Mr. Au Yeung Wan-kin (left), master graduate in molecular biotechnology, and Mr. Chan Kin-shing (centre), master graduate in history, received this year’s Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Scholarship for Research Students. Both of them are impressed by the experts as well as rich research resources available in Japan. Mr. Au Yeung will pursue his studies in epigenomics at Kyushu University whereas Mr. Chan will further his studies in pre-modern East Asian intellectual history at the University of Tokyo.

Ms. Siu Hoi-ting (right), graduate in music, won the Japan Society of Hong Kong Scholarship, which will finance her to take a one-year Japanese language course in Tokyo.