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THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1985

+THE FUNDS ARE TO HELP PEOPLE WISHING TO SERVE THE LOCAL AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES INDUSTRIES OR RELATED TRADES ON COMPLETION OF THEIR STUDIES, AND THOSE EMPLOYED IN THE INDUSTRIES, WHO WISH TO PURSUE FURTHER TRAINING, A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

+THE FUNDS ARE ALSO AIMED AT ASSISTING CHILDREN OF FARMING AND FISHING FAMILIES TO COMPLETE THEIR SECONDARY SCHOOLING AS A PREREQUISITE FOR TERTIARY EDUCATION,+ HE ADDED,

SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SCHEME IN 1978, MORE THAN $1.78 MILLION HAS BEEN ALLOCATED TO DESERVING STUDENTS TO ENABLE THEM TO ATTAIN ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS AT VARIOUS LEVELS.

+THIS YEAR, SOME $640 000 HAVE BEEN SET ASIDE TO ASSIST STUDENTS,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

APPLICATIONS FOR TERTIARY EDUCATION SUBSIDIES WILL CLOSE ON JULY 19 WHILE THOSE FROM SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL CLOSE ON AUGUST 16.

THE AWARDS WILL BE TENABLE AT ANY UNIVERSITY IN HONG KONG, THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC, CITY POLYTECHNIC, ANY TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, ANY ACCEPTABLE OVERSEAS INSTITUTION AND AT ANY SECONDARY SCHOOL IN HONG KONG.

APPLICANTS IN TERTIARY EDUCATION SHOULD BE HONG KONG RESIDENTS, PREFERABLY UNDER 30 YEARS OF AGE WHILE SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLICANTS SHOULD BE STUDENTS IN FORMS 4 TO 7.

APPROVED COURSES FOR TERTIARY EDUCATION INCLUDE THOSE ON AGRICULTURE, VETERINARY SCIENCE, MARINE BIOLOGY OR ANY APPLIED SCIENCE RELEVANT TO THE LOCAL AGRICULTURAL OR FISHERIES INDUSTRIES AND RELATED TRADES.

+GRANTS TO COVER TUITION FEES AND PURCHASE OF BOOKS, AND INTEREST-FREE LOANS TO BE USED AS LIVING EXPENSES MAY BE AWARDED TO DESERVING NEEDY CANDIDATES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID, ADDING THAT STUDENTS APPLYING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS MAY ALSO APPLY FOR GRANTS AND/OR INTEREST-FREE LOANS.

ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE FUNDS AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES SHOULD BE MADE BY TELEPHONING THE SECRETARY OF THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND MARINE FISH SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT 3-688111 EXT 510.

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