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More education opportunities planned

January 15, 2014

The Government will provide more opportunities for higher education, Chief Executive CY Leung announced in his Policy Address today.

 

He said the intake of senior-year undergraduate places in Government-funded institutions will progressively increase by a total of 1,000 places from the 2015-16 academic year, so 5,000 meritorious sub-degree graduates can be promoted to subsidised degree programmes annually by the 2018-19 academic year.

 

 



The Government will study the feasibility of subsidising three cohorts of 1,000 students to pursue self-financing undergraduate programmes in selected disciplines to meet Hong Kong’s manpower needs, Mr Leung said.

 

He also proposed a subsidy for students studying on the Mainland to receive a means-tested grant of up to $15,000 a year. The subsidy is not subject to any quota.

 

He said outstanding local students pursuing studies in renowned universities outside Hong Kong will be eligible for a new scholarship. Apart from a maximum $250,000 scholarship, students in need will also receive a means-tested maximum bursary of $200,000 each year. Three cohorts of 100 students will benefit.

 

A $100 million scholarship fund will be set up to encourage tertiary institutions to admit, on a full cost-recovery basis, 20 local students a year who excel in sport, arts and community service, starting from the 2015-16 academic year.

 

Mr Leung said full implementation of these measures will provide an extra 2,120 subsidised places to local students to pursue degree education in and outside Hong Kong, while students who choose to study on the Mainland will also receive financial assistance.



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