THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1991
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'WE ARE THEREFORE BUILDING AN INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY CËNTÉE, AND ARE ALSO PLANNING TO ENCOURAGE APPLIED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
" HE SAID. THROUGH FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR WORTHWHILE PROJECTS,
MR CHAU SAID HONG KONG COMPLIED WITH THE EXPORT RESTRICTIONS APPLIED BY THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR MULTILATERAL EXPORT
AND THEREFORE ENJOYED ACCESS TO (COCOM)
THE CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS WHICH OUR NEW-STYLE INDUSTRIES NEEDED.
HIGH
"AS SOME OF YOU MAY BE AWARE, THE U.S. ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK LICENSING BENEFITS TO
THAT IT INTENDS TO EXTEND HONG KONG.
INTRA-COCOM TRADE
"THIS IS A VERY POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT: THE U.S. 13 THE LARGEST
TECHNOLOGY GOODS
KONG SUPPLIER OF HIGH
TO HONG
AND THIS OF THESE GOODS LIBERALISATION SHOULD ALLOW A FASTER AND EASIER FLOW TO COMPANIES HERE, HE SAID.
FOR
MR CHAU SAID THE DEMAND FROM MANUFACTURERS FOR VENTURE CAPITAL RESTRUCTURING
FOR EXPANSION WOULD CERTAINLY GROW
SIGNIFICANTLY.
AND
"I AM CONFIDENT THAT THERE WILL BE BOTH EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES AND EXCITING PROFITS FOR THE ASIAN VENTURE CAPITAL INDUSTRY IN DEVELOPMENT, HE SUPPORTING THE NEXT STAGE OF HONG KONG'S INDUSTRIAL SAID.
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ASIAN CONFERENCE FOR RADIOGRAPHERS AND RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGISTS OPENS
THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH, DR 3.H. LEE, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT RADIOGRAPHERS AND RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGISTS HAVE AN IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY IN THE OVERALL IMPROVEMENT OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH CARE HONG KONG.
IN
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE EIGHTH AstAN CONFERENCE FOR RADIOGRAPHERS AND RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGISTS, DR LEE SAID THIS IS THE MOST OPPORTUNE TIME TO HOST THE MEETING IN HONG KONG AS THE TERRITORY IS ABOUT TO ENTER A NEW ERA OF HEALTH CARE REFORM.
EXISTING HEALTH WHICH WILL
WILL TAKE
DR LEE ALSO BRIEFED THE PARTICIPANTS ON THE EXISTING CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM IN HONG KONG AND THE REFORMS PLACE IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE.
"FOR HOSPITAL CARE, THE PRIVATE HOSPITALS PROVIDE CENT OF A TOTAL OF 24,200 BEDS IN HONG KONG, HE SAID.
11
11.5 PER
"FOR GENERAL OUT-PATIENT CARE, THE DOCTORS IN PRIVATE PRACTICE PROVIDE SOME 70 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF OUT-PATIENT CONSULTATIONS, WHILE GOVERNMENT PROVIDES 15 PER CENT AND THE REMAINING BEING PROVIDED BY PRACTITIONERS OF
TRADITIONAL MEDICINE AND CHARITY CLINICS."
CHINESE
/THE DIRECTOR