Saved as a baby, HKU medical newbie aims to pass on ‘hope and courage’ to society

Top scorers who have secured places at the University of Hong Kong’s (HKU) medical school have expressed a desire to pursue both clinical care and medical research, with one student, inspired by her doctor, saying she wants to pass on “hope and courage” to society. Their comments followed the release of the Joint University Programmes Admissions System (Jupas) results on Wednesday. About 34 per cent of students who applied through the university admissions system secured tertiary education...

By Veronica Qi