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Student of the Year Belinda Ng hopes to see more united society in Hong Kong

‘As a student, you should not just focus on your studies, you should also think about what you can do for the community and give back’

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South Island School student Belinda Ng Tian-wing won the grand prize at the SCMP’s Student of The Year Awards last night. Photo: Edmund So

A more united society with a heart to serve and voices from different groups heard.

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That was the picture of the city’s future, painted by the winners and guests at the 36th edition of the South China Morning Post Student of the Year Awards,

Grand prize winner Belinda Ng Tian-wing, 17, said at the ceremony yesterday that she envisioned a Hong Kong where a lot more people come together to tackle issues such as rising disparity between rich and poor – especially through social enterprise.

“As a student, you should not just focus on your studies, you should also think about what you can do for the community and give back,” Ng said.

Setting an example herself, ­Ng used money she won from a ­music scholarship to buy 300 ­recorders and took them to a ­primary school in rural Guangxi during a service trip.

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Ng said seeing the students play the instrument for the first time was life changing.

She said she hoped that the next chief executive would be one who listens to all the voices of ­people in society.

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