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The Vocational Training Council (VTC) held the presentation ceremony of the VTC Outstanding Students Award Scheme today (2 May) to recognise 9 students who excelled in the areas of academic studies, extracurricular activities and community service (See appendix for the awardee list). Coming from different disciplines, the 9 awardees were nominated by their respective department heads. Each was awarded a scholarship of HK$10,000.
 
With a strong passion for design and drawing, HO Yu-yan, an HKDI student of Higher Diploma in Fashion Design, was a frequent winner in local and international design competitions. Her designs were awarded prizes and exhibited in Europe, the USA and Taiwan. She had also been invited to Poland for art exchange. The talented Yu-yan was particularly fond of fashion design. When she was a child, she had designed clothes for cartoon characters. Her dream was to create a fashion brand to demonstrate her own style. Yu-yan said, “After almost two years of study at HKDI, I have taken a great step forward in realising my dream. The Outstanding Student award has affirmed my talent, giving a boost to my confidence in pursuing my dream as a fashion designer.”
 
Information technology is not something exclusive for boys. TSE Po-ting, an IVE student of Higher Diploma in Software Engineering, designed her first computer game programme at primary six. While at IVE, she had developed a human resources system for a company during her work attachment. Her excellent performance during attachment and in academic studies had earned her a number of scholarships, including the Alistair Harvey Scholarship which would sponsor her to study a Bachelor of Science degree programme in Computer Science in the UK. Being recognised as a VTC Outstanding Student was indeed encouraging to Po-ting. She was determined to become a distinguished software engineer in the future and contribute to society.     
 
On the award presentation ceremony, Dr NG Tat-lun, Chairman of the VTC Vocational Education and Training Advisory Committee, said the award scheme, in its 7^th year, aimed to commend the excellent achievements of students and encouraged them to take an active part in extracurricular activities to broaden their horizon.   
 
Established in 1982, the Vocational Training Council（VTC）is the largest vocational education, training and professional development group in Hong Kong with some 240,000 students and trainees each year.  The mission of VTC is to provide a valued choice to school leavers and working people to acquire the values, knowledge and skills for lifelong learning and enhanced employability, and also to provide valued supports to industries for their manpower development. VTC has 13 member institutions including the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi), the Institute of Professional Education And Knowledge (PEAK), the School for Higher and Professional Education (SHAPE), the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE), the Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI), Pro-Act by VTC, Hospitality Industry Training and Development Centre (HITDC), Chinese Cuisine Training Institute (CCTI), Maritime Services Training Institute (MSTI), Youth College, Integrated Vocational Development Centre (IVDC), Yeo Chei Man Senior Secondary School and Shine Skills Centre.
 
Appendix:

List of Outstanding Students