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Wednesday, February 6, 1974
HONG KONG STUDENT WINS MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP
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A Hong Kong student, Miss Eva Lau, has won a £2,000 scholarship
awarded by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music,
Miss Lau, a Form V pupil of St. Paul's Co-educational College, is
the 1973 winner of the scholarship, which is awarded annually and jointly
to India and Hong Kong.
"Miss Lau's achievement means that for the 14th successive year
the scholarship has been won by a Hong Kong student," a spokesman for the
Education Department's Music Section said today.
Every year seven scholarships are provided by the Associated Board
for students from beyond the British Isles. Each scholarship is tenable
for three years at one of the Royal Schools of Music in London.
Each award amounts in all to about £2,000, which includes tuition
fees, a grant of £300 a year towards living expenses and a contribution
towards the cost of a passage back home at the end of the course.
Miss Lau was awarded the Licentiate Diploma in Pianoforte Performing
at the recent Examinations and it was on the basis of this result that she
was selected by the visiting panel of Examiners from London for scholarship
consideration by the Board.
As a young pianist Miss Lau has gained many awards in the Annual
Schools Music Festival including the Advanced Challenge Class Trophy which
she won in 1972.
Miss Lau first took piano lessons at the age of six and her present
teacher is Miss Tu Yueh Sien.
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