"THE SIGNING OF THE CONTRACT TODAY EMPHASISED THE DETERMINATION OF THE GOVERNMENT TO IMPLEMENT THE PROPOSALS IN THE WHITE PAPER PUBLISHED LAST YEAR THAT WOULD LEAD TO A CLEANER ENVIRONMENT IN BOTH THE URBAN AND RURAL AREAS OF HONG KONG," HE ADDED.
THE CENTRE WILL COMPRISE AN OIL/WATER SEPARATION SYSTEM TO TREAT AND RECOVER OIL FROM OILY WASTE WATER, A HIGH TEMPERATURE CHEMICAL WASTE INCINERATOR FOR THE COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF ORGANIC CHEMICAL WASTES, AND PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL TREATMENT UNITS FOR THE TREATMENT OF INORGANIC CHEMICAL WASTES.
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CONTRACT IS SIGNED, ENVIROPACE LIMITED WILL UNDERTAKE A DETAILED IMPACT/HAZARD ASSESSMENT SO THAT THE RESULT OF THE ASSESSMENT WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE DETAILED DESIGN OF THE CHEMICAL WASTE TREATMENT CENTRE.
RESEARCH GRANTS COUNCIL ESTABLISHED
THE ESTABLISHMENT AND APPOINTMENT OF THE FIRST CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE RESEARCH GRANTS COUNCIL (RGC) WERE ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY).
PROPOSALS TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR RESEARCH IN HONG KONG'S TERTIARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND TO ESTABLISH AN RGC WERE ENDORSED BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL IN AUGUST THIS YEAR.
THE COUNCIL WILL COME INTO BEING ON JANUARY 1 NEXT YEAR AND OPERATE UNDER THE AEGIS OF THE UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE (UPGC).
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* TO ADVISE THE GOVERNMENT, THROUGH THE UPGC, ON THE NEEDS OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN HONG KONG IN THE FIELD OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH, INCLUDING THE IDENTIFICATION PRIORITY AREAS, IN ORDER THAT A RESEARCH BASE ADEQUATE THE MAINTENANCE OF ACADEMIC VIGOUR AND PERTINENT то THE NEEDS OF HONG KONG MAY BE DEVELOPED; AND
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TO INVITE AND RECEIVE, THROUGH THE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, APPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH GRANTS FROM ACADEMIC STAFF AND FOR THE AWARD OF STUDENTSHIPS AND POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS; TO APPROVE AWARDS AND OTHER DISBURSEMENTS FROM FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE BY THE GOVERNMENT THROUGH THE UPGC RESEARCH; TO MONITOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH GRANTS TO REPORT AT LEAST ANNUALLY TO THE GOVERNMENT UPGC.
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