Asia Children Education Association
Participation Procedure of Hong Kong Primary School
English Writing Competition 2016 – 2017
Participation Procedure
1. Each school should fill in the application form (in Excel format). The form can be downloaded from
AppClass.hk.
2. Each school should email the completed application form to [email protected].
A. For P1-3 students, please fill in “P1-3List” page in Excel.
B. For P4-6 students, please fill in “P4-6List” page in Excel. Please note that ‘student_no’ must be
filled. If there is no such number, please make one up to identify each student.
3. An email will be sent to the in-charge teacher with Teacher Login details.
4. Teachers should go to the website AppClass.hk to login and upload P4 – P6 students’ names and emails
using the Excel template provided (“P4-6List”).
5. Submission:
A. P1 – P3 students: we accept the HARD COPY of their work only. Before 12 April 2017, please post
submissions as a bundle to “Unit 101C, 1/F, Lai Cheong Building, No.479 Castle Peak Road,
Kowloon”.
B. P4 – P6 students: Teachers must give the login information to students to upload their writing to
AppClass.hk before 12 April 2017.
6. Any submission without following the aforementioned procedure will not be considered.
7. Submission Deadline: 12 April 2017
8. The results will be announced on 24 April 2017.
Judging Criteria


Content - 30%
Language - 30%


Organization - 30%
Tone - 10%
Awards
Best Writer (P1-3) / (P4-6)
Most Creative Writer (P1-3) / (P4-6)
Most Enthusiastic School
Most Popular Article (P1-3) / (P4-6)
Gold / Silver / Bronze / Merit
Gold / Silver / Bronze / Merit
Gold / Silver / Bronze
Gold / Silver / Bronze
The school of the top 3 winners of individual awards (Best writer & Most Creative Writer)
will receive a banner
Each entrant and school will receive a competition participation certificate which is issued by
the Asia Children Education Association
Page 1
Enquiry Hotline: 2468 4848 (Andy Wang)
Office Hour: Monday-Friday, 10:00am - 6:00pm
Timetable
Date
Feb 2017 – 12 April 2017
13 April – 21 April 2017
18 April – 4 May 2017
24 April 2017
5 May 2017
12 May 2017
Description
Writing Submission
Writing Judgment
Voting for Most Popular Article
Result Announcement
Most Popular Article Result Announcement
Awards Ceremony
Awards Ceremony
All prize winners are cordially invited to the award ceremony.
Date:
12 May 2017 (Friday)
Time:
4:30 p.m – 5:30 p.m
Venue:
To be confirmed
Guest Award Presenter:
Mr Lai Tung-kwok, GBS, IDSM, JP, Secretary for Security
Page 2
Enquiry Hotline: 2468 4848 (Andy Wang)
Office Hour: Monday-Friday, 10:00am - 6:00pm
Rules and Regulations
1. The writing competition is subject to the following terms and conditions. By entering this competition
entrants are deemed to have accepted all the terms and conditions.
2. The writing competition is open to learners of English as a Second Language (ESL) only.
3. The organiser reserves the right to require proof of consent – if applicable.
4. Contact details and all other mandatory fields must be completed. All entries must be submitted before 12
April, 2017.
5. Entries received after the deadline will not be considered. The competition organisers will not be held
liable / responsible for any entries that are corrupt, damaged, lost or inaccessible.
6. Entries into the ‘Hong Kong Primary School English Writing Competition (2016 - 2017)’ must be the
‘original work’ of the contestants and must not contain any third party content. The competition
organisers will not be responsible for breach of any copyright or other third party rights by entrants.
7. At the discretion of the ‘competition organiser’, entries containing defamatory, offensive, obscene,
inappropriate or illegal content will be disqualified.
8. The winning entries will be chosen by a panel of judges. The panel will include representatives from
Synergy Education Provider Co. Ltd.
9. The winners will be selected based on the ‘judging criteria’ outlined.
10. The judges’ decisions are final (irrefutable) and no correspondence will be entered into.
11. Winners will be notified by telephone or email. A list of the prize winners will be published on the
Competition Organisers’ Facebook
(https://www.facebook.com/HongKongPrimarySecondaryEnglishWritingCompetition).
12. Prizes are not transferable and must not be sold. The Competition Organisers reserve the right to
substitute, in their reasonable discretion, any prize with a prize of equal value. No cash alternatives will be
offered as prizes.
13. The entrants shall retain all ownership rights in any entry to Hong Kong Primary School English Writing
Competition 2016 - 2017. However, by submitting the entry, the entrant grant the Organizer a universal,
non-exclusive, royalty-free, sub-licensable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare
derivative works of, display, adapt, reformat, translate and otherwise exploit and perform all or any portion
of the entry for any purpose whatsoever, including, without limitation, in connection with promotion of the
Competition Organisers and Hong Kong Primary School English Writing Competition 2016 - 2017
activities in any and all media formats and through any and all media distribution, advertising and
promotional purposes without accounting, notification, credit or other obligation to the entrant. Entrants
further agree that the Competition Organizers may edit and manipulate the content of the entry for
operational and editorial reasons provided this is not to the detriment of the entrant’s character or
reputation.
14. By entering, any subsequent prize winners agree to allow, and consent to, the Competition Organisers and
Hong Kong Primary School English Writing Competition 2016 - 2017 use of, and right to publish, entrant’s
name, photographs, images, all personal and other information (including general locations) for purposes
of the Competition Organisers and Hong Kong Primary School English Writing Competition 2016 - 2017
publicity, promotional and news purposes (including use in printed publications, editorial and PR
activities, and websites) related to this competition.
15. The Competition Organisers reserve the right to cancel or amend the terms and conditions without prior
notice shall unforeseen circumstances call for necessary changes. All amendments will be published on
Organisers’ website. All information collected will be for internal use only.
Page 3
Enquiry Hotline: 2468 4848 (Andy Wang)
Office Hour: Monday-Friday, 10:00am - 6:00pm
Name of School: ____________________________ Name of Student:_________________________ Class: __________
Primary 1-3
Comic
Page 4
Enquiry Hotline: 2468 4848 (Andy Wang)
Office Hour: Monday-Friday, 10:00am - 6:00pm
Primary 4-6
Short story
Tom does something naughty. The whole class gets in trouble. The students are angry. Tom
wants to make things right. What happens? (150 words)
*Please submit your work through http://www.appclass.hk
Part A Teacher Login:
1. Fill in the Excel application form and return it to [email protected].
2. An email will be sent to the in-charge teacher with Teacher Login details.
3. Teachers should go to the website AppClass.hk to login and upload P4 – P6 students’
names and emails using the Excel template provided (“P4-6List”).
4. Teachers can give P4 – P6 students the login information to upload their writing before
12 April 2017.
Part B Student Login:
1. Go to Appclass.hk and login with the password given by your teacher.
2. Upload your work and click "Submit Now ".
Page 5
Enquiry Hotline: 2468 4848 (Andy Wang)
Office Hour: Monday-Friday, 10:00am - 6:00pm