SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 1981
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SINCE THE SCHOLARSHIPS WERE FIRST INTRODUCED TO HONG KONG IN 1972, A TOTAL OF 54 STUDENTS HAD BEEN GRANTED AWARDS UP TO SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE OBTAINABLE FROM THE OVERSEAS STUDENTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, ROOM 1522, LEIGHTON CENTRE, 77 LEIGHTON ROAD, CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG.
+COMPLETED FORMS MUST BE RETURNED IN PERSON TO THE SECTION ON OR BEFORE APRIL 13,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
APPLICANTS FOR THE SCHOLARSHIPS MUST BE OVER 16 AND UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1981, AND HOLD A HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION WITH AT LEAST FIVE SUBJECTS AT GRADE C OR ABOVE, INCLUDING GOOD RESULTS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, OR EQUIVALENT.
APPLICANTS WHO WILL SIT FOR THE 1981 HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION MAY ALSO BE CONSIDERED.
SELECTION WILL BE BASED ON PAST ACADEMIC RECORDS, EXTRA- CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, RECOMMENDATIONS OF SCHOOL HEADS, PERSONALITY AND PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH.
+SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE COLLEGES IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR. THE ACADEMIC AND ACTIVITIES PROGRAMMES IN THE COLLEGES ARE INTERWOVEN FOR STUDENTS' DEVELOPMENT.
+STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE PART IN A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDING COMMUNITY SERVICES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE $100 000 SCHOLARSHIP WILL COVER PART OF THE TUITION AND BOARDING FEES DURING THE TWO YEARS.
IT WILL, HOWEVER, NOT BE ADEQUATE TO COVER EXPENSES SUCH AS AIR FARES, PERSONAL ALLOWANCES AND OTHER ITEMS OF EXPENDITURE, AND INTENDING APPLICANTS ARE ADVISED TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE SUFFICIENT ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO MEET THESE EXPENSES.
$28.6 MILLION PAID TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS
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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT HAS PAID OUT MORE THAN $28.6 MILLION AS QUICK CASH RELIEF TO 7 316 CASES UNDER THE +NO FAULT+ TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS ASSISTANCE (TAVA) SCHEME SINCE THE SCHEME STARTED IN MAY 1979.
MR SIU KING-CHIU, HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT'S TAVA SECTION, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) ANOTHER $375 000 HAD BEEN AUTHORISED FOR PAYMENT TO 163 CASES.
MR SIU SAID GRANTS ALREADY MADE WERE PAID TO 662 CASES INVOLVING DEATH, AND TO 6 654 CASES INVOLVING INJURIES CAUSING AT LEAST SEVEN DAYS' LOSS OF EARNING.
PAYMENTS FOR DEATH GRANTS AMOUNTED TO NEARLY $5 MILLION, HE SAID, WHILE INJURY PAYMENTS TOTALLED $23.6 MILLION, OF WHICH $5.8 MILLION WERE FOR FURTHER PAYMENTS TO THOSE WHO REQUIRED EXTENDED SICK LEAVE.