into
Hong Hong Kong,
and
for
investment or
from
overseas
transfer
overall improvement of Hong Kong's image
of technology.
an important centre
Thirdly, I would
would urge Government to establish as soon as possible an advisory committee on science and technology for
the
of generally making recommendations to purpose
Government
from time to time on its policy towards science and technology,
and if Government does not yet have a policy, then to make recommendations on what such a policy should be.
example,
the
In the field of manpower training for Ministry of Science and Technology in South Korea was
was able to get its government to set a target expenditure of 0.6% of GNP in 1981 rising to 2.0% in 1986.
Taiwan's expenditure in this kind of industrial support is reported to be a target of 1.2% of GNP in 1985 increasing to 2.0% in 1989, based on Taiwan's Science and Technology Development Programme approved in 1982.
In regard to Hong Kong, public expenditure in 1986-87
on industrial manpower training and on industrial support services amounts to $1,298 million or about 0.45% of estimated
1986 GDP. It is no wonder therefore that
is Hong Kong lagging behind South Korea and Taiwan in labour productivity in the electrical/electronic field of export industries.
now
I put it to Government that one of the important tasks of an advisory committee science and technology should be to
advise
on
outline development
technology, especially in
in programmes
science
and
manpower
education system as
whole, a
training and
and also the
within
the
likely
financial
commitments of such programmes.