Over 400 students receive scholarships

The University held the Awards Presentation Ceremony 2016 on 11 April to present a total of 597 awards and scholarships amounting to HK$11.6 million to about 400 students in recognition of their outstanding academic and personal achievements.

In his address, Guest of Honour Mr Harry Wong Yuet-yeung, Director of Guru Online and an alumnus of Lingnan University, shared with recipients his vision and success in starting up his own business, and pointed out that in today's fast changing society, people need to have broad general skills and knowledge. "The liberal arts education at Lingnan provides a strong foundation for establishing my multi-faceted skills. I hope you all can make the best use of the extra-curricular activities that the University offers," said Mr Wong.

At the Ceremony, President Leonard K Cheng thanked all donors for their unfailing support to Lingnan University over the past years. "We look forward to scholarship recipients' successful development in Lingnan's liberal arts environment and many contributions to our community in the future. I hope that the recipients of scholarships today will help future students who need guidance. That is part of our Lingnan spirit," said President Cheng.

The Most Distinguished Student Award 2015/16 went to Kelvin Ching Ka-chun, a Year 4 student of Psychology, while the Dr and Mrs James Tak Wu Awards for Outstanding Service (Student Award) 2015/16 were presented to Ngan Tsz-ching, a Year 4 student of Social and Public Policy Studies and Wong Chee- haung, a Year 3 student of Economics in recognition of their outstanding service to the University and the community.