Reported by Bryan Wong

The ticket selling and promotion was a piece of cake.

750 tickets sold out within the first hour of public release.

That was the attraction of the ITQ 2000.

Hopes and expectations were riding high.

Yet no one managed to file in a word of complaint after the show.

The ITQ abbreviated for Internal Talent Quest has been held for 15 years in St. Joseph's College. Each year, hundreds of students flock from different schools to enjoy this famous music show.

This year, the ITQ 2000 was held on the 25^th of March.

That very night, the lights dimmed out and the show started at 7:00.

The show was kicked off by a series of group dances by the 12 finalists. The energetic dances were well received by the audiences and by the time the confetti exploded right in front of the stage, the audiences knew they were in for a show of a lifetime.

The show was taken to another climax as our first guest artist Joey Yung was introduced. She was overwhelmed by welcoming screams and claps from the ebullient audience. The whole hall was lighted up by the different colors of neon lights.

After Joey left the stage, it was time for the finalists to compete. One by one, they sang their songs and did all they could to impress both adjudicators and audiences. Apparently, our 3 adjudicators found it difficult to choose a winner as they were often found discussing among themselves.

Our second guest artist, Candy Lo also performed her songs to perfection and was greatly applauded.

By the time all 12 finalists had finished their performances

Everyone knew that it was time for our last guest artist to appear.

Mr. Eason Chan soon appeared on stage and gave his performance, his friendly personality and great songs overwhelmed the whole audience and before long screams of encore could be heard everywhere. Eason did not disappoint us.

The greatest screams however, were not heard until the announcement of the results. Much to the expectation of the crowd, Jacky Li of F.6A was voted champion and most enjoyed performance. Talent Tsang of and Johnny Wong followed by a close margin as first and second runners-ups.

The show drew to an end with Jacky Li singing his winning song once again, the show was a huge success and the ITQ 2000 would surely be a example to follow for student musical shows for years to come.