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Scholarships for agriculture and fisheries studies
Monday, June 7, 1999

Eligible students are invited to apply for financial assistance under the Agricultural Products Scholarship Fund and the Marine Fish Scholarship Fund.

The assistance can be in the form of scholarship, grants and interest-free loans from the two funds administered by the Agriculture and Fisheries Department (AFD).

An AFD spokesman today (Monday) announced that the closing application dates for tertiary education and secondary schools for the coming academic year would be July 19 and August 19 respectively.

He said: " The funds were set up in 1978 to help people wishing to serve the local agriculture and fisheries industries or related trades on completion of their studies, and also those employed in the industries wishing to pursue further training."

"Another aim of the funds is to provide financial assistance to children or dependents of farming and fishing families to complete their tertiary and secondary schooling."

The award for tertiary education will be tenable for full-time degree or sub-degree at seven local universities funded by the University Grant Committee, the Hong Kong Institute of Education and any acceptable overseas institutions. Applicants should have the right of abode, or have resided legally in Hong Kong continuously for three completed years immediately prior to the commencement of their courses.

Approved courses include those on agriculture, veterinary science, fishery science and marine biology, or any applied science directly relevant to the local agriculture or fisheries and related trades.

Secondary school applicants should be Form Four to Form Seven students or full-time students in Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education, with family background related to agriculture and fisheries production or marketing.

Application forms are now available from the AFD Headquarters on the 12th floor of Canton Road Government Offices, 393 Canton Road, and from various District Agricultural and Fisheries Liaison Offices.

Enquiries about the funds and application procedures can be made on 2733 2244.