WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1993

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR HONG KONG HOSPITALS

A PROTOTYPE SYSTEM FOR HONG KONG HOSPITALS HAS DEVELOPED AND BEING PILOTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH;

DEVELOPMENT OF EXPERT SYSTEM INTERFACES

BEEN

THE PROJECT HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN PROMOTING AN INTEGRATED PATTERN OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN THE TWO INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED, ALLOWING FOR SEMINARS TO TAKE PLACE BOTH HERE AND IN THE UK AND THE TWO TEAMS то DEVELOP THE SYSTEMS, DERIVE PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS, WORK ON JOINT PUBLICATIONS AND DEVELOP OTHER WORTHWHILE PROJECTS;

LABOUR MARKET STRUCTURATION AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SKILLED WORK

THIS PROJECT HAS RESULTED IN EXCHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT OF FURTHER PROJECTS BETWEEN CHINA, HONG KONG AND THE UNITED KINGDOM IN SUCH AREAS AS FACTORS INFLUENCING INDIVIDUALS ENTRY INTO AND CHANGE OF WORK AND A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS THE POSITION OF WOMEN IN THE WORK ENVIRONMENT. LINKED DOCTORAL, DEGREES AND INCREASED STAFF EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE TWO INSTITUTIONS HAVE ALSO BEEN DEVELOPED.

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AS IN 1991/92, APPLICATIONS WERE INVITED FROM TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN HONG KONG AND THE UNITED KINGDOM AND WERE VETTED BY TWO SELECTION COMMITTEES, ONE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ONE IN HONG KONG.

THE UNITED KINGDOM SELECTION COMMITTEE COMPRISED PROFESSOR DEN DAVIES OF LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY AND PROFESSOR RAY COWELL OF THE NOTTINGHAM ON TRENT UNIVERSITY.

THE HONG KONG SELECTION COMMITTEE COMPRISED PROFESSOR M ANSON OF HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC AND DR EDGAR CHENG, A PROMINENT LOCAL BUSINESSMAN,

BOTH PROFESSOR ANSON AND DR CHENG WERE MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG RESEARCH GRANTS COUNCIL AT THE TIME, ALTHOUGH DR CHENG HAS SINCE STEPPED DOWN.

FOLLOWING A REVIEW OF THE SCHEME BY THE BRITISH COUNCIL AND THE HONG KONG RESEARCH GRANTS COUNCIL, IT HAS BEEN AGREED TO CONTINUE AND EXPAND IT FURTHER IN 1993/94.

/ACADEMIC RESEARCH

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