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MONDAY, JULY 9, 1979
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TWO-YEAR MATRICULATION COURSE OVERSEAS
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HONG KONG STUDENTS WITH GOOD ACADEMIC RECORDS ARE NOW INVITED TO APPLY FOR A LIMITED NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS DONATED BY LEADING ORGANISATIONS FOR A TWO-YEAR MATRICULATION COURSE LEADING TO THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE, RECOGNISED FOR UNIVERSITY ADMISSION IN MOST COUNTRIES.
AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (MONDAY) THAT EACH SCHOLARSHIP IS WORTH $60,000 FOR TWO YEARS AND ARE TENABLE THIS SEPTEMBER AT ATLANTIC COLLEGE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR PEARSON COLLEGE IN CANADA.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE OBTAINABLE FROM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, HONG KONG BRANCH OFFICE, ROOM 1522 LEIGHTON CENTRE, 15TH FLOOR, 77 LEIGHTON ROAD, CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG.
+COMPLETED FORMS MUST BE RETURNED IN PERSON TO THE SAME OFFICE ON OR BEFORE NEXT FRIDAY (JULY 20) AND LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE EMPHASISED THAT APPLICANTS FOR THESE SCHOLARSHIPS MUST BE UNDER 17-1/2 YEARS OF AGE ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1979 AND BE IN POSSESSION OF A HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION WITH AT LEAST FIVE SUBJECTS AT GRADE C OR ABOVE, INCLUDING GOOD RESULTS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
APPLICANTS WHO RECENTLY SAT THE 1979 HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION MAY ALSO BE CONSIDERED AS WELL AS THOSE WHO HAVE OBTAINED AN APPROVED EQUIVALENT - HONG KONG UNIVERSITY ADVANCED LEVEL CERTIFICATE, HONG KONG HIGHER LEVEL EXAMINATION CERTIFICATE, GCE CERTIFICATE AND OTHERS.
SELECTION OF APPLICANTS WILL INCLUDE PAST ACADEMIC RECORDS, EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, RECOMMENDATION OF THE HEAD OF THE SCHOOL, PERSONALITY AND PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH.
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+SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE COLLEGES IN SEPTEMBER, 1979, AND WILL TAKE THE FULL TWO-YEAR COURSE, ACADEMIC AND ACTIVITIES PROGRAMMES IN THE COLLEGES ARE INTERWOVEN AND FORM JOINTLY THE BASIS FOR STUDENTS' DEVELOPMENT,
+STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE PART IN A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL AND AESTHETIC IN NATURE. DUE EMPHASIS IS ALSO LAID ON COMMUNITY SERVICES,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE ADDED THAT THE $60,000 SCHOLARSHIP FOR TWO YEARS WILL COVER PART OF THE TUITION AND BOARDING FEES DURING THE PERIOD. IT WILL, HOWEVER, NOT BE ADEQUATE TO COVER EXPENSES SUCH AS AIR FARES, PERSONAL ALLOWANCES AND OTHER ITEMS OF EXPENDITURE.
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