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50位家庭有需要的香港學生考入牛津及劍橋大學。本年度，昇普計劃首次與劍橋大學基督學院合辦英文徵文比賽，為本港官津校及有經濟需要的直資學校學生提供機會探索興趣。勝出比賽的同學將可以與基督學院導師進行線上一對一課程 (Supervision) 及獲得現金奬，大大擴闊同學視野！
Access Abroad Hong Kong (AAHK) is a Hong Kong government-registered charity (under section 88 of the IRO). Since our establishment in 2016, we have provided free mentorship to over 250 underprivileged students on their Oxbridge application, helping over 50 of them attain Oxbridge offers. This July, our essay competition in partnership with Christ’s College, Cambridge encourages students to showcase their creative and argumentative writing skills with a response to one of fourteen writing prompts. Participants can benefit from a strengthened extracurricular profile and an opportunity to explore their subject of interest. Winners will receive a cash prize and a mock supervision organised by Christ's College, Cambridge.
Access Abroad Hong Kong (AAHK) is a Hong Kong government-registered charity (under section 88 of the IRO). Since our establishment in 2016, we have provided free mentorship to over 250 underprivileged students on their Oxbridge application, helping over 50 of them attain Oxbridge offers. This July, our essay competition in partnership with Christ’s College, Cambridge encourages students to showcase their creative and argumentative writing skills with a response to one of fourteen writing prompts. Participants can benefit from a strengthened extracurricular profile and an opportunity to explore their subject of interest. Winners will receive a cash prize and a mock supervision organised by Christ's College, Cambridge.
截止日期 Deadline: 30/07/2023 23:59 (HKT)
參加資格 Eligibility
1. 參賽者為升中四至升中六的學生
2. 參賽者需符合以下其中一項條件:
1. Participants must be incoming Secondary four to six students
2. Participants must be studying at a:
2. 參賽者需符合以下其中一項條件:
- 就讀於香港官立或津貼中學的學生（需提交證明，如成績表或2022至2023年度的學生證）
- 領取政府資助或經入息審查後的學費減免的香港直資中學學生 （需提交相關證明文件）
1. Participants must be incoming Secondary four to six students
2. Participants must be studying at a:
- Government, Aided or Caput School in Hong Kong, or
- DSS school with means-tested tuition fee remission or on government financial assistance
作文題目 Essay Prompts
同學只可參加其中一個組別並提交最多一篇文章
Participants can only should only answer one question from one of the following sections
Participants can only should only answer one question from one of the following sections
人文學科組別 Humanities Section |
STEM 組別 STEM Section |
1. Technology is changing the nature of human relationships. Is this true, and, is this a problem? |
1. Is it more important for scientific laws to be true or be useful? |
2. Can we rely on individuals making good choices to avert the climate emergency? |
2. What is the role of humans in machine learning? |
3. Does money compromise art? |
3. Analyse a mathematical model with a counter-intuitive result. |
4. Should prisoners have the right to vote? |
4. How do scientists deal with errors? |
5. Which is more important in the law, certainty or justice? |
5. How would organic chemistry differ if life formed on Venus? |
6. What impact does inequality have upon a nation’s prosperity? |
6. Is it permissible to use animals in scientific research and, if so, in what circumstances? |
7. What use does literature have? |
7. Should all healthcare be free? Discuss. |
比賽格式要求及程序 Entry format & What Happens Next
- 參賽者只限提交一篇英文文章；文章只限回答一題。請於文檔中指明所回答的題目。
- 文章字數不得超過 1000 字。字數包括註腳內容，但不包括參考文獻、附錄、封面、文章標題或其他附加內容（如適用）。
- 參賽者應使用公認引用格式（如：MLA、芝加哥）；文章內不得抄襲，請參閱：https://libguides.cam.ac.uk/plagiarism/home
- 請使用容易閱讀的字體（如：Arial），並設立行距為1.5 或 2 倍。
- STEM組別：請將上傳文件命名為 (姓名) - S(題號) 例如：Simon Wong - S7
- 人文學科組別：請將上傳文件命名為 (姓名) - H(題號) 例如：Tim Chan - H4
- 請於 7 月 30 日 香港時間 晚上 11:59 或之前以 PDF 格式上傳文章。
參加者可選擇參加人文學科 (Humanities) 或 STEM 組別，我們團隊將會從每組選出五篇作品，交至基督學院的導師給予評價，及選出各組別的冠、亞及季軍，並於九月尾前公佈成績。得奬者將獲發現金獎，及獲安排一次由基督學院導師提供的線上一對一課程 (Supervision)，所有參賽者亦將獲發參與證書。
- Participants should only answer one question and submit one essay. Please specify in your document which prompt you have chosen to answer.
- The essay may contain a maximum of 1000 words. The word count includes footnotes, and excludes the bibliography, appendixes, cover pages, essay titles, and other supplementary details (if applicable).
- Proper referencing of any recognised referencing style (e.g. MLA, Chicago) is required. Plagiarism is strictly forbidden. Please refer to https://libguides.cam.ac.uk/plagiarism/home
- Please use a readable font (e.g. Arial) and line spacing of either 1.5 or 2.
- STEM Section: Please name your uploaded file (Your name) - S(Question Number) (e.g.Simon Wong - S7)
- Humanities Section: Please name your uploaded file (Your name) - H(Question Number) (e.g. Tim Chan - H4)
- Please upload your essays by 11:59 pm HKT on July 30 in PDF format in this form.
Participants can choose an essay title from Humanities or STEM section. Five shortlisted essays from each section will be sent to Christ’s College, which will be ranked in order of preference by supervisors at Christ’s. Results will be announced before late September. Winners will receive a cash prize and a mock supervision, and all participants will receive a certificate. All essays will be given brief comments and sent back to participants regardless if they are awarded a prize.
評分準則 Selection Criteria
文章水平（內容、語言、結構、創意，每項 25%），以及文章是否符合格式要求。
Quality of writing (Content, Language, Structure, Originality, 25% each) and compliance with formatting requirements.
Quality of writing (Content, Language, Structure, Originality, 25% each) and compliance with formatting requirements.
比賽獎項 Prize
- 每組冠軍將獲得 1500 港元 The champion of each section will receive HKD 1,500.
- 每組亞軍將獲得 1000 港元 The first runner-up of each section will receive HKD 1,000.
- 每組季軍將獲得 500 港元 The second runner-up of each section will receive HKD 500.
- 6 名獲獎者將每人獲得與基督學院導師進行 1 小時線上一對一課程 (Supervision) 的機會，探討文章內容 Each of the top 6 winners will receive a 1-hour online mock supervision session with Christ's College supervisors on the contents of their essay.
- 所有參加者將獲得參賽證書 All participants will receive a certificate.
昇普計劃三大免費暑期活動！
除咗英文徵文比賽外，升中三至中五同學就可以參加我哋一連兩日嘅 升學夏令日營 ☀️，同英國名牌學府大學生交流，探索自己對各個科目嘅興趣，籌備未來嘅升學之路。
另外，如果升中四至中六同學對自然科學、法律、數學、電腦、教育、醫科、工程、社會科學或心理學有興趣，就記得要參加我哋嘅 網上牛劍課程 📚，當中包括有網上Lecture，以及小組教學(模擬劍橋牛津嘅Supervision/ Tutorial形式)，整個課程由牛津、劍橋大學同其他英國名牌學府嘅學生親身設計及教授，機會難得！
另外，如果升中四至中六同學對自然科學、法律、數學、電腦、教育、醫科、工程、社會科學或心理學有興趣，就記得要參加我哋嘅 網上牛劍課程 📚，當中包括有網上Lecture，以及小組教學(模擬劍橋牛津嘅Supervision/ Tutorial形式)，整個課程由牛津、劍橋大學同其他英國名牌學府嘅學生親身設計及教授，機會難得！