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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1978

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APPLY EARLY FOR STUDY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

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STUDENTS WISHING TO ENTER COLLEGES OF FURTHER EDUCATION AND POLYTECHNICS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM SHOULD APPLY THROUGH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BEFORE JUNE 30 EACH YEAR FOR ADMISSION IN SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER OF THE SAME YEAR.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID APPLICATION FOR THE COLLEGES AND POLYTECHNICS START IN EARLY JANUARY AND ALL RELEVANT DOCUMENTS SHOULD REACH THE DEPARTMENT'S OVERSEAS STUDENTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS SECTION BEFORE THE END OF JUNE.

HOWEVER, SPECIAL ATTENTION SHOULD BE PAID TO SPECIFIC APPLICATION DEAD-LINES REQUIRED BY CERTAIN PROFESSIONAL COURSES IN POLYTECHNICS WHICH COULD BE AS EARLY AS MARCH, HE ADDED.

+APPLICATIONS MADE AFTER THE SET DATE WILL BE ACCEPTED ONLY IF THE APPLICANT CAN PRODUCE EVIDENCE THAT THE COLLEGE CONCERNED IS STILL WILLING TO CONSIDER HIS APPLICATION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

FURTHERMORE, HE SAID, APPLICANTS ON +SANDWICH+ COURSES OFFERED BY POLYTECHNICS SHOULD ENSURE THEY HAVE THE PRACTICAL TRAINING PART OF THE COURSE ARRANGED BEFORE LEAVING HONG KONG.

SANDWISH COURSES INVOLVE ATTENDING CLASSES AT THE POLYTECHNIC AND ALSO PRACTICAL TRAINING AT FACTORIES OR OTHER INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES.

+MOREOVER, STUDENTS SHOULD NOTE THAT INDUSTRIAL SPONSORSHIP IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ARRANGE AND WHEREVER POSSIBLE THEY ARE ADVISED TO APPLY FOR FULL-TIME COURSES RATHER THAN SANDWISH COURSES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

IN ADDITION, FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO WISH TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION TO INDEPENDENT PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN BRITAIN, EARLY APPLICATION IS ADVISABLE, PREFERRABLY ONE YEAR IN ADVANCE.

APPLICATIONS TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS SHOULD BE MADE BY PARENTS OR GUARDIANS DIRECT TO THE SCHOOLS. THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE STUDENT ADVISER IN THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE IN LONDON DO NOT UNDERTAKE TO PLACE BOYS AND GIRLS IN THESE BOARDING SCHOOLS IN BRITAIN.

+HOWEVER, STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS MAY OBTAIN GENERAL INFORMATION AND ADVICE ON THESE SCHOOLS FROM THE OVERSEAS STUDENTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS SECTION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

WITH REGARD TO APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO A BRITISH UNIVERSITY, APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE MADE ONE YEAR IN ADVANCE THROUGH THE UNIVERSITIES CENTRAL COUNCIL ON ADMISSION (U.C.C.A.) IN THE UNITED KINGDOM,

M.C.C.A.