Yasmine Zahir (Law, Year 4), a French minor in the Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages, triumphed in the French Speech Competition over 12 students from universities in Hong Kong, Guangdong and Guangxi held on 25 February. The contest was co-organized by the French Consulate of Hong Kong and Macau, and the Association of French Teachers in Hong Kong and Macau. The theme of this year was 'Le Delta de la Rivière des Perles, porte de la Chine (The Pearl River Delta as the Door of China)'. Yasmine was awarded a fully-sponsored three-week language immersion course in Nancy, France.