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and
would not be able to finance a reasonable
number of new awards. if there were no further injection of
funds," the spokesman said.
"The UK
Government and the RHKJC.have therefore agreed
to increase the annual donation by £200,000 for the 1993-94,
1994-95 ant 1995-96 academic years to enable nine new
scholarships to be awarded each year.
The spokesman added that the provision of additional
represents the continued commitment by the sponsors.to
provide first rate educational opportunities for the best
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students of Hong Kong.
by the
The CK/HK Scholarships Scheme was established jointly
UK and the Hong Kong Governments in 1988. It supports.
study in the K at undergraduate or graduate
Awards made under the scheme cover tuition fees,
students
level.
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living expenses and return passages incurred by the students.
The scheme aims at preparing the awardees to render
service to the community and to contribute to the future
of Hong Kong.
their
"Each student receives about £12,800 a year (at 1992
prices) and is
required to return to work in Hong Kong after
completion of his study," the spokesman noted.
UK/HK
"The annual selection exercise
is conducted by the
Scholarships Committee under the chairmanship of Mr Paul
Cheng Ming-fun.
"He took over in April this year from Mr Henry Litton
who chaired the Committee since its inception in 1988.