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香港理工學院
Hong Kong Polytechnic
Mr. Tom Buchanan
Director
British Council
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255 Hennessy Road Wanchai
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香港 九龍 紅營
Huey Ham, Kawinan
Hong Kong
Telephone 766 5111
Fax (852) 764 3374
Telex 38264 Polya Ha
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港宗光教授
Director:
Prof. Poon Chung-kwong.
()BE. BSc(Special), PhD. DSo.
CChem, FRSC.JP
Associate Director (Industrial Liaison & External Relations)
Prof. E.J. Hearn
Telephone 766 5205 Fax (852) 334 3540.
Hong Kong
19 August 1993
CBI Scholarshing
Dear Tom,
I have consulted with relevant colleagues on the above, regrettably without much success. he general reaction from industrialists whom we have approached is that the duration proposed for the programmes is much too long they cannot spare their staff for such periodo - and the financial support provided is insufficient. There may well be an interest if the Scholarships could be for much shorter periods, viz one to three months, and if travel costs can be totally covered.
It is possible that the scheme could be attractive to academic staff but clearly they fall outside the present remit since there would be no direct commercial advantage except, perhaps, in the case of the Industrial Centre here where the Centre provides an admirable shop window for British machine tools etc. A scholarship for IC staff to spend time at e.g.
be deemed Bridgeport in Leicester could therefore
to be
· appropriate;--If you support that idea perhaps 'you could let“ ne know and I will approach the Head of the Industrial Centre to see if he wishes to put forward any firm proposals of that type.
Sorry to be rather negative on this particular initiative but the results of my enquiries seem to bear out our own thoughts when we last spoke on the topic.
Regards!
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Yours sincerely,
John
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