T
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1992
THE
INWARD
HAVING
INSTITUTIONS,
OF
HONG KONG HAS BENEFITTED FROM THE IMPORT OF TECHNOLOGY IN PAST, AND IS BOUND TO CONTINUE TO RELY ON THE ADAPTATION OF TECHNOLOGIES IN THE FUTURE. THROUGH THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT'S
OVERSEAS THE GOVERNMENT STRIVES TO ATTRACT INVESTMENT PROGRAMME, INVESTORS WHO CAN BRING IN USEFUL TECHNOLOGIES. THE PROGRAMME TAKES A RANGE OF TARGETTED PRO-ACTIVE APPROACH TO SELECTED COMPANIES IN A INDUSTRIES. THE TARGETS ARE IDENTIFIED AND REVIEWED REGULARLY REGARD TO THE FINDINGS OF HONG KONG'S TERTIARY RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE TECHNO-ECONOMIC REPORTS AND THE ASSESSMENT
FLOW OF OVERSEAS PROJECT OFFICERS ON THE GROUND. THE CONTINUED
PROGRAMME IS INVESTMENTS INTO HONG KONG SUGGESTS BOTH THAT THE
MUCH ACHIEVING SOME SUCCESS AND THAT HONG KONG CONTINUES TO HAVE OFFER TO NEW AND DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS FROM OVERSEAS. IN
IN WHICH TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES ARE RAPID AND COMPLEX, AND
INCREASINGLY ON TECHNOLOGICAL WORLD WHERE COMPETITIVENESS DEPENDS
IN PROVIDING KNOW-HOW, THE GOVERNMENT HAS A DEFINITE ROLE TO PLAY
RESPONDING IN
TECHNOLOGICAL INDUSTRY SUPPORT
HONG KONG'S DEVELOPMENTS AROUND THE WORLD.
TO
ΤΟ
CONNECTION VITAL
ΤΟ
THE UNDERLINE TECHNOLOGY, THE GOVERNMENT HAS ESTABLISHED THIS YEAR A
WHICH HAS AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
ΤΟ
AN
A
ON
BETWEEN INDUSTRY AND NEW INDUSTRY REPLACED THE OLD SCIENCE AND AND A MORE BE BETTER
THE
FURTHERMORE
BOARD, WHOSE
COUNCIL, BOARD AND THE COMMITTEE DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY
WITH ITS TECHNOLOGY.
EXPANDED TERMS OF REFERENCE ITS FOCUSSED AND CO-ORDINATED APPROACH, THIS NEW COUNCIL WILL PLACED TO ADVISE THE GOVERNMENT ON THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRY THE COUNCIL, TOGETHER WITH THE COMMITTEE AND TECHNOLOGY IN HONG KONG. ON THE APPLIED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SCHEME UNDER IT WILL HELP GOVERNMENT TO ADMINISTER THE NEW APPLIED R & D SCHEME. UNDER THE COUNCIL, WE WILL SET UP A TECHNOLOGY REVIEW MEMBERSHIP WILL INCLUDE DISTINGUISHED SCIENTISTS FROM OVERSEAS AS WELL AS FROM HONG KONG AND WHICH WILL PROVIDE ADVICE ON BROAD STRATEGIES IN TECHNOLOGY TRENDS TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT HAVING REGARD TO GLOBAL
AND THE INDUSTRY
TECHNOLOGY AND HONG KONG'S
EXAMINING DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL WILL, OVER THE COURSE OF THIS YEAR, BE
EFFECTIVENESS. SOME ITS OWN ROLE AND WORK METHODS TO ENSURE MAXIMUM
THE ITDC SHOULD BE QUESTION OF WHETHER MEMBERS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRANSFORMED INTO A BODY ALONG THE LINE OF THE
THE FORMER BOARD IN SINGAPORE.
QUESTION WAS CONSIDERED BY
REGARD TO INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD WHICH CONCLUDED THAT HAVING
ACTIVITIES INVESTMENT PROMOTION HONG KONG CIRCUMSTANCES
HAVE
CIRCUMSTANCES.
RAISED THE
THIS
THE AND
ALREADY UNDERTAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT, SUCH A CHANGE APPROPRIATE.
WOULD NOT BE
/CONCLUSION
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