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MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1988
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"THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH A RIGOROUS SELECTION PROCESS INVOLVING SHORTLISTING, PRELIMINARY INTERVIEWS AND FINAL INTERVIEWS. CONGRATULATE THEM ON THEIR SUCCESS.
"AS I SAID BEFORE, OUR AIM FOR MAKING THESE PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE EDUCATION OF SOME OF STUDENTS IN THE BEST INSTITUTIONS IN THE WORLD.
"I THINK WE HAVE ACHIEVED OUR AIM VERY WELL, AS FROM THE RESULT OF OUR SELECTION."
AWARDS IS TO OUR BRIGHTEST
CAN
BE SEEN
AS
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"I THANK LADY YOUDE, MY COLLEAGUES ON THE COUNCIL THOSE WHO HAVE ASSISTED US FOR THE CARE THEY HAVE TAKEN IN ENSURING THIS VERY SATISFACTORY RESULT," MR CHEONG ADDED.
INTERVIEWS
LADY YOUDE, WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE FINAL SELECTION SAID: "I AM VERY GLAD TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MEET THE CANDIDATES AND DISCUSS WITH THEM THEIR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE.
"THEY ARE ALL EXCELLENT
GREAT POTENTIAL.
CANDIDATES WITH HIGH STANDARDS AND
WILL
"I AM SURE THAT THEY
PROFIT FROM THE OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDED BY THE SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS WHICH THEY WON AND HELP BRING FURTHER SUCCESS TO HONG KONG."
THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS GRANTED FOR OVERSEAS STUDIES IN 1988-89 AMOUNTS TO ABOUT $755,000. THIS IS MADE UP OF AT LEAST $120,000 A YEAR FOR EACH SCHOLARSHIP AND AT LEAST $135,000 A YEAR FOR EACH FELLOWSHIP.
"THESE ANNUAL AMOUNTS SHOULD ENABLE OUR SCHOLARS AND FELLOWS TO MEET EXPENSES FOR FEES, MAINTENANCE AND NECESSARY AIR TRAVEL," MR CHEONG EXPLAINED.
"HOWEVER, WE DO NOT WISH TO SEE THEM HAVING то WORRY ABOUT FINANCES DURING THEIR STUDIES. THE COUNCIL WILL ON APPLICATION AND IN INDIVIDUAL CASES CONSIDER MAKING ADJUSTMENT TO THE AMOUNT PAYABLE.
"AT THE SAME TIME, WE DO NOT WISH TO PREVENT OUR SCHOLARS AND FELLOWS FROM ACCEPTING OTHER AWARDS GIVEN
IN RECOGNITION OF MERIT. THE COUNCIL WILL ALLOW THEM TO HOLD ANY SUCH OTHER AWARDS CONCURRENTLY PROVIDED THAT THEY ARE NOT FULL-COST AWARDS.
"OUR SCHOLARS AND FELLOWS WILL BE ASKED ΤΟ REPORT ΤΟ THE COUNCIL ANY OTHER AWARDS WHICH THEY MAY RECEIVE AND THE COUNCIL WILL TAKE THEM INTO CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING THE ANNUAL AMOUNTS PAYABLE."
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