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IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, THE CENTRE WILL BE ORGANISING A WORKSHOP ON GMP IN DECEMBER THIS YEAR.
MR WHICH WILL INDUSTRY.
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YOUNG SAID: "IN ADDITION, THERE ARE TWO APPROVED PROJECTS HELP ADVANCE TECHNIQUES USED IN THE DRUG MANUFACTURING
THEY ARE THE DRUG DELIVERY TECHNOLOGY CENTRES TO BE SET UP BY HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (HKUST), AND THE TECHNOLOGY BASE FOR INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION OF HYBRIDOMA AND MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES TO BE SET UP BY THE CITY POLYTECHNIC.
"BIOTECHNOLOGY CAN HELP HONG KONG'S FOOD INDUSTRIES UPGRADE THE QUALITY OF THEIR PRODUCTS. THIS IS THE AIM OF A RESEARCH PROJECT ON COMPLEX FERMENTATION PROCESS IN THE PRODUCTION OF THE DISTINCTIVE FLAVOURS IN CHINESE FERMENTED FOOD PRODUCTS," HE SAID.
THE PROJECT IS JOINTLY RUN BY THE KADOORIE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AND AMOY INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL LTD.
"A PROJECT BY HKUST ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF HYBRID BIOLOGICAL REACTOR ΤΟ REDUCE COST AND SPACE REQUIREMENT FOR INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT WILL PROVIDE EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THE INDUSTRY'S CONCERNS ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
"OTHER APPLIED RESEARCH PROJECTS APPROVED BY ITDC INCLUDE RECONSTRUCTION OF ANTI-BACTERIA PEPTIDES TO ANTI-CANCER PEPTIDES AND BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING OF BOTH PEPTIDES, YEAST SYSTEM FOR LARGE-SCALE PRODUCTION OF RECOMBINANT HUMAN HEMOGLOBIN, AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR MANUFACTURING MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY HKUST, HE SAID.
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"FINALLY, THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG WILL BE ORGANISING A SYMPOSIUM ON 'BUSINESS AND POTENTIALS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY IN HONG KONG' IN APRIL NEXT YEAR.
"THE SYMPOSIUM WILL PROVIDE A FORUM FOR HONG KONG'S BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE TECHNICAL AND INVESTMENT ISSUES OF BIOTECHNOLOGY AS A NEW AND PROMISING INDUSTRY, MR YOUNG ADDED.
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TWO NEW TERRITORIES LOTS FOR SALE
THE LANDS DEPARTMENT WILL AUCTION TWO LOTS OF GOVERNMENT LAND ON THURSDAY (OCTOBER 20).
THE PUBLIC AUCTION WILL BEGIN AT 2.30 PM IN THE CONCERT HALL OF THE HONG KONG CULTURAL CENTRE, TSIM SHA TSUI.
ABOUT
THE FIRST LOT, LOCATED IN AREA 29B, FANLING, HAS AN AREA OF 13,430, SQUARE METRES FOR PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL USE.
COVERING AN AREA OF ABOUT 280.4 SQUARE METRES, THE SECOND LOT IS LOCATED IN CHIK FU STREET, AREA 3, SHA TIN.
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