EDUCATION BUREAU CIRCULAR MEMORANDUM NO. 195/2017
From : Secretary for Education To : Heads of Primary and Secondary Schools Ref. : EDB(CD)/ADM/50/1/2(22) Tel. : 2892 6680
Date : 1 November 2017
Curriculum Development Institute Application for Participation in Student Educational Activities and Events (November 2017)
(Note: This circular memorandum should be read by heads of all primary and secondary schools)
Summary
The purpose of this circular memorandum is to invite primary and secondary schools to participate in the coming educational activities and events organised, co-organised or announced by Curriculum Development Institute, Education Bureau. The educational activities and events to be organized include “Library Cards for All School Children” Scheme, “4．23 World Book Day Creative Competition” in 2018 on “My Library”, 2017/18 Elite Students Project in Chinese Language, 2017/18 Hong Kong Budding Poets (English) Award, The Thirteenth Hong Kong Mathematics Creative Problem Solving Competition for Primary Schools, The Ninth Hong Kong Mathematics Creative Problem Solving Competition for Secondary Schools, The Thirty-fifth Hong Kong Mathematics Olympiad (2017/18), Mathematics Project Competition and Mathematics Book Report Competition for Secondary Schools (2017/18), 2017/18 Statistical Project Competition for Secondary School Students, 2017/18 Statistics Creative-Writing Competition for Secondary School Students, Chemical Safety Booklet Cover Design Competition and The “Chemists Online” Self-study Award Scheme 2018.
Details
2. The educational activities and events are- a) For primary schools:
Key Learning Title For the attention Remarks Annex Area/ Subject /action of i) Curriculum “Library Cards for School heads and Deadline of bulk 1 Resources teacher-librarians All School application: Children” Scheme 29 June 2018 (Friday) Key Learning Title For the attention Remarks Annex Area/ Subject /action of ii) Curriculum “4．23 World Book School heads and Deadline of 2 Resources Day Creative teacher-librarians submission: Competition” in 3 January 2018 2018 on “My (Wednesday) Library” iii) Gifted Education 2017/18 Elite Panel chairpersons Application 3 Students Project in and teachers of deadline: Chinese Language Chinese Language 4 December 2017 iv) Gifted Education 2017/18 Hong Panel chairpersons On-line 4 Kong Budding and teachers of Registration Poets (English) English language Deadline: Award 18 December 2017 v) Gifted Education The Thirteenth Teachers Application 5 Hong Kong responsible for deadline: Mathematics school-based gifted 18 December 2017 Creative Problem education, Panel Solving chairpersons and Competition for teachers of Primary Schools Mathematics vi) Gen eral Studies Chemical Safety School heads and Deadline for 11 Booklet Cover teachers of General application and Design Competition Studies submission of entries: 29 December 2017 (Friday)
b) For secondary schools:
Key Learning Title For the attention Remarks Annex Area/ Subject /action of i) Curriculum “4．23 World Book School heads and Deadline of 1 Resources Day Creative teacher-librarians submission: Competition” in 3 January 2018 2018 on “My (Wednesday) Library” ii) Gifted Education 2017/18 Elite Panel chairpersons Application 3 Students Project in and teachers of deadline: Chinese Language Chinese Language 4 December 2017
Key Learning Title For the attention Remarks Annex Area/ Subject /action of iii) Gifted Education 2017/18 Hong Panel chairpersons On-line 4 Kong Budding and teachers of Registration Poets (English) English language Deadline: Award 18 December 2017 iv) Gifted Education The Ninth Hong Teachers Application 6 Kong Mathematics responsible for deadline: Creative Problem school-based gifted 18 December 2017 Solving education, panel Competition for chairpersons and Secondary Schools teachers of Mathematics v) Mathema tics The Thirty-fifth Mathematics panel Application 7 Education Hong Kong chairpersons and Deadline: Mathematics teachers 19 January 2018 Olympiad (Friday) (2017/18) vi) Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics panel Submission 8 Education Project Competition chairpersons and Deadline: and Mathematics teachers Mathematics Book Book Report Report Competition for Competition: Secondary Schools 9 March 2018 (2017/18) (Friday)
Mathematics Project Competition: 19 March 2018 (Monday) vii) Mathematics 2017/18 Statistical Mathematics panel Submission 9 Education Project Competition chairpersons and Deadline: for Secondary teachers 2 March 2018 School Students (Friday) viii) Mathematics 2017/18 Statistics Mathematics panel Submission 10 Education Creative-Writing chairpersons and Deadline: Competition for teachers 21 March 2018 Secondary School (Wednesday) Students
Key Learning Title For the attention Remarks Annex Area/ Subject /action of ix) Science Education Chemical Safety School heads, Deadline for 11 Booklet Cover Science Education application and Design Competition Key Learning Area submission of coordinators and entries: 29 teachers December 2017 (Friday) x) Science Education / The “Chemists School heads, Application 12 Chemistry Online” Self-study Science Education Deadline: Award Scheme Key Learning Area 15 December 2017 2018 Coordinators and (Friday) Chemistry teachers
3. Details and Application Forms of the above activities and events are stipulated in the respective Annexes.
Enquiry
4. For enquiries, please contact the respective contact person as listed in the respective Annexes.
Sheridan LEE for Secretary for Education
c.c. Heads of Sections – for information
Annex 1
“Library Cards for All School Children” Scheme Bulk Application for Library Cards of the Hong Kong Public Libraries or Using Smart Identity Cards as Identity Cards Allowed for Library Purposes
Aims/Purpose This is to inform primary schools of the “Library Cards for All School Children” scheme and the arrangement of bulk application for library cards of the Hong Kong Public Libraries or using Smart Identity Cards as identity cards allowed for library purposes for Primary 1 to 6 students.
Details 2. “Life-long learning” is the main thrust of our curriculum reform. Libraries play a pivotal role in the promotion of life-long learning. Students should fully utilise services and facilities provided by the school libraries as well as the Hong Kong Public Libraries.
3. The Education Bureau and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department jointly organised the “Library Cards for All School Children” scheme to encourage students to make full use of services provided by the Hong Kong Public Libraries. Schools should encourage their students to apply for Hong Kong Public Libraries library cards or using Smart Identity Cards as identity cards allowed for library purposes.
4. Methods of application for Hong Kong Public Libraries library cards or using Smart Identity Cards as identity cards allowed for library purposes are as follows:
(a) Direct Application Students may visit any public libraries with their parents to apply for and receive library cards / library card numbers for Smart Identity Cards directly. Applicants and their parents should present supporting documents showing their residential addresses and personal identifications.
(b) Bulk Application through Schools Students may also apply through bulk application at schools. Under normal circumstances, library cards / library card numbers for Smart Identity Cards will be issued in about a month. Please refer to Appendix 1a for details.
Contact Person 5. For enquiries on the “Library Cards for All School Children” scheme, please contact Ms Abby LAU of the Curriculum Resources Section, Curriculum Development Institute on 3698 4423. For enquiries on the bulk application for library cards or using Smart Identity Cards as identity cards allowed for library purposes, please contact any branch of the Hong Kong Public Libraries in your district. Contacts are listed on Appendix 1b. Appendix 1a “Library Cards for All School Children” Scheme (Jointly organised by the Education Bureau and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department)
Objective The Hong Kong Public Libraries of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department provides public library services to meet the community's need for knowledge, information and research, to support life-long learning, continuous education and profitable use of leisure time, and to promote local literary arts. The “Library Cards for All School Children” scheme is jointly organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department Hong Kong Public Libraries and the Education Bureau. It aims to encourage school students to use public library resources to facilitate life-long learning.
Application Procedures for Bulk Application for Library Cards of the Hong Kong Public Libraries or Using Smart Identity Cards as Identity Cards Allowed for Library Purposes
1. Collection of Application Forms Teachers-in-charge may contact the Librarians / Assistant Librarians of the branch libraries in their districts for collection of application forms (please refer to Appendix 1b for contacts of the branch libraries). Students may apply for “library cards” or “using Smart Identity Cards as identity cards allowed for library purposes”. Those applying for the latter must possess valid Smart Identity Cards. For application of “library cards”, please refer to the application form at Appendix 1c(i). For application of “using Smart Identity Cards as identity cards allowed for library purposes”, please refer to the application form at Appendix 1c(ii). Schools may also download the application forms from the web site of Hong Kong Public Libraries (http://www.hkpl.gov.hk/en/common/attachments/about-us/forms/LCS4.pdf and http://www.hkpl.gov.hk/en/common/attachments/about-us/forms/LCS694.pdf). Students may use Form No. LCS 4 to apply for “library cards” or Form No. LCS 694 to apply for “using Smart Identity Cards as identity cards allowed for library purposes”.
2. Return of Duly Completed Application Forms Procedures for collecting application forms: i. separate application forms of “library card” from the application of “using Smart Identity Cards as identity cards allowed for library purposes”* . ii. check the application forms for the following:
a. If the students have provided all necessary information on the application forms; b. If the students have signed the application forms; and c. If the part ‘Guarantee’ is duly completed and have included signatures of their parents/guardians.
iii. stamp all verified application forms with school chop. iv. return the completed application forms, reply slip(s) and name list(s) of students (to be grouped separately under “library card” and “using Smart Identity Cards as identity cards allowed for library purposes” *) to the Librarians / Assistant Librarians of the branch libraries in their districts.
* If Appendix 1c(ii) is applicable
Please refer to the attached samples and guidelines on filling in the application forms (Appendix 1c(i) and Appendix 1c(ii)) for reference.
3. Collection of Library Cards / Library Card Numbers for Smart Identity Cards, and leaflets of notes on library services and regulations Under normal circumstances, library cards / library card numbers for Smart Identity Cards# will be issued in about a month after the application. Teachers-in-charge will be informed of the arrangement for the collection of library cards / library card numbers for Smart Identity Cards, leaflets introducing library services and summary of Libraries Regulation for onward transmission to students concerned.
4. Deadline The deadline of bulk application is 29 June 2018 (Friday).
Enquiries Please feel free to contact the Librarians / Assistant Librarians of any of the Hong Kong Public Libraries if you have any enquiries.
#Successful applicants will be issued with a “library card number” to access telephone renewal and online services (including borrower record enquiry, renewal and reservation of library materials) of the Hong Kong Public Libraries. When borrowing or renewing library materials at library counters or self-charging terminals, Smart Identity Cards should be used to complete the procedure.
To be filled in by School
Reply Slip Bulk Application for Library Cards of Hong Kong Public Libraries
(This Reply Slip should be returned together with the duly completed Library Card Application Forms and the Name List of the relevant students to the Librarian / Assistant Librarian of the Hong Kong Public Libraries in your district)
Name of School : ______
Address : ______
Name of Teacher-in-charge : ______
Contact Telephone No. : ______
Fax No. : ______
Email Address : ______
Number of Applications : ______
Official Chop of School : ______Date : ______
To be filled in by Library
To: ______(Name of School)
I acknowledge receipt of nos. of duly completed Library Card Application Forms and the Name List of the applicants. We will contact you when the applications are fully processed.
Official Chop of Library:
Signature of library staff:
Date:
(Name of School)
Name List of Students for Bulk Application for Library Cards (Only those students applying for the library cards of Hong Kong Public Libraries are to be included)
Student’s Name Library Card Number Student’s Name Library Card Number 1. 23838 41. 23838 2. 23838 42. 23838 3. 23838 43. 23838 4. 23838 44. 23838 5. 23838 45. 23838 6. 23838 46. 23838 7. 23838 47. 23838 8. 23838 48. 23838 9. 23838 49. 23838 10. 23838 50. 23838 11. 23838 51. 23838 12. 23838 52. 23838 13. 23838 53. 23838 14. 23838 54. 23838 15. 23838 55. 23838 16. 23838 56. 23838 17. 23838 57. 23838 18. 23838 58. 23838 19. 23838 59. 23838 20. 23838 60. 23838 21. 23838 61. 23838 22. 23838 62. 23838 23. 23838 63. 23838 24. 23838 64. 23838 25. 23838 65. 23838 26. 23838 66. 23838 27. 23838 67. 23838 28. 23838 68. 23838 29. 23838 69. 23838 30. 23838 70. 23838 31. 23838 71. 23838 32. 23838 72. 23838 33. 23838 73. 23838 34. 23838 74. 23838 35. 23838 75. 23838 36. 23838 76. 23838 37. 23838 77. 23838 38. 23838 78. 23838 39. 23838 79. 23838 40. 23838 80. 23838
(Photostat this form if required.)
To be filled in by School
Reply Slip Bulk Application for Using Smart Identity Cards as Identity Cards Allowed for Library Purposes
(This Reply Slip should be returned together with the duly completed Application Forms For Using Smart Identity Cards as Identity Cards Allowed for Library Purposes and the Name List of the relevant students to the Librarian / Assistant Librarian of the Hong Kong Public Libraries in your district)
Name of School : ______
Address : ______
Name of Teacher-in-charge : ______
Contact Telephone No. : ______
Fax No. : ______
Email Address : ______
Number of Applications : ______
Official Chop of School : ______Date : ______
To be filled in by Library
To: ______(Name of School)
I acknowledge receipt of nos. of duly completed Application Forms for Using Smart Identity Cards as Identity Cards Allowed for Library Purposes and the Name List of the applicants. We will contact you when the applications are fully processed.
Official Chop of Library:
Signature of library staff:
Date:
(Name of School)
Name List of Students for Bulk Application for Using Smart Identity Cards as Identity Cards Allowed for Library Purposes (Only those students applying for using Smart Identity Cards as identity cards allowed for library purposes are to be included)
Student’s Name Library Card Number Student’s Name Library Card Number 1. 22222 41. 22222 2. 22222 42. 22222 3. 22222 43. 22222 4. 22222 44. 22222 5. 22222 45. 22222 6. 22222 46. 22222 7. 22222 47. 22222 8. 22222 48. 22222 9. 22222 49. 22222 10. 22222 50. 22222 11. 22222 51. 22222 12. 22222 52. 22222 13. 22222 53. 22222 14. 22222 54. 22222 15. 22222 55. 22222 16. 22222 56. 22222 17. 22222 57. 22222 18. 22222 58. 22222 19. 22222 59. 22222 20. 22222 60. 22222 21. 22222 61. 22222 22. 22222 62. 22222 23. 22222 63. 22222 24. 22222 64. 22222 25. 22222 65. 22222 26. 22222 66. 22222 27. 22222 67. 22222 28. 22222 68. 22222 29. 22222 69. 22222 30. 22222 70. 22222 31. 22222 71. 22222 32. 22222 72. 22222 33. 22222 73. 22222 34. 22222 74. 22222 35. 22222 75. 22222 36. 22222 76. 22222 37. 22222 77. 22222 38. 22222 78. 22222 39. 22222 79. 22222 40. 22222 80. 22222
(Photostat this form if required.) SUMMARY OF THE LIBRARIES REGULATION
(GOVERNING THE USE OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARIES)
(Note: In the event of inconsistency between this Summary and the full-text version of the Regulation, the full-text version shall prevail. The complete set of Libraries Regulation can be consulted on request at any of the Hong Kong Public Libraries)
1. “Borrower” means the holder of a library card or an identity card allowed for library purposes.
2. A person who wishes to use his identity card with embodied chip as an identity card allowed for library purposes shall complete an application form supplied by the librarian.
3. All library materials borrowed from a library shall be returned to the library within 14 days after the day upon which it was borrowed.
4. Unless already reserved by another reader, each loan item may be renewed for up to five consecutive times with a period of 14 days from the date of each renewal.
5. An overdue fine is imposed on each loan item and accompanying library material returned late. The charge is $1.5 per day or part of a day for each loan item or accompanying library material borrowed from an adult library and $0.5 for that borrowed from a young adult or children’s library.
6. A borrower may borrow a maximum of eight library items together with accompanying library materials or 16 back issues of periodicals.
7. A borrower shall not lend or transfer his library card or identity card allowed for library purposes to any other person.
8. A borrower shall forthwith report to the librarian in writing the loss of his library card or identity card allowed for library purposes.
9. The following fees shall be payable on every issue of replacement library card: a. $33 for borrowers aged 18 or above (including “Library Card for Guarantor’s Use”); and b. $17 for borrowers aged under 18.
10. In case of loss of his identity card allowed for library purposes, a borrower may apply to use his replacement identity card with embodied chip as an identity card allowed for library purposes, and such application is free of charge.
11. Unless a borrower has reported in writing loss of his library card or identity card allowed for library purposes, he shall be held responsible for any library material borrowed under the card.
12. A reservation fee of $3.3 is charged per item.
13. A library card or an identity card allowed for library purposes can be used at any of the libraries under the HKPL.
14. Except with the permission of the librarian or when accompanied by an adult, a person under 12 years of age shall not enter or use the adult library and the reference library therein.
15. A borrower shall, before leaving the library, ensure that the library material issued to him on loan is complete and undamaged.
16. If any library material borrowed is lost or damaged, the borrower shall be liable to pay to the Government such sum of money as the librarian considers necessary to replace such library material or the whole set of library material of which such library material forms a part. In addition, the borrower may be required to pay a surcharge amounting to 20 per cent of such sum.
17. A borrower may apply to cancel his library card or discontinue the use of his identity card with embodied chip as an identity card allowed for library purposes.
18. If an applicant is under 18 years of age, the guarantor should be his/her parent (father or mother) or guardian. If his/her parent or guardian is unable to become the guarantor for whatever reasons, the applicant should ask an adult resident of Hong Kong to act as his/her guarantor. The guarantor shall be liable for all liabilities incurred by the applicant under Sections 21, 27 or 28 of the Libraries Regulation.
Remarks: A borrower shall notify the librarian in writing of any change in his/her residential address as soon as practicable.
Appendix 1b
HONG KONG PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Hong Kong
Central & Western City Hall Public Library 3/F, City Hall High Block, Central, Hong Kong Tel.: 2921 2555 Fax: 2525 6524
Shek Tong Tsui Public Library 3-4/F, Shek Tong Tsui Municipal Services Building, 470 Queen's Road West, Hong Kong Tel.: 2922 6055 Fax: 2517 2280
Smithfield Public Library 3/F, Smithfield Municipal Services Building, 12K Smithfield, Kennedy Town, Hong Kong Tel.: 2921 7106 Fax: 2855 1610
Eastern District Chai Wan Public Library 4-5/F, Chai Wan Municipal Services Building, 338 Chai Wan Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong Tel.: 2921 5055 Fax: 2897 7774
Electric Road Public Library 2/F, Electric Road Municipal Services Building, 229 Electric Road, Hong Kong Tel.: 2922 3055 Fax: 2570 0644
North Point Public Library G/F., North Point Market Building, Pak Fuk Road, North Point, Hong Kong Tel.: 2922 4155 Fax: 2563 4747
Quarry Bay Public Library 4-5/F, Quarry Bay Municipal Services Building, 38 Quarry Bay Street, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong Tel.: 2922 4055 Fax: 2563 4744
Siu Sai Wan Public Library G/F, Siu Sai Wan Complex, 15 Siu Sai Wan Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong Tel.: 3427 3072 Fax: 3755 0435
Yiu Tung Public Library G/F, Yiu Cheong House, Yiu Tung Estate, Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong Tel.: 2922 7626 Fax: 2915 4397
Southern District Aberdeen Public Library 3/F, Aberdeen Municipal Services Building, 203 Aberdeen Main Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong Tel.: 2921 1055 Fax: 2814 0532
Ap Lei Chau Public Library 5/F, Ap Lei Chau Municipal Services Building, 8 Hung Shing Street, Ap Lei Chau, Hong Kong Tel.: 2921 1007 Fax: 2554 6806
Pok Fu Lam Public Library Unit No. 611-619, Wah Chun House, Wah Fu Estate, Hong Kong Tel.: 2921 1155 Fax: 2550 9877
Stanley Public Library UG/F, Stanley Municipal Services Building, 6 Stanley Market Road, Stanley, Hong Kong Tel: 2923 5171 Fax: 2813 6539
Wanchai District Hong Kong Central Library 1/F, 66 Causeway Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Tel.: 2921 0528 Fax: 2504 0429
Lockhart Road Public Library 3-5/F, Lockhart Road Municipal Services Building, 225 Hennessy Road, Hong Kong Tel.: 2879 5560 Fax: 2507 5393
Wong Nai Chung Public Library 3/F, Wong Nai Chung Municipal Services Building, 2 Yuk Sau Street, Happy Valley, Hong Kong Tel.: 2923 5065 Fax: 2575 5247
Kowloon
Kowloon City District Hung Hom Public Library 6/F, Hung Hom Municipal Services Building, 11 Ma Tau Wai Road, Kowloon Tel.: 2926 5044 Fax: 2765 7056
Kowloon City Public Library 3/F, Kowloon City Municipal Services Building, 100 Nga Tsin Wai Road, Kowloon Tel.: 2926 6055 Fax: 2716 0270
Kowloon Public Library 5 Pui Ching Road, Kowloon Tel.: 2926 4055 Fax: 2711 3126
To Kwa Wan Public Library 5-6/F, To Kwa Wan Market & Government Offices, 165 Ma Tau Wai Road, Kowloon Tel.: 2926 4155 Fax: 2762 0300
Kwun Tong District Lam Tin Public Library 5-6/F., Lam Tin Complex, 1 Hing Tin Street, Lam Tin, Kowloon Tel.: 2927 7055 Fax: 2727 7417
Lei Yue Mun Public Library 1/F, Lei Yue Mun Municipal Services Building, 6 Lei Yue Mun Path, Kwun Tong, Kowloon Tel: 2340 3519 Fax: 2349 6419
Ngau Tau Kok Public Library 2-3/F, Ngau Tau Kok Municipal Services Building, 183 Ngau Tau Kok Road, Kowloon Tel.: 2927 4055 Fax: 2751 8718
Sau Mau Ping Public Library Units No. 104-109, G/F, Sau Ming House, Sau Mau Ping Estate, Kowloon Tel.: 2927 7155 Fax: 2346 5153
Shui Wo Street Public Library 5-6/F, Shui Wo Street Municipal Services Building, 9 Shui Wo Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon Tel.: 2927 3055 Fax: 2793 2774
Shun Lee Estate Public Library 3/F, Shun Lee Tsuen Sports Centre, 33 Shun Lee Tsuen Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon Tel.: 2927 3155 Fax: 2344 5797
Sham Shui Po District Lai Chi Kok Public Library G-1/F, 19 Lai Wan Road, Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon Tel.: 2746 4270 Fax: 2744 8902
Po On Road Public Library 1/F, Po On Road Municipal Services Building, 325-329 Po On Road, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon Tel.: 2928 7055 Fax: 2728 6071
Shek Kip Mei Public Library 7/F, Shek Kip Mei Estate Ancillary Facility Block, 100 Woh Chai Street, Shek Kip Mei, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon Tel.: 2928 2055 Fax: 2784 0301
Un Chau Street Public Library 1/F, Un Chau Street Municipal Services Building, 59-63 Un Chau Street, Kowloon Tel : 2928 7166 Fax : 2708 7449
Wong Tai Sin District Fu Shan Public Library Units 1-4, LG1, Fu Yan House, Fu Shan Estate, Po Kong Village Road, Kowloon Tel: 2927 6707 Fax: 2320 5752
Lok Fu Public Library Shop No. 112, 3/F, Lok Fu Plaza, Junction Road, Kowloon Tel.: 2926 7055 Fax: 2794 9235
Lung Hing Public Library North Wing, G/F, Lung Hing House, Lower Wong Tai Sin (II) Estate, Kowloon Tel.: 2927 6255 Fax: 2752 8697
Ngau Chi Wan Public Library 5-6/F, Ngau Chi Wan Municipal Services Building, 11 Clear Water Bay Road, Kowloon Tel.: 2927 6055 Fax: 2726 0624
San Po Kong Public Library 3/F, San Po Kong Plaza, 33, Shung Ling Street, San Po Kong, Kowloon Tel.: 2927 6107 Fax: 2329 5016
Tsz Wan Shan Public Library Shop 701 - 702, Tsz Wan Shan Shopping Centre, 23 Yuk Wah Street, Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon Tel.: 2927 6050 Fax: 2267 7825
Yau Tsim Mong District Fa Yuen Street Public Library 4-5/F, Fa Yuen Street Municipal Services Building, 123A Fa Yuen Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon Tel.: 2928 4055 Fax: 2390 0344
Tai Kok Tsui Public Library 3/F, Tai Kok Tsui Municipal Services Building, 63 Fuk Tsun Street, Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon Tel: 2928 4155 Fax: 2393 4591
Tsim Sha Tsui Public Library 1/F, Concordia Plaza, 1 Science Museum Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon Tel.: 2926 1072 Fax: 2620 5025
Yau Ma Tei Public Library G & M/F, 250 Shanghai Street, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon Tel.: 2928 6055 Fax: 2771 7029
New Territories
Islands District Cheung Chau Public Library 2/F, Cheung Chau Municipal Services Building, 2 Tai Hing Tai Road, Cheung Chau, N.T. Tel.: 2981 5455 Fax: 2981 7680
Mui Wo Public Library G/F, Mui Wo Municipal Services Building, 9 Ngan Shek Street, Mui Wo, Lantau Island, N.T. Tel.: 2984 7511 Fax: 2984 8572
Peng Chau Public Library G/F, Peng Chau Municipal Services Building, 6 Po Peng Street, Peng Chau, N.T. Tel.: 2983 1440 Fax: 2983 2197
Provisional North Lamma Public Library Service Stop TGLA No. TIS 785, Yung Shue Wan Plaza Road, Lamma Island, N.T. Tel.: 6080 3528 Fax: 2981 7680
South Lamma Public Library Second Street, Sok Kwu Wan, Lamma Island, N.T. Tel.: 2982 8178 Fax: 2982 8600
Tai O Public Library Shop No. 12, Commercial Centre, Lung Tin Estate, Tai O, Lantau Island, N.T. Tel.: 2985 5006 Fax: 2985 5005
Tung Chung Public Library G-1/F, Tung Chung Municipal Services Building, 39 Man Tung Road, Tung Chung, Lantau Island, N.T Tel: 2109 3011 Fax: 2109 3325
Kwai Tsing District North Kwai Chung Public Library 2/F & 3/F, North Kwai Chung Market & Library, Shek Yam Road, Kwai Chung, N.T. Tel.: 2421 4740 Fax: 2425 1234
South Kwai Chung Public Library 4/F, Kwai Hing Government Offices, 166-174 Hing Fong Road, Kwai Chung, N.T. Tel.: 2429 6338 Fax: 2425 3737
Tsing Yi Public Library 1/F, Tsing Yi Municipal Services Building, 38 Tsing Luk Street, Tsing Yi, N.T. Tel.: 2497 2904 Fax: 2435 7130
North District Fanling Public Library 2/F, 9 Wo Mun Street, Fanling, N.T. Tel: 2669 4444 Fax: 2677 8352
Fanling South Public Library Shop Nos. G15 & G16, Dawning Views Shopping Plaza, 23 Yat Ming Road, Fanling, N.T. Tel: 2670 7408 Fax: 2670 7522
Sha Tau Kok Public Library Shop 1, G/F, Block 20, Sha Tau Kok Chuen, Sha Tau Kok, N.T. Tel.: 2674 0870 Fax: 2659 7277
Sheung Shui Public Library 3/F, Shek Wu Hui Municipal Services Building, 13 Chi Cheong Road, Sheung Shui, N.T. Tel.: 2679 2804 Fax: 2671 3697
Sai Kung District Sai Kung Public Library 5/F, Sai Kung Government Offices, 34 Chan Man Street, Sai Kung, N.T. Tel.: 2792 3669 Fax: 2791 4674
Tiu Keng Leng Public Library 4 Chui Ling Road, Tseung Kwan O, N.T. Tel.: 2360 1678 Fax: 2539 7833
Tseung Kwan O Public Library 9 Wan Lung Road, Tseung Kwan O, N.T. Tel.: 2706 8101 Fax: 2623 7291
Sha Tin District Lek Yuen Public Library Units 101-110, G/F, Kwai Wo House, Lek Yuen Estate, Sha Tin, N.T. Tel: 2697 5177 Fax: 2693 1509
Ma On Shan Public Library 14 On Chun Street, Ma On Shan, Sha Tin, N.T. Tel: 2630 1911 Fax: 2633 1420
Sha Tin Public Library 1 Yuen Wo Road, Sha Tin, N.T. Tel.: 2694 3788 Fax: 2603 0144
Yuen Chau Kok Public Library High Block of Yuen Chau Kok Complex, 35 Ngan Shing Street, Sha Tin, N.T. Tel.: 2324 2700 Fax: 2207 0085
Tai Po District Tai Po Public Library 5/F, Tai Po Complex, 8 Heung Sze Wui Street, Tai Po, N.T. Tel.: 2651 4334 Fax: 2651 5215
Tsuen Wan District Shek Wai Kok Public Library Unit Nos. 215-219, Shek Fong House, Shek Wai Kok Estate, Tsuen Wan, N.T. Tel.: 2414 6044 Fax: 2413 4592
Tsuen Wan Public Library 38 Sai Lau Kok Road, Tsuen Wan, N.T. Tel.: 2490 3891 Fax: 2415 2533
Tuen Mun District Butterfly Estate Public Library Unit Nos. 123-130, G/F, Tip Chui House, Butterfly Estate, Tuen Mun, N.T. Tel: 2468 0518 Fax: 2464 8140
Tai Hing Public Library Unit No. 80, 1/F, Commercial Complex, Tai Hing Estate, Tuen Mun, N.T. Tel.: 2462 3220 Fax: 2465 2615
Tuen Mun Public Library 1 Tuen Hi Road, Tuen Mun, N.T. Tel.: 2450 0671 Fax: 2451 7458
Yuen Long District Ping Shan Tin Shui Wai Public Library High Block, Ping Shan Tin Shui Wai Leisure & Cultural Building, 1 Tsui Sing Road, Tin Shui Wai Tel.: 2126 7520 Fax: 3724 7196
Tin Shui Wai North Public Library Shop 313, Tin Chak Shopping Centre, Tin Chak Estate, Tin Shui Wai, N.T. Tel.: 3741 0646 Fax: 3741 0645
Yuen Long Public Library G-1/F, Yuen Long Leisure & Cultural Building, 52 Ma Tin Road, Yuen Long, N.T. Tel.: 2479 2511 Fax: 2442 4451
Appendix 1c(i) - Guidance Notes for Filling in the Library Card Application Form –
Part Column Remarks A Personal Particulars Applicant refers to the student who applies for a library card 1 Title - Please select ‘Mr’ for boy - Please select ‘Miss’ for girl 2 Name in Chinese - Please fill in Applicant’s Chinese name as shown on his/her HKID Card / Birth Certificate - For Applicant without HKID Card / Birth Certificate, please fill in the Chinese name as shown in his/her Passport - Applicants without Chinese names do not need to fill in this column 3 Name in English - Please fill in Applicant’s English name as shown on his/her HKID Card / Birth Certificate - For Applicant without HKID Card / Birth Certificate, please fill in the English name as shown in his/her Passport 4 Date of Birth - Please fill in Applicant’s date of birth in the format of dd/mm/yyyy 5 HKID Card / Birth - Please fill in Applicant’s HKID Card No. Certificate / Travel - Otherwise, please fill in Birth Certificate No. or Travel Document No. Document No. 6 Place of Issue - Please select ‘Hong Kong’ if Applicant is holding HKID Card / Birth Certificate - Please select ‘Others’ and state the issuing country if Applicant is holding a Passport 7 Residential Address in - Please fill in Applicant’s updated residential address in English Hong Kong 8 Telephone No. - Please fill in Applicant’s (1) home telephone no. and (2) school telephone no. 9 Occupation - Please select ‘Student’ 10 Signature of Applicant and - To be signed by Applicant Date - Please fill in appropriate date B Guarantee This guarantee should be completed by Applicant’s Parent or Legal Guardian (“Guarantor”) who is holding Hong Kong Identity Card 11 Title of Parent / Guarantor - Please select one 12 Parent’s / Guarantor’s - Please fill in Parent’s / Guarantor’s name in Chinese as shown on Name in Chinese his/her HKID Card - Parents / Guarantors without Chinese names do not need to fill in this column 13 Parent’s / Guarantor’s - Please fill in Parent’s / Guarantor’s name in English as shown on Name in English his/her HKID Card 14 Parent’s / Guarantor’s - Please fill in Parent’s / Guarantor’s HKID Card No. HKID Card No. 15 Parent’s / Guarantor’s - Please fill in Parent’s / Guarantor’s residential address in Hong Kong Residential Address in (if different from Applicant’s) Hong Kong 16 Parent’s / Guarantor’s - Please fill in Parent’s / Guarantor’s (1) home telephone no. and/or Telephone No. (2) mobile phone no. / office telephone no. 17 Signature of Parent / - To be signed by Parent / Guarantor Guarantor and Date - Please fill in appropriate date
Appendix 1c(ii)
- Guidance Notes for Filling in the Application Form for Using Smart Identity Card as Identity Card Allowed for Library Purposes –
Part Column Remarks A Personal Particulars Applicant refers to the student who applies for using Smart Identity Card as identity card allowed for library purposes 1 Title - Please select ‘Mr’ for boy - Please select ‘Miss’ for girl 2 Name in Chinese - Please fill in Applicant’s Chinese name as shown on his/her Smart ID Card - Applicants without Chinese names do not need to fill in this column 3 Name in English - Please fill in Applicant’s English name as shown on his/her Smart ID Card 4 Date of Birth - Please fill in Applicant’s date of birth in the format of dd/mm/yyyy 5 HK ID Card No. - Please fill in Applicant’s Smart ID Card No. B Personal Particulars 6 Residential Address in - Please fill in Applicant’s updated residential address in Hong Kong English 7 Telephone No. - Please fill in Applicant’s (1) home telephone no. and (2) school telephone no. 8 Occupation - Please select ‘Student’ C Signature of Applicant and Date 9 Signature of Applicant and - To be signed by Applicant Date - Please fill in appropriate date D Guarantee This guarantee should be completed by Applicant’s Parent or Legal Guardian (“Guarantor”) who is holding Hong Kong Identity Card 10 Title of Parent / Guarantor - Please select one 11 Parent’s / Guarantor’s - Please fill in Parent’s / Guarantor’s name in Chinese as Name in Chinese shown in his/her HKID Card - Parents / Guarantors without Chinese names do not need to fill in this column 12 Parent’s / Guarantor’s - Please fill in Parent’s / Guarantor’s name in English as shown Name in English in his/her HKID Card 13 Parent’s / Guarantor’s - Please fill in Parent’s / Guarantor’s HKID Card No. HKID Card No. 14 Parent’s / Guarantor’s - Please fill in Parent’s / Guarantor’s residential address in Residential Address in Hong Kong (if different from Applicant’s) Hong Kong 15 Parent’s / Guarantor’s - Please fill in Parent’s / Guarantor’s (1) home telephone no. Telephone No. and/or (2) mobile phone no. / office telephone no. 16 Signature of Parent / - To be signed by Parent / Guarantor Guarantor and Date - Please fill in appropriate date
Annex 2
“4．23 World Book Day Creative Competition” in 2018 on “My Library”
Aims / Objectives
This is to invite primary and secondary schools to participate in the captioned competition.
Details
2. The Hong Kong Public Libraries will organise the “4．23 World Book Day Creative Competition” to support the “World Book Day”. The theme of 2018 is “My Library”. This activity aims to arouse the reading interest of children and youth. It also aims to encourage them to fully utilise the services and facilities provided by the public libraries.
3. The competition consists of 7 categories, namely, Junior Primary, Senior Primary Chinese, Senior Primary English, Junior Secondary Chinese, Junior Secondary English, Senior Secondary Chinese and Senior Secondary English. Each school can nominate up to 5 entries for each category. The closing date for the competition is 3 January 2018 (Wednesday). For details, please refer to the Hong Kong Public Libraries webpage https://www.hkpl.gov.hk/en/extension-activities/event-category/23428/4-23-world-book-day. All day schools are invited to nominate their students (Primary 1 - Secondary 6) to participate in the event.
4. The results will be announced in April 2018. The schools of award winners will receive individual notification. All award winners and schools will be invited to attend the Prize Presentation Ceremony to be held in April 2018. Roving exhibitions of the winning entries will be held at various Hong Kong Public Libraries from late April onwards.
Contact Person
5. For enquiries, please contact Ms Sandy CHAN of the Hong Kong Public Libraries on 2921 2660.
Annex 3
2017/18 Elite Students Project in Chinese Language
Aims / Objectives
The aim of this annex is to invite primary and secondary schools to participate in the captioned activity.
Details
2. The Elite Students Project in Chinese Language, organised by the Gifted Education Section, Curriculum Development Institute, Education Bureau, is commissioned to the Chinese Language Education Research Association. It aims to identify gifted students in primary and secondary schools with excellent performance in Chinese Language, and to provide systematic training for these gifted students beyond the regular classes so as to widen their horizons and unleash their potential, and to promote the public awareness towards gifted education in Chinese Language.
3. The Project includes a preliminary contest and a final contest. A student training workshop on Chinese language will be arranged for the finalists. Twenty gold award winners of the final contest, ten from primary schools and ten from secondary schools, will be offered a study tour to the Mainland. For details and the schedule of the Project, please refer to the competition website (http://www.edb.gov.hk/en/CY). Schools interested in nominating students to take part in the Project please download the application form from the above website and submit the application on or before 4 December 2017. Each primary and secondary school may nominate up to three students from primary 4 to 6 or secondary 1 to 3 respectively to participate in the Project.
4. Outstanding essays from the award-winning students in the “2016/17 Elite Students Project in Chinese Language” have been compiled into two booklets. These booklets showcase students' creativity and linguistic talents. Teachers can make reference to these booklets for teaching creative writing and developing students’ ability in appreciation of essay writing. Each school will receive two booklets, one on primary section and one on secondary section, as well as one copy of the 2017/18 Project poster by post within this month. Schools are requested to help promote the Project by displaying the poster in school.
Contact Person
5. For enquiries, please contact Mr Joseph LAM of the Chinese Language Education Research Association on 2758 4855. Annex 4
2017/18 Hong Kong Budding Poets (English) Award
Aims / Objectives
This annex is to inform school heads of primary schools and secondary schools about the details of the captioned competition.
Details
2. The Hong Kong Budding Poets (English) Award is a territory-wide writing competition for all primary and secondary school students in Hong Kong. It is organised by The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education (HKAGE) with the Education Bureau as the supporting organisation. The aim of the competition is to create a platform for students to express creatively through English poetry writing. It also provides schools with a channel to identify gifted learners in English and enrich the extended training in creative poetry writing.
3. Schools interested in taking part in the competition are required to register through the online system at https://hkage.org.hk/hkbpa/index.php by 18 December 2017. The deadline for on-line submission of student entries is 26 February 2018. For the details of online registration, rules and regulations, entry submission and awards, please visit the competition website at http://www.hkage.org.hk/en/competitions. Teachers and the participating students are advised to visit the website regularly for the news and updates of the competition.
4. For supporting the students participating in this competition, Hang Seng Management College is commissioned to organise literary activities on poetry appreciation and writing for this year’s student participants. More details of the literary activities will later be available on the HKAGE website stated above.
5. The 2016/17 Hong Kong Budding Poets (English) Award Anthology is now in press. Each school will receive ONE copy of the anthology in December 2017. Schools are requested to circulate the anthology among teachers as a resource for learning and teaching.
Contact Person
6. For further enquiries, please contact Ms Christie SO of the HKAGE on 3940 0191 or via email to [email protected]. Annex 5
The Thirteenth Hong Kong Mathematics Creative Problem Solving Competition for Primary Schools
Aims / Objectives
The aim of this annex is to invite primary schools to participate in the captioned activity.
Details
2. The Thirteenth Hong Kong Mathematics Creative Problem Solving Competition for Primary Schools is co-organised by the Gifted Education Section of the Education Bureau (EDB) and the Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers. It aims at identifying mathematically gifted students and providing them with opportunities to develop their mathematics creative problem-solving and collaboration skills.
3. Schools interested in taking part in the competition can visit the competition website (http://www.edb.gov.hk/en/CPS-Pri) for methods of registration and details. Deadline for registration is 18 December 2017.
Contact Person
4. For enquiries, please contact Mr TAM Chi-leung of the Gifted Education Section, Curriculum Development Institution, Education Bureau on 3698 3475.
Annex 6
The Ninth Hong Kong Mathematics Creative Problem Solving Competition for Secondary Schools
Aims / Objectives
The aim of this annex is to invite secondary schools to participate in the captioned activity.
Details
2. The Ninth Hong Kong Mathematics Creative Problem Solving Competition for Secondary Schools is co-organised by the Gifted Education Section of the Education Bureau (EDB) and the Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers. It aims at identifying mathematically gifted students and providing them with opportunities to develop their mathematics creative problem-solving and collaboration skills.
3. Schools interested in taking part in the competition can visit the competition website (http://www.edb.gov.hk/en/CPS-Sec) for methods of registration and details. Deadline for registration is 18 December 2017..
Contact Person
4. For enquiries, please contact Mr TAM Chi-leung of the Gifted Education Section, Curriculum Development Institution, Education Bureau on 3698 3475.
Annex 7
The Thirty-fifth Hong Kong Mathematics Olympiad (HKMO) (2017/18)
Aims / Objectives
This is to invite secondary schools to participate in the captioned competition.
Details 2. The Thirty-fifth Hong Kong Mathematics Olympiad (35th HKMO) is jointly organised by the Mathematics Education Section, Education Bureau and the Department of Mathematics and Information Technology of the Education University of Hong Kong. The aim of the competition is to develop students’ mathematical abilities and foster their interest in mathematics.
3. The Heat Event will be held on 3 March 2018 (Saturday). The 50 teams with the highest scores (sum of the scores in the Individual Event, Group Event and Geometric Construction Event) in the Heat Event will enter into the Final Event which is scheduled for May 2018.
4. To enhance the competition, the Organising Committee of the 35th HKMO would like to invite teachers interested in the competition to propose question(s) for the Heat or the Final Event of HKMO. Teachers interested in doing so may write down both the question (one to two questions, in English, Chinese or bilingual) and the full solution on Appendix 7c, and FAX it to the Mathematics Education Section, Education Bureau (or email to [email protected]) on or before 19 January 2018 (Friday). The problem selection working group will select suitable questions for the competition. All unselected questions will be sealed and kept for one year, which will then be destroyed afterwards.
5. Schools interested in sending a team to take part in the 35th HKMO are requested to complete the attached Application Form (Appendix 7a) or the e-form which is available from the website: http://www.edb.gov.hk/en/curriculum-development/kla/ma/res/sa/hkmo-35-hkmo.html and return it via Fax to the Mathematics Education Section, Education Bureau (or email to [email protected]) on or before 19 January 2018 (Friday) .
6. Regulations for the captioned competition are attached (Appendix 7b).
Contact Person 7. For enquiries, please contact Mr CHENG Sze-man of the Mathematics Education Section, Curriculum Development Institute, Education Bureau on 2153 7436.
Appendix 7a Application Form Mathematics Education Section Education Bureau 4/F, Kowloon Government Offices 405 Nathan Road Kowloon Fax No.: 3426 9265 Email: [email protected] (Attn: Mr CHENG Sze-man)
The Thirty-fifth Hong Kong Mathematics Olympiad (2017/18)
My school would like to nominate the following students to take part in the captioned competition:
No. Name of Student Sex Name in English Name in Class (M/F) (BLOCK LETTERS) Chinese 1
2
3
4
5
6
Dr / Mr /Mrs /Miss* will be in charge of the school team. * Delete whichever inapplicable.
Signature of Principal: Name of Principal:
School:
Address:
Tel. No.: Fax No.: School Chop Date:
Appendix 7b
The Thirty-fifth Hong Kong Mathematics Olympiad (2017/18) Regulations (Heat Event)
1. The Heat Event consists of three parts: 60 minutes for the individual event, 20 minutes for the group event and 20 minutes for the geometric construction event.
2. Each team should consist of 4 to 6 members who are students of Secondary 5 level or below. Any 4 of them may take part in the individual event and any 4 of them may take part in the group event and the geometric construction event. Teams of less than 4 members will be disqualified.
3. Members of each team, accompanied by the teacher-in-charge, should wear proper school uniform and present ID Card or student identification document when registering at the venue reception not later than 9:00 a.m. Failing to do so, the team will be disqualified.
4. Verbal instructions will be given in Cantonese. However, for competitors who do not understand Cantonese, written instructions in both Chinese and English will be provided. Question papers are printed in both Chinese and English.
5. Each member of a team has to solve 15 questions in the individual event (10 questions in Part A and 5 questions in Part B) and each team has to solve 10 questions in the group event and ALL questions in the geometric construction event.
6. In the group event and geometric construction event, discussions among participating team members are allowed provided that the voice level is kept to a minimum.
7. Please note that (a) for the individual and group events, devices such as calculators, four-figure tables, protractors, compasses, set squares and rulers will not be allowed to be used; and
(b) for the geometric construction event, only writing instruments (pens, pencils, etc.), straightedge provided and compasses will be allowed to be used;
otherwise the team will be disqualified or risk deduction of marks.
8. All answers in the individual event and the group event should be numerical and reduced to the simplest form unless stated otherwise. No proof or demonstration of work is required.
9. Participants having electronic communication devices should have them turned off (including the alarm function) and put them inside their bags or under their chairs.
10. For the individual event, 1 mark and 2 marks will be given to each correct answer in Part A and Part B respectively. The maximum score for a team should be 80.
11. For the group event, 2 marks will be given to each correct answer. The maximum score for a team should be 20.
12. For the geometric construction event, the maximum score for a team should be 20 (all working, including construction work, must be clearly shown).
13. No mark for speed will be awarded in the Heat Event.
14. Participants should bring along their own instruments, e.g. ball pens, pencils and compasses.
15. The 50 teams with the highest aggregate scores (sum of the scores in the individual event, the group event and the geometric construction event) will be qualified for the Final Event.
16. Awards of the Heat Event:
(a) For the individual event,
(i) candidates obtaining full score will be awarded Best Performance and Score certificates ;
(ii) apart from the best performer(s) in (i),
(1) the first 2% of top scoring candidates will be awarded First-class honour certificates ;
(2) the next 5% of top scoring candidates will be awarded Second-class honour certificates ; and
(3) the next 10% of top scoring candidates will be awarded Third-class honour certificates ;
(b) For the group event, teams obtaining full marks will be awarded Best Performance and Score certificates.
(c) For the geometric construction event, teams having outstanding performance will be awarded certificates of merit.
(d) About 10% of participating schools with the highest aggregate scores (sum of the scores in the individual event, the group event and the geometric construction event) in each region will be awarded certificates of merit.
17. Should there be any queries, participants should reach the Centre Supervisor immediately after the competition. The decision of the Organising Committee on the queries is final.
Appendix 7c Questions Proposal Form
Mathematics Education Section Education Bureau 4/F, Kowloon Government Offices Teacher Name: 405 Nathan Road School: Kowloon Fax No.: 3426 9265 Email: [email protected] (Attn: Mr CHENG Sze-man)
The Thirty-fifth Hong Kong Mathematics Olympiad (2017/18) Question:
Solution:
Annex 8
Mathematics Project Competition and Mathematics Book Report Competition for Secondary Schools (2017/18)
Aims / Objectives
This is to invite secondary schools to participate in the captioned competitions.
Details
2. The Mathematics Project Competition and Mathematics Book Report Competition for Secondary Schools are organised by the Mathematics Education Section, Education Bureau. The aims of the competitions are to promote students’ interest in learning Mathematics and develop their generic skills.
3. To acquaint Mathematics teachers and students with details of the competitions, the Mathematics Education Section will hold a seminar on 12 December 2017 (Tuesday) in Room W301, 3/F, West Block, EDB Kowloon Tong Education Services Centre, 19 Suffolk Road, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon. Past winning entries of both competitions and the suggested books of Mathematics Book Report Competition will be displayed in the seminar. Teachers are welcomed to bring their students to attend the seminar. Details of the seminar are available on the EDB Training Calendar (Course ID: CDI020180129).
4. Schools interested in nominating their students to participate in the captioned competitions are requested to complete the Application Form (Appendix 8a) and return it to the Mathematics Education Section, Education Bureau by mail or fax on or before 9 February 2018 (Friday). The deadline for the submission of Mathematics book reports is 5:00 pm on 9 March 2018 (Friday) and that of Mathematics projects is 5:00 pm on 19 March 2018 (Monday).
5. Regulations for the captioned competitions are attached (Appendix 8b).
Contact Person
6. For enquiries on the Mathematics Book Report Competition for Secondary Schools, please contact Ms HO Yee-hung of the Mathematics Education Section, Curriculum Development Institute, Education Bureau on 2153 7467.
7. For enquiries on the Mathematics Project Competition for Secondary Schools, please contact Mr LEE Kin-sum of the Mathematics Education Section, Curriculum Development Institute, Education Bureau on 2153 7456.
Appendix 8a Mathematics Education Section Education Bureau Room 403, 4/F, Kowloon Government Offices 405 Nathan Road, Kowloon Attn.: Ms WONG Ka-man (Fax No.: 3426 9265) Mathematics Project Competition and Mathematics Book Report Competition for Secondary Schools (2017/18) Application Form (Application Deadline: 9 February 2018)
Name of School:
Mathematics Project Competition for Secondary Schools (Category A “Junior secondary project” and Category B “S1 mini-project”) I nominate (†) team(s) (#) to participate in the Mathematics Project Competition for Secondary
Schools. In which, (†) team(s) (#) participate in the Category A (Junior secondary project) and
(†) team(s) (#) participate in the Category B (S1 mini-project). The teacher supervisor is:
Name of Teacher: (中文) 先生/女士* (English) Mr /Ms*
Contact no.： Email：
Mathematics Book Report Competition for Secondary Schools (Junior Secondary Category and Senior Secondary Category) I nominate (†) student(s) (##) to participate in the Mathematics Book Report Competition for Secondary Schools. In which, (†) junior secondary student(s) (##) participate in the
Junior Secondary Category and (†) senior secondary student(s) (##) participate in the
Senior Secondary Category. The teacher-in-charge is:
Name of Teacher: (中文) 先生/女士* (English) Mr /Ms*
Contact no.： Email：
Our school authorises the Mathematics Education Section, Curriculum Development Institute, Education Bureau to announce the related information of the team(s) or student(s) (Restricted to name of student(s), class level(s) and name of school) for the results of the captioned competition(s).
Signature of Principal :
Name of Principal :
Date :
† Please enter a number. # For Category A, each team comprises two to six students of Secondary 1 to 3. For Category B, each team comprises two to six students of Secondary 1. There is no restriction on the number of teams from each school for each category. ## Each school could nominate at most four students from Secondary Three or below to participate in the Junior Secondary Category, and at most four students from Secondary Four or above to participate in the Senior Secondary Category. Moreover, each school could at most nominate a total of six students to participate in the two categories of this Competition. * Please delete whichever is inappropriate. Mathematics Project Competition for Secondary Schools (2017/18) Information Sheet# 中學數學專題習作比賽 (2017/18) 資料頁#
Category * A 組：初中習作 (Category A: Junior secondary project) 參賽組別 * B 組：中一小型習作 (Category B: S1 mini-project)
Title of Project 專題習作題目
Name of School
學校名稱
Name in English Mr/Ms** Teacher 中文姓名 先生/女士** Supervisor 負責教師 Tel No. 電話 Email## 電郵##
Name in English 中文姓名 Class 班別
1
2
Team members 3 隊員 4
5
6
# Each written report must be submitted together with this “Information sheet” to [email protected] in the same email at or before 5:00 p.m. on 19 March 2018. This sheet can be downloaded from http://www.edb.gov.hk/en/curriculum-development/kla/ma/res/sa/mpc-mbrc.html. All products of the projects, including GeoGebra files or Excel files stored in CD or DVD, etc (if any), must be submitted at or before 5:00 p.m. on 19 March 2018 to Mr LEE Kin-sum, Mathematics Education Section, EDB, Room 403, 4/F, Kowloon Government Offices, 405 Nathan Road, Kowloon. # 每份報告連同本資料頁須在 2018 年 3 月 19 日下午 5 時或之前，以同一電郵一併遞交到 [email protected] 。 本資料頁可在下列網址下載：http://www.edb.gov.hk/tc/curriculum-development/kla/ma/res/sa/mpc-mbrc.html。 所有製成品，包括儲存在 CD 或 DVD 內的 GeoGebra 檔案或 Excel 檔案等(如適用)須於 2018 年 3 月 19 日下 午 5 時或之前送交九龍彌敦道 405 號九龍政府合署 4 樓 403 室教育局數學教育組李健深先生。 * Please put a ✓ in appropriate box. 請於合適的方格內加上✓號。 ** Please delete whichever is inappropriate. 請刪去不適用者。 ## The written report must be submitted via this email address. 報告須透過此電郵地址遞交。 Mathematics Project Competition for Secondary Schools (2017/18) Information Sheet 中學數學專題習作比賽 (2017/18) 資料頁
Project Summary in either English or Chinese (To be completed by team members in not more than 200 words) 中文或英文的習作撮要 (由隊員填寫，不超過 200 字)
We declare that the project is our own work except where we have referenced and acknowledged; and the project has not been awarded for any prizes in other open competitions.
我們聲明 除了已經注明引用和致謝的地方外，均為我們的作品；及 本習作並沒有在其他公開比賽中獲得任何獎項。
The following is applicable to participants of Category A (Junior secondary project) only: 以下部分只適用於 A 組（初中習作）的參賽者：
Please indicate the following language used to present your project verbally and respond to adjudicators’ questions if your team is selected to attend the interview for the finalists.
若你們的隊伍被選及被邀請參加決賽面試，請選擇以下一種語言口述你們的 習作及作答。 Cantonese / Putonghua / English **
廣東話 / 普通話 / 英語 **
** Please delete whichever is inappropriate. 請刪去不適用者。 Mathematics Book Report Competition for Secondary Schools (2017/18) Nomination Form# 中學數學閱讀報告比賽 (2017/18) 提名表#
My school would like to nominate the following students to take part in the Mathematics Book Report Competition for Secondary Schools: 本校提名以下學生參加中學數學閱讀報告比賽： Name of Category Class Name of Student Teacher Supervisor 組別 班別 學生姓名 指導教師姓名 Junior Secondary
初中組
Junior Secondary
初中組 Junior Secondary / Senior Secondary * 初中組 / 高中組 * Junior Secondary / Senior Secondary * 初中組 / 高中組 * Senior Secondary
高中組
Senior Secondary
高中組
Name of School
學校名稱
Name in English Mr/Ms*
中文姓名 先生/女士* Teacher-in-charge 總負責教師 Tel No. 電話
Email## 電郵##
# All book report must be submitted together with this “Nomination Form” to [email protected] in the same email at or before 5:00 p.m. on 9 March 2018. This sheet can be downloaded from: http://www.edb.gov.hk/en/curriculum-development/kla/ma/res/sa/mpc-mbrc.html # 所有閱讀報告連同本「提名表」須於 2018 年 3 月 9 日下午 5 時或之前，以同一電郵一併遞交到 [email protected] 。本提名表可在下列網址下載： http://www.edb.gov.hk/tc/curriculum-development/kla/ma/res/sa/mpc-mbrc.html * 請刪去不適用者。 Please delete whichever is inappropriate. ## 閱讀報告須透過此電郵地址遞交。The book report must be submitted via this email address. Mathematics Book Report Competition for Secondary Schools (2017/18) Information Sheet# 中學數學閱讀報告比賽 (2017/18) 資料頁#
Category* 初中組：中一級至中三級 (Junior Secondary Category: S1-S3) 參賽組別* 高中組：中四級至中六級 (Senior Secondary Category: S4-S6) Title of the Book 書名 Total number of words 總字數
Name of School
學校名稱
Name in English Mr/Ms**
中文姓名 先生/女士** Teacher Supervisor 指導教師 Tel No. 電話
Email 電郵
Name in English
Participant 中文姓名 參賽學生
Class 班別
Student Declaration 學生聲明： I declare that this book report is my own work except where I have referenced and acknowledged. This book report or its translation has not previously been submitted to this competition or other open competitions. I agree to transfer the copyright of the book report to the Education Bureau. The Education Bureau has the right to publish in full or part of the book report.
本人聲明：本閱讀報告除了已經注明引用和致謝的地方外，均為本人的作品。本閱讀報告或其翻 譯版本亦從未呈交此比賽或其他公開比賽。 本人同意將閱讀報告的版權轉讓給教育局。教育局有權發表部分或全部的閱讀報告。
Student signature 學生簽名： Date 日期：
# Each book report must be submitted together with this “Information sheet” to [email protected] in the same email at or before 5:00 p.m. on 9 March 2018. The information sheet with student signature may be email the scanned version or fax to 3426 9265. This sheet can be downloaded from: http://www.edb.gov.hk/en/curriculum-development/kla/ma/res/sa/mpc-mbrc.html # 每份閱讀報告連同本資料頁須於 2018 年 3 月 9 日下午 5 時或之前，以同一電郵一併遞交到 [email protected]。附有學生簽名的資料頁可電郵電腦素描版本或傳真至 3426 9265。本資料頁可 在下列網址下載：http://www.edb.gov.hk/tc/curriculum-development/kla/ma/res/sa/mpc-mbrc.html * 請於合適的方格內加上✓號。 Please put a ✓ in appropriate box. ** 請刪去不適用者。 Please delete whichever is inappropriate. Appendix 8b
Mathematics Project Competition and Mathematics Book Report Competition for Secondary Schools (2017/18) Details
The captioned competitions are organised by the Mathematics Education Section of the Education Bureau. They aim at promoting students’ interest in learning Mathematics and developing students’ generic skills through project learning and book reading. Details of the competitions are given below:
Mathematics Project Competition for Secondary Schools
The objective of this competition is to enrich students’ learning and arouse their interests in mathematics. It provides alternative learning experiences and is a powerful tool to develop students’ independent learning capabilities and promote self-directed learning. There are two categories that students can participant in, namely Category A (Junior secondary project) and Category B (S1 mini-project).
1. Rules for the Mathematics Project Competition for Secondary Schools (a) All local secondary school students of secondary 1 to 3 are eligible to participate in the Competition. Students of secondary 1 to 3 are eligible to participate in Category A (Junior secondary project). Each team in this category comprises two to six students of secondary 1 to 3. Category B (S1 mini-project) is open to students of secondary 1 only. Each team in this category comprises two to six students of secondary 1. There is no restriction on the number of teams from each school for each category. Each student can participate in only one team and only one project in either one category but not both.
(b) For Category A and Category B, the theme can be any topic in Mathematics. The project could be a study on a mathematical topic or a study on using Mathematics to solve a real-life problem.
(c) A written report, including a summary of about 200 words of the project, and the product(s), if any, must be submitted by each participating team.
(d) The content of the written report should be relevant and concise. There is no restriction on the number of pages for report of Category A. For the mini-project of Category B, the report should not exceed 10 pages, excluding the information sheet and the cover of the report.
(e) The written report must be submitted in MS Word format, (as .doc/.docx file), using “Times New Roman” or “Calibri” font for English text or “PMingLiu” (新細 明體), “MingLiu” (細明體) or “KaiU” (標楷體) for Chinese text, font size at least 12, in A4 format, with the name of the school and the title of the project as the file name (e.g. ABC_Secondary_School_Magic_Square.doc). Each written report must be submitted together with the “Information Sheet” (Appendix 2a). The “Information Sheet” must be in MS Word format, with the name of the school and the title of the project plus “_info” as the file name (e.g. ABC_Secondary_School_Magic_Square_info.doc). Marks may be deducted for the submitted files failing to comply with the specific requirements. Each participating school must submit the written project(s) and “Information Sheet(s)” of the participants together via the teacher supervisor’s email address to the email address [email protected] on or before the deadline. The “Information Sheet” can be downloaded from the website of the Mathematics Project Competition and Mathematics Book Report Competition for Secondary Schools: http://www.edb.gov.hk/en/curriculum-development/kla/ma/res/sa/mpc-mbrc.html
(f) Participants have to declare, in the “Information Sheet”, that the project is their own work except where they have referenced and acknowledged; and the project has not been awarded for any prizes in other open competitions. The project will not be adjudicated if the project has been awarded for any prizes in other open competitions.
(g) All other files such as GeoGebra files and Excel files, etc should be stored in CD or DVD. All product(s) of the project, including the aforesaid CD or DVD, if any, should be submitted to the Mathematics Education Section, Education Bureau directly on or before the deadline.
(h) The written report must be written in either Chinese or English. Participants must not plagiarise the work of others. If the contents of any books or other references are quoted in the report, the details of the sources, such as the names of the books or the URLs of websites, must be indicated clearly. All reports may be checked by plagiarism detection software. Marks will be deducted if the report fails to comply with the requirements.
(i) The champion, first runner-up, second runner-up and the team of best presentation of Category A of the Mathematics Project Competition for Secondary Schools shall give brief presentations in the Prize-giving Ceremony. The Prize-giving Ceremony will be videotaped and photo taken.
(j) All the videos recorded and photos taken in the interview and Prize-giving Ceremony will be used for promoting Mathematics Project Competition for Secondary Schools.
(k) The Mathematics Education Section of the Education Bureau reserves the right to publish in full or part of the written reports, videos recorded and photos taken in the interview and Prize-giving Ceremony. All written reports will not be returned.
(l) Participants will be responsible for the production costs of their projects.
(m) The submitted report cannot be amended. Only the first submitted version will be adjudicated.
(n) All late projects will not be adjudicated.
(o) The decision of the Organising Committee for the Mathematics Project Competition for Secondary Schools is final.
2. Adjudication of the Mathematics Project Competition for Secondary Schools The panel of judges comprises prominent mathematicians, teachers experienced in supervising mathematics projects and representatives from the Mathematics Education Section of the Education Bureau. All projects will be assessed according to the following criteria:
(a) whether the mathematical principles described/adopted are appropriate and whether the methods (if applicable) used are reliable;
(b) whether the project is innovative, creative and able to exhibit/apply collaboration skills, communication skills, problem-solving skills, critical thinking skills and creativity; and
(c) whether the presentation is logical, systematic and analytical.
For Category A, the preliminary adjudication based on the written report and the product(s) of the project, if any, will be conducted. Selected teams (hereinafter referred to as the “finalists”) will be invited to attend an interview conducted by a panel of judges. Participants have to select, in the “Information Sheet”, to use only one language, either Cantonese, Putonghua or English, to present their project verbally and respond to adjudicators’ questions in the interview. The interview will be videotaped and photo taken.
For Category B, adjudication is based on the written report and the product(s) of the project, if any, only and no interview would be arranged.
3. Prizes of the Mathematics Project Competition for Secondary Schools For Category A, trophies will be presented to the schools of the teams of the champion, first runner-up, second runner-up and best presentation. A big trophy will be presented to the school of the champion team for retention of one year. Merit certificates will also be presented to the teacher supervisors of the winning teams. The prizes of each award are as follows: Awards for Category A Prizes Gold medal, trophy, certificate of merit Champion and HK$1,200 book coupon Silver medal, trophy, certificate of merit First runner-up and HK $900 book coupon Bronze medal, trophy, certificate of merit Second runner-up and HK $600 book coupon Trophy, certificate of merit and HK $300 book Best presentation coupon Outstanding Performance Trophy, certificate of merit and HK $300 book (Number of teams depending coupon on the quality of the entries) Good Performance (Number of teams depending Certificate of merit on the quality of the entries)
For Category B, awards will be given to teams with outstanding performance and good performance. Merit certificates will also be presented to the teacher supervisors of the winning teams. The prizes of each award are as follows:
Awards for Category B Prizes Outstanding Performance (Number of teams depending Certificate of merit and HK $200 book coupon on the quality of the entries) Good Performance (Number of teams depending Certificate of merit on the quality of the entries)
4. Important dates of the Mathematics Project Competition for Secondary Schools
Date Event 5/12/2017 (Tuesday) Deadline for application for the briefing seminar. 12/12/2017 (Tuesday) Briefing Seminar (Course ID: CDI020180129) Time: 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Venue: Rm W301, 3/F, West Block, EDB Kowloon Tong Education Services Centre, 19 Suffolk Road, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon 9/2/2018 (Friday) Deadline for the submission of application forms for Mathematics Project Competition for Secondary Schools 19/3/2018 (Monday) Deadline for the submission of written reports and Date Event product(s) of the projects (if any). All written reports should be submitted at or before 5:00 p.m. on 19 March 2018 to: Mr LEE Kin-sum [email protected] All products of the projects, including GeoGebra files or Excel files, etc (if any), should be submitted at or before 5:00 p.m. on 19 March 2018 to: Mr LEE Kin-sum Mathematics Education Section, EDB Room 403, 4/F, Kowloon Government Offices 405 Nathan Road, Kowloon. All late projects will not be adjudicated. 5/5/2018 (Saturday) Announcement of the list of finalists of Category A. Letters will be sent to the finalists to invite them to attend an interview through their participating schools. Announcement of the list of Good Performance Teams of Category A and B, and Outstanding Performance Teams of Category B on the website of the Mathematics Project Competition and Mathematics Book Report Competition for Secondary Schools: http://www.edb.gov.hk/en/curriculum-development/kla/ma/ res/sa/mpc-mbrc.html 11/5/2018 (Friday) Interviews for the finalists of Category A. At the end of June 2018 Prize-giving Ceremony of Mathematics Project (Tentative) Competition and Mathematics Book Report Competition for Secondary Schools cum Exhibition of Winning Entries. The Champion, first runner-up, second runner-up and the team of best presentation of Category A of the Mathematics Project Competition for Secondary Schools shall give brief presentations in the Prize-giving Ceremony. Excellent projects will be displayed at the venue of the Ceremony.
5. Enquiries Enquiries regarding the Mathematics Project Competition for Secondary Schools may be directed to Mr LEE Kin-sum on 2153 7456 of the Mathematics Education Section, Curriculum Development Institute, Education Bureau.
Mathematics Book Report Competition for Secondary Schools
The objective of this competition is to enhance students’ motivation and interest in reading Mathematics books and strengthen their learning ability to foster lifelong learning and whole person development. There was only Junior Secondary Category in the past. The competition is extended to include Senior Secondary Category since 2015/16. It is anticipated that when writing the book report, senior secondary students will have more sophisticated reflections on mathematics so that their thinking skills could be further developed through understanding and constructing meaning from what they read.
1. Rules for the Mathematics Book Report Competition for Secondary Schools
(a) All local secondary school students are eligible to participate in the Competition. Students of secondary 1 to 3 are eligible to participate in the Junior Secondary Category and students of secondary 4 to 6 are eligible to participate in the Senior Secondary Category. Each book report must be written by one student. Each student could submit only one book report. Each school could nominate at most four students from Secondary Three or below to participate in the Junior Secondary Category, and at most four students from Secondary Four or above to participate in the Senior Secondary Category. Moreover, each school could at most nominate a total of six students to participate in the Mathematics Book Report Competition for Secondary Schools.
(b) Each participant must select one book from the suggested book list to complete the book report and the content of the book report must be based mainly on the book selected. Participants may make reference to other books or websites to enrich the contents of their book reports.
Suggested Book List for the Junior Secondary Category:
Year of Title Author Publisher Publication 莎拉．夫蘭納里、大 數學小魔女 衛．夫蘭納里；葉偉文 天下文化 2001 譯 Algonquin In Code: A Mathematical Flannery, Sarah and Books of Chapel 2002 Journey Flannery, David Hill 從旅遊學數學 曹亮吉 天下文化 2008 從月曆學數學 2009 曹亮吉 天下文化 （阿草的曆史故事） (2002) 別讓統計圖表唬弄你 瓊斯著；葉偉文譯 天下文化 2005 Year of Title Author Publisher Publication BookSurge How To Lie With Charts Jones, Gerald E. 2006 Publishing 數學恩仇錄：數學史上的十大 哈爾．赫爾曼 博雅書屋 2009 爭端 給青年數學家的信 Stewart, Ian；李隆生譯 聯經出版社 2008 Letters to a young Stewart, Ian Basic Books 2006 mathematician 齊斯．德福林；洪萬生 數字人：斐波那契的兔子 五南 2013 譯 The Man of Numbers: Walker & Fibonacci's Arithmetic Devlin, Keith 2011 Company Revolution 生活數學故事 黃敏晃 天下 2013 另類數學教室 黃敏晃 天下 2013 齊斯．德福林；洪萬 這個問題，你用數學方式想過 生、黃俊瑋、蘇惠玉等 臉譜 2013 嗎？ 譯 澡堂裡遇見阿基米德 李光延 大都會 2012 動手做幾何 黃敏晃 天下 2014 數學，為什麼是現在這樣 子？：一門不教公式，只講故 安．魯尼 臉譜 2013 事的數學課 Arcturus The story of Mathematics Anne Rooney 2011 Publishing 超展開數學教室：數學宅 X 5 個問題學生，揪出日常生活裡 賴以威 臉譜出版社 2015 的數學 BUG 這才是數學：從不知道到想知 保羅．拉克哈特 經濟新潮社 2015 道的探索之旅 Measurement Paul Lockhart Belknap Press 2012 數字的秘密：數字、數目、度 稻田出版有限 海因里希‧賀蒙 2015 量衡與符號的由來 公司 數學女孩秘密筆記：公式‧圖 結城浩；簡毓棻譯 世茂 2015 形篇 Math Girls Talk about Hiroshi Yuki and Bento Books, Equations & Graphs (Volume 2014 Joseph Reeder Incorporated 1) 數學女孩秘密筆記：整數篇 結城浩；陳朕疆譯 世茂 2015 Year of Title Author Publisher Publication Math Girls Talk about Integers Yuki Hiroshi and Tony Bento Books, 2014 (Volume 2) Gonzalez Incorporated 你沒看過的數學 吳作樂、吳秉翰 五南 2015 數學女孩秘密筆記：微分篇 結城浩 世茂出版社 2016 數學女孩秘密筆記：圓圓的三 結城浩 世茂出版社 2015 角函數篇 Math Girls Talk About Bento Books, Hiroshi Yuki 2014 Trigonometry (Volume 3) Incorporated 數學思辨之旅：拆解國中數 永野裕之 世茂 2017 學，建立數學素養與能力
Suggested Book List for the Senior Secondary Category:
Year of Title Author Publisher Publication 莎拉．夫蘭納里、大 數學小魔女 衛．夫蘭納里；葉偉文 天下文化 2001 譯 Algonquin In Code: A Mathematical Flannery, Sarah and Books of Chapel 2002 Journey Flannery, David Hill 黃金比例：1.61803…的祕密 李奧維；丘宏義譯 遠流出版公司 2004 數學恩仇錄：數學史上的十大 哈爾．赫爾曼 博雅書屋 2009 爭端 洪萬生、英家銘、蘇意 當數學遇見文化 雯、蘇惠玉、楊瓊茹、 三民 2009 劉柏宏 給青年數學家的信 Stewart, Ian；李隆生譯 聯經出版社 2008 Letters to a young Stewart, Ian Basic Books 2006 mathematician Mathematics for the Oxford Higgins, Peter M. 2002 Imagination University Press 案發現場：FBI 警探和數學家 齊斯・德福林, 蓋瑞・ 八旗文化 2016 的天作之合 洛頓 The Numbers Behind Devlin, Keith and NUMB3RS: Solving Crime Plume 2007 Lorden, Gary with Mathematics Year of Title Author Publisher Publication 齊斯．德福林；洪萬生 數字人：斐波那契的兔子 五南 2013 譯 The Man of Numbers: Walker & Fibonacci's Arithmetic Devlin, Keith 2011 Company Revolution 另類數學教室 黃敏晃 天下 2013 齊斯．德福林；洪萬 這個問題，你用數學方式想過 生、黃俊瑋、蘇惠玉等 臉譜 2013 嗎？ 譯 動手做幾何 黃敏晃 天下 2014 數學，為什麼是現在這樣 子？：一門不教公式，只講故 安．魯尼 臉譜 2013 事的數學課 Arcturus The story of Mathematics Anne Rooney 2011 Publishing 這才是數學：從不知道到想知 保羅．拉克哈特 經濟新潮社 2015 道的探索之旅 Measurement Paul Lockhart Belknap Press 2012 數字的秘密：數字、數目、度 稻田出版有限 海因里希‧賀蒙 2015 量衡與符號的由來 公司 你沒看過的數學 吳作樂、吳秉翰 五南 2015 畢氏定理四千年 毛爾 三民叢書 2015 The Pythagorean Theorem: A Princeton Eli Maor 2007 4000-year History University Press 數學女孩秘密筆記：圓圓的三 結城浩 世茂出版社 2015 角函數篇 Math Girls Talk About Bento Books, Hiroshi Yuki 2014 Trigonometry (Volume 3) Incorporated 2009 微積分的歷史步道 蔡聰明 三民書局 2013 The suggested book list will be revised every year.
(c) The content of the book report must be concisely written in at most 3,000 and 4,000 words for the Junior Secondary Category and the Senior Secondary Category respectively (excluding the covering page, the table of contents, footnotes and bibliography). The book report of a Chinese book must be written in Chinese and the book report of an English book must be written in English. The total number of words for each book report must be stated in the first page.
(d) The book report must be submitted in MS Word format (as .doc/.docx file), using “Times New Roman” or “Calibri” font for English text or “PMingLiu” (新細明體) or “KaiU” (標楷體) for Chinese text, size 12, and double-spacing.
(e) The first page of the book report must include title of the book, school name, class and full name of the student in both Chinese and English, and the total number of words.
(f) The book report must be submitted in MS Word format and of size less than 8 MB, with the name of the school and student as the file name (e.g. ABC_Secondary_School_Chan_Tai_Tak.doc). Each book report must be submitted together with the “Information Sheet” (Appendix 8a). The file name of the Information Sheet must be formed by the name of the school and student plus “_info” (e.g. ABC_Secondary_School_Chan_Tai_Tak_info). Each school is required to submit a “Nomination Form” (Appendix 8a) together with the book report(s). The file name of the Nomination Form must be formed by the name of the school plus “_nomination” (e.g. ABC_Secondary_School_nomination). Each participating school must submit the book report(s), Information Sheet(s) of the participant(s) and the Nomination Form together via the email address of the teacher-in-charge to the email address [email protected] before the deadline. The Information Sheet and the Nomination Form can be downloaded from the website of Mathematics Project Competition and Mathematics Book Report Competition for Secondary Schools: http://www.edb.gov.hk/en/curriculum-development/kla/ma/res/sa/mpc-mbrc.html
(g) Participants must not submit any book report (or its translation) that has been sent to this competition before or other open competitions. Participants must not plagiarise the work of others. If the contents of the book or other references are quoted in the report, the details of the sources, such as the names of the books or the URLs of websites, must be indicated clearly. All reports may be checked by plagiarism detection software. Marks will be deducted or the report will be disqualified if the report fails to comply with the requirements.
(h) The submitted book report cannot be amended. Only the first submitted version will be adjudicated.
(i) All book reports submitted later than the deadline will not be adjudicated.
(j) All book reports will not be returned. (k) The copyrights of all submitted book reports belong to the Education Bureau. The Education Bureau has the right to publish in full or part of the book reports.
(l) The decision of the Organising Committee for Mathematics Book Report Competition for Secondary Schools is final.
2. Adjudication of the Mathematics Book Report Competition for Secondary Schools The panel of judges comprises experienced mathematics teachers, academics and representatives from the Mathematics Education Section, Curriculum Development Institute, Education Bureau. All book reports will be assessed according to the following items:
Junior Senior Content Secondary Secondary Category Category (a) description of the part of the book the student likes most (conciseness and precision) and the 25% 20% reasons why it appeals to the student
(b) student’s understanding of the contents of the 25% 20% book
(c) student’s mathematical reflection on the book 25% 40%
(d) student’s writing skill 25% 20%
3. Prizes of the Mathematics Book Report Competition for Secondary Schools The awards to outstanding reports will be classified into First Class Prize and Second Class Prize. The prizes for each award are as follows:
Awards Prizes Trophy, HK$200 book coupon First Class Prize and certificate of merit Second Class Prize Certificate of merit
4. Important dates of the Mathematics Book Report Competition for Secondary Schools
Date Event 5/12/2017 (Tuesday) Deadline for application for the briefing seminar 12/12/2017 (Tuesday) Briefing Seminar (Course ID: CDI020180129) Time: 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Venue: Rm W301, 3/F, West Block, EDB Kowloon Tong Education Services Centre, 19 Suffolk Road, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon 9/2/2018 (Friday) Deadline for the submission of application forms for Mathematics Book Report Competition for Secondary Schools. 9/3/2018 (Friday) Deadline for the submission of mathematics book reports. All mathematics book reports must be submitted at or before 5:00 p.m. on 9 March 2018 to Ms HO Yee-hung [email protected] All late book reports will not be adjudicated. 1/6/2018 (Friday) Announcement of the result of the Mathematics Book Report Competition on the website of the Mathematics Project Competition and Mathematics Book Report Competition for Secondary Schools: http://www.edb.gov.hk/en/curriculum-development/kla/ma/res /sa/mpc-mbrc.html At the end of June 2018 Prize-giving Ceremony of Mathematics Project Competition (Tentative) and Mathematics Book Report Competition for Secondary Schools cum Exhibition of Winning Entries. Excellent reports will be displayed at the venue of the Ceremony.
5. Enquiries Enquiries regarding the Mathematics Book Report Competition for Secondary Schools may be directed to Ms HO Yee-hung on 2153 7467 of the Mathematics Education Section, Curriculum Development Institute, Education Bureau.
Annex 9
2017/18 Statistical Project Competition for Secondary School Students
Aims / Objectives
This is to inform heads and teachers of secondary schools of the 2017/18 Statistical Project Competition for Secondary School Students and encourage students to participate in the Competition. Please refer to the website (http://www.hkss.org.hk/index.php/spc$en) of Hong Kong Statistical Society (HKSS) for details about the Competition.
Details
2. The Competition is jointly organised by the HKSS and the Education Bureau. It is sponsored by Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited. The Competition aims at promoting a sense of civic awareness and encouraging students to understand the local community in a scientific and objective manner through the proper use of Statistics. The HKSS has already delivered detailed information and posters about the Competition to all secondary schools in mid-October 2017.
3. To help schools understand the details of the Competition, the organising committee held a briefing seminar and an exhibition of past winning projects of the Competition on 21 October 2017 (Saturday). Relevant information has been uploaded to the website for teachers’ reference.
4. Schools interested in nominating their students to participate in the captioned competition are requested to complete the nomination form (Appendix 9a) and email to [email protected] on or before 24 Nov 2017 (Fri). The deadline for submission of the entries is 2 Mar 2018 (Fri).
Contact Person
5. For enquiries, please contact Mr CHAN Sau-tang of Mathematics Education Section, Curriculum Development Institute on 2153 7465 or Mr Ronald MAK of the HKSS on 2872 1656. Appendix 9a
提名表格 Nomination Form 香港統計學會 Hong Kong Statistical Society 2017/18 年度中學生統計習作比賽 2017/18 Statistical Project Competition for Secondary School Students 截止提名日期 : 2017 年 11 月 24 日 Deadline of school nomination : 24 November 2017
請細閱背頁的「參賽須知」。 Please read the INSTRUCTIONS overleaf carefully.
學校中文名稱* :
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校方聯絡人Contact Staff : 電郵地址E -mail Address :
電話號碼Telephone No. : 傳真號碼Fax No. :
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如填寫位置不足請使用附加頁。Please use supplementary sheet(s) if there is not enough space.
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Name of School Principal/Supervising Teacher in English : 校長School Principal 指導老師 Supervising Teacher
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註 Notes: * 請以中文及英文提供所需資料。 Please provide the information required in both Chinese and English. # 提名表格的電子版本內不需提供簽名。 Signature is not required in the electronic copy of nomination form. （第 頁 / 共 頁）
協辦 Co-organised by: 主辦 Organised by: 贊助 Sponsoreded by: (Page / Total Pages) 教育局 Education Bureau
提名表格 附加頁 Nomination Form Supplementary Sheet 香港統計學會 Hong Kong Statistical Society 2017/18 年度中學生統計習作比賽 2017/18 Statistical Project Competition for Secondary School Students 截止提名日期 : 2017 年 11 月 24 日 Deadline of school nomination : 24 November 2017
請細閱背頁的「參賽須知」。 Please read the INSTRUCTIONS overleaf carefully.
學校中文名稱* :
Name of School in English*:
學校中文地址* :
Address of School in English*:
校方聯絡人Contact Staff : 電郵地址E -mail Address :
電話號碼Telephone No. : 傳真號碼Fax No. :
本人提名以下學生參加「2017/18 中學生統計習作比賽」。下列參賽者同意遵守是次比賽規則（比賽規則請見香港統計學會網站）。 I nominate the following student(s) to participate in the "2017/18 Statistical Project Competition for Secondary School Students". The participant(s) listed below agree(s) to abide by the rules and regulations of the Competition (For the rules and regulations please refer to the website of the Hong Kong Statistical Society). ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… # 中文姓名* Name in English* 級別 Grade 性別 Sex 簽名 Signature
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如填寫位置不足請使用附加頁。Please use supplementary sheet(s) if there is not enough space.
校長/指導老師中文姓名 :
Name of School Principal/Supervising Teacher in English : 校長School Principal 指導老師 Supervising Teacher
( 請在適當的方格內填上 號 Please put a in the appropriate box)
註 Notes: * 請以中文及英文提供所需資料。 Please provide the information required in both Chinese and English. # 提名表格的電子版本內不需提供簽名。 Signature is not required in the electronic copy of nomination form. （第 頁 / 共 頁）
協辦 Co-organised by: 主辦 Organised by: 贊助 Sponsoreded by: (Page / Total Pages) 教育局 Education Bureau
參 賽 須 知
1. 現正就讀中一至中六或同等程度課程的學生，皆可以個人身份，或與同校學生組隊參加。每隊人數不得超過六人。
2. 有意參賽的隊伍必須由學校提名參賽。截止提名日期為 2017 年 11 月 24 日（星期五）。校長或負責老師須將填妥的提名表格電郵至 [email protected]。
3. 參賽習作須連同填妥的參賽表格 (包括列印版本及儲存在唯讀記憶光碟內的電子版本) 經由指導老師於 2018 年 3 月 2 日(星期五）或之前 郵寄或送交至：
香港九龍協調道 3 號 工業貿易大樓 10 樓 政府統計處 轉交「香港統計學會」 （收件人：黃子廉先生）
請於信封面註明「2017/18 統計習作比賽」。參賽表格的電子版本可從香港統計學會的網站下載 (http://www.hkss.org.hk)。
4. 初級組：海報必須以中文或英文撰寫，並把內容設計在 A3 大小(420x297mm)的紙張上。
5. 高級組：報告書必須以中文或英文撰寫，連同封面/底、目錄及附錄在內，篇幅須不少於 12 頁 A4 大小的紙張，但最多不可超過 24 頁。
6. 參賽作品將不予發還，參賽者在遞交前可自留副本。
7. 比 賽的詳 細 資料 載於 「 2017/18 年度 中 學生 統計 習作 比賽 規則 」， 參賽 者可 向校 方索 閱或 瀏覽 香港 統計 學會 的網 站(http://www.hkss.org.hk)。
8. 參賽者的個人資料將予以保密及不會向其他組織洩露。參賽者如欲更新其個人資料，請與比賽籌委會成員麥家駒先生﹝電話： 2872 1618﹞聯絡。
INSTRUCTIONS
1. All students attending Secondary 1-6 or equivalent levels may enter the Competition either as individual participants or as members of a team from the same school. The number of members in a team is restricted to a maximum of six.
2. Those intending to participate in the competition should be nominated by schools. The deadline of school nomination is 24 November 2017 (Friday). The principal or supervising teacher should email the completed nomination form to [email protected].
3. All entries should be submitted together with completed entry forms (including a printed copy and an electronic copy stored in a CD-ROM) through the supervising teachers by post or by hand to the following address on or before 2 March 2018 (Friday) :
Hong Kong Statistical Society (Attn.: Mr Matthew WONG) c/o Census and Statistics Department, 10/F, Trade and Industry Tower, 3 Concorde Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Please mark “2017/18 Statistical Project Competition” on the envelope. The electronic entry form is obtainable from the website of the Hong Kong Statistical Society (http://www.hkss.org.hk).
4. Junior Section: The poster should be written in either Chinese or English. The poster should be designed on a A3 size paper (420x297mm).
5. Senior Section: The report should be written in either Chinese or English. The report should comprise no less than 12 pages and no more than 24 pages of A4 size, including all front/back covers, contents and appendices.
6. Submitted entries will not be returned. Participants can make a copy of the entry before submission.
7. For details of the Competition, please refer to the “Rules and Regulations of the 2017/18 Statistical Project Competition for Secondary School Students”, which is obtainable from schools or the website of the Hong Kong Statistical Society (http://www.hkss.org.hk).
8. Personal particulars of participants will be kept in strict confidence and will not be released to other parties. If any participant wants to update his/her own particulars, please contact Mr Ronald MAK, member of the Organising Committee for the Competition, at 2872 1618.
Annex 10 2017/18 Statistics Creative-Writing Competition for Secondary School Students
Aims/Objectives
This is to inform heads and teachers of secondary schools of the 2017/18 Statistics Creative-Writing Competition for Secondary School Students and encourage students to participate in the Competition. Please refer to the website (http://www.hkss.org.hk/index.php/scc$en) of Hong Kong Statistical Society (HKSS) for details about the Competition.
Details
2. The Competition is jointly organised by the HKSS and the Education Bureau. It is sponsored by Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, the University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Community College, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The Competition aims to raise the interest of secondary students in statistics and its applications, and to encourage them to creatively express in words the daily applications of statistical concepts and/or to put statistical concepts into a story in a scientific and objective manner. All award-winning entries will be published by the organisers. The HKSS has already delivered posters on the Competition to all secondary schools in mid-October 2017.
3. To help schools understand the details of the Competition, the organizing committee held a briefing seminar and an exhibition of past winning entries of the Competition on 21 Oct 2017 (Saturday). Relevant information has been uploaded to the website for teachers’ reference.
4. Schools interested in nominating their students to participate in the captioned competition are requested to complete the nomination form (Appendix 10a) and email to hkss.scc @gmail.com on or before 10 Jan 2018 (Wed). The deadline for submission of the entries is 21 Mar 2018 (Wed).
Contact Person
5. For enquiries, please contact Mr CHAN Sau-tang of the Mathematics Education Section, Curriculum Development Institute on 2153 7465 or Mr TO Sze-chun, Trent of the HKSS on 2582 4751.
Appendix 10a
提名表格 香港統計學會 Nomination Form Hong Kong Statistical Society 2017/18 中學生統計創意寫作比賽(初級組) 2017/18 Statistics Creative-Writing Competition for Secondary School Students (Junior Section)
學校截止提名 : 二零一八年一月十日 Deadline of school nomination : 10 January 2018
請細閱背頁的「參賽須知」。 Please read the INSTRUCTIONS overleaf carefully.
學校中文名稱* : Name of School in English*:
學校中文地址* : Address of School in English*:
校方聯絡人 Contact Staff : 電郵地址 E-mail Address : 電話號碼 Telephone No. : 傳真號碼 Fax No. :
本人提名以下學生參加「2017/18 中學生統計創意寫作比賽(初級組)」。下列參賽者同意遵守是次比賽所有條款規則（條款規則請見香港統 計學會網站）。 I nominate the following student(s) to participate in the "2017/18 Statistics Creative-Writing Competition for Secondary School Students (Junior Section)". The participant(s) listed below agree(s) to abide by the terms and rules of the Competition (For the terms and rules please refer to the website of the Hong Kong Statistical Society).
中文姓名* Name in English* 級別 Grade 性別 Sex
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中文姓名* Name in English* 級別 Grade 性別 Sex
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如填寫位置不足請使用附加頁。 Please use supplementary sheet(s) if there is not enough space. 校長/指導老師姓名 Name of School Principal/Supervising Teacher : 校長 指導老師 School Principal Supervising Teacher ( 請在適當的方格內填上 號 Please put a in the appropriate box)
* 請以中文及英文提供所需資料。 Please provide the information required in both Chinese and English. (第 頁/共 頁)
(Page / Total Pages) 主辦 Co-organised by : 合辦 Co-organised by : 贊助 Sponsored by :
香港大學統計及精算學系 香港統計學會 教育局 Department of Statistics & Actuarial Science, Hong Kong Statistical Society Education Bureau The University of Hong Kong
附加頁 提名表格 Supplementary Sheet 香港統計學會 Nomination Form Hong Kong Statistical Society
2017/18 中學生統計創意寫作比賽(初級組)
2017/18 Statistics Creative-Writing Competition for Secondary School Students (Junior Section)
學校截止提名 : 二零一八年一月十日 Deadline of school nomination : 10 January 2018
請細閱背頁的「參賽須知」。 Please read the INSTRUCTIONS overleaf carefully.
學校中文名稱* : Name of School in English*:
學校中文地址* : Address of School in English*:
校方聯絡人 Contact Staff : 電郵地址 E-mail Address : 電話號碼 Telephone No. : 傳真號碼 Fax No. :
本人提名以下學生參加「2017/18 中學生統計創意寫作比賽(初級組)」。下列參賽者同意遵守是次比賽所有條款規則（條款規則請見香港統 計學會網站）。 I nominate the following student(s) to participate in the "2017/18 Statistics Creative-Writing Competition for Secondary School Students (Junior Section)". The participant(s) listed below agree(s) to abide by the terms and rules of the Competition (For the terms and rules please refer to the website of the Hong Kong Statistical Society).
中文姓名* Name in English* 級別 Grade 性別 Sex
1.
2.
3.
中文姓名* Name in English* 級別 Grade 性別 Sex
1.
2.
3.
如填寫位置不足請使用附加頁。 Please use supplementary sheet(s) if there is not enough space. 校長/指導老師姓名 Name of School Principal/Supervising Teacher : 校長 指導老師 School Principal Supervising Teacher ( 請在適當的方格內填上 號 Please put a in the appropriate box)
註 Note: * 請以中文及英文提供所需資料。 Please provide the information required in both Chinese and English. (第 頁/共 頁)
(Page / Total Pages) 主辦 Co-organised by : 合辦 Co-organised by : 贊助 Sponsored by :
香港大學統計及精算學系 香港統計學會 教育局 Department of Statistics & Actuarial Science, Hong Kong Statistical Society Education Bureau The University of Hong Kong
參 賽 須 知
1. 所有本地就讀中三至中六的學生，或修讀毅進文憑的學生均可參加本比賽。參賽者可以個人或隊伍 形式參賽。如以隊伍形式參賽，每隊最多 3 人，並須與同校同學組隊。每間學校可派出的參賽人數 及 隊 伍 數 目 不 限 。
2. 有意參賽的隊伍必須由學校提名參賽。截止提名日期為 2018 年 1 月 10 日。負責老師須將填妥的提 名 表 格 電 郵 至 [email protected] 。
3. 作品形式須以短文為主（中文或英文），可輔以圖表或漫畫，使用中文時請使用書面語，以方便讀者 閱讀。初級組的字數限定為 800 字（中文作品包括標點符號），高級組的字數 限 定 為 1 000 – 2 500 字（中文作品包括標點符號），並須附上封面。封面上須註明作品題目，就讀學校名稱，參賽者姓名 ， 指 導 老 師 姓 名 ， 以 及 50 – 100 字的摘要。參賽作品亦須註明字數。截止遞交作品日期為 2018 年 3 月 21 日。
4. 參賽作品將不予發還，參賽者請自留副本。
5. 其他有關條款規則，請瀏覽香港統計學會的網站，網址為 http://www.hkss.org.hk 。
6. 參賽者的個人資料將予以保密及不會向其他組織洩露。參賽者欲更新其個人資料，請與比賽籌委會 成員陳秀騰先生（電話： 2153 7465 ）或杜思縉 先 生 （ 電 話 ： 2582 4751 ）聯絡。
INSTRUCTIONS
1. All local students attending Secondary 3 to Secondary 6, or students studying Yi Jin Diploma are eligible to participate in the competition. Participants may participate in the competition as individual contestants or as competing teams. A participating team must consist of at most 3 members from the same school. There is no restriction on the number of participant(s) and/or participating team(s) from each school.
2. Those intending to participate in the competition shou ld be nominated by schools. The deadline of school nomination is 10 January 2018. The supervising teachers should submit the completed nomination forms to [email protected].
3. The entry should be mainly in form of short article (Chinese or English), suppl emented by graphics or drawings if appropriate. Formal language should be used for Chinese entries for easy reading. The number of words is restricted to 800 (including punctuations for Chinese entries) for junior section. The number of words is restric ted to 1000 – 2500 (including punctuations for Chinese entries) for senior section. A cover page should be provided for each entry. On the cover page, the title, the name of school, the names of participants, the name of supervising teacher, and an abstr act of 50 – 100 words should be provided. The number of words should also be shown on the entry. The deadline for submission of entries is 21 March 2018.
4. Submitted entries will not be returned to participants. Please make a copy of the entry before submission.
5. For other details of the Competition, please visit the website of the Hong Kong Statistical Society (http://www.hkss.org.hk).
6. Personal particulars of participants will be kept in strict confidence and will not be released to other parties. If the participants want to update their own particulars, please contact the following members of Organising Committee for the Competition: Mr CHAN Sau -tang (Tel: 2153 7465) or Mr Trent TO Sze -chun (Tel: 2582 4751).
Annex 11
Chemical Safety Booklet Cover Design Competition
Aim / Objective
This is to invite primary and secondary schools to participate in the captioned competition.
Details
2. The Chemical Safety Booklet Cover Design Competition is jointly organised by the Chemical Safety and Health Advisory Committee of Occupational Safety and Health Council, the Labour Department and the Education Bureau. The competition encourages students and the public to show their creativity and understand the importance of safe use of chemicals, and promotes public awareness of chemical safety with a view to nurturing a safety culture.
3. Details of the competition and the application form are in Appendices 11a and 11b respectively. The related information and the application form can also be downloaded from the website http://www.oshc.org.hk.
4. Schools interested in nominating their students to participate in the captioned competition are requested to complete the application form at Appendix 11b and return it by fax (fax number: 3106 0263) or by email (email address: [email protected]) on or before 29 December 2017 (Friday). The entries should be submitted by post or by hand to the Occupational Safety and Health Council OSH Academy, 62 Chung Mei Road, Tsing Yi, New Territories. The deadline for the submission of entries is also 29 December 2017 (Friday).
Contact Person
5. For enquiries, please contact Ms CHOW of the Occupational Safety and Health Council on 3106 2424, or by email to the above email address.
Appendix 11a
Details of Chemical Safety Booklet Cover Design Competition
Appendix 11b
Application Form for Chemical Safety Booklet Cover Design Competition
Annex 12
The “Chemists Online” Self-study Award Scheme 2018
Aim / Objective
This is to invite secondary schools to participate in the captioned Award Scheme.
Details
2. The “Chemists Online” Self-study Award Scheme (COSAS) 2018 is jointly organised by the Hong Kong Virtual University and the Science Education Section of the Education Bureau. The aim of the Award Scheme is to enhance scientific literacy of senior secondary students by providing them with an exposure to more advanced chemistry online lectures.
3. Details of the Award Scheme is provided in Appendix 12a.
4. In order to help schools understand more about the Award Scheme, the Education Bureau and Hong Kong Virtual University have set up an information website and an online briefing session to introduce the e-learning platform, the contents of the seminars and the role of the teacher-in-charge involved. For details, please refer to the following webpage http://hkvu.hk/cosas-briefing.
5. Secondary schools interested in nominating their students to participate in the captioned scheme are requested to complete the Application Form at Appendix 12b and return it by fax to this Bureau (Fax no.: 2194 0670). The closing date for the application is 15 December 2017.
Contact Person
6. For enquiries, please contact Mr Leo KH LO of the Science Education Section, Education Bureau on 3698 3453.
Appendix 12a
The “Chemists Online” Self-study Award Scheme 2018
1. Introduction
The “Chemists Online” Self-study Award Scheme (COSAS) 2018 is jointly organised by the Hong Kong Virtual University (HKVU) and the Science Education Section of the Education Bureau. The aim of the Award Scheme is to enhance scientific literacy of senior secondary school students by providing them with an exposure to more advanced chemistry online lectures. In the 2017/18 school year, 23 online seminars will be organised to cover a wide range of chemistry topics, including synthetic polymers, gastronomy, nanomaterials and food chemistry, etc. All the seminars were delivered by experts from local universities and chemistry related trades. The contents of the seminars were designed to link with the Chemistry related curricula and further extend the reach to the latest advances in chemistry.
2. Aims
- To enhance students’ scientific literacy - To encourage students to take initiative to learn and pursue more knowledge - To cultivate students’ interest in chemistry - To facilitate students to understand the interconnection between science, technology, society and environment
3. Target participants and enrolment
Students taking Senior Secondary Chemistry or Combined Science (Chemistry Part) are welcome to join the scheme. Applications should be made via schools. Each school is required to submit one application form only.
4. Contents of the seminars
The seminars will be disseminated through an e-Learning Open Platform (URL: http://hkvu.hk/cosas), which is developed and hosted by the HKVU. The participating students will receive an invitation email from the HKVU, and students are required to register an account to access and attend the seminars online and to engage in the online exercises. The seminars will be released in 3 batches. The first batch will be released on 15 December 2017 and the whole award scheme will be completed on 31 August 2018.
The topics for the 23 seminars in the scheme are listed below: Topic Curriculum links Phase 1 1 A Journey to the Structural Determination of Organic Molecules: IR, MS and NMR Analytical Chemistry Spectroscopy 2 Microscopic World I; Microscopic World II; Colour Chemistry Materials Chemistry 3 Determination of Volatile Organic Fossil Fuels and Carbon Compounds; Chemistry Compounds of Carbon Compounds 4 Drug Discovery and Organic Chemistry Chemistry of Carbon Compounds 5 Redox Reactions, Chemical Cells and Electrochemistry Electrolysis 6 Gastronomy Chemistry of Carbon Compounds 7 Science and the Aftermath of Fukushima Microscopic World I Nuclear Plant Accident 8 Fossil Fuels and Carbon Compounds; Chemistry Synthetic Polymers in Modern Life of Carbon Compounds; Materials Chemistry 9 The Importance of Water in Food Chemistry of Carbon Compounds Chemistry Phase 2 10 Air Quality Management Strategies for Analytical Chemistry the Pearl River Delta Region 11 Fossil Fuels and Carbon Compounds; Chemistry Conducting Polymers of Carbon Compounds; Materials Chemistry 12 Display and lighting technologies - LCD, Materials Chemistry LED and OLED 13 Food Chemistry and Food Safety Chemistry of Carbon Compounds 14 Metals in Biological Systems Metals; Chemistry of Carbon Compounds 15 Fossil Fuels and Carbon Compounds; Chemistry Molecules for Liquid Crystals Displays of Carbon Compounds; Materials Chemistry 16 Nanomaterials for Environmental and Materials Chemistry Energy Applications 17 Water Uptake of Atmospheric Particles: From the Millikan Oil Droplet Microscopic World II Experiment to a Blue Sky Phase 3 18 From senior secondary level redox Redox Reactions, Chemical Cells and concept to the appreciation of the beauty Electrolysis of Chemistry
19 Indoor Air Quality and Indoor Air Quality Analytical Chemistry Certification Scheme 20 Instrumental Analysis of Food and Drugs Analytical Chemistry 21 Photodynamic Therapy – A Promising Materials Chemistry Strategy of Cancer Treatment 22 Symmetry, Asymmetry and Our Chiral World – A Personal Recollection of the Chemistry of Carbon Compounds 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry 23 The use of mass spectrometry in solving Analytical Chemistry daily life related problems
5. Criteria for the awards
To accomplish the assigned tasks for one seminar, students are expected to: - study the pre-seminar material which explains some of the chemistry knowledge and concepts involved in the seminar - attend the online seminar - complete the online assessment items
The following awards will be given to the participating students: Award Number of seminars completed within the designated period Bronze 3 Silver 6 Gold 9 Platinum 12 Diamond 18 Certificates will be awarded accordingly.
6. Teacher’s role
The teacher-in-charge will receive an invitation email from the HKVU. Teachers will be required to register an account and granted rights to access the seminars. Teachers will receive students’ progress of work for review regularly. By the end of the scheme, the teachers will be required to check the attainments of their students and confirm the lists of students who have fulfilled the award requirements.
An online briefing session is available to introduce the e-learning platform, the contents of the seminars and the role of the teacher-in-charge. Teachers interested in the scheme are encouraged to attend the online briefing session. For details, please refer to the following webpage http://hkvu.hk/cosas-briefing.
Appendix 12b
The “Chemists Online” Self-study Award Scheme 2018 Application Form (Deadline for application: 15 December 2017)
To: Science Education Section, EDB (Attn: Mr Leo KH LO) (Fax no.: 2194 0670)
My school will nominate ______students to participate in the Award Scheme.
[Please fill in the details of the participating students on the Excel table available at http://hkvu.hk/cosas-sis and return the student list to this Bureau by email (email: [email protected]) on or before 15 December 2017.]
Name of School : ______
School Address : ______
School Tel. No. : ______Fax No. : ______
Name of Teacher-in-charge : ______
Contact No. of Teacher-in-charge : ______
E-mail Address of Teacher-in-charge : ______
Name of Principal : ______
Signature of Principal : ______
Date : ______
School Chop