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Seventy-eight students awarded scholarship for excellence (with photos)
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     The Chief Executive, Mr C Y Leung, today (August 26) officiated at the Award Presentation Ceremony 2016 of the Hong Kong Scholarship for Excellence Scheme (HKSES). Seventy-eight students were selected as the second cohort of awardees honoured with the prestigious title of Hong Kong Scholars.
 
     A spokesman for the Education Bureau said, "Competition was keen and rigorous, with 681 applicants who will commence their undergraduate or postgraduate study in the 2016/17 academic year vying for the title.
 
     "Apart from academic achievements, selection was also based on key considerations including the non-academic attributes of an applicant such as leadership qualities and potential as well as his or her commitment and contribution to Hong Kong.
 
     "Almost all awardees completed their formal secondary school education in Hong Kong studying either local or non-local curricula. Among them, 49 are going to pursue undergraduate study and 29 postgraduate study in world-renowned universities. These include not only top-notch comprehensive universities but also world-class institutions specialising in only one or a few particular disciplines.
 
     "The disciplines that the awardees are going to pursue cover a wide spectrum, ranging from conventional ones such as natural and social sciences, liberal arts and literature, laws, architecture and engineering to other specialties such as music, fine art and those disciplines of study which are not available in Hong Kong such as forensic science, neuropsychology and music therapy (distribution of the awardees by different disciplines is in the Annex).
 
     "The diversified pool of scholarship recipients well reflects the variety and vibrancy of Hong Kong. The contribution of this diversified pool of talents to our society after their graduation and return to Hong Kong is expected to fuel further and long-term development of Hong Kong in different realms and facets."
 
     The spokesman added, "As the selection process is still ongoing, some more applicants may be offered the scholarship after today's ceremony."
 
     Other officiating guests at the award presentation ceremony included the Secretary for Education, Mr Eddie Ng Hak-kim, and the Chairman of the Steering Committee on the HKSES, Dr Victor Fung.
 
     The HKSES is one of the initiatives announced in the 2014 Policy Address. The Scheme aims to support local students to pursue studies in world-renowned universities outside Hong Kong with a view to grooming a top cadre of talents with global vision, an international network and world-class education, thereby contributing to enhancing Hong Kong's competitiveness as Asia's world city in a globalised knowledge economy. Key features of the scholarship scheme are available at the HKSES website (www.edb.gov.hk/hkses).
 
     A list of the awardees as at August 26 has been uploaded to the HKSES website while details of the next cohort applications for the HKSES will be announced shortly.
 
Ends/Friday, August 26, 2016
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The Chief Executive, Mr C Y Leung, speaks today (August 26) at the Hong Kong Scholarship for Excellence Scheme Award Presentation Ceremony 2016.
The Chief Executive, Mr C Y Leung, officiated today (August 26) at the Hong Kong Scholarship for Excellence Scheme (HKSES) Award Presentation Ceremony 2016. Picture shows Mr Leung (front row, centre); the Secretary for Education, Mr Eddie Ng Hak-kim (front row, fifth right); and the Chairman of the Steering Committee on the HKSES, Dr Victor Fung (front row, fifth left), with other guests and awardees.

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