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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1990
REMINDERS AGAINST USE OF ILLEGAL SOFTWARE
HEADS OF BRANCHES AND DEPARTMENTS IN THE GOVERNMENT ARE REMINDED REGULARLY THAT THE POSSESSION OR USE OF ILLEGAL SOFTWARE INFRINGES COPYRIGHT LAWS AND IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN.
THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON SIR PIERS JACOBS, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THIS TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN A WRITTEN REPLY ΤΟ A QUESTION FROM THE HON PETER H.Y. WONG.
"THE LAST SUCH CIRCULAR WAS ISSUED IN APRIL 1989.
"IN ADDITION, CLEAR GUIDELINES AND INSTRUCTIONS ON COPYRIGHT ISSUES ARE CONTAINED IN A USER GUIDE WHICH IS ISSUED ΤΟ THE MICROCOMPUTER USERS IN THE GOVERNMENT," SIR PIERS SAID.
CALL TO EASE OVERCROWDING AT POLYTECHNIC CAMPUS
THE GOVERNMENT WAS URGED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) TO WORK CLOSELY AND SYMPATHETICALLY WITH THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC COUNCIL то HELP OVERCOME OVERCROWDING ON THE POLYTECHNIC'S HUNG HOM CAMPUS.
THE CALL WAS MADE BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE POLYTECHNIC COUNCIL, THE HON STEPHEN CHEONG, WHEN TABLING THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC'S ANNUAL REPORT 1988-89 IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
MR CHEONG SAID ONE OPTION UNDER CONSIDERATION WAS ESTABLISHMENT OF A SUB-CAMPUS ADJACENT TO THE HUNG HOM CAMPUS.
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HE POINTED OUT THAT THE SHORTAGE OF ACCOMMODATION ON THE CAMPUS WAS ONE OF THE CONSTRAINTS AND THE SITUATION WOULD GET WORSE WHEN THE POLYTECHNIC BEGAN TO INCREASE ITS FIRST DEGREE INTAKE IN RESPONSE TO THE GOVERNMENT'S OVERALL EXPANSION OF TERTIARY EDUCATION IN HONG KONG.
EVEN WITH THE ADDITION OF 33,000 SQUARE METRES OF FLOOR AREA IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC WOULD STILL BE SHORT OF SPACE TO MEET GROWING DEMAND, HE ADDED.
ON THE PROBLEM OF THE BRAIN DRAIN, MR CHEONG NOTED THAT THE TURNOVER RATE OF ACADEMIC AND SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF DURING 1988- 89 INDICATED AN UPWARD TREND WHEN COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
"INDEED, OUR ABILITY TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN STAFF OF A HIGH CALIBRE WILL BE THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE THAT WE FACE IN FULFILLING OUR PLANS FOR THE COMING PERIOD. THIS IS A MATTER WHICH NEEDS ΤΟ BE LOOKED AT VIGOROUSLY AND IMAGINATIVELY, HE SAID.
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