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Art points way to teamwork

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Learning to solve problems as a team, a group of teachers and students worked together to create two metal sculptures.

More than 30 students from Tseung Kwan O Government Secondary School took part in an art workshop, sponsored by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council.

The students used copper to produce two relief sculptures symbolising traditional Chinese culture.

Cheung Fai, 15, said team-spirit and an enthusiasm to solve problems played a crucial role in their success.

'What we learned in the workshop can be applied in our daily lives. This inspired us to put a lot of effort into creating a perfect work of art.

'Working with metal is a hard job for most girls,' she said. 'We did not hesitate, though our fingers were easily hurt shaping the metal.' Teacher Wong Ching-yi said the summer workshop gave students the opportunity to try something which they could not learn in the classroom.

'They visited a Chinese antique exhibition and learned the perspectives used in Chinese art,' she said.

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