THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1979
JAPAN OFFERS TWO SCHOLARSHIPS TO HK STUDENTS
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TWO SCHOLARSHIPS ARE BEING OFFERED BY THE JAPANESE GOVERMNENT TO HONG KONG STUDENTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES UNDER THE MOMBUSHO SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME FOR THE 1980 ACADEMIC YEAR.
ONE OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS WILL MAJOR IN JAPANESE LANGUAGE
AT THE TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN STUDIES AND THE OTHER IN SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES AT A NATIONAL UNIVERSITY.
APPLICANTS MUST BE OVER 18 AND UNDER 22 YEARS OF AGE ON APRIL 1, 1980. THEY MUST BE WILLING TO RECEIVE UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IN JAPANESE.
STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS OF EITHER OF THE TWO UNIVERSITIES IN HONG KONG OR POSSESS HIGHER QUALIFICATIONS ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.
THE AWARDS ARE FOR FIVE YEARS FROM APRIL, 1980 TO MARCH, 1985 AND WILL COVER TUITION, ACCOMMODATION, LIVING EXPENSES AND RETURN PASSAGE.
SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE ENROLLED AT THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL ATTACHED TO THE TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN STUDIES AND WILL BE GIVEN A ONE-YEAR COURSE ON THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND SUCH OTHER SUBJECTS AS ARE NECESSARY TO PREPARE THEM FOR THE FOUR-YEAR BACHELOR'S DEGREE COURSE.
APPLICATION FORMS AND FURTHER INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE OVERSEAS STUDENTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS SECTION, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, ROOM 1522, LEIGHTON CENTRE, 77 LEIGHTON ROAD, HONG KONG.
ALL COMPLETED FORMS AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS MUST BE RETURNED
TO THIS OFFICE NOT LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 1, 1979.
THE DIRECTOR OF THE JAPANESE INFORMATION AND CULTURAL OFFICE CONSULATE-GENERAL OF JAPAN, WILL CONSIDER APPLICATIONS RECOMMENDED BY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION.
SPECIAL TRAIN SERVICE TO PLEASURE GARDEN
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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY SAID TODAY THURSDAY) THAT THE SPECIAL TRAIN SERVICE INTRODUCED ON JULY 8 TO THE PLEASURE GARDEN IN SHA TIN RACE COURSE WILL CONTINUE ON AN EXPERIMENTAL BASIS THIS SUNDAY.
HOWEVER, HE STRESSED THAT THE CONTINUATION OF THIS SERVICE WILL DEPEND LARGELY ON THE RESPONSE IT RECEIVES FROM THE PUBLIC.
THE SPECIAL TRAIN WILL LEAVE KOWLOON STATION IN HUNG HOM AT 10.29 A.M. AND ARRIVE AT MONG KOK STATION AT 10.34 A.M. TO PICK UP PASSENGERS. IT WILL THEN DEPART FROM MONG KOK STATION AT 10.36 A.M. AND ARRIVE AT THE RACE COURSE STATION AT 10.50 A.M.
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