Autumn Issue, 2017

“I always highly valued all opportunities to compete with other athletes from around the world so I can pursue my personal best.” Vicky Chan 陳慧琪 (BEng(CIV) 2005), Sports Scholar 2000 Windsurfing Silver medallist at the 15 th Asian Games, Doha 2006; Gold medallist at the World University Games 2005 Commissioner for Sports, Yeung Tak-keung 楊德強 (BA 1984, Sportsman 1984), Sports Scholars Coco Lin 連翊希 (BA(LS) 2017, Sportswoman 2016) (1 st left) and Moonie Chu 朱嘉望 (BSocSc student, Sportswoman 2014) (1 st right) at the signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between HKU and the Hong Kong Sports Institute on October 17, 2017. The MOU aims to formalise the cooperation between the two institutions in the development of elite athletes’ dual career pathways, encouraging them to strike a balance between study and elite training. Coco and Moonie are elite fencers who are Bronze medallists in Women’s Epee Team in the 2017 Asian Fencing Championship in Hong Kong. They have turned to full-time training and set their targets for the 2018 Asian Games.