Introduction

With the objective to promote English reading, cultivate reading habits and enhance language proficiency of Hong Kong students, Hong Kong Educational Publishing Company Ltd., The Commercial Press (HK) Ltd. and United Prime Educational Publishing (HK) Ltd., jointly host The 35th Annual Book Report Competition for Secondary School Students.


Competition Division

Extensive English Reading Section

  • Junior Division: F.1 – F.3
  • Senior Division: F.4 – F.6

Format of Entries

  • Please write down student’s name, class and class number in the entry.
  • Please list the book title, author, and publisher in the entry.
  • The word limits for the Junior Division is between 600 and 800 words, and the Senior Division is between 800 and 1,200 words, including punctuation.
  • Handwritten or typewritten entries on standard A4 size paper are acceptable, paper with school letterhead or badge is not allowed.
  • Entries should be legible and tidy. The number of pages and the total number of words must be specified.

Application & Submission

  • Fill in the online application form:
    Online submission
  • Download and fill in the “participant’s information form”(Excel) Then name the excel document to the corresponding school name and submit the form through online or email to [email protected]
  • Interested schools need to submit the entries on or before 25 March 2024 by using either one method below.
    • By mail or in person (Address: 9/F, Eastern Central Plaza, 3 Yiu Hing Road, Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong). Please have the “The 35th Annual Book Report Competition for Secondary School Students” as the subject on the envelope.
    • Upload the entries through online application form
    • Email the entries to [email protected]

Regulations

  • All entries must be recommended and submitted by schools. Individual submission by students is not allowed.
  • There is no limit in the number of participants in each school. Teachers must choose the best 10 entries in each division for submission.
  • Each participant shall submit one entry only.
  • Participants may choose any books for the Extensive English Reading Section.

Awards

There will be a champion, a 1st runner-up, a 2nd runner-up and 8 merits in each section.

Champion

HK$1500 book coupon
, certificate and prizes

1st Runner-up

HK$1000 book coupon
, certificate and prizes

2nd Runner-up

HK$700 book coupon
, certificate and prizes

Merit

HK$300 book coupon
, certificate and prizes

All participants will receive an e-certificate of participation.

The 5 most active schools will be awarded a trophy.

Final Judges（Listed in no particular order）

Dr SUNG Chit Cheung Matthew

Assistant Professor, Department of English, City University of Hong Kong

Mr Jet Crawford

Adjunct Lecturer, HKU SPACE

Mr Tommy Lui

Adjunct Lecturer, HKU SPACE

Mr. John Millen

Author of Athens Anthology and previous writer of Young Post

Mr Kam Lai Yin, Samuel

Principal, Affiliated School of JNU for HK & Macau Students

Judging Criteria

The competition is divided into three stages:

  • Teacher choose the best 10 entries in each division
  • Preliminary review by the judges
  • Final review by the judges

The grading criteria will be evaluating based on the content, book relevance, article structure and the written fluency.

Adjudication Guidelines for Written Section

Content（40%）
Identification of competency
Clear reflection on the student's thoughts of the the book

Expression and Presentation（40%）
Clarity of Expression
Originality and Creativity
Grammar and Spelling

Format（20%）
Quality of conclusion
Length of Word

Terms and conditions

  • Each participant shall submit one entry only. Otherwise, the participant would be disqualified.
  • The organizers have the rights to disqualify any entries that do not meet the above regulations or format.
  • All entry must be from original work by the entrant and does not infringe upon the rights (including intellectual property rights, rights of privacy or confidentiality) of any other parties. Entrants are responsible for all legal liabilities. Shall their entries violate any laws, the organizers will not be held legally responsible.
  • Entries should not contain any content that is obscene, violent, pornographic defamatory, indecent, disparaging, controversial or inappropriate.
  • The personal information provided on the application form will be keep confidential and for internal use only.
  • All information collected in this competition will only be used for the purpose of joining this competition and related matter. The organizers may retain some personal information (E.g. name, phone number, email address) for related promotion.
  • If you do not want to receive any promotional messages from us, please email your request to [email protected] or contact the customer service at 2887 8018.
  • Hong Kong Educational Publishing Company Ltd. reserves the right to amend the rules and regulations of the competition. Should there be any disputes, Hong Kong Educational Publishing Company Ltd. reserves the right to make the final decision.