The 4th Cantonese Competition for Ethnic Minorities in Hong Kong

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The 4^th Cantonese Competition for Ethnic Minorities in Hong Kong

The 4th Cantonese Competition for Ethnic Minorities in Hong Kong is organized by LINK Centre, which is operated by The Hong Kong Community Network and sponsored by the Home Affairs Department of Hong Kong. The aim of this event is to encourage Ethnic Minorities to show their talents on speaking Cantonese and to facilitate their integration into the Hong Kong Community. We would also like to take this chance to promote the message of social harmony.

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Objectives

• To enhance ethnic minorities motivation, interest, and confidence in learning Chinese.
• To raise the public awareness on the talents and capability of ethnic minorities.
• To promote social acceptation and social harmony.

Eligibility

The Competition is open to all ethnic minorities (non-Chinese residents) who are holders of HKID card.

Categories

• Primary School (Individual / Group with 2 – 4 people)
• Secondary School (Individual / Group with 2 – 4 people)
• Public (Individual / Group with 2 – 4 people)

Format

A 3-5 mins presentation with one chosen format:

• Storytelling
• Drama
• Speech

Topic

Choose one topic from below:

• 我眼中的香港 (Hong Kong in My Eyes)
• 香港特區成立二十五周年的感想(My Feelings towards 25^th Anniversary of the Establishment of the HKSAR)
• Other (i.e. You can customize your own topic)

Panel of Judges

Preliminary Round

• School Teachers

Final Round

• Teachers (with Chinese proficiency)
• Honorable Guests
  

Assessment Criteria

1.	Speaking Skills	25 marks
2.	Content Expression	15 marks
3.	Emotional Expression	10 marks
4.	Co-operation (Remarks: For Group Only)	10 marks
5.	Overall performance	15 marks

Competition Details

	Preliminary Round	Final Round
Date & Time	16 July, 2022 (Saturday) 10am – 5pm	6 August, 2022 (Saturday) 2pm – 5:30pm
Venue	LINK Centre	Hall, YWCA Jockey Club Social Service Building
Address	Shop B-E, G/F, Cheong Nin Building, 1013-1033 Kwai Chung Road,  Kwai Chung, N.T.	G/F, 5 Man Fuk Road, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon

Important Dates 

Application Deadline: 24 June, 2022 (Friday) 5:00 pm

Awards for each Category 

• Champion, 1^st Runner-up, 2^nd Runner-up
• Winners will get trophy, certificate, and a big surprise gift. (One medal will be given to each member of group winners)
• All participants will get participation certificate

Application Method

School Category:

• Include primary school and secondary school
• Students (Individual / group) who want to join this competition as a school representative can apply through school. Please contact teacher for application. Alternatively, participants can choose to join the Public Category with other general non-Chinese citizens.
  
• Application Method:
  (1) E-mail completed application form to contonese.hkcnlink@gmail.com
  (2) Post completed application form to LINK Centre (Address: Shop B-E, G/F, Cheong Nin Building, 1013-1033 Kwai Chung Road, Kwai Chung, N.T.)
  (3) Online Application (SCHOOL): https://forms.gle/wYA33rXtSsjMFPQQ6

Public Category:

• Hong Kong residents with HKID card can apply directly.
  
• No age limit
• Application Method:
  (1) E-mail completed application form to cantonese.hkcnlink@gmail.com
  (2) Post completed application form to LINK Centre (Address: Shop B-E, G/F, Cheong Nin Building, 1013-1033 Kwai Chung Road, Kwai Chung, N.T.)
  (3) Online Application (PUBLIC):https://forms.gle/SoJNtyh8w4SFnx1x9