Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 2006

Chinese University Bulletin Autumn · Winter 2006 38 T he Chinese University of Hong Kong continues to be the university of choice for Hong Kong’s best students. The 2006–07 admissions exercise has once again demon- strated the University’s ability to attract students of the highest calibre and talent across different categories of applicants. Local Intake JUPAS This year CUHK made a total of 2,367 admission offers through the Joint University Programmes Admissions System (JUPAS). Among the 1,000 JUPAS entrants with the highest average grades in HKCEE and HKALE, 500 were enrolled at CUHK, which is half the sum of all local tertiary institutions ( Figure 1 ). CUHK also admitted the largest share of both first-choice and Band A JUPAS applicants among all tertiary institutions in the territory. Of the students admitted, 98% or 2,319 students, were Band A applicants; while 31% or 1,505 students, were first-choice applicants ( Figure 2 ). CUHK also admitted the highest number of students receiving 4As or more in the Hong KongAdvanced Level Examination (HKALE) in three years — a total of 24. This includes one student with 6As majoring in Professional Accountancy. They were all awarded a full- fee matriculation scholarship. The candidates with 6As in theHKALEwasYamShu Jun, who was admitted to the ProfessionalAccountancy Programme. The winner of the gold award at the International Mathematical Olympiad in both 2005 and 2006, Tsoi YunPui, was admitted to theMathematics Programme. He had given up an offer from another university through the Early Admissions Scheme last year so he could study at the CUHK Department of Mathematics. This testifies to the quality of the University’s programmes and its appeal for prospective students of great competence and promise. Early Admissions and Other Schemes In the 2006–07 exercise, CUHK also admitted, through the Early Admissions Scheme, the highest number of outstanding Secondary Six students among the three institutions participating in the scheme — a total of 181. Eight of these students had obtained 10As or 9As in HKCEE. And of the 86 students selected for admission from the 493 applicants under the School Principal’s Nomination Scheme, were recipients of the Sir Edward Youde Memorial Prize, the champion of the International Triathlon Tournament (Youth Section), the champion of the Hong Kong Interschool Basketball Marathon Tournament, winnersofinterschoolorregionalsportscontests, as well as social service enthusiasts. CUHK admitted 48 students out of 3,337 applicants under the Self-recommendation Scheme. CUHK Proves Top Choice of Top Students in 2006 Admissions Exercise