As I am ready to close the chapter on my visit to Hong Kong, I grew more introspective everyday. With all the changes in this particular society, I feel the passage of time. I have graduated from being the proverbial "tourist", whom people approach to offer carnal pleasures, to now being sought out by "tourists" and seek directions to subways. Perhaps my grey hair had betrayed me.
The place where I do most of my contemplation is the Kowloon Park. I am glad some things do not change with time, and one of such things is the floral painting competition sponsored by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and the Yuen Yuen Institute. These paintings were done by secondary school kids ( 7th to 12th grade ). They are divided into the Junior and Senior sections Again, the winners of this competition get to enjoy the admiration of the park visitors by having their works displayed. I have taken the liberty of capturing these images for the viewing pleasures of a wider audience.
These paintings are not posted in any particular orders and I couldn't really tell you whether they were done in color pencils or watercolor. As mentioned before, this is an assortment of works from 7th graders to 12th graders.
Interestingly enough, the First Place in both the Junior and Senior sections happens to be black and white drawings. I don't know whether this is the bias of the adjudicators, but I shall list the rankings for the following pieces and see if we are obsequious patrons.
First Place Junior Section
Highly Commended Junior Section
First Place Senior Section
Highly Commended Senior Section
It is comforting to see evidence of creativeness, despite the rote learning system.
