HK1AFG
BACKGROUND
1.
In 1979 HMG's decision
tuition fees for overseas
to remove the subsidy from
students aroused considerable
was aggravated by
by the fact
EC, the French overseas
continued to be classified as
feeling in Hong Kong. This
that students from the
territories and Gibraltar,
Home Students.
:
2.
and HKG agreed
to
establish a scheme
the two Governments
to subsidise Hong
Britain.
Whilst HMG accepted the
In 1983 HMG
jointly funded by
Kogg students in
principle of a joint funded scheme for Hong Kong unable to commit itself to equal funding
students, it was
costs of the
commitment for
the light of the
The Hong Kong
by the two Governments because of limited funds and the open-endedness involved. We eventually agreed to provide
50% of the
scheme, which involves means
testing, for 1983-84, up to a maximum limit of £1.9
million.
It was agreed that the
subsequent years would
years would be reviewed in
actual costs in the year 1983-84.
Government, for their part, agreed to match HMG's
contribution and to provide any other
other funds required in
the form of a loan. The Hong Kong Government suggested,
and HMG agreed, that the arrangements be reviewed after 5 years as it was thought that by 1987 the number of places
available at universities in Hong Kong would have
increased significantly.
3.
HMG's
expenditure
in 1983-84 amounted to £1.27
million, the underspending being due to both the late
announcement of the scheme and the rigorous means testing applied by the Hong Kong Government. For 1984-85 HMG's contribution will amount to £1.65 million, the original
provision of £2.4 million having been revised in the light of actual spending in the first year of the scheme.
HMG's contribution for 1985/86 has been set at £2
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