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Wednesday, October 31, 1973

MORE STUDENTS TO RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS

The Director of Education, Mr. J. Canning this afternoon

introduced amending legislation in the Legislative Council seeking to

provide increased powers for the Education Scholarships Committee in the

management of scholarships and in particular with regard to the number

and conditions of awards.

In moving the second reading of the Education Scholarships

Fund (Amendment) Bill 1973, Mr. Canning said that he had consulted all

donors now alive ascertained that they had no objection to the Ordinance

being amended. Debate on the second reading of the Bill was adjourned.

When the Bill is passed into law, the Trustee of the Fund, who

is the Director of Education, will be empowered to use more flexibility

in the disposal of excess of income and reserve funds in respect of the

scholarships.

As a result, more students will be awarded scholarships under the

Fund, a spokesman for the Education Department said.

He pointed out that the number of scholarships was expected to

reach 99 during the current academic year compared with 77 in 1970/71.

The spokesman said that in 1973/74 a total of 237 students would

benefit from the scholarships compared with 196 in 1970/71.

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