"The objectives of organising the event are to demonstrate Hong Kong's technological achievements to local and overseas manufacturers and investors, and to promote public awareness and generate public interest in the latest technology advances," said Professor Kao.
"The programme of the Technology Week will show all of us that Hong Kong does have a robust group of technology-based industries and research organisations, and is highly competitive in many technology areas."
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Commenting on the theme of the Technology Week, "Better Living, Brighter Future", Professor Kao said: "It depicts the fact that modern technologies have wide applications in our daily lives and will help improve our way of living and create a brighter future for us all.
"For example, developments in information technology has overcome the geographical constraints in communication through the use of the Internet, electronic mail and video conferencing; wrinkle-free fabric has saved us much time and trouble in handling some of our daily chores; the waste treatment technologies have alleviated the pollution problem and improved our environment."
Also speaking at the press conference, the Director-General of Industry, Mr Francis Ho, said the Technology Week would be kicked off with an opening ceremony to be held at noon on January 6.
The opening ceremony will be officiated by the Financial Secretary, Mr Donald Tsang, and some 300 guests from the business and academic community have been invited to attend.
The core programme of the week, the Technology Exhibition, will be open to the public free of charge from 1 pm on January 6 to 2 pm on January 9.
"The Technology Exhibition, the first of its kind in Hong Kong, will have some 200 exhibitors from the commercial sector, tertiary institutions, industry support bodies and trade associations displaying the latest advances in seven technology areas," Mr Ho said.
Co-organisers of the Technology Week include The Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong, the Federation of Hong Kong Industries, the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, the Hong Kong Industrial Technology Centre Corporation, the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the Hong Kong Productivity Council and the Young Industrialists Council.
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