{"id":37544,"date":"2026-06-29T16:32:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T08:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/academy.isf.edu.hk\/?page_id=37544"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:34:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T08:34:26","slug":"the-16th-chinese-historical-studies-essay-competition-for-hong-kong-secondary-school-students-2024-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/academy.isf.edu.hk\/index.php\/achievements-and-news\/the-16th-chinese-historical-studies-essay-competition-for-hong-kong-secondary-school-students-2024-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The 16th Chinese Historical Studies Essay Competition for Hong Kong Secondary School Students (2024-2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section el_class=&#8221;theme-news theme-news-header header-section&#8221;][vc_row el_class=&#8221;container&#8221;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;container&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;150px&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:28px|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221;][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=&#8221;144&#8243; el_class=&#8221;header-menu&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;150px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_class=&#8221;theme-news container&#8221;][vc_row el_class=&#8221;container&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;100px&#8221;]<style text=\"text\/css\"><\/style><h2  class=\"isf_custom_heading filled\" style=\"text-align:left;\">The 16th Chinese Historical Studies Essay Competition for Hong Kong Secondary School Students (2024-2025)<\/h2>[vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Jan 22, 2026[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Congratulations to our nine students on their outstanding achievements in this competition organized by the Master of Arts in Chinese Historical Studies Alumni Association of the University of Hong Kong (HKU)! They were required to develop their own research topics, collect and analyze data, write essays, and participate in assessment interviews. An award ceremony was held at HKU. The list of awardees from our school is as follows:[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 760px;\" width=\"664\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><strong>Category<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"85\"><strong>Prize<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"102\"><strong>Student<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"388\"><strong>Topic<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Junior<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">2nd Prize<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">DING, Zhixun<\/td>\n<td width=\"388\">Exploring the Left-Right Divide in Early Republican China through the Lens of Whampoa Military Academy Student Groups<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Junior<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">2nd Prize<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">JIN, Rainbow Yuhong<\/td>\n<td width=\"388\">Social Ideological Trends During the Republic of China as Discovered Through Investigation of Shen Binglian\u2019s Musical Composition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Senior<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">Excellence 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