WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29,
1975
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HONG KONG STUDENT WINS LONDON SCHOLARSHIP
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A HONG KONG STUDENT, MISS ONYX GHAN SUK-MING, HAS WON A 2,000 POUNDS-STERLING SCHOLARSHIP AWANDED BY THE ASSOCIATED BOARD OF THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC.
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MISS CHAN, A FORM V PUPIL OF HEEP YUNN SCHOOL IS THE 1974 WINNER OF THE SCHOLARSHIP WHICH IS AWARDED ANNUALLY AND JOINTLY TO INDIA AND HONG KONG.
+MISS CHAN'S ACHIEVEMENT MEANS THAT FOR THE 15TH SUCCESSIVE YEAR A SCHOLARSHIP HAS BEEN WON BY A HONG KONG STUDENT,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT MUSIC SECTION SAID TODAY.
EVERY YEAR SEVEN SCHOLARSHIPS ARE PROVIDED BY THE ASSOCIATED BOARD FOR STUDENTS FROM OUTSIDE BRITAIN. EACH SCHOLARSHIP IS TENABLE FOR THREE YEARS AT ONE OF THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC IN LONDON.
EACH AWARD AMOUNTS IN ALL TO ABOUT 2,000 POUNDS-STERLING AND INCLUDES TUITION FEES, A GRANT OF 300" POUNDS-STERLING A YEAR TOWARDS LIVING EXPENSES AND A CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE COST OF A PASSAGE BACK HOME AT THE END OF THE COURSE,
MISS CHAN WAS AWARDED THE LICENTIATE DIPLOMA IN PIANOFORTE PERFORMING AT THE RECENT EXAMINATIONS AND IT WAS ON THE BASIS OF THIS RESULT THAT SHE WAS SELECTED BY THE VISITING PANEL OF EXAMINERS FROM LONDON FOR SCHOLARSHIP CONSIDERATION BY THE DOARD.
MISS CHAN FIRST TOOK LESSONS AT THE AGE OF TEN AND HER PRESENT TEACHER IS MR. JIMMY CHAN SAI-HO.
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PRESS REPRESENTATIVES WHO WISH TO INTERVIEW MISS CHAN MAY DO SO Y TELEPHONING HER ON TEL. 3-630580.
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