(b)
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(a) Student Population
(b)
for Deferment
No. of Applications
(c) Application Rate for Deferment
(b)/(a)
1992/93
42,562
890
1993/94
46,613
1,390
1994/95
55,020
2,838
2.1%
3.0%
5.2%
Name of the Institution
City University of HK
HK Baptist University
The deadlines set by the institutions covered by the Local Student Finance Scheme (LSFS) for the 1994/95 academic year were -
Deadline for the Second Semester
25 Mar 95 7 Jan 95
Deadline for the
First Semester
31 Aug 94
24 Aug 94
Lingnan College
10 Sept 94
28 Jan 95
The Chinese University of
11 Nov 94
21 Feb 95
HK
The HK Polytechnic
10 Sept 94
27 Jan 95
University
The HK University of
17 Aug 94
20 Jan 95
Science and Technology
The University of HK
31 Aug 94
4 Jan 95
HK Technical College (Chai Wan)
25 Aug 94
22 Feb 95
HK Technical College (Tsing Yi)
25 Aug 94
22 Feb 95
Applications for grants and loans under the LSFS are submitted by students through their respective institutions to the Student Financial Assistance Agency (SFAA). The application period commences in May and closes at the end of October each year. Under the SFAA's current performance pledge, the normal processing time for an application supported by complete information is three months from the date of receipt. It can be seen that there is no strict correlation between the deadline dates set by the individual institutions for payment of fees and the date of completing the processing of an application for financial assistance. The latter depends more on the date of submission of the application by an applicant.