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AND TO ROUTINE BTC HONG KONG, ATTC TAIPEI, SEOUL, SINGAPORE
PROPOSED VISIT BY HOUSE OF COMMONS SELECT COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO THE FAR EAST: OCT/NOV 93
SUMMARY
1. COMMITTEE WISH TO VISIT THE FAR EAST DURING THE PERIOD MID OCTOBER TO MID NOVEMBER TO PURSUE THEIR LATEST INQUIRY. ADVICE REQUIRED ON FEASIBILITY OF VISIT DATES AND POSSIBLE PROGRAMME
CONTENT.
BACKGROUND
2. THE COMMITTEE IS INQUIRING INTO ''THE ROUTES BY WHICH THE SCIENCE BASE IS TRANSLATED INTO INNOVATIVE AND COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY''. TO THIS END THE COMMITTEE IS MAKING A NUMBER OF VISITS, BOTH WITHIN THE U.K. AND ABROAD IN ORDER TO EXAMINE HOW FAR STRUCTURAL DIFFERENCES WITHIN ORGANISATIONS, INDUSTRIAL SECTORS AND COUNTRIES, ASSIST OR INHIBIT THE PROCESS OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
3. THE COMMITTEE ARE PRESENTLY NEGOTIATING FOR FUNDS AND HAVE NOT DECIDED WHICH COUNTRIES TO VISIT ALTHOUGH THE CORE PROGRAMME IS BOUND TO INCLUDE JAPAN AND HONG KONG. SINGAPORE, TAIWAN AND SOUTH KOREA ARE ALSO BEING CONSIDERED.
4. (FOR SINGAPORE AND SEOUL) GRATEFUL ALSO FOR THE COST OF
A SINGLE ROOM IN A SUITABLE HOTEL (INC BREAKFAST, TAX, SERVICE), HIRE OF A MINIBUS FOR A PARTY OF 12 PLUS DRIVER, AND COST OF AN INTERPRETER.
5. (FOR HONG KONG) GRATEFUL FOR COST OF AN INTERPRETER.
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