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COMMENT:
RESTRICTED FM FCO
TO PRIORITY BTC HONG KONG TELNO
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OF 281315Z MAY 92
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CBI OVERSEAS SCHOLARSHIPS
1 THE CBI SCHOLARSHIPS BOARD ON WHICH THE FCO IS REPRESENTED, WILL MEET IN JULY TO CONSIDER WHICH COUNTRIES SHOULD BE INVITED TO PROPOSE CANDIDATES FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE CBI SCHOLARSHIPS SCHEME IN 1993/94.
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LAST YEAR, WITH OUR SUPPORT, FIVE PLACES WERE MADE AVAILABLE FOR CANDIDATES FROM HONG KONG FOR THE 1992/3 YEAR THOUGH UNFORTUNATELY NO CANDIDATES HAVE BEEN PUT FORWARD. THERE WAS A SIMILAR LACK OF TAKE UP FROM HONG KONG IN 1991/2 AND IN 1990/91.
3. THE SCHOLARSHIPS BOARD WILL CONSIDER IN JULY WHETHER THEIR OFFER OF SCHOLARSHIPS FOR HONG KONG FOR 1993/94 SHOULD REMAIN THE SAME OR BE REDUCED, AND THE LACK OF TAKE UP IN RECENT YEARS WILL NO DOUBT BE A FACTOR IN REACHING THEIR DECISION.
4. WE FIND IT SURPRISING THAT THERE IS SUCH AN APPARENT LACK OF INTEREST BY SUITABLE CANDIDATES FOR THESE SCHOLARSHIPS IN HONG KONG AND WONDER IF THERE HAS PERHAPS BEEN A BREAKDOWN IN THE SYSTEM WHEREBY DETAILS OF THEIR AVAILABILITY ARE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THOSE GRADUATES WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED. THE SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED UNDER THIS SCHEME ARE INTENDED TO PROVIDE
'ON-THE-JOB'' EXPERIENCE FOR ENGINEERING GRADUATES FROM OVERSEAS BY PLACING THEM WITH BRITISH COMPANIES FOR TRAINING PERIODS OF 4-18 MONTHS.
5. CBI TELL US THAT THEY SEND DETAILS OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS ANNUALLY TO YOUR OFFICE FOR FURTHER ACTION. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS. IF THERE ARE LOCAL REASONS WHY YOUNG HONG KONG TRAINEE ENGINEERS FIND THESE OFFERS UNATTRACTIVE, WE AND CBI WOULD BE INTERESTED TO LEARN OF THEM.
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