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Chief Secretary:- Sir, I can't give that assurance to fill
the post of a Government Science Adviser because as I said
in the answer to the principal question I am not convinced
myself that the appointment of one person is the way to
tackle this particular problem. But I can assure Mr. Lee
that the Government is serious in its concern for this
particular problem and that what we need to do in Hong
are
Kong is to ensure that we doing enough to keep Hong Kong
abreast of new science and new technology and we need
all of us, Government, members of this Council and members
of the community outside this Council who have an interest
in this matter to work together to ensure that the Government
keeps ahead in this field.
Mr. Y.T. LEE:- Will the Chief Secretary inform this Council whether or not
previous scientific advisers perform a useful role?
Chief Secretary :- Yes, Sir, the previous Science Adviser while he was with us performed a useful role but events have moved on since then.
Mr. Martin LEE :- Sir, will the Chief Secretary please help us on this :
why should the Government establish this post even before it is considered
whether or not it should be filled because it is almost as inconceivable as
creating the post of Governor for H.K. and then thinking about whether we should
have one?
Chief Secretary - At the time, Sir, it was thought that this was a good way to skin this particular cat (laughter) but in the process of looking at candidates who had applied for the post and what indeed they had to say about the work of
such person caused us to think again.