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FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1992
MR BARMA ADDED THAT TO UNDERLINE THE VITAL CONNECTION BETWEEN INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY, THE GOVERNMENT HAD ESTABLISHED THIS YEAR A NEW INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (ITDC), WHICH HAD REPLACED THE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
"BRINGING TOGETHER EXPERTISE FROM INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY ON THE COUNCIL AND ON ITS SPECIALIST COMMITTEES IS A CLEAR RECOGNITION THAT INDUSTRY CANNOT NOW BE DISCUSSED WITHOUT REFERENCE TO TECHNOLOGY.
"WITH ITS EXPANDED TERMS OF REFERENCE AND A MORE FOCUSSED APPROACH, THIS NEW COUNCIL WILL BE BETTER PLACED TO ADVISE THE GOVERNMENT ON WHAT SUPPORT SHOULD BE GIVEN TO HONG KONG'S INDUSTRY
IN RESPONDING TO TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS AROUND THE WORLD,' HE SAID.
MR BARMA SAID THE ITDC HAD UNDER IT SIX SPECIALIST COMMITTEES: FOUR OF THESE PROVIDED ADVICE AND GUIDANCE ON THE NEEDS AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ELECTRONICS, PLASTICS, METALS AND TEXTILES AND CLOTHING; A FIFTH COMMITTEE WOULD ADVISE ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY; A SIXTH COMMITTEE WOULD ADVISE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GOVERNMENT'S RECENTLY-ANNOUNCED APPLIED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SCHEME.
"THIS SCHEME WILL PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO COMPANIES ON A DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR BASIS AS A FORM OF INVESTMENT IN THEIR APPLIED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
"THE SCHEME REPRESENTS MORE THAN SIMPLE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: IN ITS EXPECTATION OF FINANCIAL RETURNS, IT IS A SIGN OF THE GOVERNMENT'S CONFIDENCE IN HONG KONG'S INDUSTRY.
"A TOTAL OF $200 MILLION HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO THE SCHEME, APPLICATIONS WILL BE INVITED LATER IN THE YEAR, HE SAID.
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PUBLICITY DRIVE ON SUMMER JOB SAFETY ACHIEVES RESULTS
UP TAKING
SUMMER JOBS HAVE BEEN INCREASINGLY FEW STUDENTS
WAS MOUNTED INVOLVED IN WORK ACCIDENTS SINCE A JOINT PUBLICITY DRIVE IN 1988.
MR
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH-COUNCIL,
PRESENTATION K.Y. TONGSON, MADE THE REMARK WHEN HE SPOKE AT THE PRIZE
SAFETY AT WORK FOR CEREMONY OF THE "BOOKMARK DESIGN COMPETITION ON STUDENTS" TODAY (FRIDAY).
/MR TONGSON