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Stuart Lau

Four lucky youngsters will spend their summer studying at Harvard University after each winning scholarships of HK$110,000.
The Form Five pupils were the pick of 119 youngsters competing for the Harvard Book Prize Scholarship. They faced a series of interviews in which they spoke of their aspirations and responded to the theme of this year's prize - how a connected world impacts their personal life.
Chau Tak-huen, of Sha Tin Methodist College, plans to read international law and human rights during the seven-week programme. The 16-year-old dreams of working on human rights for the UN and says he is interested in the "right to protest".
He grew aware of the importance of the issue on a school trip to Sham Shui Po a few years ago.
"I saw people living in subdivided flats and cage homes who enjoy far less cultural and human rights than others do. The protection of human rights should start from the community."
Chau says what strikes him most is people generally lack understanding of their civil rights.
Parmeet Kaur will study Middle Eastern history. Although articulate, she did not enjoy the start of secondary school as she failed Chinese language for five consecutive terms. She's getting better now and scoring above 50.
"I think the government should start integrating minorities with locals when they are younger. Secondary school is already too late for learning Chinese," says the St Paul's School (Lam Tin) pupil.
Ariel Chan Hin-man, who studies at HKUGA College in Wong Chuk Hang, is enrolling on a journalism course.
The only science-minded student is Lau King-heng, who will study space exploration. He is interested in earth-like exoplanetary systems, explaining: "I want to see if there is extraterrestrial intelligence out there."
A pupil at Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary School, in the future he wants to work at the Hong Kong Observatory.
Calvin Lee, co-chairman of the book prize in Hong Kong, says the scheme, funded by Harvard alumni, is the first in the world outside the United States.
The book prize was first awarded in 1910 in the US and reached Hong Kong in 2005. But until now pupils had only received books as a reward.


Holidays at Harvard for four pupils who win scholarships

(From left) Parmeet Kaur, Chau Tak-huen, Ariel Chan and Lau King-heng. Photo: May Tse

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Four lucky youngsters will spend their summer studying at Harvard University after each winning scholarships of HK$110,000.


Holidays at Harvard for four pupils who win scholarships

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Four lucky youngsters will spend their summer studying at Harvard University after each winning scholarships of HK$110,000.

Four lucky youngsters will spend their summer studying at Harvard University after each winning scholarships of HK$110,000.