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THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1987

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WILL BE

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TWENTY TO 25 SIR EDWARD YOUDE MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIPS AWARDED TO POST-GRADUATE STUDENTS STUDYING FOR THEIR DEGREE BY RESEARCH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG,

OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY

HONG KONG AND THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC; THESE ARE THE THREE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS

THE PRESENT.

COUNCIL WHICH OFFER POST-GRADUATE DEGREES AT WILL AWARD THE FELLOWSHIPS IN RECOGNITION OF ACADEMIC

AND ACHIEVEMENT

TO ENCOURAGE RESEARCH WHICH IS OF STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF

KONG. THE FELLOWSHIP VALUE WILL BE $25,000 EACH YEAR.

HONG

COMBINATION OF OF THE

MR CHEONG SAID THE COUNCIL CONSIDERED THAT THE PRIZES, SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS WOULD MEET THE OBJECTIVE SIR EDWARD YOUDE MEMORIAL FUND.

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"THE COUNCIL IS FIRMLY OF THE VIEW THAT ITS PRIORITY SHOULD

AND TRAINING TO USE THE PROCEEDS OF THE FUND TO ASSIST THE EDUCATION

PROCESS IN THE

FUTURE OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF HONG KONG IDENTIFYING LEADERS WHO WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ADVANCEMENT

KONG THE TERRITORY AND THE ENHANCEMENT OF HONG

AS AN INTERNATIONAL

CENTRE.

OF

OF "ALTHOUGH EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON ENCOURAGING THE DEVELOPMENT

RESEARCHERS POTENTIAL LEADING SCHOLARS AND

AT THE TERTIARY LEVEL,

THEM TO PRIZES FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED TO ENCOURAGE

|| HE ATTAIN A HIGH STANDARD IN LEARNING AND TO CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY, SAID.

JUST BEGUN WORK MR CHEONG SAID THAT THE COUNCIL HAD ONLY

IN EFFORTS ON MAY THIS YEAR AND IT NATURALLY MUST CONCENTRATE ITS FIRST MAKING AWARDS TO STUDENTS AND RESEARCHERS LOCALLY.

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THE INCOME OF "WE ARE CONSIDERING OTHER AREAS FOR WHICH SIR EDWARD YOUDE MEMORIAL FUND MAY BE USED AND WE HOPE TO BE INTRODUCE A SCHEME FOR SENDING OUR BRIGHT STUDENTS ON SCHOLARSHIPS OVERSEAS UNIVERSITIES IN 1988-89," HE ADDED.

ELIGIBLE HONG KONG AND

ALL THE COUNCIL WILL BE WRITING TO THE PRINCIPALS OF

FIVE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN SCHOOLS AND HEADS OF THE SHORTLY TO INVITE NOMINATIONS. CANDIDATES FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FELLOWSHIPS WILL BE INTERVIEWED IN SEPTEMBER AND SUCCESSFUL OCTOBER 1987. A CANDIDATES FOR ALL THE AWARDS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN PUBLIC PRESENTATION BY LADY YOUDE IS PLANNED FOR FEBRUARY 1988.

WILL

KONG HONG THE COUNCIL STRONGLY HOPES THAT THE PEOPLE OF CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FUND SO THAT MORE BRIGHT YOUNG PEOPLE OF WLL BE ENCOURAGED TO USE THEIR TALENTS TO THE FULL IN THE INTEREST THE COMMUNITY.

/THE SIR ...............

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