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"The Hong Kong Industrial Technology Centre is showing good promise in its incubation programme for helping to start up technology intensive companies," he said.
"And we are also refining our proposals for a science park. A site for this has been identified and may be made available for development in the first quarter of next year."
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Civil Aid Services celebrates 45th anniversary
The Civil Aid Services (CAS) has organised a series of celebrations to commemorate its 45th year of service to the community of Hong Kong this year.
The premiere was a grand reception held this (Monday) evening attended by the Governor, the Rt Hon Christopher Patten and many distinguished guests.
Other coming celebrations include an anniversary dinner and a special publication.
Since its establishment in 1952, the CAS has matured into a volunteers' organisation with diversified skills and professionalism, capable of undertaking a wide range of emergency duties and helping to relieve the pressures on Hong Kong's full- time emergency forces.
It has been and still is performing a number of operational duties such as the management of the Vietnamese migrant or refugees centres, country fire protection patrol, crowd control on election days and at charity walks, as well as other civic duties.
It also maintains a professionally trained mountain rescue service in Hong Kong.
The CAS has an establishment of 3,634 adult members and a Cadet Corps of 3,232 youths.
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