For Immediate Release
PRESS RELEASE
“Marathon 101 Cheer for the Runners” Campaign
Cheering Team Competition and Awards Presentation
Winning Teams Cheer for
Standard Chartered Marathon Runners Next Week
[Hong Kong ---21st February 2010] ─ Title-sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank
(Hong Kong) Limited (“SCBHK”) and organised by the Hong Kong Amateur Athletic
Association, the “Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon” attracts tens of
thousands of runners every year as Hong Kong’s premier international sporting event.
Launched especially for primary and secondary school students in Hong Kong, the
“Marathon 101 Education Programme” has also become a yearly focus of attention for
the educational sector. The grand finale of the Education Programme, the “Marathon
101 Cheering Team Competition”, was held at Victoria Park today (21st February). 16
teams comprising 300 primary and secondary school students competed for the
opportunity to cheer for tens of thousands of runners at the “Standard Chartered Hong
Kong Marathon 2010”. Outstanding participants in the “Marathon 101 Little Reporters”
programme also received awards at the ceremony today.
Around 300 students from primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong formed a
total of 16 “Marathon 101 Cheering Teams”, competing for the Best Costume Award,
Creativity Award, and Champion, 1st runner-up, and 2nd runner-up Awards in the
primary and secondary school divisions. Teams performed self-created slogans,
choreographed dance and gymnastic routines at the Standard Chartered Hong Kong
Marathon Expo at Victoria Park, sparing no effort in their performances. Their cheers
and routines demonstrated both tremendous creativity and the perseverance of the
Marathon spirit.
Sitting on the judging panel of the Cheering Team Competition this year were Mr.
Sundeep Bhandari, Regional Head of Global Markets, North East Asia, Standard
Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited; Mr. Edward Wong Wai-On, Coordinator of the
Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon Expo 2010; Principal Cheung Chi Hung,
Marathon 101 Education Programme honorary consultant; Mr. Lam Wai Choi,
Chairman, Hong Kong Extra-curricular Activities Masters’ Association; and Mr. To Siu
Leung, Chief Executive Supervisor, Association of Hong Kong Dance Organisation
and Examiner, Hong Kong Art Development Council.
According to Mr. Bhandari, “Over 70% of primary and secondary schools in Hong
Kong have participated in the ‘Marathon 101 Education Programme’, and we are
deeply encouraged by the schools’ overwhelming response. The ‘Marathon 101
Cheering Team Competition’ is one of the Programme’s large-scale extra-curricular
activities, which helps students learn about the importance of team spirit and
cooperation. Moreover, it gives students the opportunity to cheer with the entire
community for the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon, our city’s premier
international sports event.’
At the close of the competition, awards were also presented to outstanding primary
and secondary school participants in the “Marathon 101 Little Reporters” programme.
Through this initiative, students learned about basic journalistic writing and
interviewing skills, working together to produce a newspaper featuring the marathon.
The free newspaper will be distributed to the public on 23rd February.
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The winner lists of “Marathon 101 Cheering Team Competition”
Awards
Winning schools
Primary School
Champion Award
SKH Chai Wan St. Michael's Primary School
1st Runner-up
Tung Chung Catholic School(Primary School)
2nd Runner-up
Baptist (STW) Lui Ming Choi Primary School
Best Costume Award
SKH Chai Wan St. Michael's Primary School
Creativity Award
SKH Chai Wan St. Michael's Primary School
Secondary School
Champion Award
Tung Chung Catholic School(Secondary School)
1st Runner-up
PLK Laws Foundation College
2nd Runner-up
Delia Memorial School(Broadway)
Best Costume Award
Tung Chung Catholic School(Secondary School)
Creativity Award
Tung Chung Catholic School(Secondary School)
The winner lists of “Marathon 101 Little Reporters”
Awards
Winning schools
“The Best Article” – Primary School
SKH Fung Kei Primary School
“The Best Article” – Junior Secondary School CNEC Christian College
“The Best Article” – Senior Secondary School Wa Ying College
For photos: http://www.fingertips.hk/download/M101CT_press.zip
Photo Caption:
1. SKH Chai Wan St. Michael's Primary School has won the championship for the
third consecutive year in the Marathon 101 Education Programme Cheering Team
Competition.
2. Tung Chung Catholic School(Secondary School), the Champion Team in the
Secondary School category of the Marathon 101 Education Programme Cheering
Team Competition, will cheer for tens of thousands of runners at the “Standard
Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2010” together with the Primary School
Champion Team.
3. The two Champion Teams and the judges of the Marathon 101 Education
Programme Cheering Team Competition. Standing in the middle is one of the
judges, Mr. Sundeep Bhandari, Regional Head of Global Markets, North East Asia,
Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited.
Notes to Editor:
About Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered – leading the way in Asia, Africa and the Middle East
The history of Standard Chartered in Hong Kong dates back to 1859. It is currently one of the
SAR’s three note-issuing banks. Standard Chartered incorporated its Hong Kong business on
1 July 2004, and now operates as a licensed bank in Hong Kong under the name of Standard
Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Standard Chartered PLC.
Standard Chartered PLC, listed on both London and Hong Kong stock exchanges, ranks
among the top 25 companies in the FTSE-100 by market capitalisation.
The London-headquartered Group has operated for over 150 years in some of the world’s
most dynamic markets, leading the way in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Standard Chartered aspires to be the best international bank in its markets through leading by
example to be the right partner for its stakeholders. The group now employs around 70,000
people, representing 125 nationalities, in more than 1,600 branches and outlets located in
over 70 countries.
Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited was named the “Employer of Choice” at the
prestigious Hong Kong HR Awards 2008, and also named by The Gallup Organisation as a
winner of the Gallup Great Workplace Award for two consecutive years in 2008 and 2009.
For more information, please visit: www.standardchartered.com