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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1977

SIR ROBERT BLACK TRUST FUND

APPLICATIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND TRAINING GRANTS INVITED

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APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED BY THE SIR ROBERT BLACK TRUST FUND COMMITTEE FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDIES OR RESEARCH EITHER LOCALLY OR OVERSEAS AND GRANTS FOR TRAINING PROGRAMMES SUCH AS ATTACHMENTS AND STUDY TOURS, EITHER LOCALLY OR OVERSEAS.

THE AWARDS ARE FOR THE YEAR 1977/78.

THE PRIMARY AIM OF THESE AWARDS IS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE OF EXCEPTIONAL MERIT WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED THEIR POTENTIAL TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE QUALITIES OF PERSONAL LEADERSHIP TO DEVELOP THEIR INITIATIVE AND CHARACTER SO THAT THEY MAY ACQUIRE GREATER SOCIAL USEFULNESS.

+PRIORITY WILL THEREFORE BE GIVEN TO CANDIDATES OF PROVED ABILITY AND EXPERIENCE IN FIELDS WHICH HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON COMMUNITY LIFE SUCH AS JOURNALISM, SOCIAL WORK, EDUCATION, ARTS, TELECOMMUNICATION AND TOURISM, THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE COMMITTEE POINTED OUT.

CANDIDATES SHOULD HAVE RESIDED IN HONG KONG FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS AND THEY ARE REQUIRED TO PROPOSE THEIR OWN PROGRAMMES OF STUDY OR TRAINING.

APPLICATIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, WITH THE SUPPORT FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOLS OR COLLEGES, SHOULD BE SUBMITTED BY THE INDIVIDUAL APPLICANT AND APPLICATIONS FOR TRAINING GRANTS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED BY THE ORGANISATIONS OR FIRMS.

THE AMOUNT OF AWARDS WOULD VARY WITH THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMMES AND MAY OR MAY NOT COVER THEIR RESPECTIVE FULL EXPENSES, THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.

RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS ARE REQUIRED TO RETURN TO HONG KONG AFTER THE AWARD PERIOD AND TO WORK IN HONG KONG FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS.

APPLICATION FORMS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE TRUST FUNDS OFFICE, HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, INTERNATIONAL BUILDING, 10TH FLOOR, 141 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG.

COMPLETED FORMS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE SAME OFFICE NOT LATER THAN APRIL 15.