The awards ceremony for the 23^rd Letter to Santa Claus Writing Competition was held today and Primary 4 student Leong Cheng Lok won the first place in Chinese Category 1.  Cheng Lok recited his award-winning work in the awards ceremony.  The theme of the competition this year was Food Appreciation.

The awards ceremony for the Electronic Apparatus Design Competition was held in the same sitting.  The theme this year was to design an apparatus for projection.  Pui Ching students won 1 first-place award, 2 second-place awards, and 1 third-place award in the Junior High and Senior High Category: 

Senior High Category:

Champions (Senior 2):  Chan Cheok U, Sam Ka Lok, Ieong Un San (Instructor: Chan Ka Kong)

First Runners-Up (Senior 2): Sou Leng Cheok, Hong Chan Leong, Chu Kai Sek (Instructor: Chan Ka Kong)

Junior High Category:

First Runners-Up (Junior 1): Chio Chi Ioi, Pun Choi Man, Tam I Man (Instructor: Chan Kin Hong)

Second Runners-Up (Junior 3): Mok Chi Kin, Cheong Cheng In, Ip Hou Hin (Instructor: Chan Ka Kong)

The 2019 Macao Youth Table Tennis Singles Competition concluded yesterday.  Pui Ching students clinched the championship in both the men’s and women’s category.  

Junior 3C student Mak Tin Ian won the championship in the Men’s Singles, and Senior 2D student Tao Chong won the championship in the Women’s Singles.  Both champions defeated their opponents by 3:0.  Junior 3D student Ng Hei In and Junior 3E student Vong Iek Kan respectively won the Fifth and Sixth Place in the Men’s Singles.  The award winners will be attending the 2^nd National Youth Sports Meet in Shanxi this August and September.

The 2019 International Biomedical Quiz was held in Singapore today.  Students from Pui Ching won 5 Golds, 7 Silvers and 4 Bronzes:

Senior High Category:

Winners of Gold Award: Wu Sio San, Lei I Cheng

Winners of Silver Award: Chao Ut Fai, Ho Nga Chi, Kou Pak Lam, Wong Chi Chon

Winners of Bronze Award: Wong Chon Ioi, Lai Ho Cheng

Junior High Category:

Winners of Gold Award: Fong Chon Hei, Pao Kin Tong, Lou Weng Ka

Winners of Silver Award: Leong Sio Kuan, Un Ion Cheng, Wong Cheng Ka

Winners of Bronze Award: Lei Sam Ieng, Xiang Yi Fan

The theme of the competition this year was Ophthalmology, which concerns the physiological structure of the eye and the cause and treatment of eye disorders.  The subject was challenging for secondary school students, but the contestants worked hard and excelled nonetheless.  Their instructors were Ms. U Weng Ian, Mr. U Kin Pong, and Ms. Io Hio Fai.

The Great Bay Area “Macao Pui Ching Cup” Fencing Invitational Competition was held from February 16^th to 17^th at the Pui Ching Stadium, attracting about 300 fencers from Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao.  The opening ceremony was held today at noon.  The event gathered student and youth athletes from Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Jiangmen, Hong Kong and Macao.  The competition provided a platform for the young athletes to learn from each other.  Contestants in the competition were aged 8 to 18, and the competition featured the Epee, Saber and Foil Category.