THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1988
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SYSTEM FOR
HAS
"FOR EXAMPLE, THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BULLET TRAIN THE 1970 OSAKA EXPO, REGARDED AS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AT THE TIME,
THE MAJOR AND MOST POPULAR COMMUTING BEEN DEVELOPED INTO ONE OF SYSTEMS IN JAPAN, HE SAID.
SOON BE FAIRS AND AND SCIENCE
PROF POON SAID HE WAS CONVINCED THAT HỌNG KONG SHOULD
EXCHANGE TECHNOLOGY IN A POSITION
ANNUAL HOST CONFERENCES FOR TECHNOLOGICAL IDEAS.
ΤΟ
THE
OF EXCHANGE
INTERNATIONAL
A FOCAL IF THE EXPO 1997 PROPOSAL WAS ACCEPTED, IT COULD FORM
THE USEFUL IDEAS IN SCIENCE AND POINT IN NINE YEARS' TIME OF ALL TECHNOLOGY THAT THE WORLD HAD BEEN ABLE TO DEVELOP.
OF AN EXPO IN 1997 HE ADDED THAT THE PROSPECT
WORK PROVIDE IMPETUS FOR HONG KONG'S YOUNG SCIENTISTS TO DEVELOP IDEAS FOR A COMMON GOAL.
COULD EVEN HARDER AND
THAT THE
ON THE PREMISE ALL FINANCIAL
PROF POON DISAGREED WITH THE GOVERNMENT'S ASSUMPTION EXPO 1997 PROPOSAL COULD NOT BE FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE SHOULDER WOULD THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES.
HAD
WHERE A WORTHWHILE PRIVATE SECTOR
SHOWN THAT HE SAID THAT EXPERIENCE PUBLIC PROJECT EXISTED, THE ENERGETIC AND FAR-SIGHTED IN HONG KONG HAD NEVER FAILED TO ANSWER THE CALL.
INVITING PRIVATE FORM OF JOINT
BURDEN,"
"I THEREFORE URGE THE GOVERNMENT TO CONSIDER SECTOR PARTICIPATION IN THE EXPO 1997 PROPOSAL IN THE
FINANCIAL TO LIGHTEN ITS VENTURE OR CONSORTIUM SO AS ADDED.
HE
COURAGEOUS IDEAS KEEP HK STABLE AND PROSPEROUS
* * *
A ROLE IN WAS THE KIND OF ITSELF IN DEVELOPING BARROW SAID IN
THE IDEA OF HOSTING AN EXPOSITION IN 1997, TO PLAY MARKING THE PEACEFUL TRANSITION OF SOVEREIGNTY, CREATIVITY WHICH HONG KONG NEEDED TO STIMULATE PLANS FOR THE YEARS SURROUNDING 1997, THE HON MARTIN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (THURSDAY).
MR BARROW SAID THE IDEA HAD
OF MOST WOULD
THE CAUGHT
IMAGINATION TOURISM INDUSTRY
IF SUCCESSFUL, AND SECTORS, INCLUDING THE BRING INTERNATIONAL PRESTIGE TO HONG KONG, AND TO CHINA.
/"IT WOULD