WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1992
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MEDICAL CARE IF SOME GROUPS, THE ENSURE THAT SUCH
SHE SAID: "HONG KONG, BEING A CARING COMMUNITY, WOULD SURELY NOT WISH TO IGNORE THE NEED OF THESE PEOPLE FOR LOCALLY REGISTRABLE DOCTORS CANNOT PROPERLY MEDICAL COUNCIL SHOULD BE GIVEN SUITABLE POWERS TO MEDICAL NEEDS ARE MET.
"FOR MY PART, I DO NOT WISH TO FETTER THE MEDICAL COUNCIL'S ABILITY TO RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF ALL SECTORS OF OUR COMMUNITY."
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
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APPLIED RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT SCHEME TO BE LAUNCHED
THE (R & D) INNOVATION.
THE
GOVERNMENT IS LAUNCHING AN APPLIED RESEARCH & SCHEME DESIGNED ΤΟ ENCOURAGE COMPANIES
DEVELOPMENT
TO INVEST
IN
STUART
ACTING SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR HARBINSON, SPOKE ABOUT THE SCHEME DURING AN ADJOURNMENT DEBATE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL YESTERDAY (WEDNESDAY) ON GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
"OUR AIM IS TO FOSTER THE WIDER APPLICATION OF R & D IN INDUSTRY
THE AND IN
LONGER TERM, TO INCREASE HONG KONG'S TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITY," MR HARBINSON SAID.
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PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE TECHNOLOGIES WHICH HAVE A WIDE APPLICATION IN INDUSTRY AND THE POTENTIAL TO CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO UPGRADING OF THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR.
UNDER THE SCHEME, THE GOVERNMENT WILL FUND R & D PROJECTS JOINTLY WITH COMPANIES, CONTRIBUTING UP TO HALF THE COSTS.
THE GOVERNMENT INPUT WILL TAKE THE FORM OF AN INVESTMENT, WILL SHARE IN THE BENEFITS OF SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS.
AND
"THE REQUIREMENT THAT COMPANIES PUT IN AT LEAST HALF OF THE COSTS SHOULD ENSURE THAT PROJECTS ARE MARKET-DRIVEN," HE SAID.
MR HARBINSON NOTED THAT LAST MONTH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE
COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE
HAS APPROVED A SUM OF $200
FOR MILLION
THE
PROJECT.
THE FUNDS FOR THE SCHEME WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE STARTING IN ABLE APRIL THIS YEAR, AND IT 13 EXPECTED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE
TO JOIN THE то
AND PROCESS THE FIRST BATCH OF APPLICATIONS INVITE SCHEME FROM MID-1992.
THE SCHEMB WILL BE ADMINISTERED WITH ADVICE FROM THE NEW KSTABLISH INDUSTRY & TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (ITDC) WHICH WILL A COMMITTEE WITH A WIDE RANGE OF EXPERTISE IN TECHNOLOGY TO ASSESS INDIVIDUAL PROPOSALS.
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