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FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1977

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HONG KONG STUDENT WINS 3,000 POUNDS STERLING

ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP

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SCHOLARSHIP

A HONG KONG STUDENT HAS WON A 3,000 POUNDS STERLING AWARDED BY THE ASSOCIATED BOARD OF THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC, LONDON.

THE 1976 WINNER, JUST ANNOUNCED BY THE ASSOCIATED BOARD, IS MISS WINNIE WU WING-YUN, A FORM V STUDENT OF ST. STEPHEN'S GIRLS' COLLEGE.

THIS IS THE 17TH SUCCESSIVE YEAR THAT THE SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED ANNUALLY AND JOINTLY TO INDIA AND HONG KONG HAS BEEN OBTAINED BY A HONG KONG STUDENT.

EVERY YEAR SEVEN SCHOLARSHIPS ARE PROVIDED BY THE ASSOCIATED BOARD FOR STUDENTS FROM OUTSIDE BRITAIN. EACH SCHOLARSHIP IS TENABLE FOR THREE YEARS AT ONE OF THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC IN LONDON.

EACH AWARD AMOUNTS IN ALL TO ABOUT 3,000 POUNDS STERLING, WHICH INCLUDES TUITION FEES, A GRANT OF 500 POUNDS STERLING A YEAR TOWARDS LIVING EXPENSES AND A CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE COST OF A PASSAGE BACK HOME AT THE END OF THE COURSE.

MISS WU 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.

MISS WU FIRST TOOK PIANO LESSONS AT THE AGE OF FIVE AND HER PRESENT TEACHER IS MISS KATHERINE G. HUANG.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIP WINNER MAY BE OBTAINED EITHER FROM MISS HUANG (TEL. 5-461748) OR THE PUPIL'S PARENTS (TEL. 5-772890).

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