MONDAY, JULY 2, 1984
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VERY OFTEN THE GOVERNMENT +THAT IS NOT THE END OF THE STORY. WILL HAVE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON HOW IT IS GETTING ON WITH IMPLEMENTING THE LAW EITHER IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS RAISED BY UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OR AT THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE. OR, LESS FORMALLY, TO GROUPS OF UMELCO MEMBERS HAVING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS SUBJECT, MR MACPHERSON SAID.
HE POINTED OUT THAT AT ALL STAGES, OFFICERS OF THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES HAVE TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO KEEP THE GENERAL PUBLIC INFORMED.
BETWEEN NOVEMBER 1983 AND APRIL 1984, ABOUT 7 500 PRESS RELEASES AND NEWS ITEMS WERE ISSUED AND 150 MEDIA BRIEFINGS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS WERE UNDERTAKEN BY OFFICIALS. THERE ARE PRESS UNITS IN 23 DEPARTMENTS AND OVER 36 000 PRESS QUERIES ARE HANDLED EACH MONTH.
ALSO, RTHK HELPS TO KEEP THE PUBLIC INFORMED THROUGH ITS TV AND RADIO PROGRAMMES AND THE POPULAR DAILY ACCESS PROGRAMME REQUIRES INPUT FROM MANY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, HE ADDED.
SEMINAR ON VENTURE CAPITAL
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A ONE-DAY SEMINAR ON +VENTURE CAPITAL
FINANCING FOR
GROWTH OF TECHNOLOGY INTENSE INDUSTRIES+ WILL BE CONDUCTED ON FRIDAY (JULY 6) AT THE FURAMA HOTEL.
ORGANISED JOINTLY BY THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY CENTRE, THE SEMINAR, WILL BE CHAIRED BY MR ALLEN LEE, CHAIRMAN OF THE PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL.
THE MAIN SPEAKER AT THE SEMINAR WILL BE MR PETER BROOKE, CHAIRMAN OF T.A. ASSOCIATES, ONE OF THE LARGEST VENTURE CAPITAL COMPANIES IN THE UNITED STATES. MR BROOKE WILL SPEAK ON +VENTURE CAPITAL THE U.S. SCENE AND WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN EUROPE AND THE FAR EAST+.
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THE OTHER SPEAKERS WILL BE MR R. CABSTAIRS, MANAGER OF THE CHARTERED BANK, MR R. FELL, COMMISSIONER FOR SECURITIES AND DR D.F. TAYLOR, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR OF THE PRODUCTIVITY CENTRE.
ABOUT 60 GUESTS, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE BANKING AND FINANCIAL SECTORS, AS WELL AS INDUSTRIALISTS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE SEMINAR.
THE SEMINAR FOLLOWS CONSIDERATION OF THE PRODUCTIVITY CENTRE'S RECENT STUDY OF THE ELECTRONIC INDUSTRY, BY THE AD HOC WORKING GROUP APPOINTED BY THE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD.
DURING THE SEMINAR, VIEWS WILL BE OBTAINED ON WHETHER VENTURE CAPITAL IS A CONCEPT WHICH MERITS FURTHER CONSIDERATION IN HONG KONG.
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