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20 November, 2012
Getting To Know China Better -
The 2nd Annual Sun Wah Cup
Hong Kong Student China’s National
Knowledge Contest
The 2nd Annual Sun Wah Cup Hong Kong Student China’s National Knowledge Contest was launched on November 20 in the multi-function room at Wen Wei Po headquarters to encourage local students to develop a deeper understanding of Chinese culture. Mr. Kit Szeto, Director & CEO of Dim Sum TV, one of the supporting organization representatives, attended the event.
Mr. Li Ji Yi, Deputy Director-General, Department of Youth Affairs, Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR, and Mr. Kit Szeto, Director & CEO of Dim Sum TV, having a discussion in the VIP Room before the launch ceremony.
Mr. Ouyang Xiaoqing, General Manager of Wen Wei Po, and Dr. Jonathan Choi, Member of the National Committee of the CPPCC and Chairman of the Sun Wah Group, both spoke at the launch ceremony to wish the organizers a successful competition and to express their gratitude for the supporting organizations.
Both Mr. Ouyang and Dr. Choi said that the 1st Hong Kong Student China’s National Knowledge Contest held last year had received much positive feedback from society. It was their hope that this year’s event would continue to draw students’ active participation. They said 2012 has been an eventful year for China. The 18th National People’s Congress officially marked the transition to a new leadership that would steer the country forward. The successful docking of the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft with the Tiangong space lab was the talk of the international community. Closer to home, Hong Kong celebrated the 15th anniversary of its reunification with the motherland and looked forward to ever-closer cross-border ties.
The guests officiating at the launch ceremony. From left to right: Mr. Ouyang Xiaoqing, General Manager of Wen Wei Po; Mrs. Janice Choi, Adviser & Legal Director of Sun Wah Group; Mr. Li Ji Yi, Deputy Director-General, Department of Youth Affairs, Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR; Dr. Jonathan Choi, Member of the National Committee of the CPPCC and Chairman of the Sun Wah Group; Mr. Fung Ying Bing, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Wen Wei Po; Mr. Li Lu, Deputy Director of the Science and Technology Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR; Mr. Yuen Mo, Deputy to the National People’s Congress and Managing Director of China Merchants Holdings (Hong Kong).
Speaking in an interview after the ceremony, Dr. Jonathan Choi said that Hong Kong should in the future not only be Asia’s financial center, but also make use of its diversity as well as its blend of Eastern and Western cultures to provide Chinese culture with a portal to the rest of the world. The “stepping-out” of Chinese culture should be undertaken in appropriate ways to ensure wide acceptance abroad. Hong Kong students are very intelligent, he believes, and that the contest should first give them a thorough grounding in Chinese culture, which will in turn foster in them a distinct cultural identity and create a strong sense of cultural mission.
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