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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1991
GOVT TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY
THE GOVERNMENT IS COMMITTED То CONTINUING TO PROVIDE INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT TO THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR T.H. BARMA, SAID THIS (SATURDAY) EVENING.
HONG KONG ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL BALL, MR BARMA SAID IN RECENT YEARS THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT STANDARDS AND CALIBRATION LABORATORY WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE ELECTRONICS AND ELECTRICAL STANDARDS AND CALIBRATION SERVICES.
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THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL, A GOVERNMENT SUBVENTED ORGANISATION, HAD ALSO SET UP MANY FACILITIES TO PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF ELECTRONIC SERVICES TO THE INDUSTRY.
THESE INCLUDED ESTABLISHMENT OF A MICROPROCESSOR APPLICATION LABORATORY, SURFACE MOUNT TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY AND RADIO FREQUENCY AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS LABORATORY, MR BARMA SAID.
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HE SAID A SCHEME FOR TRAINING ENGINEERS IN THE DESIGN APPLICATION-SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (ASIC) HAD BEEN INTRODUCED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO PROMOTE APPLICATION OF THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY.
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"MORE RECENTLY, THE GOVERNMENT HAS TAKEN STEPS TO ENABLE HONG KONG TO POSITION ITSELF IN TECHNOLOGY UPGRADING то ENHANCE COMPETITIVENESS GLOBALLY," HE SAID.
"TO THIS END, WE ARE ACTIVELY PURSUING DEVELOPMENT OF THE KONG INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY CENTRE TO FACILITATE GROWTH TECHNOLOGY-BASED COMPANIES,' HE SAID.
THE TECHNOLOGY CENTRE WOULD COMPRISE THE FOLLOWING:
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AN INCUBATOR FOR INNOVATIVE NEW TECHNOLOGIES;
ACCOMMODATION FOR SMALL TECHNOLOGY-BASED BUSINESSES;
PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES; AND
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FACILITIES.
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PROVISION OF THE INCUBATOR AND SMALL BUSINESS ACCOMMODATION WOULD DEPEND ON CONSTRUCTION OF THE TECHNOLOGY CENTRE WHICH SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN 1993, MR BARMA SAID.
IT WAS ENVISAGED THAT ABOUT 60 TECHNOLOGY-BASED COMPANIES WOULD BE HOUSED WITHIN THE FUTURE TECHNOLOGY CENTRE AT ONE TIME.
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"SERVICES IN PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, WILL BE AVAILABLE TO MANUFACTURERS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE CENTRE, HE SAID.
"OUR PLAN IS TO INTRODUCE THESE TWO SERVICES LATER THIS YEAR,"
/MR BARMA