Mr K S Cheng Memorial Scholarship

Journey to fulfill hopes and aspirations

Mr K S Cheng Memorial Scholarship aims to provide financial support for Higher Diploma students from Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE) to pursue their dreams, develop their self-confidence and foster a sense of responsibility through self-reflection and practices, based on the learning objectives they formulate themselves, to pave the path to future success.

Making my dreams come true

Patrick Tse, a Higher Diploma in Architectural Studies student, is passionate about architectural design and he also dreams of touching people’s hearts and giving them strength through music.

With support from the Mr K S Cheng Memorial Scholarship, Patrick has been able to afford the music programming and editing software, audio recording equipment and a new guitar he needed and joined a course to improve his music arrangement skills. “The equipment has enriched the music I created and bolstered my confidence to express myself through my compositions.  I have also formed a Music Society on campus to share my music with more people,” he said.  Patrick has also written a song “Theatre of Dreams” to express the feelings he experienced in pursuing his dreams.

Overcoming problems on my own

Don Tsang, a Higher Diploma in Leisure Management student, is physically active and dreams of being involved in the planning of mega events.  To equip himself for the future, he used some HK$7,000 from the Scholarship he received to join an outward bound camp which lasted 8 days and 7 nights.  “At the training camp, we had to take different challenges, such as jumping into the sea from heights, sailing a large boat and meditating alone on a solitary island.  We also took turns to become a team leader, leading our team members to complete a mission.  The training was gruelling but it honed my leadership skills and independent spirit.  If I encounter any problems now, I would think of ways to overcome them on my own.”