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of four years in the first instance) to the University's degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Civil) as exempting from Parts I and II of the Institute's Examination for corporate membership.
Entry to undergraduate courses is gained through the Matriculation Examination, which is similar in type and standard to the General Certificate of Education Examinations conducted by the Universities of the United Kingdom. Students, of whom there were this year 811 reading for first degrees, are drawn from all parts of the world, and while the majority are Chinese, many other races are represented, particularly from South-East Asia. The number of teaching staff, including demonstrators, was 158. 17 government scholarships tenable at the University were awarded on the results of the Matriculation Examination. 8 of the holders of these scholarships will study medicine, 6 science, 2 engineer- ing and arts.
Under a bursary scheme for prospective secondary- school teachers, suitable students, who might otherwise be unable to afford higher education, are assisted to take an Arts or Science degree, and the University Diploma in Education. This year, funds available for new bursaries amounted to about $120,000, and 50 awards were made, 8 to graduates taking the Diploma Course in Education, 30 to under- graduates in the Faculty of Arts, and 12 in the Faculty of Science.
To assist suitable pupils, in financial need, to take the two-year matriculation course and qualify for entrance to the University, maintenance grants, up to a limit of $200 a month, were also awarded. There were 97 recipients, the funds available amounting to some $8,500 a month.
Further maintenance grants, totalling $4,000 a month, were available under a new scheme which will enable selected pupils who have been successful in the Hong Kong Chinese School Certificate Examination to improve the standard of their English and qualify for entrance to the University. 60 applicants were selected, and they will take a special two-year sixth-form course at a government school; 39 grants were made.
A special committee advises and recommends students. wishing to go to the United Kingdom for higher studies. The Director of Colonial Scholars in London arranges their
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