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SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 1980

WORK WILL START IN AUGUST AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 14 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

+ON COMPLETION, THE NEW STATION WILL SERVE THE DEVELOPMENTS PROPOSED IN THE MA LIU SHUI BAY RECLAMATION, THE ADJOINING CHINESE UNIVERSITY COMPLEX AND MA ON SHAN, MR CHAN SAID.

THE PROJECT HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE RAILWAY DIVISION OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ON BEHALF OF KCR.

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FURTHER STUDY OF JAPANESE

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THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT IS OFFERING SCHOLARSHIPS TO GRADUATES AND FINAL-YEAR STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITIES AND HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN HONG KONG TO HELP THEM BRUSH UP THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE.

THE SCHOLARSHIPS, OFFERED BY MONBUSHO (THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND CULTURE), ARE TENABLE FOR ONE ACADEMIC YEAR FROM OCTOBER 1980 TO JULY 1981.

A TOTAL OF 15 SCHOLARSHIPS ARE BEING OFFERED TO 13 AREAS INCLUDING HONG KONG.

APPLICANTS MUST HAVE REACHED 18 YEARS OF AGE ON OCTOBER 1, 1980, AND MUST BE SPECIALISING IN FIELDS ON THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE OR CULTURE.

SCHOLARSHIP BENEFITS INCLUDE A MONTHLY ALLOWANCE OF 117 000 YEN (ABOUT $2 650) DURING THE TENURE OF THE SCHOLARSHIP, TRANSPORT AND ARRIVAL ALLOWANCE, FIELD STUDY ALLOWANCE, SCHOOL FEES, ACCOMMODATION AND MEDICAL EXPENSES.

STUDENTS WILL BE AWARDED A CERTIFICATE AFTER COMPLETING THE REQUIRED COURSE AT THE JAPANESE SCHOOL ATTACHED TO THE TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN STUDIES.

APPLICATION FORMS AND FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE OVERSEAS STUDENTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS SECTION, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, ROOM 1522, LEIGHTON CENTRE, CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG.

ALL COMPLETED FORMS AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE SECTION BY JULY 9.

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