THE History Club at our school - Chong Gene Hang College - held its second Joint School History Quiz last month.
'Planning it was not easy because the quiz was scheduled for mid-January, which is also the time that many secondary schools have their examinations,' said Frederica Ng Hoi-ka, the chairman of our History Club.
'We were wondering how many schools would take part.' However, despite the difficulties, eight schools, mostly from Hong Kong side, wrote back saying they would join us for the contest.
'It was very encouraging,' said the club's vice-chairman, Chan Yuen-tung. 'This proves that the quiz is welcomed by students.' The quiz consisted of three rounds: two preliminaries and the final, all conducted in one morning.
This was to suit the needs of individual schools that had very tight schedule during this period.
Each round consisted of 40 questions, 10 of which were quick-response queries designed to add excitement to the quiz.
The event lasted two-and-a-half hours, with four schools emerging as winners.