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2015WCF

Fiona Chung

Art to Exploration

I am 12 and I study at St. Paul’s Co-educational College,
a secondary school founded by the Anglican Church in
1915. The school has over 1,200 pupils.
My first visual arts teacher taught us that day-dreaming is
a great way to expand our imagination. That we should be
curious about things around us. Without imagination and
curiosity, your piece of art will never be as good.

My uncle has influenced me the most. He always tells me
different stories, takes me to discover the other side of
Hong Kong, and draws with me. My six-year-old cousin
influences me a lot, too. He’s one of the most creative
persons I’ve ever met. He is always asking questions that
make me think all day and night.
Winning the 5th Arts Olympiad in Hong Kong is
definitely one of my greatest accomplishments. During
my trip to Washington, DC and at the WCF, I met a lot of
nice people who love art like me. Talking to all the kids and
looking at their paintings inspired me a lot. I learnt to never
stop doing what I like. We do not know each other at first,
but because of the program, we met, we shared our views
and got inspired. Art is not just art, it is communication,
inspiration, point of view, and a bridge that links us all up.

My personal ambition is to travel around the world. I want
to meet different people and understand different cultures.
I’ll put all of my experience in a journal and publish a book
to spread and share it with the world.

Fiona Chung Kei Ting won the Hong Kong Arts Olympiad
and represented Hong Kong at the 2015 WCF.
“

I met a lot of awesome people from around the world
and made a lot of new friends at the WCF. We may not
speak the same language, we may not have the same
religion, we may not like the same things. It may be hard
to communicate and get along at first, but slowly we
found our way. I learnt to respect different people, different
cultures. “Respect”, a “Smile”, and a “Nice attitude”
are the key to world peace.”

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