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SUNDAY, MAY 31, 1981

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APPLICATION FORMS FOR MAINTENANCE GRANT AVAILABLE

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APPLICATION FORMS FOR GOVERNMENT MAINTENANCE GRANTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM TOMORROW (MONDAY) TO STUDENTS WISHING TO PURSUE FULL-TIME MATRICULATION COURSES.

NEEDY STUDENTS NOW STUDYING IN FORM/MIDDLE 5 OR FORM 6

WHO WISH TO APPLY FOR THE GRANT CAN OBTAIN THE FORMS FROM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S OVERSEAS STUDENTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS SECTION, 77 LEIGHTON ROAD, ROOM 1522, LEIGHTON CENTRE, 15TH FLOOR, HONG KONG.

THE GRANT AMOUNTS TO ABOUT $500 PER ANNUM PER STUDENT, AND A IMS TO HELP NEEDY STUDENTS WHO WISH TO CONTINUE WITH THEIR ADVANCED LEVEL OR HIGHER LEVEL EXAMINATIONS STUDIES, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID.

FOR STUDENTS NOW STUDYING IN FORM/MIDDLE 5, THE FORMS MUST BE RETURNED THROUGH HEADS OF SCHOOLS TO THE SECRETARY, MAINTENANCE GRANTS COMMITTEE, NOT LATER THAN 10 DAYS AFTER THE PUBLICATION OF THE CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION RESULTS.

STUDENTS IN FORM 6 AND PROMOTING TO FORM 7 MUST RETURN THE APPLICATION FORMS THROUGH HEADS OF SCHOOLS TO THE SECRETARY NOT LATER THAN JULY 25.

+GRANTS ARE AWARDED ON A YEARLY BASIS AND RENEWAL IS NOT AUTOMATIC. IF A RECIPIENT IN FORM 6 WISHES TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A GRANT ON PROMOTION TO FORM 7, HE MUST APPLY AGAIN,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

STUDENTS IN FORM 6 WHO ARE NOT RECEIVING GRANTS IN THE CURRENT ACADEMIC YEAR ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR GRANTS TO ENABLE THEM TO COMPLETE THE ADVANCED LEVEL EXAMINATION COURSE IN 1981/82, HE SAID.

GRANTS WILL BE PAID THROUGH HEADS OF SCHOOLS AT THE END OF EACH MONTH IN ARREARS FOR 10 MONTHS IN THE YEAR, AND THERE WILL BE NO PAYMENTS FOR JULY AND AUGUST.

NEW EQUIPMENT FOR FIRE FIGHT ING ***

THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS PLACED ORDERS FOR NEW FIRE FIGHTING APPLIANCES WORTH ABOUT $16 MILLION.

THE EQUIPMENT, COMPRISING THREE MAJOR PUMPS, FOUR RESERVE HEAVY PUMP CHASSIS AND 10 PUMP SNORKELS ARE DUE TO ARRIVE FROM U.K. BETWEEN JULY AND DECEMBER THIS YEAR.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE APPLIANCES ORDERED ARE FOR REPLACEMENTS AND FOR NEW FIRE STATIONS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME OPERATIONAL THIS YEAR.

/HE SAID

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