SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 1988
GOVERNMENT MAINTENANCE GRANTS FOR MATRICULATION STUDIES
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GOVERNMENT MAINTENANCE GRANTS ARE AVAILABLE TO NEEDY SECONDARY FIVE SCHOOL LEAVERS WITH GOOD RESULTS IN THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION (HKCEE) ΤΟ PURSUE FULL-TIME HIGHER LEVEL EXAMINATION STUDIES.
APPLICATION FORMS FOR THE MAINTENANCE GRANTS WILL BE OBTAINABLE FROM JUNË 1 AT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S OVERSEAS STUDENTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS SECTION AT LEE GARDENS, FIFTH FLOOR, HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY,
APPLICANTS MUST HAVE OBTAINED RESULTS OF A SUFFICIENTLY HIGH LEVEL IN THE HRCEE IN THE YEAR OF AWARD AS PROOF THAT THEY ARE LIKELY TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE HIGHER LEVEL EXAMINATION.
IN DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF THE MAINTENANCE GRANTS, THE FINANCIAL NEED OF THE RECIPIENTS AND FUNDS AVAILABLE WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. GRANTS FOR 1987-88 ARE IN THE REGION OF $180 PER MONTH.
THE GRANTS WILL BE TENABLE FOR ONE YEAR AT ANY SECONDARY SCHOOL APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION. THEY WILL BE PAID FOR 10 MONTHS IN THE YEAR THROUGH THE SCHOOL HEADS.
FULL-TIME
SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS ARE EXPECTED TO COMPLETE HIGHER LEVEL EXAMINATION STUDIES FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR FOR WHICH THE GRANTS HAS BEEN AWARDED.
"A GRANT SHALL BE DISCONTINUED AT ANY TIME IF IN THE OPINION OF THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION THE RECIPIENT HAS FAILED ΤΟ MERIT THE AWARD BY REASON OF LACK OF PROGRESS OR UNSATISFACTORY CONDUCT, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID.
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SHOULD A STUDENT WHO HAS BEEN AWARDED A GRANT LEAVE SCHOOL BEFORE THE COMPLETION OF THE HIGHER LEVEL COURSE, HE MAY BE REQUIRED TO REPAY THE GOVERNMENT THE AMOUNT HE HAS RECEIVED.
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