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TELNO 157
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YOUR TELNO NO 158: CBI OVERSEAS SCHOLARSHIPS 1993/94
1.
YOUR TUR WAS MOST INFORMATIVE AND WE NOTE THE ROLE PLAYED BY THE BRITISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THIS SCHEME.
2.
UNFORTUNATELY, DESPITE OUR EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN HONG KONG'S 1992/93 ALLOCATION OF FIVE SCHOLARSHIPS THE CBI BOARD MEETING DECIDED TO REDUCE THIS TO 2 PLACES. THIS WAS IN FACT A COMPROMISE, AS SOME BOARD MEMBERS PROPOSED A NIL ALLOCATION, CITING THE APPARENT DIFFICULTY IN ATTRACTING HONG KONG CANDIDATES.
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HOWEVER THIS YEAR THERE WILL BE A HALF YEARLY
REVIEW IN NOVEMBER. COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS OF OFFERS OF SCHOLARSHIP PLACES AND TAKE-UP AT THAT STAGE WILL BE REVIEWED AND, IF NECESSARY, ADJUSTMENTS BETWEEN COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS MADE. IT WILL THUS BE POSSIBLE FOR HONG KONG'S ALLOCATION TO BE INCREASED THEN, IF A CASE CAN BE MADE.
4. WE ARE ARRANGING FOR BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE SCOPE OF THE SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME TO BE SENT, (PARA 3 OF TUR REFERS).
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