Architect Chueng Kwok Fan, animator Wong Wang Tat, singer Yeung Chin Wah and other seven people have been selected as Hong Kong's "10 Outstanding Young Persons" for the year.

Junior Chamber International Hong Kong, sponsor of the selection activity, announced the result on Sunday.

The "10 Outstanding Young Persons" selection, launched in 1970, is aimed at citing young people who have both outstanding achievements in their own work and in their service for the public.

Cheung Kwok Fan has participated in the architectural projects such as Hong Kong Museum of History and Lingnan University Community College. Cheung has also been actively involved in community services and engaged in the organization of various community programs to promote architecture to the general public.

Inspired by animation for years, Wong Wang Tat, had joined in the development of the world's best selling game "Final Fantasy" and produced over 200 TV commercials and visual effects for over 50 movies including the "New Police Story" and "Infernal Affairs".

With joint efforts of Hong Kong Productivity Council, he created Hong Kong's first training program for film visual effects and has so far trained over 200 new animators.

Three of the 10 outstanding young persons are pop singers, Yeung Chin Wah, Hui Chi On and Ku Kui Kei. They have not only won many music prizes but also attended lots of welfare work and offered much public services.

For instance, Yeung has been one of the ambassadors of the Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF and she had paid a field visit to children with AIDS in Shanxi Province, north China and attended activities for raising funds for the tsunami-hit victims in South Asian countries.

(Xinhua News Agency October 10, 2005)