Three Sabahan participants excel at the 4th Chinese-Bridge Chinese Show for Malaysian Primary School Students (第四届“汉语桥”世界小学生中文秀,马来西亚) after succeeding in sweeping the top three prizes in the finals event at Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur recently.

The champion goes to Janice Tsen Yu Xuan (曾愉玹), runner-up to Phoebe Chong Zhi Xuen (钟芷璇) while the second runner-up to Ammar Yusof Izwan (安玛).

The three of them who are students from SJK (C) St. James Kota Kinabalu had been provided two weeks intensive coaching with Confucius Institute (CI) Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) through teacher Jin Jinjin prior to the competition.

Another student from the same school, Geraldine Amaris Lajawai (柯乐婷) was also awarded the Best Eloquence Award.

Janice who won the champion will represent Malaysia to compete in China for the global level under the primary school student’s category.

Meanwhile, Director of CI UMS, Prof. Ts. Dr. Chong Khim Phin congratulated the outstanding performance of the students.

He said, CI UMS as a non-profitable institute will strengthen its effort to promote Chinese culture and language.

“The institute has actively promoted the Chinese Bridge competition to the local schools and provided great assistance to the participants, attracting attention from various primary and secondary schools in Sabah.

“The success of the contestants from Sabah in the competition has attributed to the outstanding performance of the students and the meticulous guidance of the teachers, demonstrating the fruitful cooperation between the CI UMS and local schools,” he said.

The competition consists of questions about Chinese language and culture, Chinese speeches, talent performances, and impromptu speeches, and was broadcasted online simultaneously to the public.