9th October, Hong Kong: Reigning World Cup champion and national bowler, Wu Siu Hong was among five Hongkongers to receive the prestigious Outstanding Young Persons Selection Award for achievement and inspirationto the community.
Only five people received a prestigious city award for young people - the fewest winners in 15 years - despite a rise in the number of nominations, organisers said.
The Ten Outstanding Young Persons Selection awards, organised by non-profit group. Junior Chamber International are given to HongKongers aged between 21 to 40 who have expected excelled professionally and made a notable contribution to the community.
The judging panel can choose up to 10 people to receive the award and there have been at least five winners each year since the awards' inaugural selection began in 1970.
Anthony Wu Ting Yuk, the chief judge on the panel, dismissed the idea that the shorter winners' list meant that the qualifiers and contributions of the city's young people had been deteriorating.
The five awardees at the award ceremony
"Our judging principles are very clear. This year only five were able to fully qualify (for this award) in excelling in their work as well as being able to serve the community out of more than 20 candidates in the final round, but this does not mean that the quality of young people has gone down," Wu said.
There have been at least 8 recipients every year in the past decade while this year is the sixth time only five people have been chosen.
QuibicaAMF World Cup Champion (tenpin bowling), Wu Siu Hong, who was diagnosed with testicular cancer two years ago, won for his determination in battling cancer to become a world-class athlete on top of his work in educating and inspiring young people.
Photos courtesy of HKTBC.
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