THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1992
THIS YEAR, FOR THE FIRST TIME AND ON A TRIAL BASIS, THE COUNCIL DECIDED TO PROVIDE EARMARKED GRANTS TO APPROVED PROJECTS TO ENABLE RESEARCHERS TO ATTEND OVERSEAS CONFERENCE ΤΟ PRESENT THEIR RESEARCH FINDINGS IN INTERNATIONAL FORA.
THIS WAS THE SECOND RESEARCH GRANT ALLOCATION EXERCISK UNDERTAKEN BY THE RGC WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED TO REPLACE THE FORMER RESEARCH SUB-COMMITTEE OF UPGC IN JANUARY 1991.
RGC CHAIRMAN, PROF DAVID TODD, SAID: "THE ENHANCED FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR ACADEMIC RESEARCH PROJECTS IN 1992-93 AS COMPARED WITH 1991-92 HAS ENABLED US TO INCREASE THE SUM SET ASIDE FOR DIRECT ALLOCATION, TO MAKE PROVISION AGAIN FOR A CENTRAL ALLOCATION FUND AND SUPPORT, FULLY OR PARTIALLY, 172 PROJECTS AS COMPARED WITH 137 LAST YEAR.
"OUR DECISION ΤΟ PROVIDE CONFERENCE GRANTS WAS MADE IN RECOGNITION OF THE NEED TO HELP HONG KONG RESEARCHERS PRESENT THEIR WORK AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AND TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION WITH OTHER INVESTIGATORS.
"THIS WILL HELP TO ENHANCE HONG KONG'S REPUTATION FOR RESEARCH
WORLDWIDE.
"THE RGC IS ENCOURAGED BY THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION FURTHER TO INCREASE THE LEVEL OF RESEARCH FUNDING IN THE PERIOD UP TO 1994-95, THAT IS, FROM $122 MILLION IN 1992-93 TO $144 MILLION IN 1993-94 AND IN 1994-95."
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"THE RGC IS LOOKING FORWARD TO FURTHER INCREASES IN THE LEVEL OF FUNDING FOR ACADEMIC RESEARCH IN THE FUTURE. THIS SUPPORT 19 NEEDED TO STRENGTHEN THE RESEARCH BASE IN HONG KONG'S HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR," HE SAID.
APART FROM DISBURSING AND MONITORING GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR ACADEMIC RESEARCH, THE RGC IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR ADVISING THE GOVERNMENT, THROUGH THE UPGC, ON THE NEEDS OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN HONG KONG IN THE FIELD OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH IN ORDER THAT A RESEARCH BASE ADEQUATE FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF ACADEMIC VIGOUR AND PERTINENT TO THE NEEDS OF HONG KONG MAY BE DEVELOPED.
*NOTE: THE SEVEN UPGC-FUNDED INSTITUTIONS ARE:
CITY POLYTECHNIC OF HONG KONG
HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE
HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC
LINGNAN COLLEGE
THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
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