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Britain-Hong Kong Educational Trust
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Preamble ('whereas ......')
The British Council (the Council) has as one of its objects to develop and maintain close and harmonious relations between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Hong Kong through cooperation in education, In science, technology, English teaching and the arts. furtherance of this object and in order to enable funds to be raised from the public and from companies and other bodies for the said object the Council wishes to establish a Trust Fund registered in Hong Kong and has allocated a sum of not less than £700,000 to form the basis of the Fund.
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Object of the Trust
The promotion of education learning and research in Hong Kong and collaboration between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Hong Kong in these matters by such charitable actions as the Trustees may decide including but not limited to the award of scholarships, fellowships, bursaries and prizes, the granting of research
educationists and other awards, payments for academics
specialists from Britain to visit Hong Kong, all for the above object.
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Name of the Trust
The Britain-Hong Kong Educational Trust.
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Trustees
The number of trustees shall be not less than 4 and no
The initial trustees will be: greater than 6.
The Deputy Director General of the British Council, Mr John Hanson (Chairman)
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