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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1976

COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS 1977

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A NUMBER OF COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS ARE BEING OFFERED, UNDER THE COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP PLAN, BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, SRI LANKA (CEYLON), TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, NIGERIA, MALAYSIA AND JAMAICA.

THESE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE INTENDED FOR PERSONS OF HIGH INTELLECTUAL PROMISE NORMALLY RESIDENT IN HONG KONG WHO MAY BE EXPECTED TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO LIFE IN HONG KONG ON THEIR RETURN FROM STUDY ABROAD. THEY ARE PRIMARILY AVAILABLE FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDY OR RESEARCH AT UNIVERSITIES NORMALLY EXTENDING OVER A PERIOD OF TWO ACADEMIC YEARS.

THE EMOLUMENTS WILL COVER APPROVED EXPENSES FOR TRAVEL, LIVING AND STUDY DURING THE TENURE OF THE SCHOLARSHIP.

CANDIDATES SHOULD BE COMMONWEALTH CITIZENS NORMALLY RESIDENT IN HONG KONG AND NOT MORE THAN 35 YEARS OF AGE AT THE TIME THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMENCES AND PREFERABLY LESS THAN 28 YEARS OF AGE. THEY MUST ALSO BE GRADUATES OF RECOGNISED UNIVERSITIES, OR HOLDERS OF EQUIVALENT QUALIFICATIONS.

CANDIDATES WHO ARE RECOMMENDED FOR THE AWARDS MUST SATISFY CERTAIN LANGUAGE, HEALTH AND IMMIGRATION REQUIREMENTS.

APPLICATION FORMS AND OTHER PARTICULARS CONCERNING THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE OBTAINABLE FROM THE OVERSEAS STUDENTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS SECTION, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BRANCH OFFICE, BONAVENTURE HOUSE, SECOND FLOOR, 91 LEIGHTON ROAD, HONG KONG.

COMPLETED FORMS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS REQUIRED SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE SAME OFFICE NOT LATER THAN OCTOBER 2, 1976. LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

WATER CUT ***

WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN TSUEN WAN, NEW TERRITORIES, WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR FIVE HOURS FROM 1 A.M. ON MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 4) TO FACILITATE A NIGHT LEAKAGE TEST.

THE AREA AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY SHA TSUI ROAD, LUEN YAN STREET, YEUNG UK ROAD, WANG WO TSAI STREET AND KWU HANG ROAD.

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