Nobel Cho receives her award from Guest of Honour Mr. Stephen Yau

HKBU students continue to reap a rich harvest of prizes and recognition for their skills and achievements in a broad range of activities. Nobel Cho (China Business Studies, Year 2) and Lawrence Lui (College of International Education, Year 2) won Outstanding Services Awards for Tertiary Students 2005-2006, while Karen Wong (Chinese Language & Literature, Year 3) was declared champion at the Inter-Universities Speech Contest 2006 -- Cantonese Session.

Nobel and Lawrence were among 20 winners of the awards, which are conferred for academic achievement, voluntary service or leadership potential. The event was jointly organised by the Hong Kong Student Services Association and the Hong Kong Outstanding Tertiary Students' Service Association.

Nobel and Lawrence won their awards for their long-standing records of service to the community. Nobel has been actively involved in a variety of extra-curricular activities and community work since she was in secondary school. Last December, she was a volunteer at the World Trade Organisation Hong Kong Ministerial Conference, an experience that inspired her to develop further her leadership skills and to motivate more people to care about society.

Lawrence joined the Boy Scouts in secondary school, and is now a scout instructor. In 2004, he joined an ambulance team of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. He believes that social service means much more than just helping the needy: it also enhances the personal development of those who perform the service.

At the Inter-Universities Speech Contest, organised by the Placement Centre of the HKBU Student Affairs Office and the Lions' Club of Metropolitan Hong Kong, Karen defeated contestants from the seven other UGC-funded institutions. Her convincing argument in favour of banning smoking in public cited the immense economic benefits to be derived from such a ban.

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