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HKU Civil Engineering Students to Receive Scholarships

09 Apr 2009

 

Forty two Year 1 to Year 3 undergraduate students and Postgraduate students from the Department of Civil Engineering of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) are to receive scholarships on April 14 (Tuesday) from donors in the Civil Engineering profession and the community.

Mrs Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet Ngor, JP, Secretary for Development, will be the Guest of Honour.  At the Ceremony, souvenirs will also be presented to all sponsors to thank them for their generosity in offering contributions to the cause of academic excellence.  Mrs Lam will also address the assembly.

Members of the media are invited to cover the event, the details are:

Date:       April 14, 2009 (Tuesday)

Time:      5:30pm-6:30pm

Venue:   Loke Yew Hall, HKU

A total of 42 scholarships include AGS Scholarship, Arup Scholarship, Chan Hon Chuen Scholarship, Chun Wo Foundation Scholarship, Civil Engineering Scholarships for Mainland Students, Civil Engineering Scholarships for EAS Students, the Civil Engineering Departmental Scholarship, Engineering Outstanding Students Scholarship, Hip Hing Construction Scholarship, Highways into the Next Century 1996 International Conference Scholarship, HKIE Civil Division Scholarship,  HKURC-HKIUS Utility Specialists Fund Scholarship, Maunsell Civil/Structural Engineering Scholarship, Maunsell Environmental Engineering Scholarship, Maunsell Geotechnical Engineering Scholarship, Mr. Tsoi Tit Long Scholarship, Professor Y.K. Cheung Scholarship, Western Harbour Tunnel Scholarship and Wong Nai Yin Scholarship

For media enquiries, please contact Ms Trinni Choy, Assistant Director of External Relations, HKU (Tel:2859 2606/Email: pychoy@hku.hk )