A group of younger scholars were included among the panel of adjudicators that year. As a result some troupes who always performed 'model dramas' singing the praises of virtue failed to make the grade, whereas the Ming Hua Yuan's new drama, strong on confrontation and tightly performed, stood out from the crowd.
當年由於評審名單加進了一批年輕學者。比賽結果，一些老演歌功頌德「模範劇本」的戲班都名落孫山，明華園則以新編衝突性強的劇本及緊湊的表演脫穎而出。