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MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1983

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

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

APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO PUBLIC OR INDEPENDENT (PRIVATE) SCHOOLS IN BRITAIN SHOULD BE MADE EARLY, PREFERABLY ONE YEAR IN ADVANCE.

THESE APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE SCHOOLS BY PARENTS OR GUARDIANS.

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE STUDENT ADVISOR, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE IN LONDON DO NOT UNDERTAKE TO PLACE BOYS AND GIRLS IN THESE SCHOOLS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

+BUT STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS MAY OBTAIN GENERAL INFORMATION AND ADVICE ON THESE SCHOOLS FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S OVERSEAS STUDENTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS SECTION, HE ADDED.

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

U.C.C.A. FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE OVERSEAS STUDENTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS SECTION FROM EARLY SEPTEMBER EACH YEAR,

APPLICATIONS WHICH INCLUDE OXFORD OR CAMBRIDGE SHOULD BE RETURNED TO U.C.C.A. BEFORE OCTOBER 15 AND THOSE EXCLUDING OXFORD OR CAMBRIDGE BEFORE DECEMBER 15.

+STUDENTS PROCEEDING TO THE UNITED KINGDOM SHOULD HAVE SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO MEET ALL THE EXPENSES BECAUSE IT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR THEM TO WORK THROUGH COLLEGE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE ANNUAL EXPENSES FOR A STUDENT MAY RANGE FROM 6 500 TO 10 600 POUNDS-STERLING, DEPENDING ON HIS COURSE OF STUDY, HE ADDED.

STUDENTS PURSUING EITHER A FULL-TIME FIRST DEGREE OR HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA COURSE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM CAN APPLY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ADMINISTERED BY THE UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE.

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STUDENTS OVER THE AGE OF 18 MAY APPLY FOR ACCOMMODATION IN THE HONG KONG STUDENTS CENTRE IN LONDON, AND APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE MADE THROUGH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

THOSE WHO WISH TO OBTAIN HELP AND ADVICE FROM THE STUDENT ADVISER OR THE BRITISH COUNCIL DURING THEIR STAY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM SHOULD COMPLETE ALL FORMALITIES WITH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT LEAST ONE MONTH BEFORE THEIR DEPARTURE.

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