TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1978
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GOVERNMENT MAINTENANCE GRANTS TO NEEDY STUDENTS
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NEEDY STUDENTS WHO OBTAIN GOOD RESULTS IN THIS YEAR'S HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION CAN APPLY FOR GOVERNMENT MAINTENANCE GRANTS TO ENABLE THEM TO TAKE MATRICULATION COURSES.
THE AMOUNT OF GRANT WILL BE DETERMINED BY A MAINTENANCE GRANT COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION.
IN RECENT YEARS THE AMOUNT OF EACH GRANT AWARDED HAS BEEN ABOUT $50 A MONTH. THESE GRANTS ARE TEMABLE FOR ONE . YEAR AT ANY SCHOOL APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR.
+A GRANT SHALL BE DISCONTINUED AT ANY TIME IF IN THE OPINION OF THE DIRECTOR THE RECIPIENT FAILS TO MERIT THE AWARD BY REASON OF LACK OF PROGRESS OR UNSATISFACTORY CONDUCT, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
APPLICATION FORMS WILL BE OBTAINABLE FROM JUNE 1 AT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BRANCH OFFICE, 77 LEIGHTON ROAD, ROOM 1522, LEIGHTON CENTRE, CAUSEWAY BAY.
COMPLETED FORMS MUST BE RETURNED, THROUGH HEADS OF SCHOOLS TO THE SECRETARY, MAINTENANCE GRANTS COMMITTEE, AT THE SAME ADDRESS, NOT LATER THAN TEN DAYS AFTER THE PUBLICATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION.
FOR STUDENTS TO ENTER UPPER 6 CLASSES (ENGLISH), IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 1978-79 THE COMPLETED FORMS MUST REACH THE SECRETARY NOT LATER THAN JULY 29, 1978.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID: +HEADS OF SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN ASKED TO INFORM PUPILS IN UPPER FORMS AND MIDDLE 5 CLASSES ABOUT TWO EDUCATION DEPARTMENT CIRCULARS WHICH GIVE DETAILS ON HOW TC APPLY FOR THE GRANTS.+
DURING THE 1977-78 ACADEMIC YEAR 139 STUDENTS IN CHINESE MIDDLE SCHOOLS APPLIED FOR MAINTENANCE GRANTS. OF THESE, 99 WERE AWARDED GRANTS AMOUNTING TO $5,730 A MONTH - AN AVERAGE OF $57.88 TO EACH STUDENT A MONTH.
IN THE SAME PERIOD, THERE WERE 688 APPLICATIONS FROM STUDENTS IN UPPER FORMS IN ANGLO-CHINESE SECONDARY SCHOOLS. GRANTS AMOUNTING TO $34,610 A MONTH WERE AWARDED TO 602 PUPILS (AN AVERAGE OF 357.49 PER STUDENT).
IN LOWER 6 FORMS, 938 APPLIED FOR GRANTS AND 661 RECEIVED A TOTAL OF $37,110 PER MONTH, (AN AVERAGE OF $56.14 PER STUDENT)
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