SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1981
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR AGRICULTURE AND FISHER IES
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APPLICATIONS ARE NOW INVITED FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS AND INTEREST-FREE LOANS UNDER TWO FUNDS ADMINISTERED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT.
THEY ARE THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SCHOLARSHIP FUND AND THE MARINE FISH SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT THE AWARDS, SUBJECT TO ANNUAL REVIEW, WOULD BE TENABLE AT A UNIVERSITY IN HONG KONG OR THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC OR A TECHNICAL INSTITUTE. THEY WILL ALSO BE TENABLE AT AN ACCEPTABLE OVERSEAS ACADEMIC OR TECHNOLOGICAL OR POST-GRADUATE INSTITUTION.
CANDIDATES SHOULD BE STUDENTS WHO MAY BE EXPECTED TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO EITHER AGRICULTURE OR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT MARKETING INDUSTRIES, OR MARINE FISHERIES OR FISH MARKETING INDUSTRIES IN HONG KONG.
THESE STUDENTS SHOULD NORMALLY STUDY AGRICULTURE, VETERINARY SCIENCE, BOTANY, ZOOLOGY OR ANY APPLIED SCIENCES THAT ARE RELEVANT TO HONG KONG, OR ZOOLOGY, FISHERY, BIOLOGY, MARINE BIOLOGY, FOOD TECHNOLOGY, ECONOMICS, MANAGEMENT OR ADMINISTRATIVE STUDIES, MARINE ENGINEER ING NAVAL ARCHITECTURE OR ANY APPLIED SCIENCES THAT ARE RELEVANT TO LOCAL MARINE FISHERIES OR FISH MARKETING INDUSTRIES.
APPLICATIONS ARE ALSO OPEN TO PEOPLE WHO ARE EMPLOYED IN AGRICULTURE AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT MARKETING INDUSTRIES OR MARINE FISHERIES AND FISH MARKETING INDUSTRIES IN HONG KONG.
CANDIDATES SHOULD BE HONG KONG RESIDENTS AND ADMITTED BY A RELEVANT ACADEMIC INSTITUTION. THEY SHOULD BE UNDER THE AGE OF 30 AND PREFERABLY BETWEEN 18 AND 25 YEARS OF AGE.
APPLICATION FORMS FOR THESE SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS OR LOANS ARE NOW OBTAINABLE FROM THE INFORMATION COUNTER OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT ON THE 12TH FLOOR OF CANTON ROAD
GOVERNMENT OFFICES AT 393 CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON.
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS JULY 17.
DETAILS OF THE APPLICATIONS ARE ADVERTISED IN THE PRESS TODAY, TOMORROW AND ON MONDAY.
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