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“Tally & friends” Launch Ceremony (24 October 2017) 

EOC Chairperson Prof Alfred CHAN Cheung-ming held the storybook series “Tally & Friends” in his hands.

(From the left) Ms Shirley LOO, Convenor of the EOC Community Participation and Publicity Committee; Prof Alfred CHAN Cheung-ming, EOC Chairperson; and Prof Cees DE BONT, Dean of PolyU Design, Swire Chair Professor of Design posed for a group photo, holding blown-up versions of the book covers in their hands.

Lead designers of “Tally & Friends”, Boski CHAN and Suze CHAN talked about what inspired them to create the characters and their personal learning during the design process.

Prof Alfred CHAN Cheung-ming, EOC Chairperson; Ms Shirley LOO, Convenor of the EOC Community Participation and Publicity Committee; Mr Mohan DATWAN, EOC Member; and Prof Cees DE BONT, Dean of PolyU Design, Swire Chair Professor of Design posed for a group photo with the guests attending the press conference, including students of CNEC Lau Wing Sang Secondary School who gave a drama performance adapted from one of the stories in the series.

 

“Tally & friends” Storytelling Workshops (2018)

Children and volunteers took a group photo with the instructor towards the end of the English storytelling workshop. Some children were sitting on the floor in two rows while the rest were standing behind. They seemed to be having a lot of fun. Some were holding canvas tote bags with "Tally & friends" printed on them, raising foam boards featuring blown-up versions of the storybook covers.

Children participating in the English storytelling workshop were divided into four groups and seated around long tables. The teacher was standing in the middle and asking questions. The children raised their hands with enthusiasm.。

Two children participating in the English storytelling workshop stood up and raised their hands, eager to answer questions about "Tally and Friends".

Children raised their hands at the English storytelling workshop, eager to take part in the role-playing game.

Volunteers performed the story of "Tally & friends" during the English storytelling workshop. The children were watching attentively.

Children were excited to play "Scrabble" during the English Storytelling Workshop. One of them made the victory sign and grinned with joy.

Children took a group photo with the instructor at the Chinese storytelling workshop, holding up their DIY paper dolls which featured Tally, the rabbit and other characters from the storybook series.

At the Parent-and-Child Storytelling Workshopp, parents and and their children were divided into three groups and seated around long tables. They worked together to create dolls out of colour paper sheets, drawing, cutting and having fun.

Children were holding the adorable paper dolls they created during the Parent-and-Child Storytelling Workshop. They include a green UFO, a green pig and a white rabbit.

Children were sitting in a circle and holding the "Tally and Friends" storybooks in their hands. Their parents were sitting behind them and reading the story.

At the Chinese storytelling workshop, the instructor was holding one of the "Tally and Friends" storybooks, explaining the story to the children with hand gestures.

A boy and a girl were raising their hands and wearing a big smile on their face as they took part in an interactive game.

The instructor was sitting between two boys and giving suggestions on how to make their paper dolls. One of them was showing his work to the instructor.

A little girl sat on a chair and held up her paper doll with dark hair pasted at the top. She was smiling happily.

The instructor helped a little boy hold up his paper dolls for a photo.

A parent was holding her son's hand and showing their DIY crafts together with the instructor. The boy's doll had green hair, while the instructor was holding doll with blue hair.

The instructor and a little girl were doing impressions of a tiger as they showed her paper doll which had the appearnace of a little tiger.

The instructor and a litte boy were showing a DIY paper doll dressed in blue. The doll's head was in the shape of a cup of tea and looked really amusing.

Five children came together for a group photo with the instructor, proudly presenting their DIY paper dolls.

 

“Tally & friends” Storytelling Competition: Finals Cum Award Ceremony (2018)

Shinning trohpies were placed on a table covered with a red cloth.

The MC gave an introduction before the competition began, with the sign language interpreter standing on her right.

Prof Alfred CHAN Cheung-ming, Chairperson of the EOC, stood at the centre of the stage and gave a welcome address.

Prof Alfred CHAN Cheung-ming, Chairperson of the EOC, wished all contestants good luck.

五邑鄒振猷五甲組, a finalist in the ”Team“category. Four girls, dressed in their blue school uniform, were standing side by side. The girl standing on the far left was holding a sketch book sporting pictures of ”Tally and friends”. The rest of the team were singing and waving their hands.

男子組, a finalist in the ”Team“category. Two boys were facing each other. The boy on the left was playing the character of a school principal, placing his hands behind the body. The other boy was placing his hand on the chest and introducing himself. They were simulating an admission interview. The rest of the team were standing behind them, acting as other candidates waiting for their turn.

Master Team, a finalist in the ”Team“category. Four boys were standing in a semi-circle. They were wearing different costumes, such as an eyeshade and bandage (far left), a black cap (second from left), a white cap (second from right) and a colorful animal costume (far right).

Superheroes, a finalist in the ”Team“category. Two girls (left) and two boys (right) in school uniform were standing side by side. They lifted their hands slightly, looking at and talking to each other.

共融和諧樂融融, a finalist in the ”Team“category. The boy standing on the far left was wearing an eyeshade and exploring with his hands to play the character of a blind a person. The other two team members standing next to him were laughing and covering their mouths with their hands.

共融和諧樂融融, a finalist in the ”Team“category. The four team members were standing side by side and holding hands.

森嵐式, a finalist in the ”Sign Language“category. The two team members were standing and facing each other. The girl on the right was telling the story in sign language.

樂洛無窮, a finalist in the ”Sign Language“category. A girl was telling her story in sign language.

九龍灣聖若翰天主教小學手語隊, a finalist in the ”Sign Language“category. Four girls were standing side by side. The girl on the far right was telling the story in sign language while the rest were looking at her.

Prof Alfred CHAN (Right), Chairperson of the EOC , presented a souvenir to Ms Ada HO (Left), Chairperson of Hong Kong Children’s Arts Society.

Prof Alfred CHAN (Right), Chairperson of the EOC, presented a souvenir to Ms Cherie LEUNG (Left), Marketing Director of BabyKingdom.com Limited.

Prof Alfred CHAN (Right), Chairperson of the EOC, presented a souvenir to Ms Snoopy LAI (Left), Chairperson of Silence Limited.

Prof Alfred CHAN (Right), Chairperson of the EOC, presented a souvenir to Mrs Winnie WONG (Left), Director of The Hong Kong Society for the Deaf.

Prof Alfred CHAN (Right), Chairperson of the EOC, presented a souvenir to Ms Candy IP (Left), representative of Hong Kong Public Libraries, Co-organiser of the event.

Prof Alfred CHAN (Right), Chairperson of the EOC, presented a souvenir to Mr CHAN Tsz-kwan (Left), representative of Lutheran School for the Deaf, one of the Supporting Organisations of the event.

Group Photo (From the left): Ms Candy IP, representative of Hong Kong Public Libraries; Ms Ada HO, Chairperson of Hong Kong Children’s Arts Society; Ms Cherie LEUNG, Marketing Director of BabyKingdom.com Limited; Prof Alfred CHAN, Chairperson of the EOC; Mrs Winnie WONG, Director of The Hong Kong Society for the Deaf; Ms Snoopy LAI, Chairperson of Silence Limited; and Mr CHAN Tsz-kwan, representative of Lutheran School for the Deaf.

Ms Ada HO, Chairperson of Hong Kong Children’s Arts Society, shared her comments on the performance of the finalists in the ”Team“category.

Ms Ada HO, Chairperson of Hong Kong Children’s Arts Society, presented certificates to members of 五邑鄒振猷五甲組, a finalist in the ”Team“category.

Ms Ada HO, Chairperson of Hong Kong Children’s Arts Society, presented certificates to members of 男子組, a finalist in the ”Team“category.

Ms Ada HO, Chairperson of Hong Kong Children’s Arts Society, presented certificates to members of Master Team, a finalist in the ”Team“category.

Ms Ada HO, Chairperson of Hong Kong Children’s Arts Society, presented certificates to members of Superheroes, a finalist in the ”Team“category.

Ms Ada HO, Chairperson of Hong Kong Children’s Arts Society, presented certificates to members of 共融和諧樂融融, a finalist in the ”Team“category.

Ms Cherie LEUNG, Marketing Director of BabyKingdom.com Limited, presented the Outstanding Creativity Award (”Team“category) to Superheroes.

Ms Cherie LEUNG, Marketing Director of BabyKingdom.com Limited, presented the 2nd Runner-up trophy (”Team“category) to 共融和諧樂融融.

Ms Cherie LEUNG, Marketing Director of BabyKingdom.com Limited, presented the 1st Runner-up trophy (”Team“category) to Superheroes.

Ms Cherie LEUNG, Marketing Director of BabyKingdom.com Limited, presented the Champion trophy (”Team“category) to 男子組.

Group photo. Judges, guests and winners in the ”Team“category were standing in two rows and holding their thumbs up. The winners were showing their trophies to the camera.

Mrs Winnie WONG, Director of The Hong Kong Society for the Deaf, presented the Outstanding Creativity Award and the 1st Runner-up trophy (”Sign Language“category) to 森嵐式. The two team members were holding their trophies and certificates.

Mrs Winnie WONG, Director of The Hong Kong Society for the Deaf, presented the 2nd Runner-up trophy (”Sign Language“category) to 樂洛無窮.

Mrs Winnie WONG, Director of The Hong Kong Society for the Deaf, presented the Champion trophy (”Sign Language“category) to 九龍灣聖若翰天主教小學手語隊.

Group photo. Judges, guests and winners in the ”Sign Language“category were standing in two rows and holding their thumbs up. The winners were showing their trophies to the camera.

CHAU Yu-tung, finalist of the ”Pre-school“category, was dressed in deep pink clothes and telling her story with her index finger raised.

CHAN Chun-man, finalist of the ”Pre-school“category, was telling the story of ”小黑“with a DIY paper doll with dark skin.

WONG Chun-yan, finalist of the ”Pre-school“category, leaned towards the left and opened her mouth as if she was shouting.

KWAN Kam-chun, finalist of the ”Pre-school“category, raised his right hand as he performed on stage.

LO Sze-yin, finalist of the ”Pre-school“category, spread her arms out.

LAI Wing-yan, finalist of the ”Lower Primary“category, was holding two yellow paper dolls while telling her story.

MAO Qi-han, Hill, finalist of the ”Lower Primary“category, was making a heart shape with her hands.

LIU Jin-heng, Anders, finalist of the ”Lower Primary“category, was wearing a basketball jersey. He raised his hands and pretended to shoot a basketball.

RAVICHANDRAN Balaji Kavinayaa, finalist of the ”Lower Primary“category, was wearing her school uniform and spreading out her arms as she told her story.

WONG Man-hin, finalist of the ”Lower Primary“category, put his hands on his chest.

CHANDRAKANTH Rishi, finalist of the ”Upper Primary“category, leaned to the right and pointed his index figure as he told his story.

HE Wai-lam, Judy, finalist of the ”Upper Primary“category, smiled and clenched her fists in joy.

CHEUNG Sum-yuet, finalist of the ”Upper Primary“category, stood behind a mic and told her story.

CHAN Hei-yu, finalist of the ”Upper Primary“category, raised his left hand and pointed to his left.

LIU An-qiao, Andress, finalist of the ”Upper Primary“category, was frowning and holding her jacket, deep in thought.

Mr Henry HO, a balloon artist with hearing impairment from the social enterprise YM Balloon, was creating dolls modelled after characters from ”Tally and Friends“with black and pink balloons. The sign language interpreter on the left was holding a doll and interpreting Mr Ho's explanation to the audience.

Mr Henry HO, a balloon artist with hearing impairment from the social enterprise YM Balloon, raised his hands to show the dolls he just created, based on characters from ”Tally & friends”.

Prof Alfred CHAN (right), Chairperson of the EOC, presented a souvenir to Mr Henry HO (left), a balloon artist with hearing impairment from the social enterprise YM Balloon.

Prof Alfred CHAN (Left), Chairperson of the EOC, presented a souvenir to one of the judges, Ms Joyce CHOI (Right), Director of Community Outreach of Bring Me A Book™ Hong Kong.

Prof Alfred CHAN (Right), Chairperson of the EOC, presented a souvenir to one of the judges, Ms Juan LEUNG (Left), EOC Member.

Prof Alfred CHAN (Right), Chairperson of the EOC, presented a souvenir to one of the judges, Ms Michelle TAM (Left), Executive Director of End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation.

Prof Alfred CHAN (Right), Chairperson of the EOC, presented a souvenir to Ms Jessie CHEONG (Left), representative of St. James’ Settlement, one of the Supporting Organisations of the event.

Group photo (from the left): Mr Samuel CHAN, EOC Member; Prof Cecilia CHAN, EOC Member; Ms Juan LEUNG, EOC Member; Mr Henry HO, a balloon artist with hearing impairment from the social enterprise YM Balloon; Prof Alfred CHAN, Chairperson of the EOC; Ms Joyce CHOI, Director of Community Outreach of Bring Me A Book™ Hong Kong; Ms Jessie CHEONG, representative of St. James’ Settlement; Ms Michelle TAM, Executive Director of End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation; Mr Oska LI, Director of Corporate Planning and Service Division of the EOC; and Ms Shana WONG, Head of Corporate Communications Division of the EOC.

One of the judges, Ms Joyce CHOI, Director of Community Outreach of Bring Me A Book™ Hong Kong, gave comments on the performance of the finalists in the ”Pre-school”, ”Lower Primary“and ”Upper Primary“categories.

Ms Joyce CHOI, Director of Community Outreach of Bring Me A Book™ Hong Kong, presented a certificate to CHAU Yu-tung, finalist of the ”Pre-school“category.

Ms Joyce CHOI, Director of Community Outreach of Bring Me A Book™ Hong Kong, presented a certificate to CHAN Chun-man, finalist of the ”Pre-school“category.

Ms Joyce CHOI, Director of Community Outreach of Bring Me A Book™ Hong Kong, presented a certificate to WONG Chun-yan, finalist of the ”Pre-school“category.

Ms Joyce CHOI, Director of Community Outreach of Bring Me A Book™ Hong Kong, presented a certificate to KWAN Kam-chun, finalist of the ”Pre-school“category.

Ms Joyce CHOI, Director of Community Outreach of Bring Me A Book™ Hong Kong, presented a certificate to LO Sze-yin, finalist of the ”Pre-school“category.

Ms Joyce CHOI, Director of Community Outreach of Bring Me A Book™ Hong Kong, presented the Outstanding Creativity Award trophy (”Pre-school“Category) to CHAN Chun-man.

Ms Joyce CHOI, Director of Community Outreach of Bring Me A Book™ Hong Kong, presented the 2nd Runner-up trophy (”Pre-school“Category) to LO Sze-yin.

Ms Joyce CHOI, Director of Community Outreach of Bring Me A Book™ Hong Kong, presented the 1st Runner-up trophy (”Pre-school“Category) to WONG Chun-yan.

Ms Joyce CHOI, Director of Community Outreach of Bring Me A Book™ Hong Kong, presented the Champion trophy (”Pre-school“Category) to CHAN Chun-man.

Ms Joyce CHOI, Director of Community Outreach of Bring Me A Book™ Hong Kong, took a photo with all the winners in the ”Pre-school“Category. From the left: CHAU Yu-tung, LO Sze-yin, Ms Joyce CHOI, CHAN Chun-man, WONG Chun-yan and KWAN Kam-chun.

Ms Michelle TAM, Executive Director of End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation, presented a certificate to LAI Wing-yan, finalist of the ”Lower Primary“category.

Ms Michelle TAM, Executive Director of End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation, presented a certificate to MAO Qi-han, Hill, finalist of the ”Lower Primary“category.

Ms Michelle TAM, Executive Director of End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation, presented a certificate to LIU Jin-heng, Anders, finalist of the ”Lower Primary“category.

Ms Michelle TAM, Executive Director of End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation, presented a certificate to RAVICHANDRAN Balaji Kavinayaa, finalist of the ”Lower Primary“category.

Ms Michelle TAM, Executive Director of End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation presented a certificate to WONG Man-hin, finalist of the ”Lower Primary“category.

Ms Michelle TAM, Executive Director of End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation, presented the Outstanding Creativity Award trophy (”Lower Primary“Category) to LAI Wing-yan.

Ms Michelle TAM, Executive Director of End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation, presented the 2nd Runner-up trophy (”Lower Primary“Category) to LIU Jin-heng, Anders.

Ms Michelle TAM, Executive Director of End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation, presented the 1st Runner-up trophy (”Lower Primary“Category) to MAO Qi-han, Hill.

Ms Michelle TAM (Left), Executive Director of End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation, presented the Champion trophy (”Lower Primary“Category) to WONG Man-hin.

Ms Michelle TAM, Executive Director of End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation, took a photo with all the winners in the ”Lower Primary“Category. From the left: RAVICHANDRAN Balaji Kavinayaa, LIU Jin-heng, Anders, Ms Michelle TAM, WONG Man-hin, LAI Wing-yan and MAO Qi-han, Hill.

Ms Juan LEUNG, EOC Member, presented a certificate to CHANDRAKANTH Rishi, finalist of the ”Upper Primary“category.

Ms Juan LEUNG, EOC Member, presented a certificate to HE Wai-lam, Judy, finalist of the ”Upper Primary“category.

Ms Juan LEUNG, EOC Member, presented a certificate to CHEUNG Sum-yuet, finalist of the ”Upper Primary“category.

Ms Juan LEUNG, EOC Member, presented a certificate to CHAN Hei-yu, finalist of the ”Upper Primary“category.

Ms Juan LEUNG, EOC Member, presented a certificate to LIU An-qiao, Andress, finalist of the ”Upper Primary“category.

Ms Juan LEUNG, EOC Member, presented the Outstanding Creativity Award trophy (”Upper Primary“Category) to CHANDRAKANTH Rishi.

Ms Juan LEUNG, EOC Member, presented the 2nd Runner-up trophy (”Upper Primary“Category) to CHAN Hei-yu.

Ms Juan LEUNG, EOC Board Member, presented the 1st Runner-up trophy (”Upper Primary“Category) to LIU An-qiao, Andress.

Ms Juan LEUNG, EOC Board Member, presented the Champion trophy (”Upper Primary“Category) to CHANDRAKANTH Rishi.

Ms Juan LEUNG, EOC Member, took a photo with all the winners in the ”Upper Primary“Category. From the left: LIU An-qiao, Andress, Ms Juan LEUNG, CHAN Hei-yu, CHANDRAKANTH Rishi, MAO Qi-han, Hill and CHEUNG Sum-yuet.

Judges and guests took a final group photo with all the winners, standing in two rows. They held their thumbs up, while the winners grinned and showed their certificates and trophies to the camera.

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