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Wednesday, July 11, 1973

STUDENTS GOING TO BRITAIN SHOULD FIRST

CONTACT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Students intending to go to Britain for further study are

advised that the various university authorities there will not accept

direct applications for first degree courses.

A spokesman for the Education Department said today that all

direct applications are normally referred back to Hong Kong, resulting

in unnecessary loss of valuable time on the part of the students.

He said the Overseas Students and Scholarships Section of the

department should be consulted by these students for advice on the courses

available and the requirements for entry to educational institutions.

"A great many students have already approached the section for

assistance in processing applications for admissions to schools, colleges

and universities in Britain. 11

The section is responsible for sending students' applications

for entry to British Universities to the University Central Council on

Admissions (UCCA), which is the central organisation for handling applications

for first degree courses.

The spokesman emphasised the need to apply for university placement

one full year in advance. Such applications must reach the Overseas Students

and Scholarships Section by mid-September from students wishing to enter

Oxford or Cambridge Universities and by mid-November for other universities.

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