15^th to 20^th, attracting 38 teams of contestants from China and overseas.  Out of the 3,117 inventions that were entered into the contest, 270 inventions and 100 artificial intelligence programs entered the finals.  Contestants from Pui Ching won awards as follows:

Gold award winners: Gong Si Nga, Kuan Man U (Invention: Air Quality Monitor Drone; Instructor: Un Kuok Chin)

Bronze award winners: Lei In Iat, Chan Kuan Ieong (Invention: Smart Farm; Instructor: Wong Suet Lin)

Bronze award winner: Leong Cheng I (Invention: Luminous Toilet; Instructor: Wong Suet Lin)

Bronze award winners: Hao Chi Lam, Leong Chon Neng (Invention: The Future Creator; Instructor: Chang Iuk Kam)

Bronze award winners: Cheng Fai Ip, Kuok Kei U (Invention: Security Recorder; Instructor: Chan Ka Kong)

Bronze award winner: Choi Chi Hang (Invention: Voice Recognition Smart Lamp; Instructor: Chan Sio Teng)

Creative Invention Award winner: Lei Wai Hong (Invention: Multi-Function Stadium; Instructor: Un Kuok Chin)

Excellent Instructor’s Award: Kou Weng Si

The 2^nd International Conference of Young Social Scientists (ICYSS) hosted by Indonesia, Turkey, Serbia, among other countries, was held from August 20^th to 26^th in Belgrade, Serbia.  Six of our students attended the conference with their instructor Mr. Li Dong and reported on their respective research topics.  S5C students Chan Iat Meng and U Chon In’s research on “The relationship between gambling cognition and gambling intention in Macau teenagers” won the Gold Award (the highest award) and the Best Poster Presentation Award in the Category of Sociology.  S4D students Lo Ka Ieng and Chan Hou Chai’s “Correlational research between smartphone addiction and physical and mental health in Macao adolescents” won the Bronze Award and the Best Poster Presentation Award in the Category of Sociology.  S4D students Ma Ieng Hei and Lou Kin Long’s “Empirical research on the influence of self-efficacy and environmental perception on Macao high school students’ entrepreneurial intention” won the Best Presentation Award.

The 5^th Macao Outstanding Youth Election hosted by the Macao Christian Youth Association held its awards ceremony this afternoon in MGM.  Seven out of the ten award winners were Pui Ching students:

Ten Outstanding Youths: (In no particular order)

Cheong Cheng In (Individual achievement)

Mok Chi Kin (Individual achievement)

Lo Weng Kuan (Individual achievement)

Ho Man Chon (Individual achievement)

Lai Hio Lok (Individual achievement)

Un Ion Cheng (Individual effort)

Fok Oi Man (Community participation)

Outstanding Performance Award:

Chu Ka Kei (Community participation)

Individual Awards:

Chu Ka Kei (Best Manners Award)

Che Sin Man (Micro-Film Award)

Pao Hon Lam (Micro-Film Award)