Twelve children of employees of the Hong Kong Police Force were given an exciting chance to take part in an international exchange programme to boost their English proficiency and cultural understanding.
The scheme, sponsored by the Hong Kong Police Force and McDonald's Restaurants, aims to give secondary students a more international outlook through a summer exchange programme. The programme is organised by the AFS Intercultural Exchange.
This year, 11 students went to Australia, Canada and New Zealand for six weeks and one student stayed in the United States for a year.
Police personnel officer Aylmer Yan Wai-pang said children of police officers should make use of the scholarship to experience a completely different educational system and environment.
'We are glad that their confidence in English was boosted dramatically within months,' Ms Yan said.
Dorothy Yue Wing-chun, 18, returned from Kansas this summer after a year-long stay, while Peter Cheung Man-hin, 16, was in New Zealand for six weeks.