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Wednesday, October 31, 1973
MORE STUDENTS TO RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS
The Director of Education, Mr. J. Canning this afternoon
introduced amending legislation in the Legislative Council seeking to
provide increased powers for the Education Scholarships Committee in the
management of scholarships and in particular with regard to the number
and conditions of awards.
In moving the second reading of the Education Scholarships
Fund (Amendment) Bill 1973, Mr. Canning said that he had consulted all
donors now alive ascertained that they had no objection to the Ordinance
being amended. Debate on the second reading of the Bill was adjourned.
When the Bill is passed into law, the Trustee of the Fund, who
is the Director of Education, will be empowered to use more flexibility
in the disposal of excess of income and reserve funds in respect of the
scholarships.
As a result, more students will be awarded scholarships under the
Fund, a spokesman for the Education Department said.
He pointed out that the number of scholarships was expected to
reach 99 during the current academic year compared with 77 in 1970/71.
The spokesman said that in 1973/74 a total of 237 students would
benefit from the scholarships compared with 196 in 1970/71.
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