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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1976

SCHOLARSHIPS AND TRAINING GRANTS OFFERED

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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS NOW AVAILABLE TO GRADUATE STUDENTS AND THOSE WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED THEIR POTENTIAL TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY TO PURSUE FURTHER STUDIES OR TRAINING EITHER LOCALLY OR ABROAD.

THE SIR ROBERT BLACK,TRUST FUND COMMITTEE IS INVITING APPLICATIONS FOR A LIMITED NUMBER OF AWARDS FOR 1976/77.

A SPOKESMAN SAID THE PRIMARY AIM OF THE AWARDS WAS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE OF EXCEPTIONAL MERIT TO DEVELOP THEIR INITIATIVE AND CHARACTER SO THAT THEY COULD BETTER SERVE THE COMMUNITY.

PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO CANDIDATES OF PROVEN ABILITY AND EXPERIENCE IN FIELDS WHICH ARE OF SIGNIFICANCE TO COMMUNITY LIFE, SUCH AS JOURNALISM, SOCIAL WORK, EDUCATION, ARTS, TELECOMMUNICATION AND TOURISM.

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR POST-GRADUATE STUDIES OR RESEARCH AND GRANTS FOR TRAINING PROGRAMMES SUCH AS ATTACHMENTS AND STUDY TOURS WILL BE AVAILABLE. CANDIDATES ARE REQUIRED TO PROPOSE THEIR OWN PROGRAMMES OF STUDY OR TRAINING.

THE AMOUNT OF AWARD WOULD VARY WITH DIFFERENT PROGRAMMES AND KAY OR MAY NOT COVER THE FULL EXPENSES.

APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUPPORTED BY EITHER THE HEAD OF SCHOOL OR COLLEGE IN THE CASE OF SCHOLARSHIPS OR THE RESPONSIBLE PERSON OF A FIRM OR ORGANISATION IN THE CASE OF TRAINING GRANTS.

APPLICANTS SHOULD HAVE RESIDED IN HONG KONG FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS AND MUST BE PREPARED TO RETURN TO HONG KONG AND WORK HERE FOR AT LEAST THREE ́YEARS.

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APPLICATION FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE TRUST FUND OFFICE, HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, INTERNATIONAL BUILDING, 10TH FLOOR, 141 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG AND MUST BE RETURNED TOGETHER WITH SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS TO THE SAME OFFICE BY APRIL 15.

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