Students from around the world are playing host to some furry visitors from Hong Kong in a unique exchange programme that encourages young participants to write, get creative and have fun.
The Sunny English Club's International Bear Exchange Programme sends toy bears, passports included, by post to countries around the world where hosts take them to their favourite places, take pictures and write a story about their adventures together.
After a week's holiday the bear is packed up and returned by post, along with 10 pictures and a story, which are entered into a competition run by Sunny English.
The club in Yuen Long encourages its students to start pen- pal friendships with those who have hosted the bears, and runs a website on which all the pictures and stories are posted.
'I wanted to start an exchange programme that all our students could benefit from, not just a single student,' said Fanny C.H. Lee of Sunny English.
'I got the idea when a friend told me they take a cute little frog to every new country they visit and take pictures with this frog,' she added.
