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HE SAID HE HAD ALSO OBSERVED
WITH INTEREST AND SATISFACTION
THE ENTHUSIASTIC WAY IN WHICH THE UNIVERSITY WAS APPROACHING ITS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ROLE AND THE MAJOR DONATIONS TOWARDS THE SETTING UP OF RESEARCH INSTITUTES IN BIOTECHNOLOGY FROM THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FROM HONG KONG TELECOM ALREADY ACHIEVED.
"IN ADDITION, THE GOVERNMENT WILL MAKE SUBSTANTIAL THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT.
GRANTS
FOR
"SO THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT FIRST CLASS RESEARCH FACILITIES WILL BE PROVIDED WITHIN THESE BUILDINGS, HE SAID.
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SIR DAVID SAID THIS PROGRESS COULD NOT HAVE BREN ACHIEVED WITHOUT THE DEDICATED EFFORTS OF ALL CONCERNED, SUCH AS THE UNIVERSITY COUNCIL, THE VICE-CHANCELLOR AND STAFF OF THE UNIVERSITY.
HE ALSO THANKED THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB AS DONOR PROJECT MANAGER, THE CONSULTANTS AND CONTRACTORS WHO HAD WORKED HARD TO MEET VERY TIGHT DEADLINES.
AND
SO
JOINING SIR S.Y. TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE JOCKEY CLUB ROLE, SIR DAVID SAID: "I ALSO BELIEVE THAT, APART FROM THE GENEROSITY OF THE DONATION TOWARDS THE CAPITAL COST OF THE CAMPUS, WITHOUT THEIR SUPPORT, THE 1991 OPENING COULD NOT BE ACHIEVED AND I WOULD LIKE ΤΟ ADD MY OWN THANKS TO MR MACWHINNIE AND THE STEWARDS OF THE CLUB.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE FULL TEXT OF SIR DAVID'S SPEECH WILL BE SENT BY FACSIMILE. COPIES OF A PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN AT THE TOPPING-OUT CEREMONY WILL BE BOXED.
FOUR MORE DAYS TO ENTER SINGING CONTEST
AMATEUR SINGERS FROM CENTRAL AND WESTERN HAVE FOUR MORE DAYS TO ENTER THE DISTRICT'S SINGING COMPETITION SCHEDULED FOR EARLY NEXT YEAR.
A LIMITED NUMBER OF ENTRY FORMS ARE STILL AVAILABLE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE'S THREE PUBLIC ENQUIRY CENTRES AT HARBOUR BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (WEST WING) IN ICE HOUSE STREET, AND IN 71-77 SMITHFIELD ROAD.
FORMS CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED FROM THE MUSIC MUSIC CENTRE ON THE NINTH FLOOR OF THE HONG HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.
OFFICE'S HONG KONG KONG ARTS CENTRE,
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