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MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1994
TWO DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMEN ELECTED
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BOARD
MR CHAN LAU-FONG OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT
AND MR LAM WAI-KEUNG OF THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD WERE ELECTED CHAIRMEN OF THEIR RESPECTIVE BOARDS TODAY (MONDAY).
MR CHAN SUCCESSFULLY DEFEATED MR YEUNG FUK-KWONG BY NINE VOTES TO EIGHT, WHILE MR LAM WAS RE-ELECTED UNOPPOSED.
MEMBER MEANWHILE, TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD
MR CHOW PING-TIM WAS ELECTED AS THE BOARD'S REPRESENTATIVE ΤΟ THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AFTER HE BEAT TWO OTHER CANDIDATES, MR CHEN YOH-WEN AND MR TAM TAI-ON.
MR CHOW SECURED NINE VOTES WHILE MR CHEN AND MR TAM GOT SIX AND TWO VOTES RESPECTIVELY.
ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER MR CHOW YUK-TONG KAS ELECTED
AS THE
REPRESENTATIVE MEMBER TO THE REGIONAL
UNOPPOSED COUNCIL.
BOARD'S
GOVT TO ANNOUNCE SUPPORT FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY
THE BIOTECHNOLOGY SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (ITDC) WILL HOLD A RECEPTION TOMORROW (TUESDAY) ANNOUNCE THE GOVERNMENT'S SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ITS RELATED INDUSTRIES IN HONG KONG.
TO
BE
SPEAKING AT THE RECEPTION WILL
THE THE BIOTECHNOLOGY SUB-COMMITTEE, DR STAN CHEUNG, AND DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF INDUSTRY, MR RAYMOND YOUNG,
CHAIRMAN OF
THE ASSISTANT
DR CHEUNG WILL LAUNCH THE PUBLICATION OF A BIOTECHNOLOGY DIRECTORY WHICH IS DESIGNED TO HELP PROMOTE AND COORDINATE THE COMMERCIALISATION OF APPLIED RESEARCH PRODUCTS AND ENHANCE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY IN HONG KONG.
THEIR
HE WILL ALSO REPORT ON THE PROGRESS OF THE BIOTECHNOLOGY INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME LAUNCHED IN MAY THIS YEAR.
MR YOUNG WILL INTRODUCE THE VARIOUS BIOTECHNOLOGY-RELATED PROJECTS AWARDED FUNDING UNDER THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SCHEME 1994/95.
ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:
THE RECEPTION IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 18 (TUESDAY) AT 3.30 PM AT RENAISSANCE BALLROOM A, HONG KONG RENAISSANCE HOTEL, 5 PEKING ROAD, KOWLOON,
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE FUNCTION.
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