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SUNDAY, APRIL 30, 1978
FACILITIES IN THE OFFICE OF THE OVERSEAS STUDENTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS SECTION INCLUDE AN INTERVIEW ROOM AND A READING AREA WITH A LARGE COLLECTION OF PROSPECTUSES AND REFERENCE PUBLICATIONS ON UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES, POLYTECHNICS, COLLEGES OF EDUCATION, NURSING SCHOOLS AND OTHER" INSTITUTES
IN U.K. AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID: +LAST YEAR WE HANDLED 4,510 APPLICATIONS ABOUT STUDYING IN THE U.K., AN INCREASE OF 642 OVER THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD IN 1976.+
HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT AT THE END OF 1977 THERE WERE 9,624 HONG KONG STUDENTS STUDYING IN THE U.K., AN INCREASE OF 1,077 OVER THE SAME PERIOD IN 1976.
OF THESE, 1,151 STUDENTS WERE STUDYING ENGINEERING. OTHER POPULAR COURSES INCLUDED NURSING, MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS STUDIES, ENGLISH LANGUAGE, SCIENCE, SECRETARIAL AND SECONDARY SCHOOL COURSES.
APART FROM ASSISTING STUDENTS IN PLANNING STUDIES ABROAD, THE SECTION ALSO PROVIDES INFORMATION, ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE
IN MAKING APPLICATION TO U.K. UNIVERSITIES AND DISTRIBUTE APPLICATI FORMS FOR THE UNIVERSITIES CENTRAL COUNCIL ON ADMISSIONS (U.C.C.A.}
THE SECTION HAS ALSO DESIGNED A STANDARD APPLICATION FCRM FOR DISTRIBUTION TO STUDENTS WHO WISH TO STUDY IN SCHOOLS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES IN U.K.
OTHER SERVICES AVAILABLE IN THE SECTION INCLUDE OFFICIAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION IN RESPECT OF CANDIDATES FROM HONG KONG FOR BOTH UNDERGRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES UPCH SPECIAL REQUEST FROM U.K. UNIVERSITIES ADMINISTRATION CF A NUMBER OF LOCAL AND OVERSEAS SCHOLARSHIPS AND MAINTAINING CLOSE LIAISON WITH THE PROPER AUTHORITIES IN THE PROCESSING CF APPLICATIONS AND THE SELECTION OF SUITABLE CANDIDATES FCR THESE AWARDS.
IN ADDITION, THE SECTION ALSO PLAYS AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE PLANNING AND DISTRIBUTION OF LOCAL MAINTENANCE GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES AND INTEREST-FREE LOAN PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS TO WEEDY STUDENTS TO STUDY IN THE TWO LOCAL UNIVERSITIES, SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND PCST-SECONDARY COLLEGES AND INSTITUTĖS.
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