Ho ho ho!  Today was a day of merrymaking.  Students threw Christmas parties in every class in the morning and set up various booths for the Christmas Carnival in the afternoon.  The theme for the carnival this year was the Guangdong—Hong Kong—Macao Greater Bay Area.  The day marks the beginning of a long vacation leading to a brand new year.  Merry Christmas to everyone!

The flag raising ceremony in commemoration of the 19^th anniversary of the founding of the Macao Special Administrative Region was held this morning at Pui Ching Middle School.  

Pui Ching students entered for the Give Them a Reason to Quit Gambling Video Creation Competition.  Senior 1 students Ms. Kuan Ka Kei, Ms. Loi Weng Ian, and Mr. Choi Tin Chi came in as the champion and first runner-up respectively with their videos “Reflection of the gambler” and “Backwash”.  Senior 3 student Mr. Lei Hon Ian and Senior 2 student Ms. U Weng Lam won the Merit Award with their “Incalculable”.  Pui Ching teacher Mr. Ng Ka Meng won the Excellent Instructor’s Award. 

Activities of the Macao Tourism Culture Series sponsored by the Macao S.A.R. Tourism Bureau held its awards ceremony today.  Junior 2 student Ms. Tao Chong’s “My city” won the Best Essay Award, the highest award in the competition.