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For an account of research work in the University during 1958, see Chapter 18.

Scholarships. Seventeen Government scholarships amounting to $34,500 per year, tenable at the University of Hong Kong, were awarded on the results of the 1958 Hong Kong Matriculation Examination. Ten of these were awarded to students intending to take courses in the Arts Faculty, four in the Science Faculty and three in Engineering.

Forty two Government bursaries amounting to $121,700 a year, tenable at the University of Hong Kong, were awarded to assist four students taking the Diploma in Education course, and twenty eight Arts and ten Science students who intend to become teachers. Seven bursaries amounting to $12,600 a year were also awarded for the Social Study course at the University of Hong Kong.

Thirteen Government scholarships amounting to $19,800 a year and thirty six Government bursaries amounting to $53,700 a year, tenable at post-secondary day colleges, were awarded to students who passed the 1958 Hong Kong Chinese School Certificate Examination.

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One hundred and eight pupils at Anglo-Chinese secondary schools and thirty seven pupils at the Special Classes Centre were assisted in their matriculation studies by maintenance grants amounting to $10,580 a month. The Special Classes Centre exists to prepare selected students who have passed the Hong Kong Chinese School Certificate Examination for entry to the University of Hong Kong.

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Higher Studies Overseas. The British Universities Selection Committee advises and recommends students wishing to go to the United Kingdom for higher studies. The Head of the Students' Branch of the Colonial Office and the Hong Kong Students' Office in London arrange their placing. The Director of the Hong Kong Students' Office and his Assistant are also responsible for the students' general welfare, including making arrangements for them to be met and accommodated on arrival, advising them on their multifarious personal problems, and arranging suitable contacts and hospitality.

Hong Kong House, a residential club and social centre in London, which is operated by the Hong Kong Government for