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(8) Miss Stefanie Tanya Willis, 19 of Headington School, Oxford, who obtained one distinction in General Certificate of Education 'A' in 1994 and 12 distinctions in General Certificate of Secondary Education in 1993 and 1994. She plans to study Law at the University of Oxford, UK.

An overseas award exclusively for disabled students was introduced in 1994. The 1996-97 fellowship recipient is Mr Luk Wai-yip, 29, a visually impaired graduate who plans to study for a Master degree in Music at Berklee College of Music, USA.

Three students who obtained outstanding results in the 1995 public examinations have been awarded the Sir Edward Youde. Memorial Medals. They are:

(1) Mr Tang Yue-tan of Wah Yan College, who scored 10 distinctions in the

1995 HKCEE;

(2) Miss Li Yuen-yung of St Catherine's School for Girls, who scored five distinctions in the 1995 Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (Science Stream); and

(3) Miss Ng Siu-wai of St Paul's Co-educational College, who scored six distinctions in the 1995 Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (Arts Stream)..

A total of $492,530 has been expended on the Award Scheme for the Disabled Students, under which 22 students have been provided with financial assistance for the purchase of study aids.

This year also sees 26 postgraduate students having been awarded the local fellowship at $38.000 each and 82 undergraduate/diploma students awarded the local scholarship at $22,000 each. In addition, 18 postgraduate students have their local fellowships renewed.

Since its inception, the Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fund has supported more than 6,340 Hong Kong students under its major awards schemes.

More than 500 scholars and fellows have completed their studies and are now working in Hong Kong in different fields, contributing to the well being and development of the territory.

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