6 out of 8 top scorers in Hong Kong’s university entrance exams intend to pursue studies locally to become doctors, most eyeing CUHK
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Six out of eight top scorers in the university entrance exams in Hong Kong this year intend to pursue their studies locally to become doctors, with half of them already having set their sights on Chinese University (CUHK).
Only one among this elite group will go abroad to the UK for further studies in humanities and social science.
All eight of the high fliers in this year’s Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) examinations come from different schools – King’s College, Queen’s College, Diocesan Girls’ School, Heep Yunn School, Queen Elizabeth School, La Salle College, Pui Ching Middle School and Carmel Secondary School.
Five male and three female students scored a perfect 5** across seven subjects. Four of them, two males and two females, were so-called super top scorers who earned a 5** for an extended mathematics module elective, meaning they attained perfect marks in a total of eight subjects.
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu expressed support for all DSE candidates in a speech at the opening of the Hong Kong Book Fair on Wednesday, as individual results were released.
“The government will formulate a youth policy and a blueprint of development, create opportunities for you and make your dreams come true,” he said.
Being among the super top scorers came as a surprise for 18-year-old Andy Tsang Chi-pang from Carmel Secondary School. He is the school’s first-ever high scorer, with the Ho Man Tin institution having a relatively more humble background compared with those of other top performers.