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Presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and organised by the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, the "2013 Tea Ware by Hong Kong Potters" competition has selected 13 award winners out of 335 tea sets submitted by 244 entrants.
The adjudication panel included Dr Lai Ming-hoi, Dr Tam Cheung-on, Mr Tsang Cheung-shing and Ms Wong May-lee. The museum also invited for the first time the ceramics expert Mr Gao Zhenyu from the Mainland to join the adjudication panel so as to enhance the standard of the competition.
The competition was divided into a School Category and an Open Category. Basing their decisions on the criteria of the originality, creativity, technical competence and functionality of each entry, the adjudication panel selected winners for the first, second and third prizes in both categories, and winners for prizes of excellence in the Open Category. The results are as follows:
School Category
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Prize: First prize
Name of entrant: Lee Ngo-cheung
Title of work: Reminiscence
Prize: Second prize
Name of entrant: Chan Hiu-lam
Title of work: Home sweet home
Prize: Third prize
Name of entrant: Choi Wai-yin
Title of work: Be quick
Open Category
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Prize: First prize
Name of entrant: Wong Sum
Title of work: Water never leaps, will run deep
Prize: Second prize
Name of entrant: Law Hon-wah
Title of work: Liquid collection teapot - Tea with morning dew
Prize: Third prize
Name of entrant: Lee Yee-mei
Title of work: Bird
Prize: Prize of excellence
Name of entrant: Chan Yuk-lan
Title of work: Tough yet supple
Prize: Prize of excellence
Name of entrant: Ku Siu-hing
Title of work: Red, white and blue
Prize: Prize of excellence
Name of entrant: Ng Hoi-san
Title of work: Dumb
Prize: Prize of excellence
Name of entrant: Wong Chun-kit
Title of work: Popular pastime
Prize: Prize of excellence
Name of entrant: Wong Kam-fung
Title of work: In pursuit of clouds
Prize: Prize of excellence
Name of entrant: Wong Mei-han
Title of work: Lotus root, support under the soil
Prize: Prize of excellence
Name of entrant: Wong Tsz-shan
Title of work: Rhythm of clear stream flowing amid stones
Winners in both categories will receive cash awards. Cash awards of $8,000, $6,000 and $4,000 will be presented to the first prize, second prize and third prize winners in the School Category respectively, while cash awards of $16,000, $12,000, $10,000 and $2,000 will be presented to the first prize, second prize, third prize and prize of excellence winners in the Open Category. Certificates will also be presented to all winners and entrants whose works are selected for exhibition.
An exhibition entitled "2013 Tea Ware by Hong Kong Potters" will be held at the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware from September 4 until September 8 next year. It will feature all the winning entries and some selected entries, offering members of the public an opportunity to appreciate the works of local potters.
For more information on the "2013 Tea Ware by Hong Kong Potters" competition, please visit the Hong Kong Museum of Art's website at hk.art.museum or call 2869 0690 or 2869 6690 for enquiries.
Ends/Thursday, May 16, 2013
Issued at HKT 16:36
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