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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1988
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HOWEVER, HE FELT THAT THERE WAS STILL A SIGNIFICANT NEEDED TO BE FILLED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BY THE SETTING UP OF "SCIENCE PARK"
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"THE DEVELOPMENTS IN VARIOUS TERRITORIES THE LOW VALUE-ADDED, LABOUR-INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES OUT OF PLACE IN HONG KONG, HE SAID.
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"THERE IS A PRESSING NEED TO DEVELOP HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES. AS SUCH, INFRASTRUCTURAL SUPPORT IN THIS REGARD MUST BE MADE AVAILABLE.
"THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SCIENCE PARK CAN MAKE POSSIBLE NOT ONLY THE CARRYING OUT OF CERTAIN RESEARCH WITHIN OUR ABILITY.
"IT CAN ALSO SERVE AS A CENTRE FOR THE INTRODUCTION APPLICATIONS OF SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT IN THIS RESPECT.
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HE THEREFORE HOPED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD HELP MOTIVATE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SCIENCE PARK WITH THE DETERMINATION AND SPEED IT HAD SHOWN IN SETTING UP THE THIRD UNIVERSITY.
TURNING TO EDUCATION, MR WONG SAID THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD MAKE THE BEST POSSIBLE USE OF OUR POTENTIAL IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
IT SHOULD TAKE AN ACTIVE, SYMPATHETIC AND SUPPORTIVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS NON-SUBVENTED TERTIARY INSTITUTES WITH A VIEW ΤΟ FURTHER IMPROVING THEIR ACADEMIC STANDARDS.
THEY SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE NET OF SUBVENTION SO AS ΤΟ ENHANCE THEIR CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS HIGHER EDUCATION.
IN ADDITION, HE SAID, COMPARING THE SIZE OF ITS POPULATION AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES WITH SOME OF THE ADVANCED COUNTRIES, HONG KONG SHOULD HAVE SEVEN TO EIGHT UNIVERSITIES.
HE THEREFORE HOPED THE GOVERNMENT AND THE EDUCATION SECTOR WOULD PAY HEED TO THIS POINT.
MR WONG ALSO EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE RATE OF EXPANSION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE.
HE SAID THE TARGET OF A 2.5 PER CENT STAFF GROWTH A YEAR AFTER 1989-90 WAS DEEMED TO BE TOO HIGH, AND HE HOPED THAT THE GROWTH RATE COULD BE BROUGHT DOWN TO A LOWER LEVEL IN A FEW YEARS.
HE ALSO SAID THAT ALL POSSIBLE MEANS SHOULD BE IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE.
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