Several top scorers in Hong Kong’s university entrance examinations overcame personal adversity to achieve their exceptional grades, with an almost entirely blind student vowing to become a legal advocate for the vulnerable and four others driven to study medicine by the trauma of childhood illnesses and witnessing friends suffer.Sixth Form students across the city received their results for the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) exams on Wednesday. Of the 24 top scorers, 20 planned to study medicine.Nine hoped to attend the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and three have applied to the University of Hong Kong (HKU), while the remaining eight are still undecided.
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Nearly blind student among Hong Kong’s top DSE scorers who plan careers giving back
Hong Kong's Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) exam results were released on Wednesday, with several top scorers achieving exceptional grades despite personal challenges. Among these high achievers is an almost entirely blind student who intends to pursue a career as a legal advocate for vulnerable individuals.
Kelly Fung,Kristen Cheung,William YiuSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-15 · 12:39 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Hong Kong's Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) exam results were released on Wednesday, with several top scorers achieving exceptional grades despite personal challenges. Among these high achievers is an almost entirely blind student who intends to pursue a career as a legal advocate for vulnerable individuals. Additionally, four other top scorers are motivated to study medicine due to personal experiences with childhood illnesses and witnessing friends' suffering. Out of the 24 top scorers, a significant majority, 20, plan to study medicine. Nine of these students aim to attend the Chinese University of Hong Kong, three have applied to the University of Hong Kong, and the remaining eight are undecided about their university choices.
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Nine top scorers hoped to attend the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and three have applied to the University of Hong Kong (HKU).
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Of the 24 top scorers, 20 planned to study medicine.
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An almost entirely blind student vowed to become a legal advocate for the vulnerable.
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Several top scorers in Hong Kong’s university entrance examinations overcame personal adversity to achieve their exceptional grades.
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