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TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1974
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AWARD OF MORE SCHOLARSHIPS IN NEXT SCHOOL YEAR
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THREE HUNDRED AND TWELVE PUPILS WILL RECEIVE AWARDS UNDER
THE EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS FUND DURING THE 1974/75 SCHOOL YEAR, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.
THIS FOLLOWS APPROVAL OF 71 ADDITIONAL AWARDS BY THE
EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS FUND COMMITTEE. THESE AWARDS WILL
AMOUNT TO $23,320 A YEAR.
+THE ADDITIONAL AWARDS FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR HAVE BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY AMENDMENTS TO THE EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS FUND'
ORDINANCE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+AS A RESULT, THE COMMITTEE IS NOW EMPOWERED TO USE MORE
FLEXIBILITY IN THE DISPOSAL OF EXCESS OF INCOME AND RESERVE
FUNDS IN RESPECT OF THESE SCHOLARSHIPS.+
HE POINTED OUT THAT MORE DONATIONS TO THE FUND WOULD
PROVIDE MORE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PUPILS IN HONG KONG AND THAT NEW
DONATIONS WERE ALWAYS WELCOME.
FOR THE INFORMATION OF ANYONE WISHING TO PROVIDE FUNDS
· FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT DONATIONS WERE
NORMALLY PLACED ON FIXED DEPOSIT LOCALLY AND THE INTEREST WAS
USED EACH YEAR.
+THIS MEANS THAT SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE NAME OF THE DONOR ARE
AVAILABLE ANNUALLY DEPENDING UPON THE AMOUNT OF THE ORIGINAL
DONATION,+ HE SAID.
ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN DOMATING FUNDS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS
TO BE INCLUDED UNDER THE EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS FUND MAY ENQUIRE
IN WRITING OR BY TELEPHONING THE FUND'S SECRETARY, TEL. 5-793877.
HIS ADDRESS IS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, BONAVENTURE HOUSE, 91
LEIGHTON ROAD, 2ND FLOOR, HONG KONG.
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