Dr Benson Tong of School of Arts and Social Sciences gets excellence award at international competition in modern Chinese poetry

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Dr Benson Tong of School of Arts and Social Sciences gets excellence award at international competition in modern Chinese poetry

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Dr Benson Tong of School of Arts and Social Sciences gets excellence award at international competition in modern Chinese poetry

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Dr Benson Tong Tsz-ben, an Assistant Professor of the School of Arts and Social Sciences, earlier participated in an international competition of modern Chinese poetry organised by the International Contemporary Chinese Poetry Study Association. The competition attracted submissions from Mainland, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Japan, Europe and the United States. After an anonymous evaluation by professional judges, Dr Benson Tong’s poem “Sea Spray” was recognised by receiving the Award of Excellence.

Dr Benson Tong’s poem is about his family’s story and the relationship between Hong Kong and the Mainland by the metaphor of sea spray.

Dr Benson Tong Tsz-ben, an Assistant Professor of the School of Arts and Social Sciences, earlier participated in an international competition of modern Chinese poetry organised by the International Contemporary Chinese Poetry Study Association. The competition attracted submissions from Mainland, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Japan, Europe and the United States. After an anonymous evaluation by professional judges, Dr Benson Tong’s poem “Sea Spray” was recognised by receiving the Award of Excellence.

Dr Benson Tong’s poem is about his family’s story and the relationship between Hong Kong and the Mainland by the metaphor of sea spray.

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