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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1992
COMPARED WITH THE CURRENT YEAR'S EXPENDITURE, THERE WILL BE A REAL GROWTH OF 11.2 PER CENT, SHE SAID,
SHE ALSO NOTED THAT THE ADDITIONAL SERVICES TO BR PROVIDED NEXT YEAR WOULD INCLUDE 273 DAY CRECHE PLACES, 1,400 DAY NURSERY PLACES, 225 OCCASIONAL CHILD CARE PLACES, 12 HOME HELP TEAMS, 16 FAMILY AIDES, 24 SMALI, GROUP HOMES AND 160 FOSTER CARE PLACES.
FIRST INT'L SCIENCE PARK CONFERENCE IN HK
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THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY POLYTECHNIC OF HONG (CPHK) WILL JOINTLY ORGANISE THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN HONG KONG NEXT MONTH.
KONG PARK
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THE TWO-DAY CONFERENCE, WHICH WILI. BE HELD ON DECEMBER 3 AND AT CPHK, WILL BE UNDER THE AEGIS OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC DIVISION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE PARKS (IASP).
IT WILL BE LAUNCHED BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND MR T H CHAU, AND DIRECTOR OF CPHK, PROFESSOR Y C CHENG, AND OF IASP, PROFESSOR MICHEL LACAVE.
INDUSTRY, PRESIDENT
WILL ALSO
THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF INDUSTRY, MR TU
TH BARMA, ATTEND AND SPEAK ON THE ROLE OF THE GOVERNMENT IN TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
SCIENCE PARKS, ALSO CALLED RESEARCH PARKS OR TECHNOLOGY PARKS, GREW RAPIDLY IN THE 80'S AND ARE NOW SEEN, WORLD-WIDE, TOBE AN IMPORTANT VEHICLE FOR ACHIEVING TECHNOLOGY-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND STRENGTHENING INDUSTRIAL COMPETITIVENESS.
ALTHOUGH THE NAMES DIFFER, THE COMMON PURPOSE OF THESE ORGANISATIONS IS TO FOSTER TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION, ITS DEVELOPMENT, TRANSFER, AND COMMERCIALISATION,
THIS IS DONE BY CREATING A BUSINESS-NURTURING ENVIRONMENT EITHER FORMING PART OF, OR BEING CLOSE TO, A UNIVERSITY OR OTHER INSTITUTION OF ADVANCED EDUCATION.
PROXIMITY TO THE FACILITIES OF A UNIVERSITY, AND THE ACCESS WHICH THIS CAN GIVE TO GROUND-BREAKING RESEARCH, IS AN INCENTIVE TO FLEDGLING SCIENCE-BASED COMPANIES.
AND SCIENCE PARKS CAN PROVIDE ACCESS NOT ONLY TO LABORATORIES, EQUIPMENT AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, BUT ALSO TO THE EXPERTISE NEEDED TO COMMERCIALISE AND MARKET PRODUCTS.
THE CONFERENCE WILL ATTRACT
WORLD.
PARTICIPANTS FROM ALL OVER THE
/LEADING PARTICIPANTS