An award-winning actress has described her many battles on the way to achieving her lifetime dream of a university degree.
In a talk entitled 'Learning to learn', Josephine Siao Fong-fong encouraged students at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) to have a positive attitude towards their studies.
Siao, who is now a child psychologist at Queen Mary Hospital, said they should learn from different experiences in daily life.
'People learn as they grow up. However, many obstacles may dog our footsteps in the process.
'Poor academic results almost always correspond to the level of concentration in studies - especially in the examination period. That's the crux of learning,' she said.
Siao said she improved her concentration and memory by following a method used by a Tibetan who would focus on one object for a certain period of time. Gradually, the meditation enabled her to ignore distractions while studying.