To foster an interest in art and to promote the spirit of co-operation, the art club at an all-girls' school in Happy Valley held an inter-form fabric painting competition last weekend.
St Paul's Secondary School has held the event annually since 1983.
Regular lessons were cancelled for the afternoon, and teams of up to 10 students from each class painted their designs on to a piece of fabric about a metre wide and two metres long. The subject matter was set by the art club committee and teacher advisers.
This year's set themes included scenes through a vehicle window, desire, the infinite, kaleidoscope and global village.
In addition to drawing and painting, the teams also had to explain the ideas behind their artwork to the adjudicators.
The judges commented on the high level of students' presentation skills.
'The students' standard of English was really good,' said University of Hong Kong Department of Architecture lecturer Peter Kou Tien-ting.