Bulletin Vol. 2 No. 4 Nov 1965

NE W UNIVERSIT Y STAF F Mr. Young Ki-chi, Administrative Assistant (Business), Central Office. Mr. Young was born in Hong Kong and attended the St. Paul's College. I n 1940 he graduated from Lingnan University with a B.A. degree in Business Administration. After graduation h e ha d worked for the Eurasia Aviation Corporation (later C.A.T.C.) Head Office, in Kumming, China and later C.N.R.R.A. in Hong Kong. After the office of C.N.R.R.A. had closed in 1948， he joined the Royal Interocean Lines and was in charge of supplies, maintenance, domestic services and transportation etc. Mr. Young joined this University as an Administrative Assistant on 1st Oct. 1965. His duties include supplies and maintenance and other business matters. ANNUA L REPOR T O N TH E COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHI P AN D FELLOWSHI P PLA N (Editor's note: The following are extracts of the fifth Annual Report of the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan as prepared by the Commonwealth Education Liaison Committee. Th e story is published b y request of the Committee. Enquiries about the plan should be addressed to the Association of Commonwealth Universities or to the Commonwealth Education Liaison Unit both a t Marlborough House, Pall Mall, London, S.W.I.) The target figure of 1000 awards held at any one time, envisaged at the first Commonwealth Education Conference at Oxford in 1959, was reached, for the first time, during the year ending 31 March 1965. The Plan is thus making, in terms both of quantity and quality, a substantial contribution towards the educational needs of the Commonwealth. Its purpose being an increase in the interchange of students among the various countries of the Commonwealth, it is also an impressive example of Commonwealth co-operation at work. Although students from almost all of the Commonwealth countries and territories are studying under the Plan it is worth pointing out that the African countries, the West Indies and the dependent territories have so far been able to make least use of the op- portunities which the Plan provides, although these are the areas whose educational needs are perhaps greatest. A contributing factor to this situation may be that some of these countries, at present, need awards mainly at the under-graduate level, while the Plan is intended primarily for postgraduate students. It i s therefore encouraging that during the reporting period the number of undergraduate awards has again increased to a total of 104 scholarships. The Report states that 1048 Scholars were holding awards in the first terms of the academic years in the various awarding countries. Arts and Pure Science account for 5 0 % of all Scholars while 2 0 % are studying within the field of Technology. About 7 5 % (775) are candidates for higher degrees. Commonwealth 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 o n their return from study abroad. Th e awards are normally made tenable for two years' postgraduate study at universities or institutions o f higher learning in the awarding country. Awards for undergraduate study may also be made where facilities do not exist for the study of a particular subject in the country o f a candidate's permanent home. Commonwealth Visiting Fellowships, which have been instituted b y a few Commonwealth countries, ar e normally intended for senior scholars of established reputation and achievement. 12