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    In August 1989 the first Aberdeen University Environmental Scholarship was awarded to Ms Wendy Ko, who received a grant of HK$40,000 plus accommodation in Aberdeen.

In 1991, with the generous support from the Swire Educational Trust and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in London, the second and first fully supported Environmental Scholarship was awarded to Mr K K Chan. Since then, one full scholarship was awarded to a Hong Kong Chinese every year, and all of them took the MSc in Environmental Science until recent years, when the scheme was also open to other environment-related postgraduate courses.

Upon finishing their studies, scholars have contributed their knowledge to the best advantage of Hong Kong and the Mainland China. Many of them are currently holding important positions in HKSAR governmental departments (namely Environmental Protection Department and Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Department), environmental businesses, sustainability development of private corporations and environmental NGOs.

A full list of graduates who benefited from the scholarships for the past two decades, is as follows. These scholars are also known affectionately as ‘Granite Pearls’, marrying the essence of Aberdeen (aka ‘Granite City’) and Hong Kong (aka ‘Pearl of the Orient’).

1. Ms Wendy Ko (1989-1990)
2. Mr KK Chan (1991-1992)
3. Mr Marcus Ip (1992-1993)
4. Mr Fox Wong (1993-1994)
5. Mr Eric Wong (1994-1995)
6. Mr Paul Lau (1995-1996)
7. Ms Linda Lin (1995-1996)1
8. Ms Anna Chung (1996-1997)
9. Mr Kalmond Ma (1997-1998)
10. Mr Michael Chan (1997-1998)2
11. Ms Vivian Kwok (1998-1999)
12. Mr Eric Liu (1999-2000)
13. Ms Margaret Lo (2000-2001)
14. Mr Wilson Kwok (2001-2002)
15. Ms Shirley Cheng (2002-2003)
16. Ms Cammy So (2003-2004)
17. Ms Lucy Lau (2004-2005)
18. Ms Caterina Yu (2005-2006)
19. Mr Michael Fung (2006-2007)
20. Ms Frances Yeung (2008-2009)3
21. Ms Carol Law (2009-2010)4
22. Ms Mingchuan Woo (2010-2011)
23. Sarah Keung (2012-2013)5

We celebrated our 20th anniversary of the Scholarships by sending Carol Law off to Aberdeen in the summer of 2009. Carol was our 20th Granite Pearl amongst the 21 scholars sent out so far, since Linda Lin was selected out of Beijing for 1995-1996.

     
   
1 Linda Lin received the ‘Quincentenary Scholarship’ for 1995-1996, organised by the AUHKA in part of the Quincentenary Celebration of the University of Aberdeen, with financial support from the OTB Card Company and the British Council (Beijing) to study for a Master’s in Environmental Law.
2 Michael Chan received a scholarship for 1997-1998, organised with funding from the Aberdeen University Land Economy graduates in Hong Kong and the British Council (Hong Kong) to study for a Master’s in Land Economy.
3 Frances Yeung received the ‘Aberdeen Scott Environmental Scholarship’ for 2008-2009 which was fully funded by the Swire Educational Trust for a Master’s in Rural Planning and Environmental Management.
4 Carol Law received the ‘Aberdeen Scott Environmental Scholarship’ for 2009-2010 which was fully funded by the Swire Educational Trust for a Master’s in Urban Planning and Real Estate.
5 Sarah Keung the 'James Henry Scott Scholarship" for 2012-2013 which was fully funded by the Swire Educational Trust for a Master's in Environmental Science