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+MOREOVER, STUDENTS SHOULD NOTE THAT INDUSTRIAL SPONSORSHIP IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ARRANGE AND THEY ARE THEREFORE ADVISED TO APPLY FOR FULL-TIME COURSES RATHER THAN SANDWICH COURSES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
STUDENTS WHO WISH TO JOIN PUBLIC OR INDEPENDENT (PRIVATE) SCHOOLS IN BRITAIN SHOULD APPLY EARLY, PREFERABLY ONE YEAR IN ADVANCE.
APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE MADE BY PARENTS OR GUARDIANS DIRECTLY TO THE SCHOOLS. THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE STUDENT ADVISOR OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE IN LONDON DO NOT UNDERTAKE TO PLACE BOYS AND GIRLS IN THESE SCHOOLS.
+HOWEVER, STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS MAY OBTAIN GENERAL INFORMATION AND ADVICE ON THESE SCHOOLS FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S OVERSEAS STUDENTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS SECTION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO A BRITISH UNIVERSITY SHOULD BE MADE ONE YEAR IN ADVANCE THROUGH THE UNIVERSITIES CENTRAL COUNCIL ON ADMISSION (U.C.C.A.) IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
U.C.C.A. FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE OVERSEAS STUDENTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS SECTION FROM EARLY SEPTEMBER EACH YEAR. APPLICANTS SHOULD COMPLETE AND RETURN FORMS TO THE U.C.C.A.
ON EXPENSES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID: +STUDENTS PROCEEDING TO THE UNITED KINGDOM TO STUDY SHOULD HAVE SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO MEET ALL EXPENSES BECAUSE IT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR STUDENTS TO WORK THE IR WAY THROUGH COLLEGE.+
THE COST OF LIVING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IS HIGH, AND THE ANNUAL EXPENSES FOR A STUDENT MAY RANGE FROM 5 950 POUNDS TO 9 650 POUNDS STERLING, DEPENDING ON THE COURSE OF STUDY, HE ADDED.
STUDENTS PURSUING EITHER A FULL-TIME FIRST DEGREE OR HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA COURSE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HONG KONG STUDENTS ADMINISTERED BY THE UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNICS GRANTS COMMITTEE.
STUDENTS OVER THE AGE OF 18 MAY APPLY FOR ACCOMMODATION IN THE HONG KONG STUDENTS CENTRE IN LONDON AND THIS SHOULD BE MADE THROUGH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
THOSE WISHING TO APPLY FOR A PLACE IN THE CENTRE AND WHO WISH TO OBTAIN THE HELP AND ADVICE OF THE STUDENT ADVISER OR THE BRITISH COUNCIL DURING THEIR STAY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM SHOULD COMPLETE ALL FORMAL IT IES WITH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT LEAST ONE MONTH BEFORE DEPARTURE.
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