Christmas English Enrichment Class B ~ e-English Learning

The following S1 & S2 students have been admitted to Christmas English Enrichment Class B:

1F 03 Ho Cheuk Lam
1F 12 So Yan Tung
1F 13 Tsang Tsz Ching
1E 15 Wong Hoi Che
1D 20 Lee Tsz Yu
1B 22 Tang Cheuk Ting
2D 21 Au Tsz Pok
2E 12 Leung Wing Sum

All students please remember to report to Rm BG19 of Ho Sin Hang Building at Lingnan University at 2:00pm on 28/12, 29/12 & 30/12.

Christmas English Enrichment Class A ~ e-English Learning

The following S1 students have been admitted to Christmas English Enrichment Class A:

1E 04 Lai Hoi Yi
1C 24 To Kiu Fung
1C 08 Lo Lok Ming
1B 13 Yeung Hoi Ting
1F 25 Too Chit Kwong
1D 15 Chan Ho Yan
1A 17 Chan Ho Yin
1E 24 Lee Yat Him
1C 04 Cheung Tsz Ching

All students please remember to report to Rm BG19 of Ho Sin Hang Building at Lingnan University at 10:00am on 28/12, 29/12 & 30/12.

4A Class Presentation- No Regrets（巾幗梟雄之義海豪情）

Student A: Have you watched No Regrets? The last episode was just fantastic!
Student B: Which character do you like most? I found Lau Shing was really great! He is hard-working, intuitive, and heroic. He is my hero!
Student A: I found the romantic relationship between Lau Shing and Sister Kau is quite upsetting.
Student B: Why don’t we recall some great scenes now. Ready? Action!

SCENE 1
Narrator: Sister Kau ’s brother got shot in the street, Skinny was suspected to be the shooter.
Sister Kau: Lau Shing, tell me where Skinny is. We won’t hurt him if you tell me now….
Lau Shing: You sure you won’t hurt Skinny? I’m sure he is not the one who shot your brother, he is a coward, he didn’t even pull the trigger once. How could he kill people?
Sister Kau: Of course I trust you. We want to help Skinny, come on, tell me now….
Lau Shing: He is hiding behind the cabinet inside your father’s room… please don’t hurt him…
Sister Kau: Okay, HE IS IN MY FATHER’s ROOM…
Sister Kau: (Gun pointing at him) Any last words before you die?
Skinny: (Body shaking and sobbing) Brother Shing… Brother Shing…please let me see your face again, must thank you for trying to save me, how can I repay your kindness? Brother Shing…Please… let me remember your face so I can repay you in my next life… Brother Shing….your are my great brother forever…I won’t forget you…
Lau Shing: Skinny…
Student A: Whoa! This is the best scene ever! Skinny’s performance was just speechless!
Student B: Wanna have more? The last but not least…

Scene 2
Narrator: Sister Kau wants to dig out the secret between her brother and her aunt. She believes they are hiding a secret. They are now in a restaurant.
Lau Shing: (Drunk, angry) I’m here to help Sister Kau; she said some people were annoying her recently! I’m here to stand by her! Did someone humiliate her because she is still single at the age of 30? Who dares to say it again in front of me?
Cheng Long-hei: (pretending calm) Just ignore this hooligan! He is no one! Go away now!
Sister Kau: (take out the grenade) Don’t think about leaving this room! No one can leave until you tell me the secret! Someone told me you called my brother “son” and my brother called you “mum” when he was in the hospital a few months ago! Tell me now, what is the relationship between you and my brother?
Cheng Long-hei : Are you insane? I’ve nothing to tell you, just let me go!
Sister Kau : (Close the door) NO one can leave! Tell me the secret now, otherwise I will pull the pin!
Sister Kau : (Pointing at Mr. Fung) You, you tell me now! Do you want to die now?
Mr. Fung: (Very scared) Fine! Fine! I tell you the secret now! Actually… your brother is your aunt’s son… he…he… isn’t your brother! He isn’t your dad’s son… he…he…
Sister Kau : So… that’s the secret! Huh? Now everything is clear, that’s why you hate me for so many years? So you are doing everything for your own son, how can you make my dad raise up your own son? How dare you make my dad a fool?
Student A: It’s cool! I love this scene. Lau Shing and Miss Kau are excellent at acting!
Student B: Wanna have more?

Scene 3
Narrator: Another war arises, Sister Kau fled to the States since she is on the list of assassination. For 30 years, she has lost contact with Lau Shing. Finally they unite.
Sister Kau : (delighted) Is that you, Lau Shing? Sister Kau salutes Lau Shing!
Lau Shing: (almost cry) Do you know I’ve been looking for you for ages… how…
Sister Kau : I received a phone call from Ma Ko Pan, they said you work as a teacher here…
Lau Shing: Yea, I’m a shooting instructor in this school now, teaching cadets to shoot…
Sister Kau : Really? Do you know I miss you so much…Shing, I’ve so many things to tell you …(walking down the stage)
Student A: (sobbing) finally they can be together. You know, we should treasure the time staying with our loved ones… How can we forget such a wonderful TV drama? That’s the end of our 4A class presentation, thank you!

Proposal for the Summer Youth Exchange Programme (5A)

1. Introduction:

A student exchange programme is going to be organized this summer. We aim at helping them to learn about some Chinese customs and their life in Hong Kong. 50 to 55 students, aged 15-17, from the United States are visiting Hong Kong and staying here for about three weeks. We would like to suggest some interesting and cultural activities for them to do as well as provide them with opportunities to mix with local students.

2. Activities fro learning about life in Hong Kong

2.1 Visiting Tai O

Hong Kong was developed from a fishing community into an international financial center. It would be interesting to learn the history of Hong Kong by visiting Tai O because it is a famous fishing town and well known as “Venice of Hong Kong”. Furthermore, the exchange students could taste seafood in Tai O in different cooking methods, such as stir-frying, steaming and stewing, which are distinguished from western styles of roasting and baking.

2.2 Visiting Temple Street

I suggest we could visit Temple Street at night, where fortune-telling service could be found. It reflects Chinese traditional culture and beliefs. I believe it could be an impressive experience for them. Besides, we could find some Chinese products such as Chinese stamps, Chinese paintings, and so on.

2.3 Visiting Ping Shan Heritage Trail

Hong Kong is characterized by it skyscrapers. Yet, it is also eye-opening for the exchange students to visit our historical sites. The hexagonal Tsui Shing Lau Pagoda in Ping Shan Heritage Trail is perhaps one of the most striking architectural works. We could also spot other temples along the trail. The life of the old-day Chinese would be displayed to the students.


3. Activities to mix foreign with local students
3.1 School visit
In order to provide a chance for foreign student to realize Hong Kong’s teaching and learning style, we would like to arrange a school visit. We are going to form groups consisting of the exchange and local students. By doing so, they could interact with each other well as they are all in their teens.

3.2 Sports day
Sport is considered the common language and culture all over the world so we could hold a sports day to help the students to further mix together. For example, students from the United States and Hong Kong could form teams to compete with each other in a basketball competition. In this case, we could foster cooperation, team spirit and communication among the students.

4. Conclusion
We strongly believe that these activities could help the foreign students to experience Hong Kong life and make friends with local students. The activities would definitely leave them memorable episodes.

The value of holding junior positions (5E So Tsz Ying)

I think it is unnecessary for young people to hold a senior position in the first few years after graduation.

First, a lack of work experience in junior positions may prevent young people from being good leaders even however brilliant they are. Without the experience, it can be difficult for them to be empathetic with the difficulties and needs of their subordinates. They may therefore become too strict and inconsiderate.

Second, working in junior positions can allow young people to gain valuable experience. In the junior positions, young people can learn to cooperate with others but not just giving orders which enable them to be good team players.

Finally, holding junior positions, young people can enjoy more spare time for further studies. After a few years of sustaining learning, they will be equipped for capability of carrying out duties in senior positions.

In a nutshell, young people should value the opportunity to equip themselves in junior positions at the beginning of their career. Do you agree with me?

Junior Form English book competition (1st term)

Date : 1~22/11/2010
Theme : Fiction
Prize : Champion, 1st runner-up, 2nd runner-up for each form

The winning class will also be awarded $500 to choose books for the library at the Stanford House’s book fair (16/2/2011)


Here are some titles recommended for you:
《 The Escape of the Deadly Dinosaur : USA 》
Author ： Hunt,ElizabethSinger
Call no.：F HUN ( A1 )


An eager young scientist has brought to life a dangerous flesh – eating dinosaur by crossing its DNA with that of his pet dog, Freddie. Can Secret Agent Jack Stalwart capture the dinosaur before it destroys New York City ?

《 Be a perfect person in just three days! 》
Author：Manes, Stephen
Call no.：F MAN ( T2 )
One day at the library, a book falls off the top shelf and hits Milo on the head. It’s called “Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days”! The book’s author, Dr. K. Pinderton Silverfish, doesn’t look too perfect himself. In the picture on the back cover he’s wearing a clown nose, and mustard is dripping down his chin. Milo flgures the book is worth a try anyway. Perfect is obviously the perfect thing to be! But who’s ever heard of wearing a stalk of broccoli around your neck for twenty-four hours? And that’s only the first day…


《 Diary of a wimpy kid :|bRodrick rules 》
Author：Kinney, Jeff
Call no.：F KIN ( A3 )
Whatever you do, don’t ask Greg Heffley how he spent his summer vacation, because he definitely doesn’t want to talk about it.
As Greg enters the new school year, he’s eager to put the past three months behind him… and one event in particular.
Unfortunately for Greg, his older brother, Rodrick, knows all about the incident Greg wants to keep under wraps. But secrets have a way of getting out… especially when a diary is involved.


《 The Gizmo 》
Author： Jennings, Paul
Call no.：F JEN (H1 )

Stephen’s bra is starting to slip. His pantyhose are sagging. His knickers keep falling down. Oh, the shame of it .
He stole a gizmo-and now it’s paying him back.
Guess what will happen next?

International Day, 11th November, 10 at MKP

Wanna know more about other cultures without leaving Hong Kong?
Wanna meet people around the world without buying air tickets?
Wanna interact with foreigners using English language at lunch time?
Wanna make friends with people from different parts of the world at MKP?

Here comes your chance! Come and grasp this very opportunity by simply joining our International Day! It will take place in the school hall from 1:20 to 2:05p.m. on 11/11/10 (Day C).

In this cultural event, you will meet some exchange students from Lingnan University. These nice people are going to hold games for us Makopanians and there will be sharing session and some presentations as well.



Antony Mudukuti
Africa



Maleehah
Pakistani



GONZALEZ M. Monica
Colombia

Please don’t hesitate. Do come and take part. Let’s welcome these new friends with our hearts!

*You can take your lunch boxes with you to the school hall.

Pursuing Your Dreams and Careers (Mr. Jacob Kung)

Good morning, Principal, Teachers and Students,

Today, as a Careers Guidance teacher, I’m very pleased to have this opportunity to share with you my working experience and why we’ll have to be responsible for pursuing our dreams and careers.

This year, we’ll help you to learn different virtues and responsibility is one of them. Do you know what responsibility is? Is the word “responsibility” difficult for you? Perhaps I’d use another word “D-U-T-Y”. If we have a responsibility or a duty, we’ll have to do something and can’t give up.

Perhaps you’ll agree with me that we can’t avoid doing some duties in our life. One of the things we’ll have to do is to pursue our dreams and careers. However, it is not easy to protect your dream and find a job that suits you best.

I believe finding a career that suits our true passion is very important. Ask yourself these questions, "What am I passionate about?" and “What do you always like to do?” You will discover what type of job suits you best by thinking about your interests.

For example, like a few students in MKP, if you’re serious about playing football and like to be a football player in the future, you’ll have to protect your dream and work extremely hard to make football your career. Although the training will be hard, you can’t give up because it’s your duty to protect your dream and career. Please don’t tell yourself you’re just a little bug. Please don’t quit your training and said football isn’t for you.

Like me, I dreamed to be a pilot when I was a small child. However, I haven’t protected my dream and my eyes. As a result, because I did NOTHING, I COULDN’T DO ANYTHING.

I finally had another dream when I was in secondary school. I wanted to be a teacher. When I was in university, I told myself that this time had to be different. I started to read hundreds of reference books, watch hours of videos and do a lot of part-time teaching to learn how to be a good teacher. When I left university, I realized my dream and became a teacher in a secondary school in Tin Shui Wai.

I guess we all need to be patient in pursuing our dreams and careers. We have to prepare ourselves very well for the chances in the future. We have to find our interests, know what we want to do as our careers, take up our responsibilities and just go for it!

An Unforgettable Interview with Reverend David Dean

5A CHUNG PUI LAM
5A FU HON LAP
5B CHAN CHING TING
5D HO CHUN SING
5E HO HING NING
5E MAK TSZ LAM

On 26 June, we went to Mong Fook Church in Mong Kok with our teacher and Dr. Michael Leung to interview a Reverend. His name is Rev. David Dean and we asked him lots of questions about Christianity, his work as a missionary, his family and how we should live a Christian life. Some of our questions are as follows:

1.As a Christian, what do you think about those so called “Pseudo Models” in Hong Kong?
2.As drug abuse among teenagers is getting serious, do you think Christianity can help solve such problem? Why?
3.Since pre-martial sex is more common among teenagers nowadays, how will you appeal them to stop doing this?
4.What will you advise us to overcome all difficulties in our daily lives?
5.How will you guide a teenager to follow Jesus?
6.Did you feel any pressure from other people when you became a missionary?
7.Why did you become a missionary? Anything happened in your life that made you want to become a missionary?
8.As a Reverend, what’s your opinion about honesty?
9.Is that possible to be honest all the time as a Reverend?
10.What do you think about white lies? Can you accept it?
11.Do you expect your sons to become Reverends? Do you have any expectations of their careers?



As you may imagine after viewing our questions, interviewing Rev. Dean was a totally new experience for us because we had never asked a Reverend so many questions. We were amazed by Rev. Dean’s answers because he answered our questions patiently and based on what the Bible says to share a lot of opinions with us about honesty, chastity and so on. We were eager to know more about his thoughts.


We all felt that nobody, except Rev. Dean, could share his views about different taboos like teen sex with us openly. We could learn from him about the ways we should do to be good Christians in this world. Now, we all understand that we should live like submarines in the ocean. We are in this world, but not of this world. We should follow the footsteps of Jesus Christ and determine to live a Christian life so that we can all be good witnesses of God to the world.

Was talking to him funny and meaningfully? Of course! It was an unforgettable morning to all of us. It would be great if we could talk to him again to share our ideas with each other once more.

5C English Class Presentation

Mind Reading!

Recently many people in Hong Kong talked a lot about Mind Reading. Now, we would like to show you how Mr. Lam, a mind reader, in ABC Secondary school used mind reading skills to stop his students from telling lies!

In fact, we may guess what people think by looking at their facial expressions and body language. Hope all of us could learn to be great mind readers and help other people someday!

My Homepage (Beryl Chu 1D)

My family and I
Hi! I’m Beryl. My friends always call me ‘OREO’ (But seriously, I really don’t know why!) I live in Hong Kong. I’m a secondary one students at MKP. I’m 12 years old and my birthday is on 6th March.

I have a younger brother called Micheal. He is two years younger than me. He is in primary four and he is a prefect. We’re not very close because we’re not in the same school and we go to our school by different means of transport.

My Hobbies
I lover surfing, cycling and watching TV. Micheal is keen on surfing too. Micheal loves playing GTA (GTA is a game). I always keep him company as I love playing GTA too. My Dad, Daniel, is a cook and my Mum is a housewife. Her name is Ivy.

During my free time, I always play MSN and Facebook. I also love reading my firnd’s ‘blogs’ but I hate blogging.

My weekend activities
On Sundays morning, my family and I always go to church. After that, we go back home and I have to do my homework. (You know, that’s life!)

History Day - Lost in Ancient Egypt (13 October 2010)

Today is our school’s History Day (13 October 2010). With the help of the History and English teachers, small groups of S2, S4 and S5 students prepared eight English activities at the School Hall during lunchtime (1:25 pm – 2:05 pm) for our junior secondary students to understand more about ancient Egypt, speak in English and have fun.

The communicative, dynamic and creative activities were welcomed by the participants and nearly all S1 and S2 students joined the games. They had a lot of fun in using English to play the games with their peers and understand more about the life of the ancient Egyptians!

Australia Summer Study Tour

Should the ‘Earth Hour’ be a practice or a moment? (7B Kiki Fong)

Earth Hour – a yearly campaign encouraging people to turn off lights for one hour is thought as a success. Some environmentalists suggest the activity should be held every month. Write an article for your school magazine saying why you think this is or is not a good idea.

Climate change can be considered as one of the harmful effects of global warming, which is also a global crisis that we should pay undivided attention. ‘Earth Hour’ is an annual campaign held by the World Wide Fund for Nature that aims at raising awareness of environmentalism. It is considered a decisive victory. Some environmentalists are discussing whether this movement should be made monthly rather than yearly. Yet, I am against this idea for the following reasons.

Firstly, making the ‘Earth Hour’ a monthly campaign may reduce its effectiveness. Clearly, a monthly ‘practice’ is much less appealing than a yearly ‘movement’. The ‘Earth Hour’ is a great achievement because the concept of ‘green city’ successfully strikes people by gathering countries to turn off their lights for an hour. People have been stunned by the difference and could realize the notion because they have experienced the difference between the hour of light-out and other bright nights. However, if it is done monthly, people would get used to it soon and the effect would fade out. Take the Olympic Games as an example, if this international sports festival were held yearly instead of every four years, it would not be that attractive and people would not care the event that much, so is the ‘Earth Hour’.

Another thing we should bear in mind is that a monthly ‘Earth Hour’ is actually not practical. Turning off the lights for a single hour is sweet. However, it will become annoying when it becomes many ‘hours’ as what we are facing is not just an hour of unusual blackout but hours of frequent blackout. Famous scenic spots, like the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Opera House in Sydney and the Big Ben in London would all turn off their lights to support the ‘Earth Hour’. If they all go dark every month, tourism would doubtless be affected. This is not a good sign to all cities. Very soon, people would feel great inconvenience caused and would abandon the movement.

Some enthusiasts have stated that turning off the lights once a month is not just a save-the-earth campaign but also a way to help solve the light pollution problem. Doubtless, switching off the lights for an hour every month simply has a symbolic meaning but really does little in solving the light pollution, needless to say climate change. Despite the support from the government and part of the commercial sector, there are still countless buildings in the city, staying bright and shiny throughout the night. Global warming cannot be easily solved by simply implementing the ‘Earth Hour’ campaign. Although it is a very great step in linking the world together to fight this global crisis, it is not the ultimate solution to the problem.

To tackle climate change, we must make a group effort. Education at school is essential. We must keep supporting the yearly ‘Earth Hour’ campaign, and also green groups like Greenpower and the Friends of the Earth. Our Earth’s future is in our hands. Together, we can make this single gloomy and dark night bright and green.

S1 - S2 Summer English Enrichment Class C (2009 - 2010)

The following S1 students have been admitted to the summer English enrichment class C:

1E34 YIP MAN HIM
1B11 PANG LOK YIU
1D29 LEUNG MING SUM
1B35 TONG SHEK PUI
1E35 YU CHIN WAI
1E15 MAN CHIN WAI
1D27 LEE KWOK HON
1D12 LAM FONG YEE
1E26 KOU KAI LAM
1D30 PANG CHAK MING
1E37 CHU PUI YING
1E31 LEUNG KA HO

All students please remember to report to Rm 605 at 9:55am on 2/8, 3/8, 6/8, 9/8, 10/8 & 11/8.

S1 - S2 Summer English Enrichment Class B (2009 - 2010)

The following S1 students have been admitted to the summer English enrichment class B:

1B31 NG WAI LOK
1B25 FUNG TIN CHING
1E29 LAU WAI SHAN
1E21 CHENG EDMUND CHUN YIN
1E14 LO WING YAN
1B05 CHOY YAN KI
1E13 LO KEI TUNG
1E24 CHOW WING TAI
1B30 LUK CHUN HIN
1B14 TSANG LOK YIU
1D07 CHUNG WAI YEE
1E28 LAM YAN CHIT

All students please remember to report to Rm 603 at 9:55am on 2/8, 3/8, 6/8, 9/8, 10/8 & 11/8.

S1 - S2 Summer English Enrichment Class A (2009 - 2010)

The following S1 students have been admitted to the summer English enrichment class A:

1D20 WONG YIN MAN
1D19 TSOI KWAN WING
1B08 LO TSZ WAI
1B26 KUNG YIN HONG
1B04 CHOW KA HEI
1B24 FONG CHUN WAI JAN
1D35 YUEN CHUN WING
1B23 CHEUNG CHI CHUN
1E12 LI WAI LING
1B06 HUNG SUM YI
1D02 CHAN PUI MAN
1D34 WONG TSZ HIM
1B20 CHAN CHUN WANG

All students please remember to report to Rm 602 at 9:55am on 2/8, 3/8, 6/8, 9/8, 10/8 & 11/8.

S2 - S3 Summer English Enrichment Class (2009 - 2010)

The following S2 students have been admitted to the summer English enrichment class:

2C08 LAI HOI CHING
2C36 LEE SING CHAK
2B41 PUN KAI HAU
2B25 CHAN KING HO
2B36 LEUNG CHI KIU
2C15 NG KEI YAN
2D17 TANG SIN YEE
2B35 LAM TSZ YEUNG
2C06 CHOI NOK YIU YO YO
2C38 NG HOI YUNG
2D18 TSANG LOK LAM
2B06 LAM HOI YING
2D41 YAU TSZ FUNG
2D29 LAW CHI YIN
2D39 WONG MAN HO
2B05 HO MAN YING
2D37 TSUI MAN NGO

All students please remember to report to Rm 604 at 9:55am on 2/8, 3/8, 4/8, 6/8, 9/8 and 10/8.

S3 - S4 Summer English Enrichment Class (2009 - 2010)

The following S3 students have been admitted to the summer English enrichment class:

3B 17 CHAN HO YAN OWEN JONATHAN
3B 23 LAW SIU HEI VINCENT
3B 32 TO KA CHUNG
3C 08 CHOW KA YAN
3C 10 KO HOI LING
3C 37 TSANG SZE YU
3D 36 SUEN CHUN FUNG

All students please remember to report to Rm 602 at 1:55pm on 8/7, 9/7, 13/7, 14/7, 15/7, 16/7, 19/7 & 20/7.

My generation (Kennis Ho)

Now I am a teenager who is 15 years old. My generation is full of advanced electrical gadgets, fashion, pop star, etc. Teenagers like fashonable things and they would like to follow the trends. Also, teenagers love famous brands very much, they think the famous brands can make them more confident of themselves. The most important thing is teenagers always change their mobile phone, handbag, clothes, shoes, etc. Even though their mobile phone, handbag are still very new or have been bought for a short time. It wastes the things and money. I think teenagers do not know that they should treasure the things they have. Also, they should learn the method for spending money. That’s my generation!

My generation (Alfred Lai)

My generation is very young and energetic. The young people like to risk and do not fear dangers. For example they like to windsurf when there is a typhoon coming! They are easily enticed by some temptations. They will take drugs because of the words from their friends and their own curiosity. They become disobedient and want to get rid of the control from their parents. Their temper varies a lot.

However they start to think critically about some events and they have become more independent than before. They will try to consider about their future. They can get experience after several failures. This can help them to walk towards success. Although we are disobedient, we need advice and instruction from adults.

These are the characteristic of my generation.

Movie Review ((Movie: UP!) 3D Kwok Hoi Yin, Agnes

The movie “Up” is about an old man called Carl Frederickson. He was pursuing his dream even though he was already very old. When Mr. Frederickson and his wife, Ellie, were young, they dreamed about traveling to Paradise Falls located in a lost land in South America. Until his wife died, they still had not yet got a chance to visit there. Frederickson wanted to finish their dream.

Frederickson set off his journey all in a sudden. He tied ten of thousands of balloons with his house so that it could fly in the sky. He traveled with a wilderness explorer called Russell. They met a dog called Dug and a bird called Kevin on their journey. Finally, they managed to arrive
Paradise Falls after many difficulties.

I really like Mr. Frederickson because
he was a kind old man. He was so brave that he set off a journey which is totally an unknown.

In the movie, you can always see the quote “The stuff I am going to do in my life” on Ellie’s diary. I want to live happily every day. I know it is quite difficult, but I will try my best to be as happy as I could every moment.

I would recommend this movie to my friend because the movie is funny, exciting and meaningful. It encourages people to strive for their dreams.

Love Poems

1.
Loving you, loving me,
Love is a thing that you can’t see.

Love is a cup of hot, sweet tea;
Love is just a big deep sea.

Love is a song performed by a band,
Taking you to the wonderland.

Sing this song that’s all about love,
And be a free, flying dove.

Try to give your love to everyone;
They can feel what you have done.

Jacky Chan 2C


2.
Love is bright like the sun,
Which always shines in our heart.

Love is dangerous like a gun,
Which may hurt you and you will run.

Love is generous like my dad,
Who encourages us when we feel sad.

Love is ecstatic like fireworks,
Which leave quickly like a bird!

Love is a jar of honey,
Which is more valuable than money.

Love is important like time,
Which is a long amazing line.

John Ng 2C


3.
Love is by friends;
When I play with my friends,
We won’t have the end.

Love is by friends;
When we play on the playground,
We won’t have sadness around.

Love is by friends;
Although we stay together day by day,
We still play all day.

Love is by friends;
When we sleep on the grass,
Happy time would not pass.

Austin Lam 2C


4.
Love is a cup of water in desert;
Love is a prayer in sadness.

Love is uncontrolled like nuclear;
Love makes your mind unclear.

Love is the second that Jesus dies;
Love is our hope that flies up high.

Without love, babies will cry;
Without love, people will lie.

Love is not only yours or mine,
But of everyone who lives under the sky.

Lawrence Lee 2C


5.
Love is the most important thing,
Love is the song you just sing.
Everyone can be the king,
Although he doesn’t know how to sing.
Love is someone who gives you the ring
About a promise thing.

Kitty Chau 2C


6.
Love is very beautiful,
Love is so wonderful.
Love is created by some people,
Love is useful for couples.

Love is very unbelievable,
Love is so invisible.
Love can’t be destroyed by the army,
Love can be created by families.

Rico Lam 2C

Should students of SMKMCF Ma Ko Pan Memorial College keep a pet? (2B Chan Cheong Shing)

Should students of SMKMCF Ma Ko Pan Memorial College keep a pet? Personally, I believe it is good for students of Ma Ko Pan Memorial College to keep a pet.

First of all, keeping pets is a good way for students to learn about the animals’ living habits. Students will be in charge of many things to do with their pets like feeding them, grooming them or cleaning their cages. During the process, students can learn how to take care of their pets.

Secondly, students can release their stress after school by stroking their pets. Many doctors said that stroking pets, particularly cats, could help people reduce stress. They said the repetitive action of stroking a warm animal helped people relieve stress or tension, making them more relaxed and comfortable.

Thirdly, students can also learn to be more responsible and have better time management. For example, if you have a dog, you have to walk it and feed it every day. Students have to take care of their pets and do homework every day. As a result, students have to be responsible for their pets as well as manage their time well. Keeping a pet can thus train them to be more reliable.

Pets do need a lot of care and attention. Moreover, it takes a lot of money to feed a pet. However, students can learn lots of things when keeping a pet. Therefore, I think that students of SMKMCF Ma Ko Pan Memorial College should keep a pet.

A Strange Dark Tale (2A Ng Wai Kiu)

My name is Jack. I worked in a photographic studio. It sells photos and helps people to take photos like passport photos. I was just a boy who worked there. But, I was killed there yesterday.

Let me tell you my story. Yesterday, I did what I had to do as usual. I got the camera ready and went to the dark room to take the films. But, what happened afterwards was very strange.

After I went into the dark room, where the photos were, the dark room door was suddenly closed. I quickly opened it. I saw the studio owner, Mr. Lee. “Sorry! I don’t know you are here,” he said. But I sensed something bad would happen to me.

At night, Mr. Lee was gone. I was alone in the studio. When I wanted to leave, a little girl came in. “Hi! Can you take a photo for me?” she said. I was frightened, but I still took a photo for her. “Please sit and smile,” I said. But the girl didn’t listen to me. She ran into the dark room quickly. Meanwhile, my body was suddenly out of control. I went into the dark room too! “Bang!” The door was closed. The girl laughed at me. I was frightened. I tried to run, but I could not move. I just listened to her. Holding a camera, she said, “One, two, three. Smile!” and I was dead.

Can you see the girl standing behind you now?

Story Rewriting: King Midas’ Touch (Greek Myth) （3A Wong Cheuk-lai, Chapmann）

Long ago there lived in the country of Lydia a king who had everything a king could want. His name was Midas; however he was not happy. He longed to be even richer.

One day, while walking in his garden, he saw an elderly man asleep in his famous rose garden. Taking pity on the old fellow, King Midas let him go without punishment. When the god Bacchus, who was a great friend of the old man, heard about that, he asked what Midas wanted as a reward.

‘I will grant you any wish you make,’ said the god to the King…

(Rewriting part)
King Midas was excited to hear that.

‘Although I’ve everything I want, I’m not happy. I will be the happiest man if I become the richest man in the world.’ King Midas thought. So he told God Bacchus, ‘Would you grant me the wish to become the richest man in the world?’

Then God Bacchus replied after a moment of hesitation, wondering why such a rich king would still ask for more. ‘Well… let me see… no problem! I now give you a special magic to turn everything you touch into gold. Then, you’ll become very rich in just a touch!’

After that, King Midas walked into his rose garden. He tried to smell the scent of those beautiful roses. However, the roses all turned into gold once the king touched them. The king was totally astonished by his magic touch.

Then, the king entered his bedroom. He tried to touch everything in his bedroom. He was extremely thrilled to see that all furniture, decorations and his clothes turned into gold in just a second.

‘I will become the richest man in the world for sure! Bravo!’ the king exclaimed.

At that moment, Princess Lily greeted his father. The king was too ecstatic to tell her daughter about his magic power. All in a sudden, Princess Lily turned into a golden statue as he was hugging her lovely daughter.

The king was shocked and grievous. He didn’t know what to do. Things went even worse when the king’s servants were too scared and all fled from the king. The king was left alone in the palace. He was so hungry too because what he tried to eat or drink turned into gold when he touched them.

Two days later, the kings’ relatives, who were not welcomed by the king before, and three friends of the king, who had received financial help from the King many years ago, came to help him. They even fed him with food. The king was greatly moved by their kindness. He now understood the key to happiness is something more than money.

He begged God Bacchus to take back his golden touch power. Everything back to normal, God Bacchus also saved her daughter at last.

Wealth can never bring us happiness, but genuine friendship and true love do.

2D Class Presentation (Earthquake and Tsunami)

Characters: Reporters, Judy, Wendy, Mr Li, Mrs Li, Sally, Sandy, and Doctor

Scene 1


Reporter 1: This is Ma Ko Pan news. I am Thomas. Let’s get started. There were earthquake and tsunami in Japan yesterday. It was an earthquake of about 8.8 magnitudes. The Tsunami named “monster” was getting stronger after the earthquake. It is still along the way to South of Pacific Ocean……



Scene 2:

Reporter 2: There was a huge earthquake from the coast of Indonesia and it created a tsunami. Mr Li was having the holiday with his wife on the Thai island resort and they were talking about the Tsunami……

Scene 3

Reporter 3: This is another piece of news. A tsunami was sweeping across the Indian Ocean and was expected to reach the country. The tsunami actually caused heavy damage in many parts of the country like destroying villages and killing people……

ATTENTION PLEASE!!!

Details about The Junior Form Singing Contest Audition
Date: 9/3/2010
Venue: Hall
Time: 1:05p.m. - 2:05p.m.

Here are the participants of the English Singing Contest, all participants please ready at the hall on time. And for the non-participants, limited seats are available and you can be our audience!

My School Hero— Mr. Chu (4DE Fung Wai Yan)

My school hero is Mr. Chu. He is not tall and his skin is not dark. His look is not fashionable because he has a pair of black glasses and always wears shirts. He is very strict and therefore he gives me a stressful feeling though he always smiles. His job is to be a good teacher and train us to have a good manner and a positive attitude.

Well, although I feel terrible in front of him, I think he is a hero. Why do I say that? I think he is responsible, honest, and brave. He is a Maths teacher and he taught me in Form 3. I was so happy having his lessons. It is easy for me to understand how to do the Maths questions in his lesson. He is so brave facing the naughty students, helping them know their wrongs, and respecting their teachers.

He is really special. How can he solve the problems among students bravely and correctly? Well, isn’t it amazing?

I hope I can see him in school everyday, and see him smiling.

3C class presentation: Bad Romance

Have you ever heard of the song “Bad Romance” by Lady Gaga? Many people may have heard that song before, but do you think everyone can understand the lyrics? Sometimes it’s important to stop and think about what the lyrics really mean.

Today’s we would like everyone to think about what a “bad romance” really is.
Watch, learn and enjoy yourselves!

Food for thought? We hope so. But what can Beryl do? Should she:

A. Stay with Jack and try to change his behaviour.
B. Find a new love.
C. Avoid relationships with boys until she’s older and feels more confident.
D. Help herself by doing things that make her feel happy.

Beryl would really appreciate your advice – if you’d like to help her please write a short note to her and put it in the red box in Mr. Allan’s pigeon hole.
Dear Beryl

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From,
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Animal Conservation (4C Sabrina Hu)

Threats making animals endangered
We all know global warming affects humans. Do you know it also causes animals to be endangered. It damages their natural habitats. For example, as the icebergs in the North Pole are melting, Polar bears are losing their habitats. Besides, human activities like logging and deforestation are other factors destroying wild animals’ food and habitats, hence making these animals endangered.

Why we should protect endangered animals
There is only a small number of endangered animals left in the world. If we do not protect them, they will disappear very soon. This will break the food chain, affecting all other animals in the world. In the end, humans will suffer. Because of a lack of food, animals will intrude the places where humans live to look for food. The animals may even attack humans for food.

How to encourage young people to protect endangered animals
We should make young people understand why we should protect endangered animals. We can also encourage young people not to play computer games or use buy new electronic devices so often so that the problem of pollution, hence global warming, will be eased. They should try to put themselves in wild animals’ shoes. If they were wild animals and their homes were destroyed by humans, how would they feel?

Action we can take now
After knowing the importance of protecting endangered animals, why don’t you send messages to your friends and family to encourage them to take action to protect wild animals together?

Leaflet for Animals Conservation Week (4D Chiu Pui Fan)

Please conserve the endangered animals!

Threats making animals endangered
People want to satisfy their desire. Animals are therefore hunt and killed for money, meat production and human consumption. Take the dogs in China as an example. Dogs are raised for hot-pot. Also, the Moon bears are kept in small cages only because people want to get the bear bile for medicine.

Why we should protect endangered animals
People satisfy their wants by all means. It is unfair! Like the Moon bears in China, they are maltreated. People cut their paws and keep them into small cages. They even obtain the bear bile from the Moon bears when they are alive. The animals can feel the same pain as we do. If we don’t protect endangered animals, they will be extinct in the future.

How to encourage young people to protect endangered animals
The government needs to punish those who hurt or kill the animals.
In addition, education is always the solution to the problem. Schools can take action. Teachers can teach the students not to hurt the animals in lessons. School activities can be held in order to let students know the importance of protecting endangered animals.

Other things you think important
People should take action now! We shouldn’t hurt or kill the animals. Stop wearing fur taken from animals.

An Accuse (4A Hon Lap Fu, 4A Nga Kei Chan, 4A Hiu Tung Cheung)

Scene 3
Narrator: In the last scene, Jonathan and his sister Denise found Micky Cheung copied Jon’s design; so, Jonathan starts to find out the evidence to prove Mickey Cheung did it.
(At his Classroom)
Jonathan: Oh, my goodness!
Yvonne: What’s up, Jonathan? You look so frustrated.
Jonathan: Yup! Somebody copied my design for the fashion design competition.
Yvonne: Really? I’m so sorry but how can I help you?
Jonathan: Umm…Did you see anyone used my laptop when I left it here?
Yvonne: Let me think… umm… No! (Doubtfully) nobody used your laptop before.
Ashley: I did see somebody used your laptop. (Fade In)
Jonathan: Who was that?
Ashley: That was you! Oh, that’s joking but I did hear somebody sued you for copying his design.
Yvonne: Who is the guy?
Ashley: Michael told me he was Mickey Cheung.
Jonathan: What? I must tell the teacher the truth. (Crossed)
Narrator: Without a doubt, Jonathan is really angry and he tries to tell the truth to the teacher. However, he has no evidence to prove himself and finally, both of them were disqualified. Now, he meets his friend in the McDonald restaurant.
(In McDonald restaurant)
Michael: Hi, Jonathan, are you all right? I heard someone sued you for copying. What’s happening?
Jonathan: In fact, he stole my idea for the fashion design competition. Then, he told the teacher he was the victim. (Angry)
Michael: How poor you are, Jonathan! But have you found out the evidence to prove that yet?
Jonathan: No, I haven’t. That’s why I’m so frustrated now.
Andrew: Hi, Jonathan, where’ve you been? I couldn’t find you when I got here.
Jonathan: Oh, I’m sorry because I could only find the seat at the corner.
Andrew: That is all right, by the way, we’re gonna be the neighbour because my parents bought the flat next to yours last month.
Jonathan: Oh, yeah. (Absent-minded)
Andrew: Jonathan, you look so frustrated, are you worrying about Denise?
Michael: What’s up with Denise, Andrew?
Andrew: Don’t you know that, Denise meets a boyfriend and she brought him to her home last Sunday. I even saw the boy used you laptop when Denise went to grab a drink. How dare she is, she’s just 13 right? Why weren’t you there?
Jonathan: Hang on, you mean the boy used my laptop when I wasn’t at home, right?
Andrew: Yup. I also took the photo.
Jonathan: How dare he is (Talk to himself), I must ask Denise when I get home.
Michael: Wow! It’s so late now; I’ve got to go home now.
Jonathan: Then, let’s go.
Narrator: When Jonathan gets home, he finds Denise is crying. Jonathan was angry before but when he sees that, he is quite puzzled.
Jonathan: What’s up, Denise?
Denise: Noth…nothing (sob) else. Get lost, Jon! (heart-broken)
Jonathan: I know you’ve met a boyfriend, Denise, just tell me what’s happening.
Denise: He’s a bad guy, a really bad guy, Jon. I’m so sad now.
Jonathan: Okay, tell me who the guy is, my beautiful Denise.
Denise: It’s Mickey, the guy who stole your design. He told me we met each other because he wanna steal you work. (Cry)
Jonathan: How can he treat you as a tool but why couldn’t you recognise him when we found he copied my work?
Denise: He told me he called Chri… (Sob) Chris when we met, I found out he was Micky when we broke up.
Jonathan: Okay, don’t be so sad now, my gorgeous Denise, I’ll find him tomorrow but anyway, you shouldn’t be dating with the boys anymore because you’re still young and you should work hard on your study.
Denise: Ye… (Sob) Yes.
Narrator: On the next day, Jonathan goes to 4B classroom and finds Mickey.
(Bells ring)
Jonathan: Excuse me? Is Mickey Cheung here?
Student A: Mickey Cheung? Hang on. (Shouted) Mickey, somebody wanna find you.
Mickey: I’m coming. (Fade In) What’s up, little boy.
Jonathan: Don’t tell lies, please, Mickey Cheung. I know what you’ve done.
Mickey: What have I done? Who are you?
Jonathan: I’m Jonathan from 4A, I know you copied my work before, please, just tell the teacher the truth.
Mickey: Hey, how can you say that? We all know the truth is you copied my work.
Jonathan: THAT’S ENOUGH! (Shouted) I’ve got TWO witnesses to prove you copied my work at my home.
Mickey: How… how can you know? (Scared)
Jonathan: Don’t you remember what you’ve told Denise before? Christopher Mickey Cheung.
Mickey: You…you’re Denise brother?
Jonathan: Of course.
Mickey: Let’s make a deal, shall we. I’ll tell the teacher that I’ve just made a mistake as the resolution, then, I’ll quit but you’ve got to give me your $5000 prize once you win the competition because I need the prize a lot to buy the trainers which’s the limited edition. How do you think?
Jonathan: Get lost! I will never accept all your bloody offers. I’ll tell the teacher what you’ve done before!
Mickey: Fine, I know what I should do. Hey, fellow, let’s go to the discipline room.
Narrator: What will Mickey Cheung do in the discipline room? Let’s go on and listen.
(In discipline room)
(Knock the door)
Mrs. Thatcher: Come in. Hello, what can I help you?
Mickey: (Sob) Mrs… Mrs Thatcher, Jonathan threatened me!
Jonathan: No! I haven’t, don’t trust him, Mrs. Thatcher.
Mrs. Thatcher: All right, stop. Please don’t shout here. Mickey, tell me what’s going on here.
Mickey: Yes, Mrs Thatcher. Jonathan threatened me as I sued him for copying my work.
Mrs. Thatcher: How did he threaten you?
Mickey: He said if I told the truth, he’d teach me a lesson.
Mrs. Thatcher: Is that true, Jonathan?
Jonathan: Of course not, Mrs Thatcher. In fact, he copied MY work and he is telling lie.
Mickey: Stop, you little silly sausage, how can you frame me up like this!
Mrs. Thatcher: Quiet! By the way, I’m just gonna investigate this case. Then, Mickey, please tell me how Jonathan stole your design?
Mickey: Yes, Mrs. Thatcher. Last Monday, I lost my laptop at school and I kept finding it for whole day! Finally, I found my laptop in Jonathan’s drawer after the ninth lesson and I also realised all of my design were lost! Three days later, I found my design was posted on the site but with the name Jonathan! That’s why I believe he is the thief and he stole my design.
Jonathan: No, Mrs. Thatcher, the case is more complicating indeed!
Mrs. Thatcher: Then, please tell me you version.
Jonathan: Yep, My sister, Denise invited her ex-boyfriend who is Mickey to home last Sunday and he copied my design when my sister grabbed the drink in the kitchen and here are the evidences. Besides, I also get two witnesses here, they’re Denise and Andrew.
Mrs. Thatcher: Oh! I see. Umm… Mickey, do you know everyone have to report to the class teacher if they want bring their laptop back to school and I can only find Jonathan’s application in this record, where’s yours?
Mickey: Umm… I… I just forgot to apply.
Mrs. Thatcher: but why didn’t you tell the teacher when you lost your computer?
Mickey: Umm…
Mrs. Thatcher: The answer is so obvious now because you’re telling lies, right. Don’t think we’re foolish and you can fool us with those terrible lies. Okay, you’ll receive the black mark as punishment. Besides, you have to apologise to Jonathan.
Narrator: This is the punishment for Mickey, perhaps you may think it’s not enough for him but in fact, he is the head prefect of the school. Well, well, well.
Aki the audience: Then, how about Jonathan?
Narrator: Well, Jonathan’s cannot get the prize in the fashion design competition because the judges think his punk fashion is too aggressive to them. It’s disappointing, isn’t it?

-The End-

Character list
Jonathan-Aki, Michael, Andrew
Denise, Yvonne, Narrator-Aki
Mickey, Ashley, Mrs. Thatcher

Author:
 Hon Lap Fu 4A28
 Nga Kei Chan 4A01
 Hiu Tung Cheung 4A04

Character: Jay Chou [J] ,Yang Guifei [Y], Fans [F], Emperor Xuanzong of Tang [T], Narrator [N], Jay’s manager [M] (4B Candy Ng, Daisy Ng, Yobi Kwan)

Scene1:[ Jay Chou and Yang Guifei and other fans gather in the crowded mall]
N : That day , the famous pop star , Jay Chou , is having a function in a big shopping mall which is in Hong Kong .
F : Jay![screaming]Welcome to Hong Kong ! We all love you!
J : Hi, my fans in Hong Kong . Long time no see, are you guys all right?
F: Yes![screaming]
J : Let me sing a song to all of you guys first!
………………
J: That’s the end. Let’s watch another show now. Hope you guys will enjoy them.
F: Wow![scream]
N: Jay goes back to the backstage.
J: Manager, I want to go to the toilet , can I?
M: Um[Checking]…you still have 10 minutes left . I think you can go if you’re fast.
J: Oh, thank you. I will be fast. [wearing eyeglasses and a hat]

N: Outside the male’s toilet. Jay walks fast to the door.
J: I have to be fast……[astonished, the hat falls down] who…who’re you…? Why you come out of a male’s toilet?
Y: Oh , I’m sorry…[looking at Jay , bashful]He’s very handsome!..[muttering]
J: [look at Yeung’s pretty face , surprised]No one is more beautiful than this girl!...... [muttering]
Y: Um……what’s your name?
J: [surprised again] You really don’t know who I’m?
Y: Hey, come on. How can I know who you are?
J: Um……I’m Jay Chou , and you?
Y: I’m Yang Guifei. Nice to meet you, Jay.
J: What? [amazed] You are Yang Guifei…?
Y: It’s a lengthy speech......Let us have a tea and talk about it.
J: That’s great! But let me go to the toilet first……

Scene2:[ Emperor Xuanzong of Tang finds that Yang Guifei is missing]
T: Oh, I have not visited my dear Yang Guifei for a long time ! I miss her! Let me go and see her!
[Sound of walking]
[knocking the door]
T:[ecstatic]Hei , my dear Guifei! I come here to see you! Come on! Don’t you miss me?
N: After a second, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang still doesn’t hear any reply.
T:[Enraged]Where are you! Why don’t you come and welcome me?
[walking closer and get into Yang Guifei’s room]
N : After Emperor Xuanzong of Tang goes into Yang Guifei’s room , he just can’t find anybody!
T:[shocked]Where … where did my Guifei go? Oh no!
N : At that time, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang looks at the door near Yang Guifei ‘s bed.
T :What’s behind that door?
N: Emperor Xuanzong of Tang opens it. He can just see some light coming out from the door, and then…
T: Ar……..
T:[frightened] where am I now?
N: Emperor Xuanzong of Tang has gone to a place he has never been.
T:[suspicious] Oh, Is that my dear Guifei? And she is with a man… a very handsome man?

Scene 3
(In the shopping centre)
Yeung: (anxious) Are you hungry?
Chow: (curious) I am hungry, aren’t you?
Yeung: I am hungry too. I want to eat Kuifei chicken. Where’s the restaurant for buying the Kuifei chicken? Do you know?
Chow: I don’t know. Let’s find it together. Okay?
Yeung: Okay! Let’s go!
(Walking)
Yeung, Chow: Woo… We find it.

Yeung: (happy) Just get a seat quickly. I am so hungry.
Chow: (frightened) Don’t run. Be careful. I can’t follow you.
(They order the Kuifei chicken)
Yeung: So delicious.
Yeung: (innocent)(whispering) But I think the Kuifei chicken I cook is more delicious.

(They go out from the restaurant and stop in front of the restaurant)
Yeung: (blissful) Where are we going?
Chow: Clothes shop? Jewellery shop? Or the toy shop?
Yeung: I want to go to the toy shop. Do you know what the most popular toy is nowadays?
Chow: I don’t know. Let’s go to the toy shop.

(They walk to the toy shop quickly)
Yeung: (curious) This one is so lovely!
Chow: You love it? I buy it for you. Whatever you want, I will give it to you.
Yeung: (bashful) Oh… You are the best man in the world.
Chow: (blissful) I love you.
Yeung: I love you too.
Chow: I want to marry you. Don’t leave me forever. Can you stay here with me?
Yeung: I want to marry you too. I won’t leave you and stay here with you forever.
(They embrace each other warmly)

Scene4
Narrator: Yeung Kui Fei and Jay Chou are followed by Tong Tai Chung. Tong Tai Chung wants to catch them.
T: (anxiously) Stop! Stop! Stop! Don’t run! (He’s pointing at soldiers!) Be quick! Be quick! Catch them quickly!! (Soldiers run…)
Y: (Jay is holding Y’s hand light) He has discovered us. We must go to a place where he doesn’t know! Um.... I know that ! (Delighted) The other place. We can go back to the past.
J: (doubtfully) HA?
(They go to a female’s toile)
Y: We can go back to the past in the third toilet.
(Flushing sound)



Scene 5
Narrator: At last, Jay Chou and Yeung Kui Fei use the third toilet to travel back into the past.

J :( Amazed) It is fantastic! Baby, where should we go?
Y :( Considerate) Um....Let us go shopping!
J :( Doubtfully) Ha?! But in the past I just know that there were markets.
Y :Yes! We only have markets, the Stanley Market. I take you there! (Excited)
J :Stanley Market!?

(Yeung kui Fei leads Jay Chou to Stanley Market)
Y :I want to buy some new clothes for you!(sweetly)
J :But we do not have much money.(worried)
Y :We don't need much money because Stanley Market's goods are very cheap. You can buy different kinds of goods there.
J: Honey, I wanna buy some accessories for you.
Y:( Pleasant) Thank you, sweetheart!

J: Look! There are many accessories. (Jay Chou helps Yeung Kui Fei put on some accessories on her hands, neck and head...)
Woo...Pretty girl! I love you!
Narrator: They live together forever!...

The End

“Hundreds of British children are being trafficked” (4A Fu Hon-lap, Michael)

I was shocked when I glimpsed the above headline. The UK is one of the most developed as well as civilized societies in the world, I wonder why such illegal activity, especially internal trafficking, can still be found in this country After reading the news article, I found a shocking reason behind this crime.

Actually, the reason why British children are being trafficked is because of their ignorance. In most cases, the victims were befriended by the culprits who pretended to be helpful and generous. Their tricks included making advances to the victims and forcing the girls to ‘payback’ by having sex with him and his friends. Needless to say, money is always involved in such deal.

It is terrible, isn’t it?

However, the majority of victims dared not tell the others as they felt ashamed of themselves. It becomes a vicious cycle since no one is accused and no consequence is involved when everyone zips their lips.

Indeed, the incident is familiar to me as I believe some of the teenage girls in Hong Kong must have encountered this problem as well. Meeting boyfriend is something as casual as having lunch with friends in many teenage girls’ eyes. They obey what their boyfriends request them to do for it is what they think the only way to express love, but actually they are wrong as they put their own safety at risk.

In fact, I have been concerning about this issue for years as I always hear some of my friends say quite a number of girls in our school are going out with boys casually. Dating is really romantic, but true love should only be built on trust, respect and protection.

Should the Zoological Garden be closed? (6B Edmund Wong)

Zoos are well known for keeping animals for us to visit. However, many people believe that zoos are cruel and inhumane and thus they must all be closed down. Recently, an animal rights group in Hong Kong has argued for the closure of our local zoo – Zoological Garden in Central. In the following paragraphs, I am going to discuss why it is liable to be closed down, and why not.

Animals, like human beings, are independent to each other, with respect to their lives, rights and freedom to move, breathe and eat. Animals kept in zoos are individually closed in cages or restricted area. Also most of them cannot eat anything until the zookeepers feed them. Their freedom of movement has been deprived by the zoos. They cannot live in a natural way. To some extent, this is not healthy to them. For example, in order to keep wings healthy and strong, birds must fly in a long distance every day. In the zoos, however, their flying distance is limited by the nets. Eventually, their wings may become weakened. Some decades later, their next generation may be born with weaker wings, and finally unable to fly like their “ancestors”. This is a potential threat to those animals kept in the zoos. Moreover, some zoos in the world treat animals in cruel and inhumane way. The Manila Zoo is an example: the zoo is small, but it keeps wild animals such as lions and tigers, which need hundreds of kilometers of roaming areas. As a result, they are forced to live in an overcrowded area like prisoners, with boredom and loneliness. Some studies found that such a bad, stressful condition could lead animals to self-mutilation and abnormal self-destructive behavior. So, it is not desirable for animals to be kept in zoos with poor and inhumane management.

However, how is the actual situation of the Zoological Garden? Is it worthwhile to be closed? Probably not.

Nowadays, illegal inhumane animal hunters, located everywhere in the world, target on different kinds of animals like rhinos, bears and elephants, in order to get certain parts and organs from them for medical purposes and handicraft decorations. Zoos act as a shelter to protect animals from being killed and hurt. In addition to animal conservation, zoos can also help to breed the animals, making them continue to inherit and develop. In this aspect, the Zoological Garden has done very well. Decades ago, it has successfully conserved the local unique species, Hong Kong Newt, which was originally found in Chap Lap Kok, where the airport is located now. Without the Zoological Garden, those unique species might become extinct during the construction of airport. Also, the Garden only keeps small mammals, birds and reptiles in artificial habitats tailor made for them. So the animals can live in the Garden in a healthy and humane way. The problem of Manila Zoo does not exist in Hong Kong.

On the other hand, the mission and value of the Zoological Garden is to foster people’s understanding of animals, and educate them to respect and appreciate the independence of nature. Only education and demonstration in zoos can eradicate the misunderstanding of animals by people, and remind people to respect all living things in the world. Otherwise, the problems of animal abuse and illegal hunting would continue to exist, or even become more serious.

I really appreciate the Zoological Garden’s effort and contribution to animal conservation and education of animal rights. I think the Garden should not be closed down, as it plays an important role in animal breeding and protection from illegal hunters and animal abusers. Also, it is good for people to learn about the independence of nature by visiting the lovely, energetic mammals, birds and reptiles. Thus, they would be aware of what animal rights are and start to respect animals. It would be a pity if the Garden is closed down.

5C Class Presentation (YOU HAVE 2 YEARS LEFT!)

Introduction:

According to Maya’s prophecy, we are living under the fifth cycle of the sun. As the prophecy says, the sun explodes and disappears then reborn after lasting for a certain period, which is called ‘a cycle of the sun’. When a cycle is over, the sun explodes and disappear then reborn. The sun which is shining above our heads now has experienced 5 cycles, however, it’s also believed that the sun will not reborn after exploding and disappearing for five times. In other words, the day the fifth cycle of the sun ends ,which is predicted to happen on 21st December 2012, the earth is going to stop spinning and the crust is going to shift. This is going to be the end of our planet and scientists hasn’t yet figured out a way to deal with the issue.

Are there any clues about the end of the world from the Bible?
What did Jesus say?
What have we learnt from the experience of Noah?
What should we do if we really have 2 years left?