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SUNDAY, JAGUARY 23, 1983
THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT ALREADY HAS TWO OTHER SPECIAL TELEPHONES TO RECEIVE REPORTS OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS AND COMPLAINTS RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS.
THE TELEPHONE FOR INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT REPORTS IS 3-688756, WHILE THE ONE FOR COMPLAINTS IS 3-684242.
BOTH TELEPHONES ARE MANNED DURING OFFICE HOURS. MESSAGES RECEIVED OUTSIDE OFFICE HOURS ARE ALSO AUTOMATICALLY RECORDED.
UK SCHOLARSHIPS FOR HONG KONG STUDENTS
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HONG KONG STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED BY ANY OF BRITAIN'S 99 INSTITUTIONS FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDIES IN THE 1983-84 ACADEMIC YEAR CAN NOW APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS UNDER BRITAIN'S OVERSEAS RESEARCH STUDENTS AWARD SCHEME.
THE INSTITUTIONS INCLUDE THE UNIVERSITIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE LONDON AND MANCHESTER BUSINESS SCHOOLS, THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART AND THE CRANFIELD INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY.
THE OVERSEAS RESEARCH STUDENTS AWARD SCHEME WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1979 TO PROVIDE AWARDS FOR PARTIAL REMISSION OF TUITION FEES TO OVERSEAS POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS OF OUTSTANDING MERIT AND RESEARCH POTENTIAL.
THERE WILL BE 600 AWARDS IN 1983 AND EACH OF THEM WILL COVER THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TUITION FEE FOR A HOME POSTGRADUATE STUDENT AND THE +FULL-COST+ FEE CHARGEABLE TO AN OVERSEAS POSTGRADUATE STUDENT,
THE ONLY CRITERIA FOR THE AWARDS ARE OUTSTANDING MERIT AND RESEARCH POTENTIAL. OTHER FACTORS, SUCH AS FINANCIAL MEANS, NATIONAL ITY, PROPOSED FIELDS OF STUDY AND INSTITUTIONS, WILL NOT BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.
APPLICATIONS MUST BE MADE ON THE OFFICIAL FORM (ORS/1), COPIES OF WHICH CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE REGISTRAR OR SECRETARY OF THE ACADEMIC INSTITUTION WHICH HAS ACCEPTED THE STUDENTS.
APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE REGISTRAR OR SECRETARY BY MAY 3. IF A SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT HAS APPLIED TO MORE THAN ONE INSTITUTION, HE OR SHE IS FREE TO DECIDE AT WHICH INSTITUTION THE AWARD WILL BE HELD.
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