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REGISTERED VOTERS WILL ALSO RECEIVE AN APPEAL LETTER FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICER, THE FIRST ISSUE OF A DISTRICT NEWSPAPER WHICH WILL HAVE SPECIAL FEATURES ON THE CANDIDATES, AND AN INFORMATION PAMPHLET ABOUT CANDIDATES IN THE FIVE CONSTITUENCIES,
+TO BRING ABOUT A MORE FESTIVE ATMOSPHERE TO THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN, THE DISTRICT OFFICE WILL DISTRIBUTE 4 000 COPIES OF LUNAR NEW YEAR POSTERS WHICH CONTAIN MESSAGES URGING PEOPLE TO VOTE,+ HE ADDED.
THE AVERAGE AGE OF THE 12 CANDIDATES CONTESTING THE DISTRICT'S FIVE SINGLE-SEAT CONSTITUENCIES IS 45, THE OLDEST BEING 66 YEARS OLD AND YOUNGEST 31 YEARS OLD.
+WE HAVE SIX MERCHANTS, TWO SOCIAL WORKERS, TWO PROFESSIONAL G A HEADMASTER AND AN ELECTRONIC DESIGNER, FOUR OF WHOM ARE INCUMBENT ELECTED DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, PARTICIPATING IN THE ELECTION, + HE SAID.
SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED FOR RESEARCH IN UK
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UNIVERSITY GRADUATES WHO WILL BE UNDERTAKING POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN 1985/86 CAN APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS UNDER THE OVERSEAS RESEARCH STUDENTS AWARDS SCHEME.
SOME 750 NEW OVERSEAS RESEARCH STUDENTS AWARDS WILL BE OFFEREJ ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS IN 1985. EACH AWARD WILL COVER THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TUITION FEES FOR A HOME POSTGRADUATE STUDENT AND AN OVERSEAS POSTGRADUATE STUDENT.
SUBJECT TO THE SATISFACTORY PROGRESS OF AN AWARD HOLDER, AN AWARD MAY BE RENEWED FOR A SECOND AND THIRD YEAR.
APPLICANTS MUST NORMALLY BE GRADUATES OF A RECOGNISED UNIVERSITY AND HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED CONDITIONALLY BY ONE OF THE 95 PARTICIPATING ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR ADMISSION IN 1985/86 AS REGISTERED RESEARCH STUDENTS TO A COURSE OF FULL-TIME STUDY FOR A HIGHER DEGREE.
APPLICATION FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE REGISTRAR OR SECRETARY OF THE ACADEMIC INSTITUTION. APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE MADE TO THE REGISTRAR OR SECRETARY ON OR BEFORE MAY 2, 1985.
FURTHER INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE OVERGFAL STUDENTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT 15TH FLOOR, 77 LEIGHTON ROAD, HONG KONG OR BY TELEPHONE 5-7903869.
THE AWARDS SCHEME WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1979 BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EDUCATION AND SCIENCE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR OVERSEAS POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS WITH OUTSTANDING MERIT AND RESEARCH POTENTIAL.