{"id":114,"date":"2026-01-19T10:21:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T10:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gapskplus.org\/?page_id=114"},"modified":"2026-04-10T01:59:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T01:59:04","slug":"introduction-and-download-of-recitation-materials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gapskplus.org\/en\/introduction-and-download-of-recitation-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction and download of recitation materials"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"114\" class=\"elementor elementor-114\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbc70aa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fbc70aa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbfa91a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbfa91a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Introduction and download of recitation materials\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Putonghua Chanting Download<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>English Speech Download<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #026e9f;\"><a style=\"color: #026e9f;\" href=\"https:\/\/gapskplus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\uff08\u5e7c\u5152\u7d44\uff09\u4e2d\u6587\u7d44_\u570b\u969b\u4e2d\u82f1\u6587\u6717\u8aa6\u5927\u8cfd\u8aa6\u6750.pdf\"><strong>Kindergarten Group (4-6 years old)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #026e9f;\"><a style=\"color: #026e9f;\" href=\"https:\/\/gapskplus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\uff08\u5e7c\u5152\u7d44\uff09\u82f1\u6587\u7d44_\u570b\u969b\u4e2d\u82f1\u6587\u6717\u8aa6\u5927\u8cfd\u8aa6\u6750.pdf\"><strong>Kindergarten Group (ages 4-6)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #026e9f;\"><a style=\"color: #026e9f;\" href=\"https:\/\/gapskplus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\uff08\u5c11\u5152\u7d44\uff09\u4e2d\u6587\u7d44_\u570b\u969b\u4e2d\u82f1\u6587\u6717\u8aa6\u5927\u8cfd\u8aa6\u6750.pdf\"><strong>Children's Group (7-9 years old)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #026e9f;\"><a style=\"color: #026e9f;\" href=\"https:\/\/gapskplus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\uff08\u5c11\u5152\u7d44\uff09\u82f1\u6587\u7d44_\u570b\u969b\u4e2d\u82f1\u6587\u6717\u8aa6\u5927\u8cfd\u8aa6\u6750.pdf\"><strong>Children's Group (Ages 7-9)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #026e9f;\"><a style=\"color: #026e9f;\" href=\"https:\/\/gapskplus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\uff08\u5c11\u5e74\u7d44\uff09\u4e2d\u6587\u7d44_\u570b\u969b\u4e2d\u82f1\u6587\u6717\u8aa6\u5927\u8cfd\u8aa6\u6750.pdf\"><strong>Youth Group (10-12 years old)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #026e9f;\"><a style=\"color: #026e9f;\" href=\"https:\/\/gapskplus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\uff08\u5c11\u5e74\u7d44\uff09\u82f1\u6587\u7d44_\u570b\u969b\u4e2d\u82f1\u6587\u6717\u8aa6\u5927\u8cfd\u8aa6\u6750.pdf\"><strong>Youth Group (Ages 10-12)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #026e9f;\">**The same recitation will be used for the preliminary, semifinal and final rounds.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Precautions<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Contestants must report the title (if applicable), and if the author's name is already listed in the designated recitation, contestants must report the title together with the author's name, than. If the author's name is already listed in the designated recitation material, the participant must submit the title together with the author's name. Author: Meng Haoran The author is Meng Haoran.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Participants may state their names, but they are not required to make any introductory or closing remarks such as self-introduction or thank you.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Contestants are only required to recite the material once.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Requirements for uploading videos for the preliminary and final rounds of the competition<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-125526a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-id=\"125526a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b93e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61b93e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h4>At the beginning of the video, the participant must clearly state his\/her full name, and his\/her face, movements and voice must be clearly recorded.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>The movie must be recorded live and cannot be dubbed.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>Video must be 1080p or higher resolution, 4:3 or 16:9 ratio is acceptable, landscape or portrait orientation is acceptable.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>The length of the video must not exceed 3 minutes, the format must be MP4, and the size of the video must not exceed 1GB.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>Each participant can only submit once. Participants are requested to submit the final version of their movie.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>When submitting your video, you should name the video file with the name of the participant and the name of the competition (e.g. XXX_Chinese).<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>Try to keep the camera unit stationary and avoid vibration, shaking or movement.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>It is recommended to shoot in well-lit or light-colored backgrounds, please do not use special effects AI or other unnatural moisturizing effects.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>Contestants can flexibly incorporate personalized performance elements of literary speech according to the characteristics of the work. On the basis of the original recitation material into the makeup, costume, music, props, the form of choice.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>The video must be shot in its original form, with no special effects such as graphics, text, filters, transitions, color grading, lighting, subtitles, etc., and no editing or post-production is allowed.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Event Details<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z\">The information contained in this application form is for processing by the Executive Committee of the International Chinese and English Speech Contest (hereinafter referred to as the Executive Committee) only. Participants who require access to or correction of their personal information should contact the Executive Committee.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z\">This is an individual event and the preliminary competition is free of charge.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z\">If a participant has been shortlisted for the Final, the participant may participate in the online Final (US$30 per person per event), which includes the Finalist's fee and trophies, medals and certificates (if shortlisted for the Final and awarded with prizes); or if the participant does not participate in the Final, the participant may choose to apply for an e-certificate of the Finalist (US$10 per person per event).<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z\">Each participant can only participate in the same age group as the one he\/she is participating in.<\/span><span class=\"_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z\">The Executive Committee reserves the right to request participants to provide relevant evidence if necessary.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z\">Each participant must carefully check his\/her registration information, competition level and event details when registering for the competition, and no changes can be made once the registration is confirmed.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z\">Each participant can participate in more than one event at the same time, and must choose the designated recitation for the competition when uploading the video.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z\">Each participant can only register once and upload his\/her video only once. The Executive Committee reserves the right to disqualify the participant in case of repetition.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z\">The Executive Committee has the right to cancel the competition of the relevant category if the number of participants of that category is insufficient.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z\">The Executive Committee will confirm the entries within 5-6 working days after the entries are made.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z\">After confirming the application, the Executive Committee will send an email to the system login account for uploading the video for the competition.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z\">The Executive Committee will not accept any application for entry or submission after the deadline.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z\">The Executive Committee reserves the right to reject any film that does not meet the specifications of the competition and its decision is final.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z\">After the semi-final selection, finalists will be required to participate in the real-time online video finals; if they fail to attend the real-time online video finals, they will be deemed to have forfeited the competition, and no other arrangement will be made by the Association.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z\">The Executive Committee reserves the right to arrange the date, time and other details of the competition and participants are not allowed to disagree. For participants who are taking part in more than one event at the same time, please contact the Association if there is any conflict in the schedule of the competition.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z\">Participants are advised to pay attention to the latest news and notices posted on the official website of the competition without prior notice.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z\">Participants are required to read the \"Competition Handbook\", competition time and other competition details and information, and the Association will not be responsible for any impact on the competition.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z\">Participants are required to log in to the online competition system 10-15 minutes before the competition time to register, please present your name and photo identification documents during registration, if you fail to provide the relevant documents, the Association reserves the right to disqualify you from the competition.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z\">Only one participant is allowed to be in the camera during the competition and no other person is allowed to appear in the picture. In case of violation, the Association reserves the right to disqualify the participant from the competition, and the participant shall not object.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z\">During the competition, no one is allowed to give any kind of hints to the participants, such as directing, lip-synching, movement, etc. Once discovered, the Association reserves the right to disqualify the participants.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z\">Participants must strictly comply with the instructions of our staff. Violation of the rules and repeated advice will result in disqualification from the competition.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z\">The entrant understands and agrees that the Executive Committee has the right to record all materials, including photographs, audio recordings, videos or any uploaded information. All such rights shall be granted to the organizers on an irrevocable, unconditional, unrestricted and uncompensated basis. All contests will be recorded and publicly displayed on GAPSK.org, GAPSKplus.org and other partner channels.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z\">The Executive Committee respects the final judgment of the judging panel based on their professionalism and experience, including the ranking, scores and comments, etc. The Executive Committee has the right to make the final decision, and participants are not allowed to disagree.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z\">All participants must abide by all the rules and regulations of the competition. By entering the competition, participants agree to and understand the rules and regulations of the competition.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z\">For details of the competition rules and important matters, please visit our website at www.gapskplus.org\/icer.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z\">The Executive Committee reserves the right to change the content of all the above terms and conditions and to interpret the rules and regulations of the competition without prior notice.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Personal Information Collection Statement<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"p1\">Purpose of collection<\/h4>\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li2\">\n<h4><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span>The personal data provided by the participant in the application form will be used by<span class=\"s1\">GAPSK<\/span>The Executive Committee of the International Speech Contest in Chinese and English (the \"Committee\") is used for the following purposes:<span class=\"s1\"><br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 (I)\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Registration of entries and confirmation of eligibility;<span class=\"s1\"><br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 (ii)\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>Tournament related newsletters (e.g. tournament schedule, result notification);<span class=\"s1\"><br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 (iii)\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Announcement of competition results and awarding of prizes;<span class=\"s1\"><br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 (iv)\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>(iv) displaying the Entrant's name in the publication, publicity, website and social media of the Competition Entry;<span class=\"s1\"><br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 (v)\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>Disseminate information on the activities of the Executive Committee.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">\n<h4>All participants must have parental or guardian consent to enroll.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">\n<h4>The provision of personal data is voluntary. However, if the data is incomplete or not provided, the Committee may not be able to process the application or confirm the eligibility of the participant.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">\n<h4>The Committee will encrypt and store participants' information with restricted access.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">\n<h4>Personal data will only be used by the Commission and authorized partners (e.g. assessment panels, technical support organizations) to the extent necessary. We will not disclose information to third parties without consent, unless required by law or to protect a vital interest.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">\n<h4><span class=\"s2\">According to the relevant privacy laws and regulations (e.g. Hong Kong's Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance), a person may be required to provide his\/her personal data to a third party.<\/span>(<span class=\"s2\">Privacy<\/span>)<span class=\"s2\">The Ordinance<\/span>(<span class=\"s2\">\u7b2c<\/span>\u00a0486\u00a0<span class=\"s2\">\u7ae0<\/span>)<span class=\"s2\">The European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).<\/span>(GDPR)\u00a0<span class=\"s2\">(or other local personal data protection laws), the entrant has the right to:<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0 \u00a0 (i)\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"s2\">To access, correct or delete personal data;<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0 \u00a0 (ii)\u00a0 \u00a0<span class=\"s2\">Restrict or object to data processing;<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0 \u00a0 (iii)\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"s2\">Withdrawal of consent granted (without affecting the legality of the treatment prior to withdrawal).<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0 \u00a0 (iv)\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"s2\">To exercise your rights or make inquiries, please contact:<\/span>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0GAPSK<span class=\"s2\">Speech Contest Executive Committee<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"s2\">Address: Nathan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong<\/span>750<span class=\"s2\">No. 1 Pioneer Center<\/span>15<span class=\"s2\">\u6a13<\/span>1501<span class=\"s2\">\u5ba4<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"s2\">Phone:<\/span>+852 2110 3661 \/ 852 3101 0800<\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"s2\">Official WeChat<\/span>\u00a0(GAPSKICER) \/ WhatsApp (+852 6355 6881) \/ LINE (GAPSKICER)<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">\n<h4>The Board reserves the right to amend this statement without prior notice.<span class=\"s1\">GAPSK<\/span>The Speech Contest Executive Committee reserves the right of final decision.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21be3fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21be3fa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ef6bb3 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6ef6bb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/gapskplus.org\/zh_hk\/form\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Enroll Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c12bf50 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c12bf50\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u8aa6\u6750\u4ecb\u7d39\u53ca\u4e0b\u8f09\u00a0 \u666e\u901a\u8a71\u8aa6\u6750\u4e0b\u8f09 \u82f1\u8a9e\u8aa6\u6750\u4e0b\u8f09 \u5e7c\u5152\u7d44(4-6\u6b72) \u5e7c\u5152\u7d44\uff084-6\u6b72\uff09 \u5c11\u5152\u7d44(7-9\u6b72) \u5c11 [&hellip;] [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-114","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gapskplus.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gapskplus.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gapskplus.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gapskplus.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gapskplus.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114"}],"version-history":[{"count":105,"href":"https:\/\/gapskplus.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3112,"href":"https:\/\/gapskplus.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114\/revisions\/3112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gapskplus.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}