Alongside Yam Kai Yui Hubert, Sit King Yin (6B) has been awarded the Multi-faceted Excellence Scholarship 2020 (in Community Services). They are two of 40 students receiving this prestigious award in the year of 2020. Although King Yin is yet to be publicly recognized by an official award ceremony due to the Covid-19 pandemic, he has already been reaping the full benefit of the scholarship, paying for his degree in medicine at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
A big congratulations to Sit King Yin and we are proud of your achievement.
In 2014, the HKSAR Government launched the Multi-faceted Excellence Scholarship (MES) to support local students studying the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) curriculum who excel in sports, arts or community service to pursue undergraduate studies in universities and locally-accredited degree-awarding institutions in Hong Kong. The scholarship aims to promote a culture of multi-faceted excellence and convey to society the message that academic results are not the sole criterion for measuring the success of young people. It rewards awardees (max. 40 students each year) with full coverage of university tuition for their desired programs.
In 2020, we have two students being awarded the prestigious Multi-faceted Excellence Scholarship. One of them is Yam Kai Yui Hubert, who is awarded Multi-faceted Excellence in Sports. It is a pity that Hubert is yet to be publicly recognized by an official award ceremony due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite of that, he has been reaping the full benefit of the scholarship, paying for his double degree program in law and business at the University of Hong Kong. A big congratulations!
In the height of the 3rd wave of the local Covid-19 outbreak, we shut down all our Christmas gatherings but that didn’t stop us from celebrating the festive season and expressing our gratefulness towards the Brothers. On behalf of all staff of the school, Mr. Iu presented a gift basket to our Brothers on 23rd December 2020. Though there weren’t many on scene to witness the event, distance cannot stop us from expressing our thankfulness in every little ways. So let us all continue to remember our Brothers in prayers. May we all have a safe and merry Christmas at home.
Since the establishment of St. Francis Xavier’s College at 45 Sycamore Street, there has been a number of landmark renovation projects, including the extension work of the East Wing in 1968, construction of the West Wing in 1984, installation of air conditioners in all classrooms in 1992 and the School Hall in 1996, completion of the Jubilee Wing in 2005, to name but a few.
As one of the important milestones to mark the 65th Anniversary of the school, we have planned to refurbish the covered playground, turning it to a multi-purpose activity area for students, teachers, parents and alumni.
We are excited to announce that the renovation is in good progress – new tiles have been paved, laminated glasses and new metal wires have been installed. And we are now appealing for sponsorships to complete the rest of the renovation work, including installation of false ceiling, air-conditioning, LED wall, upgrading tuck shop facilities as well as other miscellaneous items. The total budget is estimated to be around 3 million dollars.
To make the above vision come true, your financial assistance is highly appreciated. Donations can be sent by post with a cheque payable to ‘The IMC of St. Francis Xavier’s College – A/C No. 2’ together a completed donation form. Any donations of more than $100 will receive a receipt for tax exemption purposes.
