Mainland migrant student Lee Wing-wang sailed through his exams with eight As, just three years after arriving from Guangdong.
Wing-wang, 18, of Fukien Middle School in North Point, who admitted he had to repeat a year because his English was below par, said: 'I don't know how to describe my feelings . . . I'm very happy.'
After enrolling mostly mainland migrant students, Fukien Middle School did well across the board, producing two students with six As and a 100 per cent overall pass rate, meaning that all the students passed at least six subjects.
Wing-wang was a brilliant student in his home town of Jiangmen but was forced to repeat Secondary Three when he came to the SAR to live with his parents in 1997. Fellow Fukien Middle School student Lam Wai, 18, said he could not even recognise the 26 letters of the English alphabet when he arrived in Hong Kong two years ago. Yesterday he was awarded six As, as was Hoi Wai-wan, who has lived in Hong Kong for five years.
Other schools that cater for mainland migrants also achieved impressive results.
Pui Kiu Middle School had a 92 per cent overall pass rate, with one student who has been in the SAR less than two years achieving seven As.