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Law Man Lung, Ben
Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science, HKU |
| First of all, I need to thank Po Leung Kuk and the Foreign Correspondent’s Club, Hong Kong to give me this scholarship. After entering the university, there was a huge increase in my expenses. The scholarship helps me a lot in these aspects, and also when I have to buy reference books for my studies. Thanks to the scholarship, I have no financial worries and hence can concentrate on my studies. In addition, there is no need for my family to worry about me. Apart from academic and financial fields, I know much more about FCCHK through the scholarship and also befriended other scholarship winners from different universities, which enlarges my social circle. |
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To Nga Li, Tobby
Bachelor of Social Sciences in Communication in Broadcast Journalism, HKBU |
| I am now having my exchange program in Taiwan. Actually, I thought quite a long time about this decision. Should I leave Hong Kong? How about my family? Can they support themselves during the time that I am not Hong Kong? It was not a simple decision for me to choose leaving Hong Kong. But, I am pleased and thankful for my parents, teachers and friends who encouraged me to go. I am studying in Taiwan National Chengchi University now. The Department of Journalism in this school is really famous in Taiwan. Moreover, I now understand more about Taiwan. Although Taiwan is near Hong Kong, there are numerous differences between these two places. But I still enjoy my life here. It is because I have become more mature than before. I will treasure the remaining days in Taiwan and endeavor my study. I really hope this experience can provide me more chances to reflect my life. I can improve and prepare myself to contribute to society. |
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Choi Ting Ting, Silvia
Bachelor of Business Administration in Hotel and Tourism Management, CUHK |
| For me, a fruitful university life is not only measured in term of one’s GPA or how much money one has earned. What I have explored and experienced is more important. This year, I am the marketing officer of the Society of Hotel and Tourism Management (SoHo) of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. I am given lots of opportunities to interact with different business societies and bodies within CUHK. Through organizing various activities like asking sponsorships, Orientation Day, Farewell Dinner, SoHo Carnival, Annual Dinner, etc, I have leant how to communicate with others well and how to manage my time. Last summer, I was an intern at the Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong. It was really a “WOW” experience as my horizons are really widened. In the coming semester, I am going to do an exchange in Lund University in Sweden for half the year. I would like to master my business knowledge and world vision through exchange. Going to Sweden is quite expensive and I need to extend my study for a semester. The scholarship from FCC is definitely a great support for me. I hope I can aim high to meet my career goal and achieve it. |
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Yip Cheuk Fan, Yvonne
Associate Degree/ Bachelor in Tourism and Hospitality Management, HKBU |
| To each child who has lived in Po Leung Kuk, each opportunity to learn is a treasure to them. I did not have a good result in the cert level exam, so I could not go up to Form 6. But I did not give up. I studied for an associate degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management. I have a degree now! I want to tell every secondary school student that the advanced-level is not the only outlet of going to university, so long as you work hard, a degree is destined for you. During my studies, the Po Leung Kuk Foreign Correspondent Club Scholarship helped me a lot, lightening my burden and enabling me to concentrate in my study, and finally to get a valuable degree. In addition, with this scholarship from FCC, I have met many new friends, among them some were once living in Po Leung Kuk just like me. We have set up an alumni association to organize activities to let the old residents have a reunion. Our committee members become good friends now. The FCC also invites us to participate in their activity, makes me think that seem to come into another big family after the small group home. |
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Kwok Lu Ming, Jun
Higher Diploma in Multimedia Design and Technology, HKPU |
| I am Kwok Lu Ming, Jun, and now I am studying for a High Diploma in Multimedia Design and Technology in year 2 at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Design was totally new for me before I entered this subject. After I got in touch with it, I became addicted to it and I have learnt many new things. Last summer, my group mate and I did a client project, which is the opening animation for a game. It was tough because the workload is quite heavy for only two people to do a three-minute stop motion animation. It was so funny because this animation can apply our own idea and I was so proud to see the finished product. Some people may think design is an individual work, but I think cooperation is very important. My group mate and I worked very hard in this project but we enjoyed it. Once the tutor praises our idea, we are extremely happy. When the tutor disapproves of our idea, we are a little bit sad at first but we think very hard later. It is such a wonderful thing that I can work with a nice group mate, we can share our ideas and the output will be much better. |
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Sze Lo Lik, Louis
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Management, City U |
| This semester I think my university life is very colorful. I was busy in club activities and studying my core subjects. If I did not have this scholarship, I think my school life will be colorless. This year, I joined the Drama Society in City U. I also participated in the Freshmen Performance. My position was Assistant Stage Management (ASM). My job was to follow up the practice everyday and update everyone on all the changes for the staging and the script. During those 3 weeks, I spent nearly all of my time preparing the freshmen performance. I discovered that the money I spent on eating in those weeks was increasing, because I needed to eat at outside everyday. Luckily, the scholarship is not only for my school fee payment, but is also for my daily expenditure, so that it is not necessary for my parent to worry about my pocket money. I am now in the revision week for my exam while I write this and I am studying in study room now. I will have to tell you more about my school life later! |
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Mo Ying Fan, Fanny
Bachelor of Business Administration in Accountancy, City University |
| The FCC scholarship has supported me for more than 2 years now. I am so glad that I have got the scholarship because I not only get money, but also get a lot of other valuable things from the FCC. Because I do not have parents to support me, I need to pay all my living expenses, such as rental fees, gas fees and electric fees. I cannot imagine that how my life would be without the FCC scholarship. The scholarship really saved me from worry about money, so I could concentrate on my school life. The FCC also provided some valuable activities for us. The FCC charity ball is one of my favorite activities. Before I got the scholarship, I never had a chance to attend such an activity, it was very impressive. It is also very meaningful because the ball aims at raising money for Po Leung Kuk. The FCC also held some very useful talks for us. For example, it invited some celebrities such as Mary Cheung to teach us about etiquette. It would also invite some people to teach us how to dress professionally. All these things are very useful for us but we cannot learn them at the university. |
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Mo Wai Ling, Maple
Bachelor of Social Science in Psychology, CUHK |
| Year one was not an easy time for me. The first course I took at the university is “Introduction to Statistics”. I remember the professor had said at the beginning, “You may wonder why a psychology major student need to study statistics, but later you will find that it is the most important part in your studies.” He is right. Psychology is indeed a statistical study about human behavior. If one wants to contribute to this subject, and make psychology a profession, statistical skill is critical. When I realized this, I felt very worried because I am not good at handling abstract mathematical concepts. In the past semester, my studies and examinations were quite smooth, yet doing research, i.e. employing statistical skill, is still a rough task. I cannot help but consider seriously whether I am suitable to study psychology. But I will try my best to improve. Receiving the scholarship from FCC, what I gain is not only a really helpful financial support, but also a commitment. Even though I am not a very smart student, I will devote myself to study, hoping to utilize the knowledge I obtained to benefit society. |
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Liu Chak Ting, Alex
Bachelor of Computer Engineering, HKUST |
| Having the Po Leung Kuk Foreign Correspondent Club Scholarship not only offered a subsidy for my university, it also widened my horizon. Participating in the activities held by the FCC enriched our knowledge and I have learnt many things in those activities. I have a feeling that I have joined a big family in FCC. After entering the university, in addition to having ordinary lectures, I also found time to have a sign language course. I have also participated in judo class, which improves my health and makes my university life more colourful. I am planning to join the first aid course offered by the St. John’s Ambulance in the coming year, hope to give back to society things I have learnt. Time seems to have accelerated after I entered the university, especially because in studying engineering, there are so many experiments and projects to do. I have now already finished half of my university study. In the remaining half, it is the time to do my final year project, the beginning of a marathon! |
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Yuen Wai Ying, Daphne
Bachelor of Arts in Social Policy and Administration, HKPU |
| Over past two years, I have been thankful for the FCC/PLK Grants and Scholarship committee, who awarded the scholarship to me. This gave me an opportunity to enjoy university life and pay attention on my studies. I had more time to participate in extra-curricular activities. I have been an interviewer for the Social Science Department, to visit residents who have low income and live in old buildings, to understand how social policies affect their lives and even their self-identity. I participated in a ten-day trip to Beijing, which offered me an understanding of the development of social policies and human service organization in China. During year three, I was placed at the Crisis Intervention Centre of the SBHK and assisted with the promotional work of a self-help group. And I also had an opportunity to conduct a research about how the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme affected the living and self-development of single and abused women at the Centre of the Kwanfook Abused Wives Association. Through these valuable experiences, I have confidence to deal with different kinds of people. Last year, I graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Now, I am on a committee for charitable fund-raising for one human services organization. My job is raising money to provide different social services for those who are in need. I will try my best to provide better opportunities for those who are disadvantaged. And I would like to extend me gratitude to the FCC/PLK Grants and Scholarships Committee for making my dream come true! |
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Lau Ho Yan, Coco
Advanced Diploma in Tourism Management, VTC |
| Since I didn’t do well on the cert exam, I didn’t continue to Form 6. I was, at that time, quite worried about my future. Then I learnt about the FCC scholarship. The most challenging part is the interview as it was conducted in English because I hardly communicated with others in English. Yet since then I have realized how important English is in the working world in the future. After winning the FCC scholarship, I applied for a 2 year tourism diploma course. I paid extra attention in English classes, trying to learn as much Tourism English as I could. Although I still don’t speak very fluent English now, I have already overcome the fear of communicating with others using English. I regard this as a big achievement. Another advantage of this VTC course is it includes an on-the-job training program. I was assigned to a tourist agency for three months. I worked hard and in the end my effort was appreciated. They thought that my performance was up to their standard and offered me a job. Furthermore, I made use of my spare time to do some other courses relating to tourism. Now I am a qualified tourist guide. I am definitely sure that I am contributing my knowledge as well as my work experience in this field so as to help promote HK tourism. |
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LAU Tak Chi
Higher Diploma in Information Technology for Industry, IVE |
| In my second year of studies, my course becomes more specific. In my first year, I learned that production of some products is not a simple matter, needing accurate calculation and technology. I also went on some training courses to see production methods that I have never seen, to broaden my outlook. I think my course can equip me with the proper knowledge to work in mainland China, where there is rapid economic growth in industry. I want to try to work in China. I also have been devoting myself to study and enjoying student life in the IVE and I participate in a lot of extracurricular activities, adding luster to my life on the campus. My English language is not good, so I used the Scholarship to attend some English course, and now I can speak some simple sentences. |
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Bob Youill
Shangri-La Hotels Singapore
Holiday Inn Golden Mile Hong Kong
The Portman Ritz-Carlton Shanghai
Renaissance Harbour View Hotel, Hong Kong
Island Shangri-La Hong Kong
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InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong
Six Senses Resorts & Spas
The Royal Garden
The Peninsula, Hong Kong
Kowloon Shangri-la Hong Kong
The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong |
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