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TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1988
SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS APPLICATION REMINDER
(TUESDAY)
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THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT TODAY REMINDED STUDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR TERTIARY EDUCATION SUBSIDIES UNDER AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND MARINE FISH SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS TO MAKE THEIR APPLICATIONS BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE OF JULY 15.
ALSO, APPLICATIONS BY CHILDREN OF FARMING AND FISHING FAMILIES IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THEIR SECONDARY SCHOOLING WOULD CLOSE ON AUGUST 18.
THE SECRETARY OF THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND MARINE FISH SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, MR JAMES LI, SAID: "THIS YEAR, AN AMOUNT OF $670,000, 50 PER CENT MORE THAN LAST YEAR'S FUNDING OF $140,000, HAS BREN SET ASIDE FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS AND INTEREST-FREE LOANS.
"I WOULD THEREFORE URGE ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS NOT TO M199 THIS GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY OF OBTAINING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FURTHER STUDIES."
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APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS ON THE 12TH FLOOR OF CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES, CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON AND FROM VARIOUS DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL FISHERIES LIAISON OFFICES.
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THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND MARINE FISH SCHOLARSHIP WERE SET UP IN 1978 TO HELP PEOPLE WHO WISH TO SERVE THE LOCAL AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES INDUSTRIES OR RELATED TRADES ON COMPLETION OF THEIR STUDIES, AND ALSO THOSE EMPLOYED IN THE INDUSTRIES AS WELL AS DEPENDANTS OF FARMING AND FISHING FAMILIES WHO WISH ΤΟ PURSUE FURTHER EDUCATION.
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THE AWARDS WILL BE TENABLE AT ANY UNIVERSITY IN HONG KONG, HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC, CITY POLYTECHNIC, BAPTIST COLLEGE, ANY TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, ANY ACCEPTABLE OVERSEAS INSTITUTION AND AT ANY SECONDARY SCHOOL IN HONG KONG.
APPLICANTS FOR TERTIARY EDUCATION SUBSIDIES SHOULD BE HONG KONG RESIDENTS UNDER 30 YEARS OF AGE WHILE SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLICANTS SHOULD BE STUDENTS IN FORMS FOUR TO SEVEN MR LI SAID.
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APPROVED COURSES FOR TERTIARY EDUCATION INCLUDE THOSE ON AGRICULTURE, VETERINARY SCIENCE, MARINE SCIENCE AND BIOLOGY OR ANY APPLIED SCIENCE RELEVANT ΤΟ
LOCAL AGRICULTURE OR FISHERIES INDUSTRIES AND RELATED TRADES.
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ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE APPLICATION PROCEDURES CAN BE MADE BY CALLING THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT ON 3-7332244 DURING OFFICE HOURS.
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