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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1987

FUNDING SCHEME TO INCLUDE SCHOLARSHIPS

THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY

(THURSDAY)

THAT THE JOINT EXPANDED TO

STUDENTS WITH EFFECT

FUNDING SCHEME FOR HONG KONG STUDENTS IN BRITAIN WILL BE INCLUDE A SCHOLARSHIP ELEMENT FOR MERITORIOUS FROM THE NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR OF 1988/89.

THE EXISTING SCHEME WHICH PROVIDES NERDY STUDENTS WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED, WITH POUND STERLING PER YEAR BEING SHARED EQUALLY BRITISH GOVERNMENTS.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE TOTAL OF 4 MILLION BY THE HONG KONG AND

THE NEW SCHOLARSHIP ELEMENT IS INTENDED TO BENEFIT STUDENTS OUTSTANDING ABILITY AND LEADERSHIP QUALITY,

OF

FUNDS AVAILABLE WILL BE APPROXIMATELY WHICH WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

$3.5

HALF MILLION,

OF

FROM THE SIR SHIU-KIN TANG AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

PART OF THE REMAINDER WILL COME BEQUEST AND PART FROM THE EXISTING FOREIGN SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS SCHEME.

HONG

THE

IN SUPPORTING A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THIS NEW INITIATIVE

AT

AND KONG STUDENTS

BRITISH UNIVERSITIES

POLYTECHNICS "ILLUSTRATES THE CONTINUING BRITISH COMMITMENT TO HONG KONG AND DETERMINATION OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO ATTRACT HONG KONG'S AND BRIGHTEST TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM".

BEST

A THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT PREPARATIONS ARE IN HAND TO APPOINT

BUSINESSMEN, TO SELECTION COMMITTEE OF HONG KONG-BASED ACADEMICS AND IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE CRITERIA FOR THE AWARD OF THESE SCHOLARSHIPS TO SET UP A SECRETARIAT TO SUPPORT THE SCHEME.

AND

AROUND THE END OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND

A PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD, PROBABLY FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR, TO ANNOUNCE FULL DETAILS OF THE INVITE APPLICATIONS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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