Month: March 2013

Solicitors work in the solicitor’s firms, where they give legal advice to their clients on legal matters. The most popular topics are housing, marriage and disputes on businesses. Usually, solicitors work at a particular area, such as commercial law, intellectual property law, entertainment law, etc.........

Your school is thinking of having a Wall of Freedom on which students can voice their opinions in writing. Write to your school newsletter discussing the advantages of allowing students freedom of expression, problems that are likely to arise, and rules that should be imposed. Sign your letter C. Wo.........

An inter-house debating competition was held last week. The Intellect House was head to head against the Virtue House, tackling the motion "The government should build columbaria in all 18 districts." The line-up of the adjudicators were Miss Ng and Mrs Chan, the heads of English Language Department.........

Recently, a few teachers took their own lives and this has alarmed the city as a whole. Write an article for your school newsletter sharing your feeling on this issue. You may like to discuss why they made such an unwise decision and what should be done to help the situation.

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Recently, a few teachers took their own lives and this has alarmed the city as a whole. Write an article for your school newsletter sharing your feeling on the issue. You may like to discuss why they made such an unwise decision and what should be done to help the situation.Recently, a few teachers.........

Some people prefer to live in a small town while others prefer to live in a big city. I prefer to live in a big city because I love the adventurous and splendid life there.

First and foremost, a big city is vibrant while a small town is comparatively boring. In small towns, people usually live a stab.........

Should there be elite classes?  Write a letter to the editor to EITHER support OR oppose the policy.

Dear Editor

I am writing to discuss whether there should be elite classes. It is a tradition for many local schools to set up elite classes, but recently, more and more schools in Hong Kong have aboli.........

You are a Young Post reporter responsible for the ‘careers’ page. You have interviewed Alan Leong who has pursued his dream career. Write an article similar to ‘Going, going, going! Sold on a career’ to introduce this career to your readers.

Serving the Public – Alan LeonThe main duties of a legisla.........

Hong Kong, the city that never sleeps, is known for being one of the most stressful cities in the world. A recent survey shows that many elderly people in Hong Kong lead a gloomy life and even have suicidal thoughts

The elderly are people who contributed much to our society when they were young. Yet.........

Dear EditorI hear the ticking of the clocI'm lying here the room's pitch darI wonder where you are tonighNo answer on the telephonAnd the night goes by so very sloOh I hope that it won't end thougAlonI am writing to express my views regarding the trend of pop songs in the city about loneline.........

Dear schoolmates

As everyone understands, we all have the duties to go green, but it seems to be a difficult job for many. Actually, we can start from the very first step—‘Reduce’, which is also the theme of healthy living week this year. We can achieve waste reduction for environmental protection i.........

Have you ever imagined the lives of being old? Every one is afraid of aging. When people aren’t nimble and young anymore, they find themselves useless. Some of the elderly may lead a very gloomy life. Some of them may even want to escape from their meaningless lives and end up killing themselves, wh.........

Every time I walk on the street, I can see some faces filled with sorrow and sadness. They usually shuffle along the fence or hide themselves under the shadow of the stores next to them. I feel bad. They are the elderly who once contributed much to our society.

Hong Kong is a stressful city and the e.........

I would prefer to live in a big city like Hong Kong rather than living in a small town. I can enjoy better modern life in such a big city.

First of all, the economic condition of a big city must be better than that of a small town. Various firms are set up in a modern big city which can provide job o.........

Dear Editor

I am writing to voice my opinions on whether my school, St. Watson’s College, should be pulled down as part of the redevelopment of Choi Hung. Pulling down a school for redevelopment of an area is actually not a good idea as the value of the building is far more treasurable than other bu.........

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Dear Mr Si

Re: Concerning the Company’s Day TriThank you for your letter on 15 May, regarding the arrangement of the day trip.We were sorry to hear tha.........

Dear Mr. Si

Re: Concerning the tour bus servic

I am writing in response to your letter dated 15 May, 20XX, regarding the full-day tour of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories.

We deeply regret that you are terribly dissatisfied with our services.  We have investigated your complaint abou.........

Last Saturday night, I went to see the first performance of the school play, “Abuse”. It was specially written for students and their parents, so the hall was crowded with lots of schoolmates and their relatives, looking forward to watching the show.

The play was about the relationship between parent.........

Thanks to modern technology, we can now check out the latest status and photos of our lovely old classmates who we haven’t met for a long time ever since the primary graduation ceremony, by clicking and dragging the mouse, browsing their homepages on Facebook or their blogs. Thanks to modern technol.........

Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen, dear adjudicators and opponents. Should the government build columbaria in all 18 districts? This issue turned hot after a poll which showed the inadequacy of columbaria in Hong Kong. According to official statistics, 90% of the dead in Hong Kong are cremated each .........

As everyone knows, in the 21st century, hi-tech gadgets and devices play an important role in our lives. Besides, there are increasing varied designs and styles of these products, which for sure are temptations to many. Mobile phones and computers are indispensable to us. Facebook , twitter, MSN, et.........

I remember once my friend saying “Life without using mobile phones and computers is a life that teenagers can’t survive!” At that time, I thought she was just exaggerating the impact of hi-tech gadgets. Recently, I was given a challenge to experience life without using the mobile phone and getting o.........

In the recent years, more and more teenagers get involved in compensated dating which has, sadly, become a trend in Hong Kong. What does ‘Compensated dating’ mean? It means a practice that a young woman agrees to go on a date with a man for a fee. In order to solve the problem of compensated dating,.........

Dear Editor

I am writing to express my view on school bullying.

Bullying in schools is becoming more and more serious nowadays, and the problem is worth our concern. When we think of school bullying, images of playground confrontations spring to our mind. For example, kids being pushed around at rece.........

Dear Editor

I am writing to express my view over the issue ‘Should there be elite classes?’ and explain why I support the policy.

There are lots of advantages having elite classes.

First, elite classes provide targets for the students to strike for. As the students with good academic results can stay .........

Going, going, goneSold on a careeWriting books and finding publishers to publish them. A writer chases his or her dream in their own ‘world’. Many famous writers write novels, but they can also write fiction, non-fiction and some write books for travelers.

Young Post meets J.K. Rowling, who is one .........

In the final of the Inter-house English Debate Competition, Red House and Green House debated the motion ‘English should be taught by native speakers only’. Red House was the affirmative side and Green House took the negative stance.

The debate took place on Tuesday in the School Hall. The adjudicato.........

Virtue House and Intellect House met in the final of the first Inter-house English Debate Competition of Carmel Secondary School yesterday. They tackled the motion “That school days are the best days of our lives”. Virtue House was the affirmative side and Intellect House took the negative stance.

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A speech on the performance of HK Governmen

Good morning fellow students

I am glad to take this chance to express my views about the performance of the Hong Kong Government. Recently, there are numerous protests concerning different policies of our government. Many citizens are dissatisfied of the e.........

Good morning everyone! I’d like to ask all of you a question before I start my speech. How many of you are using pen and paper to communicate with your friends? Well, I think not more than ten, right? It’s simply because we can use mobile phone and the Internet to connect with our friends nowadays. .........