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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 237 OF 12 MARCH
PQ: EDUCATION
see C +6
1. FOLLOWING PQ'S PUT DOWN BY GEORGE CUNNINGHAM MP (LABOUR
ISLINGTON SOUTH AND FINSBURY) FOR WRITTEN ANSWER:
TO ASK THE LORD PRIVY SEAL, IF HE WILL LIST ALL INSTITUTIONS
OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN HONG KONG, AND, WHETHER THE GOVERNMEMT OF HONG KONG HAS MADE ANY CONTRIBUTION TO THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT IN RESPECT OF EXPENDITURE IN GREAT BRITAIN ON INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
2. PROPOSED ANSWER TO FIRST AS FOLLOWS:
HONG KONG HAS SIX INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION: THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC, AND THREE COLLEGES REGISTERED UNDER THE POST-SECONDARY COLLEGES ORDINANCE, THE HONG LEONG SHUE YAN COLLEGE, THE HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE AND LINGNAN COLLEGE.
3. ANSWER TO SECOND IS NO. HOWEVER, IF YOU WOULD FIND THIS EMBARRASSING, COULD ADD SOMETHING ON PROPOSED LOAN SCHEME AS FOLLOWS:
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IS NOW CONSIDERING A SCHEME TO GIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HONG KONG FIRST-DEGREE STUDENTS IN BRITAIN.
4. GRATEFUL FOR COMMENTS DESK BY 13090OZ.
CARRINGTON
MINIMAL
HARAD CRD
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HONG KONG GOUT OFFICE,
LONDON
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