Three students each from the School of Architecture and the Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care have been granted this year’s Hong Kong Housing Society Award. Officiated by Mr. Marco Wu, vice-chairman of the society, the presentation ceremony was held on 11 February.

Winning this scholarship for two consecutive years, Mr. Wilton Ip, architecture student, was invited to give a speech on behalf of the awardees. Wilton recalled that he had taken the advice from his family to study civil engineering and law. However, being fond of design since secondary schooling, he decided to pursue his third degree and was admitted into the CUHK School of Architecture in 2009. He reckoned that his background in engineering and law facilitated his learning in building structures. He also realized that one’s career path should not be limited by a discipline but should develop by integrating all the knowledge one has learned. Indeed, Wilton has recently set up his own design house, trying to put his knowledge from different professions into practice in order to shape a better built environment for Hong Kong.

Over 30 CUHK students have benefitted from the Hong Kong Housing Society Award since its establishment in 2006. The society first extended their support to the University’s public health students this year.