Congratulations are in order for Miss Lau Pui Ki, a graduate of the first Associate of Arts in Applied Japanese Studies (AAAJS) programme. Miss Lau was awarded a one-year scholarship from the Education Ministry of the Japanese Government.

Miss Lau will study Japanese language and culture in Japan from September 2002 to August 2003. The Scholarship she won covers tuition fees, a round-trip airline ticket and daily living expenses, including a monthly allowance of HK$9,000. A highly competitive award, the one-year scholarship tested Miss Lau's Japanese skills. She demonstrated her Japanese language proficiency through a strict written test and interview.