SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST STUDENT OF THE YEAR FINALISTS

Anissa Wong Ka-yi, 18, Form Six, Diocesan Girls' School.

Exam results: Seven As and two Bs at HKCEE.

School posts: Assistant head girl; house captain of Symons House; vice-chairman of Girl Guides; deputy form prefect; head of Chinese section of school magazine; current affairs club committee member; Chinese literary club committee member; youth fellowship committee member.

Community services: Chairman and Gold Award for Hong Kong Award for Young People; Purple Badge for Community Youth Club; trainee on Samaritans Volunteer Training Course; participant of Interflow Tour to Guangxi's minority groups and children; volunteer for Siu San Wan Helping Hand Card Home open day; volunteer for Legend Music Association's fund- raising.

Scholarships and awards: Beulah Chang Memorial Scholarship (1997- 1998); Woo Hay Tong Scholarship (1996-1997); PTA Scholarship (1994- 1995); Yau Tsim Mong District Outstanding Students' Award (1998- 1999); Rotary Club Youth Leadership Award (1998-1999); Lion & Globe Educational Trust Outstanding Students' Award (1997-1998); Yale Book Award (1997-1998); LCCI First Level Book Keeping Certificate of Distinction (1996-1997); distinction in International Competition for Schools (Science) of University of New South Wales (1995-1996); junior champion in 11th Annual Book Report Competition.

Interests: Hiking, camping, Chinese calligraphy, reading Chinese literature and Chinese history books, and listening to music.

Ambitions: To pursue further studies in Chinese literature at mainland universities; to be a journalist or do other jobs to promoting Chinese culture; and to im prove education in the mainland.