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A total of 66 research postgraduate students of various disciplines will receive awards on December 12, 2018 (Wednesday) at the Award Presentation Ceremony of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) Graduate School.

The recipients are selected based on the quality of their thesis and academic performance. They include six students for the Li Ka Shing Prize, 10 students for the Award for Outstanding Research Postgraduate Student and 50 students for the University Postgraduate Fellowships.

In addition, 59 awardees who have received other prizes, such as Hong Kong PhD Fellowships, Croucher Foundation Fellowships/Scholarships, Dr Edwin Leong HKU-Cambridge Hughes Hall Scholarships, Fulbright-RGC Hong Kong Research Scholar Award Programme and the Three Minute Thesis Competition Awards are also invited to attend the ceremony.

Members of the media are cordially invited to cover the ceremony, the details are:

Date: December 12, 2018 (Wednesday)
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU

Officiating Guests:

• Dr Alan Yu, Member of the Court
• Professor Xiang Zhang, President and Vice-Chancellor
• Professor Andy Hor, Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)
• Professor Mee Len Chye, Dean of Graduate School

For details of the event, please contact Ms Cherie Cheng of Graduate School, HKU (tel: 2548 0486; email: cheriec@hku.hk)

For media enquiries, please contact Ms Melanie Wan, Communications and Public Affairs Office, HKU (tel: 2859 2600 email: melwkwan@hku.hk)