Jockey Club Student Drawing Competition

 

In view of the latest epidemic developments, Hong Kong Flower Show 2022 (including Jockey Club Student Drawing Competition) had been cancelled in order to reduce social contacts and the risk of spreading COVID-19 in the community.

Date and Time

11 March 2022 (Friday)
9 am to 12 noon (Junior Section & Senior Section in Primary School)
1:30 pm to 4:30 pm (Junior Section & Senior Section in Secondary School)

Venue

Victoria Park

Aim

The Jockey Club Student Drawing Competition of Hong Kong Flower Show 2022 will feature students’ impressive drawings of exquisite flowers, rare plants and unique garden displays in the showground with a view to enhancing their awareness of conserving plants and the natural environment.

Theme

The theme of Hong Kong Flower Show 2022 Jockey Club Student Drawing Competition is “Togetherness, Floral Festivity 25”.  Participants may draw or paint any floral exhibits or garden displays in the showground to illustrate the theme.

Category

The Competition will be conducted in four categories, they are:

A.	Junior Section in Primary School (Primary One to Primary Three)
B.	Senior Section in Primary School (Primary Four to Primary Six)
C.	Junior Section in Secondary School (Form One to Form Three)
D.	Senior Section in Secondary School (Form Four to Form Six)

Method of Entry

1.

The total number of participants will be restricted to 1,200 and the number of participants from each school should not exceed 6, each school may only submit one application form at one time. In case of over-subscription, places will be allocated to participating schools on the basis of order of submission of applications. The organiser will notify participating schools, in writing, of the results of allocation on or before 18 February 2022 (Friday).

2.

Participating schools should complete and submit online application on or before 26 January 2022 (Wednesday). For details of application, please call 2302 1231.

Rules of Competition and Notes for Participants

1.	Applicants should register at the Reception Counter of the Drawing Competition at the entrance of Victoria Park at Hing Fat Street at the following time periods on 11 March 2022 (Friday):

2.	Participating schools should assign one or two teachers to accompany their students to the showground for the Competition.
3.	Participants should complete the drawing within the showground at Victoria Park and avoid causing any obstruction to visitors.
4.	Participants must use the drawing paper (292mm × 380mm) provided by the organiser.
5.	Participants should bring their own painting paraphernalia and materials such as drawing boards, pencils, painting brushes, watercolor and pastel.
6.	Participants must submit their entries to the Reception Counter of the Drawing Competition before the following times on that day:

7.	Each participant is only allowed to submit one entry.

Adjudication

Adjudication will be conducted by a judging panel. The decision of the judging panel is final and participants cannot raise any objection.

Handling of the Entries and Intellectual Property

1.	All winning entries will be handled by the organiser and will not be returned.
2.	The organiser will notify participating schools, in writing, of the arrangement on returning the entries, except winning ones, in May 2022. The Show Committee will not be liable for any loss or damage caused to the entries by accident, or an act of God.
3.	The intellectual property of the entries is owned by the participants. The organiser, however, has the right to publish, exhibit, print or distribute the winning entries through any media, and to promote and publicize the Hong Kong Flower Show (including activities to be held after the Show) by using the names of the winners.

Prizes

1.	Winners will receive trophy or certificate and Book Voucher. The prizes of each Section are as follows:

2.	The prize presentation ceremony will be held during the Hong Kong Flower Show at Victoria Park, Causeway Bay Hong Kong at 10:30 am on 19 March 2022 (Saturday).
3.	Each participant will receive a souvenir pack.

Exhibition of Winning Entries

Winning entries of the champion, 1^st and 2^nd runner-up and those highly commended will be exhibited at the showground at Victoria Park from 11 March to 20 March 2022. If available, all winning entries may be put on display at the Kowloon Park Arcade and will be uploaded onto the Hong Kong Flower Show website (www.hkflowershow.hk) in May 2022.

Inclement Weather Arrangement

If Strong Wind Signal No. 3 or above, Black or Red Rainstorm Warning Signal is issued by the Hong Kong Observatory on the day of the competition, the Show Committee of the Hong Kong Flower Show will make announcement of the cancellation of the activity through radio at 6:30 a.m. on that day.

Points to Note for Event Participants to Prevent COVID-19

The Committee will implement relevant measures to fight against the pandemic based on the Government’s latest Covid prevention requirements. All entrants must comply with various disease prevention measures put in place by the Committee when entering the venue. The activity may be cancelled owing to the pandemic situation. (Please refer to the Attachment)

Enquiry

For details about Student Drawing Competition, please call the hotline at 2302 1231 before March 2022 and 2302 1268 after March 2022.