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YOUR TELNO NO 158: CBI OVERSEAS SCHOLARSHIPS 1993/94

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YOUR TUR WAS MOST INFORMATIVE AND WE NOTE THE ROLE PLAYED BY THE BRITISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THIS SCHEME.

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UNFORTUNATELY, DESPITE OUR EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN HONG KONG'S 1992/93 ALLOCATION OF FIVE SCHOLARSHIPS THE CBI BOARD MEETING DECIDED TO REDUCE THIS TO 2 PLACES. THIS WAS IN FACT A COMPROMISE, AS SOME BOARD MEMBERS PROPOSED A NIL ALLOCATION, CITING THE APPARENT DIFFICULTY IN ATTRACTING HONG KONG CANDIDATES.

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HOWEVER THIS YEAR THERE WILL BE A HALF YEARLY

REVIEW IN NOVEMBER. COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS OF OFFERS OF SCHOLARSHIP PLACES AND TAKE-UP AT THAT STAGE WILL BE REVIEWED AND, IF NECESSARY, ADJUSTMENTS BETWEEN COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS MADE. IT WILL THUS BE POSSIBLE FOR HONG KONG'S ALLOCATION TO BE INCREASED THEN, IF A CASE CAN BE MADE.

4. WE ARE ARRANGING FOR BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE SCOPE OF THE SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME TO BE SENT, (PARA 3 OF TUR REFERS).

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