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EXTRAORDINARILY IMPORTANT FOR OUR MEDIUM AND LONG-TERM BUSINESS INTERESTS.
(D) THE COUNCIL ARE ORGANISING A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PEARL RIVER DELTA, E.G. ON THE ENVIRONMENT IN MID FEBRUARY AND ON PLANNING (WITH SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY) IN SEPTEMBER. THEY ARE ALSO DOING GOOD WORK ON ELECTRO-CHEMISTRY (CAR BATTERIES). DETAILS IN FAX TO MORRIS, HKD.
(E) MANAGEMENT AND OTHER TRAINING.
THE PROPOSAL FOR A WARWICK UNIVERSITY/HONG KONG
POLYTECHNIC/ HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL/BTC CENTRE FOR THE· · MANAGEMENT OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY IS WELL ADVANCED. THESE HAVE THE FULL SUPPORT OF THE BTC AND I HAVE ENDORSED THEM TO A NUMBER OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT CONTACTS, INCLUDING LORD YOUNG AND LI KA SHING (WHO HELPED TO FINANCE THE EARLIER WORK).
(D) CULTURE.
AT LORD KADOORIE'S MEETING WITH MR.NEEDHAM LAST MONTH THE IMPORTANCE OF CULTURAL EVENTS WAS STRESSED. A NUMBER OF IDEAS ARE NOW UNDER DISCUSSION. THE COUNCIL COULD ACT AS A CATALYST (MONEY WOULD COME FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR). THE WHOLE FUTURE OF THE ARTS FESTIVAL IS UNDER DISCUSSION, WITH BA, THE ORIGINAL SPONSOR, KEEN TO CREATE A TRUST OR FUND THAT WOULD GUARANTEE EVENTS AFTER 1997.
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