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SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1984

GRANTS FOR NEEDY STUDENTS

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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT REMINDED STUDENTS PURSUING SENIOR SECONDARY OR POST-SECONDARY FULL-TIME COURSES IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE 1983-84 ACADEMIC YEAR THAT A LIMITED NUMBER OF GRANTHAM MAINTENANCE GRANTS ARE OPEN TO THOSE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DUE TO AN ADVERSE CHANGE IN THE ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE FAMILY.

STUDENTS ATTENDING ANGLO-CHINESE SECONDARY COURSES AT FORM FOUR AND FIVE LEVEL, CHINESE MIDDLE SECONDARY COURSES AT MIDDLE FOUR AND FIVE LEVEL, ONE-YEAR OR TWO-YEAR MATRICULATION COURSES AND TECHNICAL OR VOCATIONAL COURSES AT A TECHNICAL INSTITUTE MAY APPLY.

APPLICATIONS ARE ALSO BEING INVITED FROM THOSE TAKING DIPLOMA COURSES AT THE HONG KONG SHUE YAN COLLEGE AND HONG KONG LINGNAN COLLEGE.

THE GRANTS, WHICH ARE AWARDED BY THE GRANTHAM SCHOLARSHIPS FUND COMMITTEE, WILL NOT NORMALLY BE MADE TO STUDENTS WHO HOLD ANY SCHOLARSHIP OR ARE IN RECEIPT OF ANY FORM OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN INTEREST-FREE LOANS OR THE REMISSION OF FEES.

HOWEVER, UNSUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS FOR GRANTHAM SCHOLARSHIPS MAY RE-APPLY IF THEY NOW REQUIRE ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THEIR FAMILIES HAVE SUFFERED ADVERSE CHANGES IN THE IR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

APPLICATION FORMS FOR GRANTHAM MAINTENANCE GRANTS CAN BE OBTAINED ON PRESENTATION OF HONG KONG IDENTITY CARDS AND STUDENT IDENTITY CARDS AT THE TRUST FUNDS SECTION, HOME AFFAIRS BRANCH, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, YARDLEY COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 6TH FLOOR, 3 CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST, HONG KONG.

APPLICANTS SHOULD RETURN THE COMPLETED FORMS TO THE SAME OFFICE THROUGH THE HEAD OF THEIR SCHOOL OR INSTITUTION BY JANUARY 28, 1984.

THE FORMS SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY A SWORN STATUTORY DECLARATION OF FAMILY CIRCUMSTANCES SIGNED BY THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF THE APPLICANTS.

ENQUIRIES CONCERNING THE GRANTS SHOULD BE MADE TO THE GRANTHAM SCHOLARSHIPS FUND COMMITTEE AT TEL. NO. 5-422569.

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