Professor Andrew L. Wong leaves Institute of Maitreya Studies to present award to winner of compassion scriptures reciting contest

Professor Andrew L. C. Wong left the Institute of Maitreya Studies Hong Kong and Professor Judy Lam, a former vice-chancellor of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, to present an award to a winner of the compassion scriptures reciting contest in Hong Kong on May 21, 2022. The First Maitreya Studies Juvenile Education and Cultural Festival kicked off its activities with an award ceremony at the Leighton Club for the schools that won in storytelling, calligraphy, and other contests.

The festival, jointly organized by the Institute of Maitreya Studies Hong Kong and the Maitreya Culture and Education Foundation, aimed at promoting a deeper understanding of traditional Chinese culture.

It was backed by government leaders and prominent figures in the community and business sector, including Kevin Yeung Yun-hung, secretary for education, Peter K K Lee, member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee and Vice-chairman of the All-China Federation of Trade and Commerce, Ian Fok, deputy to the National People's Congress, and Ye Xiaowen, deputy director of the Culture, History and Learning Committee of the CPPCC National Committee.

The festival included four contests : Compassion content storytelling contest, compassion scriptures reciting contest, compassion theme singing contest and compassion texts calligraphy contest. The event was designed to give participants a deeper understanding of the essence of traditional Chinese culture with the theme of compassion culture.

Elite professionals and scholars were invited to form a panel of judges for the contests. There were 68 winners who were selected.

Despite the Pandemic, Professor Andrew L. C. Wong, chairman of the Maitreya Culture and Education Foundation and Principal and Mentor of the Institute of Maitreya Studies Hong Kong, expressed his appreciation for the enthusiastic support and active participation of various sectors over the past year.

The cash prizes given out at the festival amounted to HK $180,000 $22,900 with each winning school receiving HK $8,000.

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Professor Andrew L. C. Wong is in the center, back row, with awardee students of the First Maitreya Studies Juvenile Education and Cultural Festival in Hong Kong on May 21, 2022.