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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1992
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THESE STATISTICS WERE PROVIDED BY THE SECRETARY FOR AND MANPOWER, MR JOHN CHAN, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION HON CHEUNG MAN-KWONG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
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MR CHAN SAID THE JFS WAS THE ONLY SCHEME WHICH WAS FINANCED HONG KONG GOVERNMENT JOINTLY WITH ANOTHER GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY LOCAL STUDENTS STUDYING OVERSEAS.
"THE GOVERNMENT HAS NO PLANS TO INTRODUCE NEW SCHEMES OR EXTEND THE SCOPE OF THE EXISTING ONE," HE SAID.
MR CHAN ALSO SAID BOTH THE JFS AND THE LOCAL STUDENT FINANCE SCHEME (LSFS) WERE MEANS-TESTED SCHEMES BUT THEIR MAXIMUM LEVELS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WERE DETERMINED ON A DIFFERENT BASIS.
THE MAXIMUM FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE JFS 18 THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OVERSEAS FEES PAID BY HONG KONG STUDENTS AND THE NOTIONAL HOME FEES CHARGED BY UK INSTITUTIONS.
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UNDER THE LSFS, THE MAXIMUM GRANT IS THE ACTUAL TUITION FEES ACADEMIC EXPENSES WHILE THE MAXIMUM LOAN IS THE STUDENTS' LIVING
EXPENSES.
"APPLICATIONS UNDER THE TWO SCHEMES ARE OTHERWISE PROCESSED
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A BROADLY SIMILAR MANNER, + MR CHAN SAID.
"ALL STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE IN THEIR ANNUAL APPLICATIONS DETAILED INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE ON THEIR FAMILY CIRCUMSTANCES.
STATISTICS PROVIDED BY MR CHAN ALSO SHOWED THAT THERE WERE 69,110 HONG KONG STUDENTS ATTENDING FIRST DEGREE AND SUB-DEGREE COURSES IN THE UK AND THE THREE OTHER MOST POPULAR COUNTRIES FROM 1989/90 TO 1991/92.
OF THE TOTAL, 26,010 STUDIED IN THE USA, 17,550 IN CANADA, 15,900 IN THE UK AND 9,650 IN AUSTRALIA.
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LITTLE VALUATION EFFECT ON DEPOSITS
THERE IS PRESENTLY NO PLAN TO COLLECT INFORMATION TO DETERMINE VALUATION EFFECTS ON STATISTICS ON DEPOSITS.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR MONETARY AFFAIRS, MR DAVID NENDICK, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ROGER LUK KOOM-HOO, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
OF TOTAL CUSTOMER DEPOSITS, ABOUT 46 PER CENT ARE IN DOLLARS AND 24 PER CENT IN U.S. DOLLARS.
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