TRIPLE PACK
THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1994
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THIS PACK, ALSO ON SALE ONLY AT THE EXHIBITION, CONTAINS ONE EACH OF THE STAMP PRODUCTS RELEASED FOR HONG KONG 194. THEY INCLUDE:
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$10 DEFINITIVE STAMP SHEETLET (NO. 6) "VISIT HONG KONG 194":
$5 DEFINITIVE STAMP SHEETLET (NO. 8) "A STAMP IS BORN"; AND
HOLOGRAM POSTCARDS SERIES NO. 1 AND 2.
THE SELLING PRICE IS $40 PER PACK.
EXHIBITION PASSPORT
SOCIETY.
THIS IS A PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG PHILATELIC IT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR SALE ONLY AT THE EXHIBITION VENUE.
GOVT HELPS TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT
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THE GOVERNMENT HAS A CRUCIAL ROLE TO PLAY IN HELPING THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR TO MOVE UP THE TECHNOLOGY AND VALUE-ADDED LADDER, THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF INDUSTRY. MISS DENISE YUE. SAID TODAY
(THURSDAY).
SPEAKING AT A LUNCHEON OF THE HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF HAD EMBARKED COMMERCE, MISS YUR SAID IN RECENT YEARS, THE GOVERNMENT ON A NUMBER OF INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF INDIGENOUS TECHNOLOGIES.
"ONE SUCH INITIATIVE IS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TECHNOLOGY CENTRE, WHICH IS ALREADY PROVIDING INCUBATION FOR TECHNOLOGY-BASED START-UP COMPANIES, AND WHICH WILL PURPOSE-BUILT PREMISES LATER THIS YEAR.
"ANOTHER IS THE $200 MILLION APPLIED RESEARCH AND
SCHEME, ESTABLISHED A YEAR AGO, ΤΟ PROVIDE MATCHING
INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES
MOVE
INTO
DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL COMPANIES IN THEIR PURSUIT OF DOWNSTREAM RESEARCH AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, SHE SAID.
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THE
APPROVAL
SO FAR, $15 MILLION HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR FOUR PROJECTS.
MISS YUE SAID A THIRD INITIATIVE WAS, SUBJECT TO OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, THE PROVISION OF AN ADDITIONAL $180 MILLION
THE COMING FINANCIAL YEAR FOR INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT PROGRAMMES.
IN
TRADE SUBMIT
AND
NOTING THAT THE FUND WOULD BE OPERATED ON AN APPLICATION BASIS,
INDUSTRY-SUPPORT MISS YUE URGED ORGANISATIONS SUCH AS
BODIES, AND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS TO PROPOSALS WHICH WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO THE INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT IN HONG KONG.
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