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WEDNESDAY, MAY 2,
MAY 2, 1990
HE SAID THE COMMITTEE WOULD RECEIVE
RESULTS FROM
CONSULTANCY FACILITIES;
STUDIES ON HONG KONG'S POTENTIAL NEED FOR SUPERCOMPUTING ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY USAGE AND MANPOWER IN HONG KONG; AND ON THE POTENTIAL FOR A BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY IN THE TERRITORY.
A CONSULTATION EXERCISE WOULD ALSO BE LAUNCHED ON A DRAFT CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE SAFE USE AND MANUFACTURE OF LASERS, HE ADDED.
AS FOR THE MAIN TASKS FOR THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR, PROF POON SAID THE TOP PRIORITY WAS FOR A STUDY ON THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE IN HONG KONG AS COMPARED WITH NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES.
HE SAID THE AIM OF THE STUDY WOULD BE TO PROVIDE A FIRM BASE FOR CONSIDERING WHETHER HONG KONG'S CURRENT APPROACH ΤΟ HELP THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WAS APPROPRIATE AND IF NOT, WHAT SPECIFIC CHANGES NEEDED TO BE MADE.
ON TECHNOLOGY SAFETY, THE YEAR'S FOCUS WOULD BE ON THE CONTROL TOXIC CHEMICALS FOR THE DRAWING UP OF PROPOSALS TO TACKLE OUTSTANDING PROBLEMS, HE SAID.
OF
THE THIRD NEW ITEM WAS A STUDY OF WHAT WAS BEING DONE BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND BY VOLUNTARY BODIES AND SOCIETIES AROUSE YOUNG PEOPLE'S INTEREST IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, HE SAID.
TO
AT
"IT IS CLEARLY ESSENTIAL TO INSTIL ENTHUSIASM FOR SCIENCE AN EARLY STAGE IF WE ARE TO MAINTAIN A STEADY SUPPLY OF SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS FOR THE FUTURE.
"THE COMMITTEE WILL BE REVIEWING EXISTING ACTIVITIES AND IDENTIFYING ANY AREAS WHERE THERE ARE GAPS OR WHERE CO-ORDINATION IS NEEDED, HE SAID.
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PROF POON ADDED THAT THE COMMITTEE WOULD RECEIVE AN ALLOCATION OF $5 MILLION THIS YEAR $3 MILLION FROM A ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB DONATION AND $2 MILLION FROM THE GOVERNMENT
SUPPORT ITS
TO
ACTIVITIES.
GUIDELINES ON FEES BETTER CONSIDERED BY MEDICAL PROFESSION
ANY GUIDELINES ON FEES ARE BETTER CONSIDERED BY THE MEDICAL PROFESSION THROUGH THEIR REPRESENTATIVE ASSOCIATIONS AS PART OF THE PROCESS OF SELF-REGULATION, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON ELIZABETH WONG, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON JAMES TIEN, MRS WONG SAID THAT SHE DID NOT THINK IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE GOVERNMENT ΤΟ REGULATE OR TO PRESCRIBE GUIDELINES FOR PRIVATE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS.
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