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Thursday, September 20, 1973
COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS 1974
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Hong Kong students of high intellectual promise are eligible
to apply for a limited number of 1974 scholarships being offered by the
governments of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand,
Malaysia, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and Nigeria,
These awards are being made under the Commonwealth Scholarship
and Fellowship Plan.
"They are intended for persons who may be expected to make a
significant contribution to life in their own countries on their return.
from study abroad," a spokesman for the Education Department said today.
"The scholarships are primarily available for postgraduate study
or research at universities normally extending over a period of two
academic years."
Applicants should be Commonwealth citizens normally resident
in Hong Kong. They should also be graduates of recognised universities
or holders of equivalent qualifications.
Candidates should preferably be less than 28 years of age and
in any case not more than 35 at the commencement of the scholarship.
Application forms are available from the Overseas Students and
Scholarships Section, Education Department Branch Office, Bonaventure
House, 2nd floor, 91, Leighton Road, Hong Kong.
All completed forms should be returned to the Section by
October 20, 1973.
Release time: 7.30 p.m.
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