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The Cultus et Beneficentia Award was established in 2016 by the College, to be granted to the best student(s) of each graduating class and in Years 4 to 6. It aims to recognise students who have demonstrated the spirit of the College in the best way during their normative study periods. It is the highest honour for students of the College.

After reviewing all eligible students, the College nominated three students as the final candidates for the Award 2020. The one who secured the most valid votes from current College students in Years 2 and above and the Class of 2020 would receive the Award.

Under the pandemic, the voting exercise for the Award 2020 went online between 18 December 2020 and 8 January 2021, and almost a hundred valid votes were received from College students and graduates.

The Award went to Ms YIP Hiu Ching Chloe, a Year 6 medical student and a dedicated member of the College. She has served the College community as President of the Second Executive Committee of the Residents' Association (2015–16) and the wider community as a helper of the Fourth College Service Team (2015–16). She has also provided enormous support for the organisation of College events and activities, such as College Orientation Camps and CWC Festival 2017.

The Award will be presented to Chloe in early June 2021.

Congratulations, Chloe!

Reflections by Ms YIP Hiu Ching Chloe

CW Chu College has given me numerous opportunities to serve a variety of people. My participation in different student bodies and College events enabled me to reach out to different groups of students in the College. I was able to develop close friendships with the active group of residents through organisation of events, to engage the quiet group of residents when they visited the tuck shop of the Residents' Association (RA), to befriend senior students through CWC Festivals, and to mentor junior students through years of College Orientation Camps.

During my fruitful journey in CWC, I was also given numerous chances to keep in touch with various College teachers, who always showed their support for the events organised by the Executive Committee of the RA. They often attended the events to connect with the residents as well as RA Executive Committee members. They were also frequently engaged in the preparation for CWC Festivals and the College Orientation Camps that helped them maintain good teacher-student relationships. I am extremely grateful that my service in different student bodies could help facilitate the relationships.

The amazing encounters and relationships I have had in this College are probably the reasons why I have gained much support from College teachers and fellow students, and I would like to thank them all for their contribution to the intimate CWC community and recognition of my efforts.

All these memorable experiences have definitely shaped me into a humble and competent leader to serve in the medical field in the coming years. As a final-year medical student, I have plans to serve in the public sector as a doctor and to pursue postgraduate studies. I aspire to be a surgeon in the future who operates on patients with severe illnesses and provides them with cure for suffering. This is a difficult path which will require at least another six years of studies and training while working as a doctor. The scholarship of the Cultus et Beneficentia Award will help lay the foundation for my professional training and growth in the coming years by supporting the high costs for The Hong Kong Intercollegiate Board of Surgical Colleges Membership Examination, and also overseas conferences and clinical attachment opportunities for broadening my experiences. I look forward to giving back to and serving the community as a surgeon with all the support CWC has been rendering to me.