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MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1982

GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR MATRICULATION STUDENTS

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NEEDY STUDENTS NOW STUDYING IN FORM 5, AND MIDDLE 5 AND FORM 6 CAN SOON APPLY FOR GOVERNMENT MAINTENANCE GRANTS FOR FULL-TIME MATRICULATION STUDIES IN THE NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR.

THE GRANTS AIM TO HELP NEEDY STUDENTS WHO WISH TO CONTINUE WITH THEIR ADVANCED OR HIGHER LEVEL EXAMINATIONS STUDIES, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

IN THE CURRENT ACADEMIC YEAR, 1 255 FORM 6 AND MIDDLE 6 AND FORM 7 STUDENTS ARE RECEIVING GOVERNMENT MAINTENANCE GRANTS AMOUNTING TO $1 MILLION, HE SAID.

APPLICATION FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM JUNE 1 AT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S OVERSEAS STUDENTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS SECTION, 77 LEIGHTON ROAD, ROOM 1522, LEIGHTON CENTRE, 15TH FLOOR, CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG.

FOR STUDENTS NOW STUDYING IN FORM 5 AND 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 24.

+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 1982/83, 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 PAYMENT FOR JULY AND AUGUST. IN RECENT YEARS THE AMOUNT OF GRANT AWARDED HAD BEEN ABOUT $500 A YEAR A STUDENT.

WATER FIGURES ****

STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 38.6 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 223.353 MILLION CUBIC METRES, EQUIVALENT TO 183 DAYS' CONSUMPTION,

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 249.732 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 43.2 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.

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