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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1988

AT THE RECEPTION, TWO FELLOWS AND SEVEN SCHOLARS IN THE SCHEME SPOKE TO LORD GLENARTHUR AND SIR DAVID ABOUT THEIR STUDIES AND THE PROGRESS THEY WERE MAKING.

STUDENT

IN ADDITION, MORE THAN 40 HONG KONG

REPRESENTATIVES FROM UNIVERSITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM ATTENDED THE RECEPTION ALONG WITH SENIOR ACADEMICS FROM THESE INSTITUTIONS.

BOTH LORD GLENARTHUR AND SIR DAVID HAVE TAKEN A CLOSE PERSONAL INTEREST IN SUPPORTING AND ENCOURAGING HONG KONG STUDENTS IN BRITAIN.

THE NEW UNITED KINGDOM-HONG KONG DESIGNED TO ENABLE OUTSTANDING HONG KONG UNITED KINGDOM FOR FURTHER STUDY.

SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME IS STUDENTS ΤΟ 00 TO THE

AVAILABLE FOR

YEAR IS

UP TO 250,000 POUNDS STERLING PER

AN AVERAGE OF EIGHT STUDENTS TO COVER THE COST OF TUITION FEES, AIR FARES AND MAINTENANCE.

BASIS BY

THE SCHOLARSHIPS CAN BE AWARDED FOR EITHER UNDERGRADUATE OR POST GRADUATE STUDIES, AND THE SCHEME IS FUNDED ON AN EQUAL THE BRITISH AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENTS.

THERE WERE NEARLY 300 APPLICANTS FOR 1988-89 APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR 1989-90.

AND 238

CONTRIBUTE

THE BRITISH AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENTS ALSO EACH TWO MILLION POUNDS STERLING PER YEAR TO THE UNITED KINGDOM-HONG KONG JOINT FUNDING SCHEME.

SUBJECT TO MEANS-TESTING, THIS SCHEME PROVIDES ASSISTANCE то HONG KONG STUDENTS UNDERTAKING FIRST DEGREE OR HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA COURSES IN BRITAIN.

MORE THAN 1,450 STUDENTS RECEIVED FINANCIAL SUPPORT UNDER THIS SCHEME IN 1987-88

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