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FOR QUESTION 1D YOU MAY WISH TO CONSIDER AN EXPANDED ANSWER BY
APPENDING TO YOUR PROPOSED REPLY THE FOLLOWING:
QUOTEXTO DATE, ABOUT 2,070 STUDENTS HAVE RECEIVED A TOTAL LOAN OF
HONG KONG DOLLARS 28.6 MILLIONS. ANOTHER 275 APPLICATIONS UNDER
PROCESSING COULD LEAD TO ANOTHER 4.6MILLION DOLLARS IN LOAN XUNQUE
2. F Y TWO STUDENT LOAN SCHEMES WERE INTRODUCED. THE FIRST, THE EMERGENCY LOAN SCHEME, WAS INTRODUCED IN MARCH 81 TO ASSIST STUDENTS CAUGHTS UNPREPARED BY THE FEE INCREASE. 1,222 STUDENTS RECEIVED A TOTAL OF HK DOLLARS 11.8 MILLIONS UNDER THE SCHEME. THIS
SCHEME WAS REPLACED IN SEPT 81 BY THE LONG TERM LOAN SCHEME FOR FULL-TIME STUDENTS ON DEGREE OR EQUIVALENT POLYTECHINIC COURSE. THIS CURRENT SCHEME HAS PAID HK DOLLARS 16.82 MILLIONS TO 852 STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN MEANS-TESTED TO ASSESS ELIGIBILITY.
A FURTHER 275 APPLICATIONS UNDER PROCESSING COULD LEAD TO A FURTHER
HK DOLLARS 4.6 MILLIONS IN LOAN (ASSUMING 230 OF THE 275 FINALLY TAKE UP LOAN AT AN AVERAGE OF HK DOLLARS 0.02 MILLION PER STUDENT)
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