The Hong Kong Public Libraries (HKPL) of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department held a certificate presentation ceremony at the Hong Kong Central Library today (November 22) to commend members who had participated in the 2024-25 Reading Programme for Children and Youth.
 
     The programme continues to receive an overwhelming response from students of different ages and has recruited over 7 000 children and youth members this year. Twenty-four members received Star of the Month awards for their reading reports, with the nine best being recognised as Reading Supernova. Seventeen members of the programme participating in the most sessions of the Monthly Meeting of Joyful Reading were awarded Elite of Joyful Reading medals.
 
     The HKPL endeavours to promote good reading habits among children and youth with schools. The Most Active School in Promoting Participation awards were presented to schools that successfully nominated the largest number of new members in the year. This year's awards went to W F Joseph Lee Primary School, PLK Riverain Primary School, Good Health Anglo-Chinese Kindergarten (Ma On Shan), Methodist School, and Pok Oi Hospital Tang Pui King Memorial College.

     Five schools with the highest total number of books read by their nominated members received the Most Active School in Promoting Reading awards. The winning schools are W F Joseph Lee Primary School, Hong Kong Baptist Convention Primary School, Tseung Kwan O Methodist Primary School, S.K.H. Yan Laap Primary School, and S.K.H. Tin Wan Chi Nam Primary School.
 
     Targeting children and youth from kindergarten to Secondary Six, the Reading Programme aims to arouse their reading interest, cultivate their reading habits, and encourage them to share their reading tips and the joy of reading with other people. To promote paired reading, children from kindergarten to Primary Three can join the family category with their parents. People interested in participating in the Reading Programme may contact any public library or visit www.hkpl.gov.hk/rp.
 
     This year's Reading Supernova winning works are now on display at the foyer of the South Entrance of the Hong Kong Central Library until November 26. A roving exhibition will also be held at various public libraries later.

Ends/Saturday, November 22, 2025
Issued at HKT 13:00

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