Our Child Ambassador - Aristo Sham

Aristo is a student of the Diocesan Boys' School Primary Division. He started playing the piano at the age of three and learned to compose at four. He entered the Academy Junior Music Programme at the age of six, double majoring in Piano, Composition and Computer Music Technology. A student of Eleanor Wong, Academy Senior Lecture in Keyboard Studies, Aristo has previously won numerous local and international piano competitions, among which include First Prize in the adolescent class of the 2004 Beethoven Competition (Hong Kong), First Prize (Group A) at the 69th Steinway International Children & Youths Piano Competition and the Gold Prize at the International Chopin Piano Competition in Asia (Elementary School 3rd or 4th grade).

Our Ambassador - Ms. Maria Cordero, MH

Maria Cordero, “Fei Ma” (Fat Mama) as she is affectionately known is a role model for our young people. It all started in a poor Macao household. From assembling plastic flowers in a factory to carrying heavy bags of flour, she single-handedly supported her own eight-person family. It is Maria’s talent, passion and devotion that make things happen.

Maria is ethnically mixed Portuguese, Chinese and Pakinstani. At the age of 10, she came to Hong Kong with her family. Being the eldest daughter was never easy: she worked delivering letters, in factories as a coolly, a chef – you name it.

Fond of singing, Maria got a job through a friend at Canton Disco as a novice singer and sang jazz and blues in her amazingly strong voice. Her innate style on stage attracted and befriended artists and personnel working throughout the entertainment industry. After two years singing in Canton Disco, she was invited by the well known Director, Mr. Lam Ling Tung to debut in the acclaimed movie title “City of Fire” 龍虎風雲. She then released an album of the same name that went to Gold in 10 days and Platinum in just 20 days. The album title’s main song “Beam Of Friendship” 友誼之光 is so renowned that old and young people know it as Westerners know “Auld Lang Syne”. Maria is a true `star’.