Excelling in Hong Kong : students thriving academically in the political, cultural, economic, social, and educational contexts -- Academic achievement in context : Hong Kong's education system and cultural influences -- The whole sample study : relations of perceived academic support from parents, teachers, and peers to perceived academic engagement and achievement -- The gender study : gender differences in the relations of perceived academic support from parents, teachers, and peers to perceived academic engagement and achievement -- The grade-level study : grade-level differences in the relations of perceived academic support from parents, teachers, and peers to perceived academic engagement and achievement -- General conclusion : research findings as related to issues within broader educational, psychosocial, and socio-cultural contexts.