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estates. The project aims at making maximum use of existing facilities for sports activities specially organised for people on the estates. Kennedy Town's Kwun Lung Lau estate, with more than 2,000 family units and some 12,000 residents, was selected for the launching of this pilot scheme.
Hong Kong Students in Britain
The student section of the Hong Kong Government Office in London is respon- sible for keeping records of all Hong Kong students in Britain who registered with the Education Department before leaving Hong Kong. The section helps these students to find places in universities, polytechnics, technical colleges, and colleges of further education in Britain. The section is responsible for exercising broad supervision over their progress and general welfare during their studies or training, and also advises on courses which will help students find employment either in Hong Kong or else- where on completion of their studies. Nurses under training are regarded as students and receive the same services as their academic counterparts.
The student section maintains close relations with the Education Department in Hong Kong, the Overseas Development Administration and other British govern- ment departments, the British Council, and educational establishments and hospitals where Hong Kong students are receiving training.
In 1975 the records listed some 7,523 students, including apprentices on sandwich courses and nurse trainees. New arrivals during the academic year totalled 1,348, compared with 1,249 the previous year. The newcomers included 555 students for General Certificate of Education courses and 162 for basic or post-registration qualifications in nursing.
Student visitors to the section totalled 984 compared with 906 the previous year. Enquiries about financial assistance figured high because inflation in Britain had upset students' budgets.
During the year, 1,674 applications on behalf of 558 students were made to polytechnics and colleges. Applications for places in universities were sponsored and forwarded to the Universities Central Council on Admissions (UCCA) on behalf of 72 Hong Kong students resident in Britain. A total of 497 students made direct applications to universities through UCCA under the guidance and sponsorship of the Education Department in Hong Kong. The student section again liaised with the Education Department when results of the UCCA applications were known.
The government-run Hong Kong Students Centre, formerly known as Hong Kong House, is a residential and social centre in London for Hong Kong students in Britain. It accommodates some 75 students and serves as a focal point and meeting place for many more. The Hong Kong Commissioner in London is responsible for the administration of the centre and is assisted by an advisory board which includes two student representatives. The student adviser is a member of the board and, on behalf of the Commissioner, is responsible for day-to-day liaison with the warden.