Guests, judges and HKBU representatives pose for a group photo

Organised by the Language Centre and the Hong Kong Literature Promotion Platform at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), the 13th Intervarsity Creative Writing Competition celebrated the literary brilliance of tertiary and secondary school students at its award ceremony on 7 June 2025.

The ceremony was attended by a number of guests and HKBU representatives, including Ms. Belinda Hung, Co-founder and Director of The Hung Hing Ying and Leung Hau Ling Charitable Foundation; Dr. Albert Chau, Vice-President (Teaching and Learning) of HKBU; Dr. Ng Hok Chung and Dr. Joshua Chan, Associate Heads of the Language Centre; Dr. Hung Chi Kum, Senior Lecturer of the Language Centre and Director of the Hong Kong Literature Promotion Platform; Dr. Poon Po Chiu, Consultant for the Hong Kong Literature Promotion Platform; Mr. Sunny Mak Shu Kin, Lecturer I of the Language Centre and Coordinator of the Competition; and the judges for each award category.

During the ceremony, Mr. Sunny Mak and Mr. Sy Wai Nok, Lecturer II in the Department of Literature and Cultural Studies at The Education University of Hong Kong, hosted a literary talk, sharing the joys and challenges of their creative journeys in their youth. The event also featured a reading session, where the category champions and the winners of the Outstanding School Writers Award recited their winning works, showcasing their unique literary talent. For the full list of this year’s winners, please click here (Chinese version only).

The Intervarsity Creative Writing Competition, generously funded by The Hung Hing Ying and Leung Hau Ling Charitable Foundation and MaMa Charitable Foundation Limited, has been held biennially since 2000, with the aim of fostering a vibrant literary culture on campus and enhancing the creative writing skills of young people. Initially designed for students from local higher education institutions and graduates within three years of graduation, the competition widened its reach with the introduction of the Outstanding School Writers Award in its 4th edition, extending the spirit of literary creation to secondary schools across Hong Kong.