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昇普計劃為按《稅務條例》第88條註冊、政府認可之慈善機構，由2016年開始免費協助超過80位有需要的香港學生考入牛津及劍橋大學。
繼過去三年成功舉辦此比賽，昇普計劃有幸再次與 劍橋大學基督學院 以及 國泰 再次合辦英文徵文比賽，為本港官津校及有經濟需要的直資學校學生提供機會，一展自主研究能力、議論技巧及創意思維。同學可藉是次活動強化個人課外學習履歷，探索對學科的興趣，從而提升寫作技巧。勝出比賽的同學將可參加於七月舉辦由 國泰 冠名贊助的英國遊學團，親身到訪劍橋和倫敦，與基督學院的導師進行面對面的指導，大大擴闊同學視野。費用全免，絕無隱藏收費。
有見同學或缺乏寫學術文章的經驗，昇普計劃將會在二月上旬舉辦寫作工作坊，邀請現就讀於英國名牌學府的大學生分享拆題及寫作技巧，同場亦將設有問答環節，逐一解答同學對寫作的疑問，詳情請留意我們社交媒體。
支持機構 Supporting organisations：
香港資優教育學苑 HKAGE
比賽資訊
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參賽資格
必須現為中四至中五學生，並於2026年六月底前年滿16歲
現就讀本港官立/津貼學校 或 領取政府資助/ 經入息檢查後的學費減免 的香港直資中學生(需提供相關證明文件)
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比賽獎項
官方從各組別選出最多七位同學, 共不多於十四位同學入圍參加面試, 從中選擇最多六位得獎者
所有得獎者可參加於7月舉辦的英國遊學團, 費用全免; 同學有機會親身到訪劍橋和倫敦, 與基督書院的導師進行面對面的指導
所有參賽者均獲參賽證書
入圍同學將獲得嘉許證書
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徵文題目
Humanities
1. Is consumption the most important means of shaping people’s identities?
2. Rousseau: “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.”; Confucius: “Let the ruler be a ruler; the subject, a subject; the father, a father; the son, a son.” (Tr. by Watson, B., 2007) [原句：「孔子對曰：君君，臣臣，父父，子子。」《論語·顏淵》] In light of these two claims, are people born free? Or are people born with their roles and responsibilities predetermined? What implications does your answer have on how we ought to act?
3. In 1994, Lee Kuan Yew suggested for Singapore: “It is not necessary to change our system at present. But, later, we may have to give more weighting to the people whose views should carry more weight because their contributions are greater, and their responsibilities are greater; in which case, we should consider giving those between the ages of 35 and 60, married and with families, one extra vote. Their contribution to the economy and to society is greatest at this stage of life. Also, they need to vote for themselves and also for their children. Their children have an interest that needs to be protected. Once past 60, their children would have grown up, and would vote for themselves. Then the parents should drop back to one vote. But during those critical years, 35–60, people who carry twice as much responsibility should have two votes. This will make for a more viable system and a more stable society.” Do you agree?
4. Economics suggests that, if the market is perfect, using free market price mechanisms should ensure efficient outcomes and welfare maximisation. In which case, should friendships be priced and sold?
5. Does the Court interpret the law as a living instrument? Should they?
6. ‘There is no wrong pronunciation.' Discuss.
7. “The first step in liquidating a people is to erase its memory.”(Milan Kundera) Discuss.
8. From a literary perspective or otherwise, has metaphor been destructive? Or redemptive?
STEM
1. Does altruism predict complexity of intraspecific interactions? Discuss.
2. “The characterisation of microbiomes is essential to understanding host physiology.” Compare and contrast how microbiome plasticity mediates host responses to environmental change in two named holobiont examples.
3. To what extent is innate knowledge required for language acquisition?
4. Pick an example of a phenomenon in physics that you found unintuitive when you first learnt about it and explain it in simple words as if to someone without a physics background. Evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of your explanation. What lessons could we learn from this example, such as regarding the nature of physics?
5. While problems posted in secondary school maths and physics have concrete analytical solutions, most real world problems in engineering cannot be solved analytically (i.e. through algebra). Hence, numerical methods, using physical principles, are used extensively in all facets of engineering to model such problems.
Investigate an engineering problem which you can model with numerical methods, then suggest how you may test the results of your model.
6. Carbon capture is a developing technology with the potential to mitigate climate change. Suppose you were tasked with designing a carbon capture plant. Suggest, qualitatively, the key processes and technologies you would include, and justify your choices.
7. Assess whether the Earth is undergoing a mass extinction event by comparing it to the past.
8. Neural networks are often treated as 'magical solutions' for many real-life problems nowadays. What are the fundamental principles that make neural networks effective for these kinds of problems? What are their limitations, whether inherent or when implemented?
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