Fiona Kwok – Youtharch Web

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Awardee of Don Bosco Prize (2019)
Secondary School Mathematics and Science Competition 2019 – Distinction in Chemistry, High Distinction in Biology
Hong Kong Biology Literacy Award (2018/19) – First Class Honours
Our Lady of the Rosary College Captains of school Basketball Team and Sports Society (2018/19)
Almost 250 hours of voluntary service in 2018

I am just a secondary school student born in an ordinary family. I am not good at speaking and I do not have many outstanding talents. It is my honour to be one of the awardees of the Hong Kong Outstanding Students Award this year.

It is believed, “success” is all about willing to try, to persist, to cherish, and to give.

I remember when I first came to Hong Kong, I faced many challenges, such as cultural differences, educational differences and language barriers. Since I only started to learn English when I was in primary three, I realized that my English level was far lower than that of my classmates. I deeply felt the challenges of language barriers and educational differences every day. But I did not give up. I had put extra effort in my studies in order to keep up with other classmates. Finally, my efforts paid off and I successfully entered a secondary school using English as the teaching medium.

However, since I only focused on studying, I rarely communicated with others, which made me an introvert.

After entering secondary school, my horizons have broadened. Having joined different voluntary works, I found that many of us are very lucky to have a blessed life. During the Easter holidays in 2018, I went to the less developed villages in Gansu, China to teach primary students. There were not many facilities in the school and even the road to the school was not properly built. When I came back to Hong Kong, I truly felt that I was so fortunate to be able to receive free education in Hong Kong, have a comfortable learning environment, and participate in a variety of extracurricular activities. I was extremely grateful for the support from my school and the society. This made me feel that I should change myself and contribute as much as I can to the society.

Therefore, in addition to participating in different volunteer activities, I also took on different roles at school. One of them was Guidance Monitress. Even though I cannot speak Cantonese fluently, I still felt the need to step out of my comfort zone to face or even overcome this difficulty. When I talked to strangers, I was afraid and nervous. As I shared my study skills and interesting campus life with my schoolmates again and again and got their response, I felt content and relieved. In addition, I also tried to design and host different after-school activities for freshmen to build their sense of belonging to the school. I was very happy to see them enjoying the activities. As someone who was even afraid to speak up in front of others, this was indeed a challenge to me. I am proud that I tried, persisted, and finally overcame all the obstacles and successfully completed my role as Guidance Monitress for three years.

In fact, the Hong Kong Outstanding Students Award was also a challenge for me. I cherished this opportunity and I grabbed the golden chance to broaden my horizons. With my humble family background, I understand what the underprivileged feel and think. No matter how hard life might be, I will seize every opportunity to learn new things so that I can contribute to the society as much as I can in the future.

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2019 聖鮑思高神父獎
Secondary School Mathematics and Science Competition 2019 – Distinction in Chemistry, High Distinction in Biology
生物學素養競賽 (2018/19) – 一級榮譽
聖母玫瑰書院籃球校隊及體育學會隊長 (2018/19)
於2018年完成約250小時義工

在茫茫人海中，我只是一個出生在平凡家庭的中學生，我並不擅長言語表達，也沒有很多傑出的才藝，但十分榮幸能成為本年度香港傑出學生選舉的得獎者之一。

很多時候，「成功」是貴在嘗試，貴在堅持，貴在珍惜，貴在付出。

記得剛來到香港的時候，我迎來眾多的挑戰，例如文化差異、教育程度上的不同和語言障礙。在適應香港急速生活節奏的同時，我還需要付出更多時間去彌補知識水平上的落差。在內地讀書的時候，我小學三年級才開始接觸英文，但來到香港後，我意識到我的英文水平遠低於同年級的同學，再加上不標準的廣東話，我深深感受到語言差異帶來的挑戰。但是我並沒有因此放棄，我付出比一般人多幾倍的時間，努力跟上其他同學的步伐。終於，我的一番努力給予我相等的回報，我成功升上一所英文中學。

然而，在只專注學習的時候，我甚少跟別人溝通，致使我成為一個內向靦腆的人。

升上中學後，我的眼界更廣闊了。透過不同的義工活動，我發現自己是一個很幸福的人。在2018年復活節假期時，我參與了非牟利機構的義教活動，去到內地甘肅發展較落後的村落，教授一些日常小知識，看著那些小學生黝黑的皮膚，陡峭的上學之路，簡陋的教學設施等，相比較之下，我覺得我能接受香港的教育，有一個舒適的學習環境，參與多元化的課外活動，是一件非常值得感恩的事。再加上因家庭環境不佳仍能接受這等恩澤，更讓我覺得應該改變我自己，把這些恩澤回報給社會。

所以，我在參與不同的義工活動以外，在校內亦擔任著不同角色。其中令我感觸最深的是輔導長一職。我不擅溝通，但仍覺得這是我最需要去面對甚至克服的困難。因此，我踏出安舒區，嘗試擔任輔導長一職。在跟陌生人溝通的時候，我心裡是害怕的、緊張的。但在一次又一次和師妹分享我的讀書心得、校園生活的趣事，她們又給予我回應時，我覺得很安心。除此之外，我還嘗試構思和主持不同的課後活動以增加師妹對學校的歸屬感，看見她們投入的神情，我很開心。或許對很多人來說，這些並不是什麼難事，但對不擅長言語表達的我來說是一個挑戰，我嘗試接受這個挑戰，並堅持下來，終究圓滿地完成三年輔導長的責任。

其實，參加香港傑出學生選舉對我來說，何嘗不是一個挑戰？我珍惜這次機會，使我學習到課本以外的知識；我接受這個挑戰，使我的眼界更廣闊；我願意付出，基於同理心，我想幫助更多仍處於水深火熱的人。[/vc_column_text][tek_button button_text=”返回” button_style=”tt_primary_button” button_color_scheme=”btn_primary_color” button_hover_state=”” button_icon_bool=”no” button_action=”button-action-link” button_link=”url:http%3A%2F%2F159.89.198.89%2Fyoutharch-web%2Fzh-hant%2Fpast-awardees%2F|||” button_position=”button-center”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]