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Everyone has a name, but does everyone really know their name’s meaning? If you ask me, I’ll tell you ‘Yes’ firmlyNeedless to say, ‘Wong’ is my surname so it may not have any meaning. But ‘Wong’ in Chinese is yellow and it’s a sharp colour. Therefore ‘Wong’ me&.........Read More

When I woke up that morning, I knew something was going to happen. I became an eighteen year old girl. I was taller, heavier and my hair was longer. It was unbelievable. I rushed to the dining room to look for my family. They were having breakfast as usual. Oh! They also became older. My goodness! W.........Read More

My name is Tang Pak Hin. I know the meaning of my name. It is very special and funny. In Chinese, the simple meaning of ‘Pak’ is ‘uncle’. So my friends and classmates always call me ‘uncle’. It is very funny. But the meaning of ‘Pak’ is the most import.........Read More

Yes, silence can be golden. I learn its importance especially after reading ‘Loudmouth Louis’.Silence can help us to listen. When the teacher is speaking in the lesson, we can learn more if we can keep silent. When somebody tells us something, we can know what’s going on if we keep silent. When.........Read More

I think silence is golden. Why do I think so? There are some points.If you don’t keep silent, you will make your teachers and classmates unhappy. You will make them unable to concentrate in lessons.Your friends may also hate you if you don’t keep silent and become too noisy, just like a loudmo.........Read More

When I woke up that morning, I knew something was going to happen. I saw some blood dripping down the edge of my bed and two jailers were in my cell.“What’s happened, Sir?” I asked but they said nothing.They wanted to carry something from May’s bed. May’s bed was over mine. Then they carri.........Read More

When I woke up that morning, I knew something was going to happen. I saw some blood dripping down the edge of my bed and two jailers were in my cell.“What’s happened, Sir?” I asked but they said nothing.They wanted to carry something from May’s bed. May’s bed was over mine. Then they carri.........Read More

When I woke up that morning, I knew something was going to happen. Suddenly I heard some loud bangs. (Every time I heard a loud bang, I had bad luck the whole day, like being punished by my parents.) That was my maid – she was so annoying.“Wake up now! Wake up now! It’s already half past.........

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My name is Lam Ching Chuen. What does my name mean? Let me tell you what it means.When I was young, I thought my name was easy to read. When I became a student, I thought my name was easy to write. Some of my primary school teachers said my name was wonderful. That made me want to know what my name .........Read More

When I woke up that morning, I knew something was going to happen. The sky was very dark but it was already 7:00. The sun had run away“Mum and Dad, help! Help! Help!” I screamed loudQly.But they didn’t answer. They were still sleeping. I was very afraid. They couldn’t help me and I didn&.........

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My name is Samuel Lai Tsz Chun. This name is given to me by my father. My father said he used weeks to think of this name. He said this is a meaningful name.‘Tsz’ means that I am the son of the Lai family. ‘Chun’ means I am handsome and smart. It also means an excellent perso.........Read More

My name is William Fung, Wai Lun. I think everybody has asked themselves, ‘What does my name mean?’Let me explain the meaning of the words respectively. ‘William’ is the name recommended by one of my brilliant uncles. ‘William’ sounds like ‘Wai Lun’. Somebody calls.........Read More

I slept very well on my first night and woke very early in the morning. It was my first visit to HongKong! I put on my checked T-shirt, blue jeans and a jacket. I was ready for the trip todayI had a lot of things to do today. I had to go shopping, eat special food, go sightseeing, go to famous plac.........Read More

Last week, I set a world record. The record was being the fastest reader among twelve year old teenagers in the world. I read one thousand and five hundred words in one minute. I was the winner among one hundred contestants. It was my Guinness world record.It is not easy to set this record. I had a .........Read More

When I took the photo album from the cupboard this morning, I saw the photo of one of my primary school teachers. It made me remember the Teacher’s Day…Last year, there was a Teacher’s Day. In the morning, when I arrived at school, I saw my class teacher Miss Lau. I greeted her with a smile. A .........

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My name is Chan Luk Yee. But what does my name meanFirst, ‘Chan’ is my father’s surname. It is a family name. ‘Luk’ sounds mostly like ‘Lok’ but I don’t know why my name is spelt ‘Luk’. Maybe this makes my name special! Then, ‘Yee&rs.........Read More

Heart diseases and overweight occur rather commonly in modern cities. Even teenagers have developed heart diseases and chronic diseases. Though more people are concerned about weight problems and try to avoid being overweight, most only indulge in dieting or taking pills, not doing exercises. Exerci.........

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Dear Editor

I' m writing to express my dismay on the disappointing life attitude of students in this so-called world city. It's really disheartening to see these future pillars of our society becoming so aimless. If we do not fix this problem immediately, surely, our future generation will s.........

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‘Should corporal punishment by parents be banned’ is always an arguable topic since there are both supporters and people who are against corporal punishment. Corporal punishment includes pinching, hitting or beating with a ruler or stick. Recently, there were some extreme cases of corpor.........

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Walking along the street, it could be easily observed that youngsters tend to visit fastfood stalls selling burgers and soft drinks or street stalls selling curry fishballs. They simply prefer them to traditional meals or even healthy meals. Besides the low nutrition value and lack of fibres from gr.........

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We have noticed that there are quite a surprising number of traffic accidents every day in Hong Kong. Some people think that the safety of pedestrians is being neglected and some of them think the pedestrians are still safe walking on the streets. Let us discuss this issue.

Many people think that the.........

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If we are too timid to face the challenges, we cannot solve any problem. Then we would become more and more afraid of getting in to trouble. In the end, we would lose our courage to point out the truth.

~ Gar

We have to prepare for the lessons before teachers teach us and we must be attentive during .........

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Last week, something special and memorable happened. It made me feel so bad and ashamed when I thought of what happened last week

It was finally Sunday. I decided to go to the shopping mall near home and buy some food for dinner. I brought my bag with me and went straight to the mall. The mall was f.........

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This photo was taken when I was a little girl. I don’t remember how old I was in the photo, but I do remember some precious moments back then.

When I was small, I was a very shy girl. I only talked to my family and good friends, not to mention showing my feelings to other people. I was very nervous a.........

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Many things or people can be used to represent the Chinese culture. For me, I think the Chang Jiang River can best represent the Chinese culture, because there are several similarities between the Chinese culture and Chang Jiang. Chang Jiang is important to the cultural origins of China because a lo.........

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Hello fellow pandas, my name is Gu Gu as you may already have heard. Recently there have been rumors about a vicious human who bites pandas instead of the reverse circling around the panda society. And yes, that panda who got bitten was me. It all began on a nice Sunday evening…

I was busy enjoying m.........

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Reflections after Readin

The girl Mei-ling in the book ‘The Little Boat Girl’ impresses me a lot.

Mei-ling was a girl living on a junk with her parents, grandma and siblings. She didn’t like fishing. She loved dancing. Living on the sea was full of dangers. One day an accident came and this nice.........

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Do you know what is ‘ABC’? It does not mean grades. Our school’s major concern this year is “ABC” – A is active, B is bold and C is confident. Have I been “ABC” in the first term

To be active is one of the important steps in learning. Although I have known this meaning for some time, I don’t think th.........

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I can see a lion in the sky.It has a big round face which scares people.We can’t look at it more than five seconds.So I call it sun.

I can see a sheep in the sky.It has soft white fluffy hair.It likes walking and running everywhere.So I call it cloud.

I can see a snake in the sky.It is horribleIt sud.........

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I have a colourful parrot, an intelligent parrot.She is kind and wears a beautiful cloak.She conducts the 2D birdies to learn English in an accelerando.Her baton keeps our English precise. I call her Mrs. Kan.

I have a cool aristocrat, a handsome aristocrat.He is scherzando and wears elegantly as a p.........

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