Summer Issue, 2012

Since 2008 over 1,000 students have been benefitted The First-in-the-Family Education Fund (FIFE Fund) scheme （第一代大學生助學金） aims at creating equal learning opportunities for students from grass-roots families.The benefitted students participate in various learning activities outside the classroom, and are also paying forward to the community by serving those in need. Lau Sui-pang 劉瑞鵬 (BSc 2011) Raleigh Expedition in Costa Rica and Nicaragua Sui-pang engaged in a 10-week expedition to Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Not only did he learn some technical skills, he also learnt a new life attitude: “Today is the best day of your life and let’s live it to the full”. He would like to thank the FIFE Fund for giving him the opportunity to join the expedition, which greatly impacted his personal growth. He will spread the message of “paying forward” and hopes more students who are in need can benefit from the scheme. Winky Hon 韓珈顥 (BEng(MedE),Year 3) Summer VolunteerTeaching Programme in Ghana Winky used the FIFE Fund to participate in a volunteer programme in Ghana, Africa. The FIFE Fund enabledWinky to realise her dream by subsidising half of the trip’s expenses. She learnt a lot from the impoverished lives of those she helped. Her mother also foundWinky to be more independent. Winky hopes in future she can help to raise awareness of the problems in Ghana. Lau Nga-ting 劉雅婷 (BSocSc,Year 2) 英國學術交流及義工計劃 在英國擔任義工期間，令劉雅婷印象最深刻的是她被邀請到一個家庭，替家中患 有自閉症的學童教導鋼琴及編寫教材。此經驗驅使她立志成為一名臨床心理 學家，替情緒有問題的病人服務。她指出這次的學術交流及義務工作使她獲益 良多，處事待人更成熟。她希望在成為臨床心理學家後，能回饋社會，讓世界 變得更美好！ Mo Chun-hei 毛俊熙 (BEcon&Fin,Year 3) 義務為小學生補習 「第一代大學生助學金讓我有機會參與在德國及荷蘭的義工活動，擴闊眼界。 我感謝各捐助者的捐款，讓我達成願望。 古語有云，『施比受更有福』。小時候每次英文考試我都介乎合格與『肥佬』 之間，但幸運地遇到一位有耐性的英文補習老師，使我的英語能力突飛猛進， 並順利考入大學！當學生發展及資源中心簡述一位家境清貧的三年級小學生 彬仔需要一位補習老師時，我便馬上向中心報名義務為彬仔補習。我希望藉 此事件為助學金宣揚『受恩施恩，薪火相傳』的理念。」 www.fife.hku.hk Giving in Focus 27