6.4k students awarded
Secretary for Education Choi Yuk-lin (front row, centre) attends the joint scholarship presentation ceremony under the HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund and the Self-financing Post-secondary Education Fund.
Over 6,400 students were granted scholarships and awards under the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government Scholarship Fund and the Self-financing Post-secondary Education Fund in the 2024-25 academic year.
Around 600 students with special educational needs were given the Endeavour Merit Award and the Endeavour Scholarship under the two funds.
Funds allocated through scholarships and awards totalled about $196 million, the Government said.
Secretary for Education Choi Yuk-lin presented certificates to the awardees under the two funds at a joint scholarship presentation ceremony.
Ms Choi said that the two scholarship schemes have successfully attracted outstanding non-local students to pursue their studies in Hong Kong by commending those with excellent performance in various aspects, thereby enhancing the city's position as an international hub for post-secondary education.
She added that to tie in with the overall national development, the Education Bureau will adhere to the principle of integrity and innovation, and seize the development opportunities arising from the country's Belt & Road initiatives, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, etc, to deepen Hong Kong's role as a cluster of talent and consolidate and develop the city's advantages in education.
The HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund was established to encourage outstanding local students to advance their studies at home and meritorious non-local students to pursue higher education opportunities in Hong Kong.
In the 2024-25 academic year, about 1,200 local students and about 800 non-local students were awarded by the fund.
The Self-financing Post-secondary Scholarship Scheme, established under the Self-financing Post-secondary Education Fund, aims to promote high-quality and sustainable development in the self-financing post-secondary sector.
In the 2024-25 academic year, scholarships and awards were offered to about 2,400 students to pursue undergraduate studies, and to about 2,000 students pursuing studies at sub-degree level.