Plans to restore Bruce Lee home move forward

On November 25, Hong Kong Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Rita Lau met Shannon Lee, daughter of the late actor and martial artist Bruce Lee, to exchange views on the planned restoration of Bruce Lee’s Residence in Kowloon Tong and to discuss opportunities for cooperation in the project.

Ms. Lee was in Hong Kong to take part in the adjudication for the Ideas Competition for Bruce Lee’s Residence.

Mrs. Lau thanked Ms. Lee for serving as an adjudicator for the competition, which received an overwhelming response of more than 140 valid entries, both local and overseas.

“Thanks to the hard work of the adjudication panel, the winning entries for all the competition categories have been selected. I am sure that these entries will provide very good creative ideas and concepts for restoring the residence and turning it into an attraction to commemorate Bruce Lee’s contribution to martial arts and the film industry,” Mrs. Lau said.

The adjudication panel also comprised representatives of the property owner Yu Pang-lin, Kowloon City District Council, the tourism sector as well as three professional bodies. The professional adviser will proceed to compile the assessment report, and the competition results will be announced in early 2010.

Mrs. Lau also discussed with Ms. Lee opportunities for cooperation including her support for using or reproducing her father's personal artifacts.

“Hong Kong and Seattle are both regarded as the home of Bruce Lee which fans around the world would like to visit. We look forward to possible cooperation with the Bruce Lee Foundation such as exchanging exhibits and organizing joint events in the future,” Mrs. Lau said.

Students win Junior Science Olympiad medals

Six Hong Kong students garnered three gold and three silver medals in the Sixth International Junior Science Olympiad held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from December 2-11. They were the first golds and the best results for Hong Kong since the city’s students began participating in the event in 2006.

The Olympiad aims to promote science education and reinforce the collaboration of science talent as well as provide a platform for nurturing the scientifically gifted from different countries and regions. The Olympiad invited more than 250 scientifically gifted secondary students from 49 countries or regions.

The Hong Kong team members were the best performers in the International Junior Science Olympiad-Hong Kong Screening 2008-09. Hong Kong’s Education Bureau commissioned the Chinese University of Hong Kong to provide eight months of training to the students from March to November. Training on practical experiments was strengthened this year to further boost the team members' confidence and enhance their problem solving skills.

More information about the Olympiad can be found on the Web site of the Gifted Education Section, Curriculum Development Institute of the Education Bureau [http://resources.edb.gov.hk/gifted/ijso].