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        Miss Lok Man Yin, Frances, a graduating student of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, has been chosen as Hong Kong Rhodes Scholar for the year 2002.

        Frances is currently a final-year student majoring in Chinese Language and Literature at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and will complete her Bachelor of Arts study by June 2002.  She will be leaving for U.K. to start her study in law at the Oxford University this autumn.

        Frances has demonstrated herself as a person of high intellectual ability, and has maintained an outstanding academic record throughout her university study, winning many distinguished scholarships.  Apart from the academic work, Frances is a young woman of integrity, with a mature and outgoing personality.  She enjoys interacting with people and has actively participated in extra-curricular activities, in particular, the various debating competitions.  Her good command of English was particularly impressive during the interviews for the award.

        The Rhodes Scholarships were established after the death of Sir Cecil Rhodes in 1902, and were originally allocated to students from the Commonwealth countries, the United States and Germany.  Since the inclusion of Hong Kong to the list in 1985, one student from Hong Kong has been able to be honoured as Rhodes Scholar each year.  The aim of the Scholarships is to reward scholars of outstanding personality as well as strong intellectual ability.  The Scholarship is tenable for a period of two years and may be extended for the third year.  It covers all University and College fees, one round-trip air ticket to U.K. and a personal allowance.