Results of the ROLE Essay Competition 2020

Thank you for participating in the ROLE Essay Competition 2020!

 

We have received a lot of thoughtful and creative entries this year. We are pleased to see that many secondary school students are interested in learning more about and promoting the rule of law. We are impressed by the interesting ideas and logical analysis demonstrated in the entries. We appreciate the efforts of all candidates.

 

After much deliberation, our judges have selected one Champion, one First runner-up, one Second runner-up, and four Merit runners-up for both the English and Chinese groups, judging by the content, structure, style of writing and creativity of the essays.

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Here are the results:

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English Group

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Champion: Yu Chun Kiu Isaac (Form 5)
A very strong essay, showing familiarity with equality law in Hong Kong and awareness of the controversies related to equality.​

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First runner-up: Candace Leung Hei Yan (Form 5)
A very well crafted and thoughtful essay.
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Second runner-up: Au Ting Hei Oscar (Form 5)
Well structured with good examples from Hong Kong cases.

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Merit runners-up:                      

Liu Cheuk Heng Joe (Form 5)

Ng Wai Yan Esther  (Form 6)

Chan Hoi Ching (Form 5)

Au Chi Kwan (Form 5)

 

中文組

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冠軍: 劉若芊 (中五)

作者能夠運用不同的案例，多角度闡述有關案件如何體現法律面前人人平等的原則。作者從法律平等地應用於市民及政府部門兩個角度來論述，引用豐富的例子來分析，對題目理解深刻。

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亞軍: 歐敏琳 (中六)

作者以基本法第25條為例，闡述法律如何嘗試在各種社會因素帶來的先天及後天不平等待遇中尋求平衡，觀點相對其他參賽者較特別。作者例子運用恰當，將題目分爲公平執法和平等保護權利兩方面展開論述，内容豐富。​

 

季軍: 許晴沂 (中五)

作者的討論聚焦於有關法律條文的應用，當中運用了不同的案例，解釋有關案例如何在保障權利和接受制裁兩個層面上體現基本法第25條的精神。

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​優異獎​:

廖梓君 (中四), 易婉琳 (中五), 楊茜渝 (中四), 李瑋姍 (中五)

 

For the prize-winners, congratulations and keep up the great efforts. Even if you did not get a prize, we appreciate all your efforts and keep up the good work. 

We sincerely hope that you will sustain your interest in the Rule of Law. We look forward to your future participation in our Project.

Should there be any enquiries, please contact us at role.admin@hku.hk.

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