Last chance to apply for Hii King Leng-Top Sports Star Award
SIBU: More than 30 applications from throughout the state have been received for the 7th Hii King Leng-Top Sports Star Award ( HKL-TSS) , award initiator Dr Hii Sui Cheng disclosed yesterday.
Describing the response as overwhelming, he hoped to get more applications by today - the closing date.
He said vet t ing would be carried out next month, and successful applicants would be informed in September.
Meanwhile, for the HKL Sports Volunteer Ext raordinai re Awards ( HKL- SVE), only one entry has been received so far.
HKL-TSS award application form can be downloaded from ht tp// hklsportscholarship. blogspot.com.
Students who have achieved excellence in sporting activities and represented Sarawak at the national level championships are eligible to apply.
“The award is for pure academic excellence and is targeted to reward top Sarawak sporting stars registered as students in Sarawak schools.
“To- date, more t han 10 0 students have benefited from the award,” he said.
There are 20 HKL-TSS awards to be given out every year.
Successful candidate will get RM600 cash award per year, for a period of two consecutive years.
Applicant must be a student registered in Sarawak school or col lege and must have represented the state at the national- level championship at least once in the last two years.
For the HKL- SVE, it is for the voluntary coaches who have contributed continuously towards the sports development in the state.
“This is the third year we are giving the award for the best sports volunteer extraordinaire,” he added.
Hii said the sports volunteer extraordinaire award is to give recognition to outstanding sports personalities or volunteers who have contributed substantially and signi f icant ly towards the development of sports in Sarawak.
He said they include managers, coaches , le ader s o r even financiers who had been running the organisations and working tirelessly behind the scene to ensure that Sarawak stay in the forefront in its pursuit for sports glory.