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which were to have been redeployed to the main FCOSAS programme, and

find the remaining £80,000 by further reducing the FCOSAS

allocation.

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Our PES bid for scholarship increases in 1991/92 (£ 4M an increase of 17 per cent on the total programme) was formulated on the basis that the fee support savings would be available for redeployment as targetted awards. If our bid were to be successful,

it would not in truth be difficult to divert £200,000 to the Hong

Kong Scheme; but it would breach the principle of preferring

targetted awards to indiscriminate fee support.

LB5AEA

Trincan Gam

J N Elam