In celebration of the bicentenary year of world famous fairy tales writer Hans Anderson's birth, the Hong Kong Hans Andersen Club held celebrating activity here Saturday.

At the grand hall of Run Run Shaw College of the Chinese university of Hong Kong, over 300 people including members of Hans Andersen Club and those of Hong Kong Federation Handicapped Youth gathered together to enjoy the performances such as theater and storytelling with the theme related to Hans Andersen's fairy tales.

The activity aimed to encourage young people in Hong Kong to form a good reading habit which would help enhance their knowledge and wisdom in dealing with life challenges.

Besides, a series of activities were held here in memory of Hans Andersen. Hongkong Post held a Letter Writing Competition with the theme "A Letter to My Favorite Fairytale Character" with an objective to promote students' interest in letter writing as a means of expressing love and care for others.

Special stamps "Children Stamps - Andersen's Fairy Tales" were also issued on March 22 as one of the memorial activities. The featured four famous fairy tales including the Ugly Duckling, the Little Mermaid, the Little Match Girl and the Emperor's New Clothes.

Source: Xinhua