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English Language Education Section Curriculum Development Institute Education Bureau The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 12/F, Wu Chung House, 213 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Published 2021 All rights reserved. The copyright of the materials in this resource kit, other than those listed in the Acknowledgements section, belongs to the Education Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Duplication of materials in this resource kit other than those listed in the Acknowledgements section is restricted to non-profit making educational purposes only. Otherwise, no part of these materials may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior permission of the Education Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. © 2021 1

Contents Preface 5 Part 1 Upper Primary Division (Outstanding Award) 6 7 1.1 A Lucky Escape 8 n Kwan Ming Lok, GCEPSA Whampoa Primary School 9 1.2 The Grass Is Always Greener On the Other Side of the Fence 10 n Wong Christy Sum Yee, Good Hope Primary School cum 11 Kindergarten 12 13 1.3 Never Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth 14 Part 2 n Leung Anna Petra, Yaumati Catholic Primary School (Hoi Wang 15 Road) 16 Upper Primary Division (Commendable Award) 17 18 2.1 The Deer, The Monkey and the Bear 19 20 n Kai Pak Hon, CCC Kei Tsun Primary School 2.2 The Early Bird Catches the Worms n Cheung Tsz Yee, Heep Yunn Primary School 2.3 The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side of the Fence n Chui Christabel Gigi, Heep Yunn Primary School 2.4 There Is Light at the End of the Tunnel n Chow Hei Ching, King’s College Old Boys’ Association Primary School No. 2 2.5 Home Is Where the Heart Is n Ho Chung Hang, King’s College Old Boys’ Association Primary School No. 2 2.6 A Big Discovery and Insight n Leung Cheuk Yan, Ma Tau Chung Government Primary School 2.7 One Good Turn Deserves Another n Ma Hei Yuet, Ma Tau Chung Government Primary School 2.8 A Friend In Need Is a Friend Indeed n Wong Nga Lam, Po Leung Kuk Camoes Tan Siu Lin Primary School 2.9 Count Your Blessings n Lok Wing Tung Savannah, Sacred Heart Canossian School 3.0 Every Dog Has Its Day n Wong Yan Kiu Ingrid, Sacred Heart Canossian School 2

Part 3 Junior Secondary Division (Outstanding Award) 21 22 3.1 Opportunity Only Knocks Once 23 24 n Cai Wai Yan, Queen Elizabeth School 3.2 Single Parent Family 26 27 n Liu Hoi Yiu, Chloe, Raimondi College 28 3.3 Never Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth 29 30 n Wong Danielle Chloe, Raimondi College 32 33 Part 4 Junior Secondary Division (Commendable Award) 34 35 4.1 Count Your Blessings 36 37 n Wu Hoi Yan, Christian Alliance S C Chan Memorial College 4.2 Rome Is Not Built in a Day n Chan Hei, Diocesan Girls’ School 4.3 Where There Is a Will, There Is a Way n HKCWC Fung Yiu King Memorial Secondary School 4.4 The Early Bird Catches the Worm n Wong Sin Yu, Kowloon True Light School 4.5 The Cat and the Rats n Lau Cheuk Yin Topco, Law Ting Pong Secondary School 4.6 Gratitude Turns What We Have into Enough n Li Yeuk Kuk Joshua, Po Leung Kuk No. 1 WH Cheung College 4.7 Count Your Blessings n Chow Jessye, Raimondi College 4.8 One Good Turn Deserves Another n Yeung Ming Yan, SKH Lui Ming Choi Secondary School 4.9 Home Is Where the Heart Is n Cheung Wai Yin, St. Paul’s Co-educational College 5.0 The Grass Is Always Greener on the Other Side of the Fence n Ma Tuen Hang Luann, St. Paul’s Co-educational College 3

Part 5 Senior Secondary Division (Outstanding Award) 40 41 5.1 A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed 44 45 n Tan Hiu-ching, Kowloon True Light School 5.2 She Found Solace Miles Away from Home 46 47 n Ho Yan-ching Isabelle, St. Paul’s Co-education College 48 5.3 There is Light at the End of the Tunnel 49 51 n Amir Namra, Tak Oi Secondary School 52 53 Part 6 Senior Secondary Division (Commendable Award) 55 56 6.1 Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way 58 59 n Raazia Ali, Belilios Public School 6.2 The Impossible n Huang Kwan Wing, HKWMA Chu Shek Lun Secondary School 6.3 My Friend, Mr. Tortoise n Naseer-Ali, HKWMA Chu Shek Lun Secondary School 6.4 Untitled n Kung Ming Kit, Jacky, Kowloon Sam Yuk Secondary School 6.5 A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed n Chen Guiyun, Kowloon Technical School 6.6 A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed n Chang Hoi Ying, Kowloon True Light School 6.7 A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed n Chan Kai Yuet, Ng Yuk Secondary School 6.8 Savour n Kong Tsz Ngok, Po Leung Kuk No. 1 WH Cheung College 6.9 Untitled n Choy Lok Yiu Kenna, St. Mary’s Canossian College 7.0 Time and Tide Wait for No Man n Baum Ianna Nora, St. Paul’s Co-educational College 4

Preface The cross-curricular campaign “Promoting Positive Values and Attitudes through English Sayings of Wisdom” (SOW) is organised by the English Language Education Section, Curriculum Development Institute, Education Bureau to provide opportunities for schools to connect English Language education with values education, and enrich students’ English learning experiences and develop in them positive values and attitudes through appreciating the meaning and beauty of SOW. SOW, which include proverbs, quotes, maxims and adages, are words that provoke thinking, share insights and experience, and explore meaning in life. Centring around inspirational English SOW, the campaign aims to enrich students’ English learning experience through a variety of multimodal resources and develop in them positive values and attitudes through appreciating the meaning and beauty of SOW under the selected themes. As one of the signature events of the campaign, the SOW Creative Writing Competition was organised in January 2021 to provide opportunities for students to develop their creativity and share their personal reflection or creative work on four selected themes which echo those of “My Pledge to Act (MPA) 2020/21” (i.e. Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic). The Competition was divided into three divisions: Upper Primary Division (Primary 4-6), Junior Secondary Division (Secondary 1-3) and Senior Secondary Division (Secondary 4-6). In the submitted works for the SOW Creative Writing Competition (Upper Primary Division), students shared their personal reflection or message(s) that echoed with the selected SOW through stories, a 4-panel comic strip letters, reflective essays and articles on a selected SOW. Creativity and thought- provoking reflections were observed in their works with some shared how their lives changed because of the good deeds performed by others. 5

Upper Primary Division (Outstanding Award)

Upper SOW Creative Writing Competition Primary (Outstanding Award) Division - A Lucky Escape - School: GCEPSA Whampoa Primary School Student: Kwan Ming Lok Two mice, Max and Peter were exploring an old house. Stepping into a dark gloomy hallway, a flash of black fur and claws leapt before them. “Run!” yelled Max. Scampering blindly away, Peter tumbled into a water-filled sink. “Help! I’m drowning.” Instantly Max grabbed Peter’s tail and yanked him out. Suddenly Max caught a whiff of cheese…… Snap! “Owwww my tail!” shrieked Max. Loud echoing footsteps approached. “Quickly Peter, free me.” With thorn sharp teeth, Peter speedily gnawed through the trap, freeing Max. “Thanks,” Max gasped, holding his crushed tail gingerly. “That’s what friends are for,” Peter retorted. As the saying goes: “A friend in need is a friend indeed.” 7

Upper SOW Creative Writing Competition Primary (Outstanding Award) Division - The Grass Is Always Greener On the Other Side of the Fence - School: Good Hope Primary School cum Kindergarten Student: Wong Christy Sum Yee 8

Upper SOW Creative Writing Competition Primary (Outstanding Award) Division - Never Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth - School: Yaumati Catholic Primary School (Hoi Wang Road) Student: Leung Anna Petra 9

Upper Primary Division (Commendable Award)

Upper SOW Creative Writing Competition Primary (Commendable Award) Division School: Student: 11

Upper SOW Creative Writing Competition Primary (Commendable Award) Division School: Student: 12