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SCMP Reporter

THE assembly hall of The New Territories Heung Yee Kuk Yuen Long District Secondary School was buzzing with activity when the school opened its doors to the public at its annual open day, held recently.

  Eighteen student clubs had set up booths to display some of their outstanding projects.

  There were also stalls featuring calligraphy writing, chess and paper-flower making. Souvenirs in the form of bookmarks and posters made by the students were given away to visitors.

  The sound of music attracted a big crowd to one corner of the hall where members of the school's newly set up Chinese orchestra were performing on the pipa and gu zheng.

  Fourth-former Fan Yan, who plays the pipa and is the orchestra's chairlady, said the group was formed last September, and the orchestra now boasted over 30 members.

  ''Many students like to learn Chinese musical instruments. They hire private tutors, but this can be expensive.

  ''Now with our own orchestra, the children can get a training under the senior students,'' Fan Yan said.

  Another popular counter was the one set up by the careers counselling team, which offered detailed information on the job market and the Joint University and Polytechnic Admissions Scheme (JUPAS).

  This team had also set up a separate counter, the largest at the open day, with the social services team. Bearing the banner ''Democracy Starts With The Family'', the stall had illustrated display boards giving tips on how to create harmony within the family.

        Sixth-former Wong Wai-shun, chairman of the Environmental Protection team, said her group had decided to go for less colourful decorations by ''recycling'' used paper to decorate their booth.

  ''We wanted to make our stall bright and attractive, but finally agreed to use paper discarded by the other clubs,'' Wai-shun said.



Chinese music creates charming atmosphere for open day of The N. T. Heung Yee