Bulletin Vol. 1 No. 4 Oct 1964

COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP Ac c o r d i ng to a recently published report of the Commonwealth Education Liaison Committee there are still available awards in the Commonwealth Scholarshi p and Fellowship Plan. A t present, 924 scholars are holding awards as against the targe t of 1,000 awards envisaged at the First Commonwea l th Education Conference at Ox f o rd in 1959. T h e continuing popularity of the Plan is indicated by the considerable increase in the number of applications received for awards in the various Commonwea l th countries (9,533 for the present period as against 7,533 in the previous year) as well as by the increases in the number of new Scholars taking up awards (390 as against 358) and in the total number of awards held in the period. Th e re is however great need for an increase bo th in the number of nominations made by several countries for awards an d for an intensification of publicity for the awards offered by some countries. T h e Commonwea l th Scholarship and Fellowship Plan was brought into being by the first Commonwea l th Education Conference held at Ox f o rd in July 1959 ， which in t u rn was convened as a result of deliberations at th e Commonwea l th T r a de and Economic Conference at Mo n t r e al in August 1958. T h e general basis of the Plan, wh i ch is essentially that of bilateral arrangements between separate Commonwea l t h countries, was confirmed at the second Commo nwe a l th Education Conference at New De l hi in January 1962. Commo nwe a l th Scholarships are intended to provide opportunities for study overseas to young graduates of high intellectual promise who may be expected to make a significant contribution to life in their own countries on their return. T h e awards are normally tenable for two years' postgraduate study at universities or institutions of higher learning in the awarding country. Awards for undergraduate study may als o be made where facilities do not exist for the study of a particular subject in the country of a candidate's permanent home. Commonwealth Visiting Fellowships, wh i ch have been instituted by a few Commonwealth countries, are normally intended for senior scholars of established reputation and achievement. Enquiries about the operation of the Plan in any one country should b e addressed to the agency established there for the nomination of candidates and the award of Scholarships and Fellowships. T h e name and address of the agency in Ho ng K o n g is: T h e Overseas Students and Scholarshi p Section, Education Department of H o n g Ko n g, 3 Battery Path, H o ng Ko n g. Enquiries about the Plan as a whole should be addressed to the Association of Commonwea l th Universities or to the Commo nwe a l th Education Liaison Un i t, both at Ma r l b o r o u gh House, Pall Ma l l, L o n d o n, S . W . I. The University Bulletin of the Chinese University of H o ng K o ng is published and distributed free by the University Editorial Board ； it is meant primarily for the University faculty and staff, but copies are also sent to friend s of the University. M E M B E RS OF THE UNIVERSITY E D I T O R I AL BOARD : D r. A. T . Roy, M r . Su Ming-hsuan, M r . N . H . Young, M r . Steve S. C. Huang (Convenor and Secretary) B U L L E T IN STAF F : E d i t o r —M r. Steve S. C. Huang Associate E d i t o r—D r. C. C. Liang M r . E dmu nd Wo r t hy COLLEGE CORRESPONDENTS : M r . Fang Hsin H ou (Chung Chi College) M r . L i u T s u Ru (United College) M r . W. M . Y u (New Asia College) ADDRESS： C/O Chinese University of H o ng Kong, Hang Seng Bank Building, 13th Floor, 677’ Nathan Road, Mongkok, Kowloon, H o n g Kong. 中文大學校刊爲純粹報導性之大學刊物，此刊物爲非賣 品，專爲大學及三間成員書院之教職員及對大學愛好者而 出版。 出版負責人爲大學出版委員會；該委員會包括：苪陶菴 博士，蘇明璇先生，楊乃舜先生及黃錫照先生(主席兼秘 書)。 校刊職員：黃錫照先生(編緝)，梁敬釗博士(中文編 輯)，和飛先生(英文編輯)。書院通訊記者：方信候先 生，余允文先生，劉祖儒先生。 通訊處：香港中文大學 九龍彌敦道六七七號 恒生銀行大厦十三樓 PRINTED By C A T H AY PRESS, 31 W O N G C H U K H A N G R O A D, HONG K O N G, FOR THE CHINESE U N I V E R S I TY OF H O N G K O N G 10