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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1985

COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED

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A LIMITED NUMBER OF COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS FOR POST-GRADUATE STUDY OR RESEARCH AT SEVEN COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES ARE BEING OFFERED TO HONG KONG RESIDENTS FOR A PERIOD OF TWO ACADEMIC YEARS STARTING 1986 OR 1987.

THE SCHOLARSHIPS, UNDER THE COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP PLAN, WILL BE AWARDED TO PROMISING LOCAL RESIDENTS WHO MAY BE EXPECTED TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO LIFE IN HONG KONG ON THE IR RETURN FROM STUDY ABROAD.

OFFERING THE AWARDS ARE THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, NIGERIA AND JAMAICA.

THE EMOLUMENTS WILL COVER APPROVED EXPENSES FOR TRAVEL, LIVING AND STUDY DURING THE TENURE OF THE SCHOLARSHIP,

CANDIDATES SHOULD BE HONG KONG CITIZEN AND BE GRADUATES OF RECOGNISED UNIVERSITIES OR HOLDERS OF EQUIVALENT QUALIFICATIONS. THEY SHOULD NOT BE MORE THAN 35 YEARS OF AGE WHEN THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMENCES AND SHOULD PREFERABLY BE LESS THAN 28 YEARS OF AGE.

CANDIDATES WHO ARE RECOMMENDED FOR THE AWARDS MUST SATISFY CERTAIN LANGUAGE, HEALTH AND IMMIGRATION REQUIREMENTS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID.

APPLICATION FORMS AND OTHER DETAILS RELATING TO THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE OBTAINABLE FROM THE OVERSEAS STUDENTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT ROOM 1522, LEIGHTON CENTRE, 15TH FLOOR, 77 LEIGHTON ROAD, CAUSEWAY BAY.

APPLICANTS SHOULD RETURN THE IR COMPLETED FORMS AND REQUIRED DOCUMENTS BEFORE OCTOBER 1.

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SPECIAL DRIVE TO IMPROVE FOOD DELIVERY

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THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL LAUNCH A TWO-WEEK OPERATION TOMORROW (MONDAY) AGAINST UNHYGIENIC TRANSPORTATION AND HANDLING OF OPEN FOOD IN THE NON-URBAN AREAS.

THE OPERATION IS AIMED AT REMINDING FOOD OPERATORS OF THE IR RESPONSIBILITY TO TRANSPORT OR HANDLE FOOD HYGIENICALLY SO AS TO SAFEGUARD PUBLIC HEALTH, A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

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