Yes. I have dyed my hair black again because my school does not allow students to dye their hair. I dyed my hair orange and blond during summer. I didn't work very hard on my assignments, which I completed by copying my friends' answers. I am entering Form Five, so I will be under great pressure and will have to do well.

Name: Kriz Lui

Age: 18

Top tunes: Stephy Tang's songs

I didn't have a holiday this summer. After graduating from Form Five last year, I joined a one-year cookery programme at the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education which runs until March. This is the first year I've not had a summer holiday. I am worried that after I have completed my course, I will join the workforce and never have a summer holiday again.

Name: Sa Sa

Age: 17

Top tunes: Britney Spears' music

Yes. I've bought new books, a schoolbag and a pair of shoes for the new term. I miss my classmates. I am a bit nervous about the new term because I am a Form Five student and will be taking the HKCEE next year. I am a student at Precious Blood Secondary School. The teachers have very high expectations of us.

Name: Ceci Chan

Age: 15

Top tunes: pop music

Yes, I bought a new bag and shoes. But I haven't finished my homework yet. I'm very reluctant to go back to school because I will enter Form Four this year and have to start studying the HKCEE syllabus, which is very difficult. I enjoyed my summer holidays very much. I flew to Japan with my family and we did a lot of shopping.

Name: Cecilia Wong

Age: 17

Top tunes: Joey Yung's music

Not really. I study in the UK and will enter sixth form this year. The new term starts on September 7 and I'll be leaving for the UK very soon.

I will definitely miss Hong Kong because life is much more fun here. Entertainment in the UK is expensive. A movie ticket costs about $100. But my English has improved a lot since I started studying overseas last year.