-
17
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1992
BEEN
BEEN THE
KONG" HAS
A MAJOR HIGH-TECH
FOLLOW-UP BUSINESS
THE REPORT ENTITLED "TECHNOLOGY ROAD MAPS FOR HONG PUBLISHED AND HAS
SUBJECT OF CONFERENCE AIMED AT IDENTIFYING FURTHER EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES.
SPECIFIC "SEVERAL
PRODUCTS AND R&D
PROJECTS IN THESE
FORM WILL
THE
TECHNOLOGICAL FIELDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN PROPOSED AND BASIS OF CO-OPERATION," MR CHAN SAID.
PRIVATE SECTOR
WERE ENCOURAGED
TO
TO MAKE
WHEREVER PRACTICABLE, THE INSTITUTIONS COLLABORATE WITH BACH OTHER AND WITH THE THE MOST EFFECTIVE USE OF RESOURCES, HE SAID.
HAVE
EQUITABLE
OF
IN THIS CONNECTION, THE UPGC AND RESEARCH GRANTS COUNCIL ESTABLISHED THEIR OWN SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES TO PROVIDE FOR
OF DISTRIBUTION
RESEARCH FUNDING AND EFFECTIVE MONITORING EXPENDITURE.
AND AN
THESE INCLUDE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIALIST PANELS EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF EXPERT ASSESSORS TO VET APPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH GRANTS
REGULAR
INSTITUTIONS REPORTING BY THE RESEARCHERS ON THE USE OF ALL RESEARCH FUNDING AND THE RESULTS OF INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH PROJECTS.
AND
AND
INDIVIDUAL
PROGRESS AND
-
**
ASSESSMENT OF INSTANT LOTTERY' PROPOSAL EXPLAINED
THE LOTTERIES BOARD HAD SUGGESTED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MAJOR INSTANT LOTTERY WHICH WOULD BE ABLE TO CHANNEL FUNDS INTO PROJECTS CURRENTLY OUTSIDE ITS AMBIT, THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR MICHAEL SUEN, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON HUI YIN-FAT, MR SUEN SAID THE BOARD'S PROPOSAL STEMMED FROM ITS CONCERN OVER THE PROLIFERATION IN HONG KONG OF INSTANT LOTTERIES OFFERING NON-CASH
PRIZES.
THESE LOTTERIES, MR SUEN SAID, WERE MAINLY USED FOR TRADE PROMOTION PURPOSES AND WERE LICENSED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING UNDER THE GAMBLING ORDINANCE.
IN VIEW OF THEIR POPULARITY DEVELOPMENTS OVERSEAS, THE LOTTERIES GOVERNMENT WITH THE PROPOSAL THAT THEY INSTANT LOTTERY IN HONG KONG.
AND IN LINE WITH SIMILAR BOARD HAD APPROACHED THE BE PERMITTED TO CONDUCT AN
THE BOARD PROPOSED THAT THEY BE ALLOWED TO CONDUCT THE LOTTERY DURING THE RACING CLOSED SEASON, POSSIBLY IN THE SUMMER OF 1993.
"WE HAVE RECEIVED ONLY A PRELIMINARY PROPOSAL. FURTHER DETAILS WOULD HAVE TO BE PROVIDED BY THE BOARD BEFORE A PROPER CONSIDERATION COULD BE GIVEN TO IT," MR SUEN STRESSED.
/BUT IN