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Entitlement of Expatriate Children to LEA Grants
4.
There has for some years been confusion over entitlement of
children of British citizens working in Hong Kong to higher
education subsidies in the UK. House of Lords ruling of 15 December
1982 on ordinary residence' enabled those children resident 'for
the purposes of education' in the UK for 3 years or more, to claim
that they were 'home students' for purposes of university fees and
LEA awards. However, following Sir Keith Joseph's statement in
Parliament on 30 March 1983, HMG took administrative and legal action to restore the previous situation. Claimants will now, as before have to argue their entitlement individually with the LEA and
university concerned.
that expatriates will continue to find
status for their children.
5. This means in practice
it difficult to claim 'home'
Department of Education and Science have still to issue guidance to local
authorities on this. We are strongly recommending to them that children of UK expatriates in Hong Kong, particularly those who are
members of Hong Kong civil service, should have benefits of home
student status.
Hong Kong Department September 1983
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