Chan s journey was shared on the university s Facebook page last Wednesday (July 1).
Wasn t the best student
Chan was never particularly interested in his studies as a young student.
In primary five, his poor academic results pushed him into the EM3 track, which has been discontinued, for students who were performing poorly.
He scored 109 for his Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) and was placed in the Normal Technical stream in secondary school.
Chan spent a lot of time playing online video games, especially one called Restaurant City .
Being an avid gamer, he would hack the game s system by downloading tools and modifying the code to enhance his gaming performance.
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