The University of Hong Kong launched the “Top Athletes Direct Admission Scheme” from the start of the academic year 2022/23 to encourage outstanding athletes to join the University, with competitive admissions mainly based on sports achievements. HKU has recently welcomed eight exceptional athletes via the Scheme. They have been awarded the "HKU Lee Shau Kee Top Athletes Scholarship" and the “Non-Academic Scholarship”, amounting to a total of HK$2.9 million.
This year’s "HKU Lee Shau Kee Top Athletes Scholarship" awardees include Cindy Cheung Sum Yuet (Swimming), who represented Hong Kong in Women’s 100m and 200m Backstroke at the Paris Olympics 2024, and Yeung Chi Ka (Fencing), both of whom are enrolled in the Bachelor of Social Sciences (BSS) programme; Chloe Pak Hoi Man (Athletics), who has been admitted to the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) programme; Johannsson Magnus Prostur (Athletics) and Kikabhoy Rafeek (Windsurfing), who will undertake the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) programme; and Fong Hoi Sun (Fencing) and Nicole He Jada (Wushu), who will pursue the Bachelor of Arts (BA) programme and Bachelor of Science (BSc) programme, respectively. Anson Wong Tsz Wun (Fencing), the recipient of the “Non-Academic Scholarship”, is enrolled in the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) programme.
The "HKU Lee Shau Kee Top Athletes Scholarship" was established in 2022 with the support from the Lee Shau Kee Foundation. Each awarded athlete would receive HK$400,000 for their dual-track development of sports and academics. Since the establishment of the "Lee Shau Kee Top Athletes Scholarship", a total of 20 top athletes have been awarded with the Scholarship, including Coleman Wong (Tennis), Tse Ying Suet (Badminton) and Russell Williams Aylsworth (Sailing).
September 2024
