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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1989

MR NG PO-TIN, A SECOND YEAR STUDENT

OF PUBLIC AND SOCIAL ADMINISTRATION AT THE CITY POLYTECHNIC WHO SUFFERS FROM TOTAL BLINDNESS, GOT THE BIGGEST GRANT OF $55,000.

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"THE SIR EDWARD YOUDE MEMORIAL FUND COUNCIL WOULD CONTINUE PROVIDE UP TO $100,000 IN THE NEXT FINANCIAL YEAR FOR THESE AWARDS AND HEADS OF INSTITUTIONS WOULD BE INVITED TO MAKE NOMINATIONS LATER IN THE YEAR, MR CHEONG ADDED.

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THE COUNCIL ALSO ANNOUNCED THE AWARD OF MEDALS AND CASH PRIZES TOTALLING $8,000 UNDER THE NEWLY INTRODUCED SIR EDWARD YOUDE MEMORIAL MEDAL SCHEME TO FOUR TOP STUDENTS WHO SCORED THE BEST RESULTS IN LOCAL PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS IN 1988.

THEY ARE MR LO MAN-CHU, A FORM FIVE SCIENCE STUDENT FROM WAH YAN COLLEGE IN KOWLOON WHO SCORED 10 DISTINCTIONS IN THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION; MR WONG SUN OF CLEMENTI MIDDLE SCHOOL (NOW STUDENT AT CUHK) WHO HAD FOUR DISTINCTIONS IN THE HONG KONG HIGHER LEVEL EXAMINATION: MR LEE LAP-CHUNG OF CARMEL PAK U SECONDARY SCHOOL AND MISS WINNIE LAM WING-SZE OF SACRED HEART CANOSSIAN COLLEGE ( BOTH STUDENTS AT HKU) WHO EACH SCORED FOUR DISTINCTIONS IN THE HONG KONG ADVANCED LEVEL EXAMINATION.

THE COUNCIL IDENTIFIED THESE AND OTHER STUDENTS WHO DID EXTREMELY WELL AT THE EXAMINATIONS AND INTERVIEWED THEM BEFORE MAKING

THE SELECTION.

THE COUNCIL ALSO ANNOUNCED THE AWARD OF SIR EDWARD YOUDE MEMORIAL PRIZES WORTH MORE THAN $200,000 FOR 520 SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN FORM FIVE AND MATRICULATION CLASSES.

THE PRIZES ARE WORTH $400 EACH AND ARE AWARDED ON THE BASIS OF GOOD ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND PARTICIPATION IN EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES IN SCHOOL AND IN THE COMMUNITY.

"THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR THE COUNCIL AWARDED SUCH PRIZES 'TO SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS," MR CHEONG SAID.

"THE COUNCIL WILL CONTINUE TO GIVE RECOGNITION ΤΟ SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ΤΟ ENCOURAGE THEM TO ATTAIN A HIGH STANDARD IN LEARNING AND TO CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY.

THE COUNCIL IS CONTINUING WITH ITS WORK ON THE AWARD OF FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS AT THE TERTIARY LEVEL AND WILL ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS WHEN FINAL SELECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE.

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