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TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1974

UNITED WORLD COLLEGES OFFER NINE SCHOLARSHIPS

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THE UNITED WORLD COLLEGES ARE OFFERING NINE SCHOLARSHIPS TO SELECTED BOYS AND GIRLS IN HONG KONG FOR A TWO-YEAR MATRICULATION COURSE BEGINNING NEXT SEPTEMBER.

FIVE OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE AWARDED TO THREE BOYS AND TWO GIRLS TO FURTHER THEIR STUDIES AT THE UNITED WORLD COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC IN SOUTH WALES, UNITED KINGDOM THREE OTHERS WILL GO TO TWO BOYS AND A GIRL TO STUDY AT THE LESTER B. PEARSON COLLEGE OF THE PACIFIC IN VICTORIA, CANADA= AND THE NINTH SCHOLARSHIP WILL BE GIVEN TO A BOY OR A GIRL TO STUDY AT THE SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL.

THESE THREE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS COMPRISE THE UNITED WORLD COLLEGES WHICH WERE ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING THROUGH EDUCATION.

THE COLLEGES HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL, THE PRESIDENT OF WHICH IS LORD MOUNTBATTEN. THEY ALSO HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING THE PROJECTS AND THE PLANNING AND CO-ORDINATION OF NEW COLLEGES.

THE STUDENT BODY AND TEACHING STAFF OF THE COLLEGES ARE FULLY INTERNATIONAL. ENTRY TO EACH COLLEGE IS HIGHLY COMPETITIVE AND IS BASED ON ACADEMIC ABILITY AND PERSONAL QUALITIES.

AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY: +FIFTH FORM STUDENTS OF HIGH ABILITY IN ANGLO-CHINESE OR ENGLISH SECONDARY SCHOOLS ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THE NINE SCHOLARSHIPS.

+THE UPPER AGE LIMIT FOR ADMISSION TO THE COLLEGES IS 17-1/2 YEARS ON SEPTEMBER 1 AND THIS WILL BE ADHERED TO AS FAR AS POSSIBLE.+

HE SAID THAT A SCHOLARSHIP WOULD COVER TUTTION AND BOARDING FEES FOR THE TWO YEARS, THE INITIAL COST OF UNIFORM AND SPORTS CLOTHING AND A PERSONAL ALLOWANCE DURING TERM TIME BUT IT WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF AIR FARES TO AND FROM THE COLLEGE AND MAINTENANCE FOR LONG VACATIONS.

+THE CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION OF CANDIDATES WILL INCLUDE PAST ACADEMIC RECORDS, EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, RECOMMENDATION OF THE HEAD OF THE SCHOOL. PERSONALITY AND KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH.

+CANDIDATES MAY BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND AN INTERVIEW. SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN AN UNDERTAKING THAT THEY WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG ON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE.+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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