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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN

Monday, November 13, 1972

BRITISH. GOVERNMENT GIVES £500,000 TO POLYTECHNIC

A grant of £500,000 (HK$6.6 million) is to be made available by the

British Government to assist in the development of the Hong Kong Polytechnic.

This was announced today by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

for Foreign and Commonwealth Affiars, Mr. Anthony Royle, who is on a five day

visit to Hong Kong.

He said the money is in addition to a further £400,000 (HK$5.3 million)

which his government has made available to help finance the construction of

the new technical institutes, including £100,000 (HK$1.3 million) for the

Morrison Hill Institute.

Mr. Royle said the overall amount, totalling nearly £1 million

(HK$13.3 million), indicated the importance the British Government attached

to the development of technical education and to the contribution it can make

to industrial and social progress in Hong Kong.

"Details of how the £500,000 will be spent will be worked out with

the Board of the Polytechnic," he said.

Commenting on the announcement the Governor, Sir Murray MacLehose,

said he was "delighted" by the response of the British Government and thanked

Mr. Royle for his efforts in making the grant possible.

"It clearly

Issued by Government Information Services, Beaconsfield House, Hong Kong. Tel: 5-233191