SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1982
FUNDS APPROVED FOR RESEARCH PROJECTS TO HELP INDUSTRY ****
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS APPROVED THE PROVISION OF $3.4 MILLION FOR CARRYING OUT, WITHIN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, TWO
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND THE COMMISSION OF A CONSULTANCY STUDY ON TRANSFERS OF TECHNOLOGY.
THE PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN ENDORSED BY THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD.
FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON DIVERS IF ICATION, THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD AGREED WITH A PROPOSAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH IN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TECHNOLOGY AND SEMI-CONDUCTOR DEVICES, TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY.
+THE PROJECT SEEKS TO IMPROVE EXISTING FACILITIES OF THE SEMI-CONDUCTOR LABORATORY OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY TO ENABLE IT TO ASSIST WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF SINGLE-CHIP SYSTEMS AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FABRICATION MANUFACTURING FACILITIES, SPOKESMAN FOR THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT EXPLAINED.
+THIS LABORATORY CAN ASSIST INDUSTRY BY COMPLEMENTING THE MICRO-ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY IN DEVELOPMENT, TESTING AND DIAGNOSTIC WORK, AND BY SUPPORTING RESEARCH IN SILICON DEVICES AND MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY, HE ADDED.
FUNDS HAVE ALSO BEEN MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC TO CARRY OUT A RESEARCH ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS TO PROMOTE IN THE LOCAL PRODUCTION OF CIRCUIT CHIPS AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS,
THE PROJECT WILL INCREASE THE INDUSTRY'S ABILITY TO MANUFACTURE PRODUCTS OF GREATER SOPHISTICATION AND VARIETY WITH A SHORTER PRODUCT CYCLE, FASTER RESPONSE TO ENGINEERING AND MARKET CHANGES AND BETTER INTEGRATION BETWEEN DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE.
THE OBJECTIVE CAN BE ACHIEVED BY DEVELOPING A SET OF SOFTWARE TOOLS FOR DESIGNERS AND ALSO BY OFFERING COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN, CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND EXTENSION COURSES, THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.
THE THIRD PROJECT APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IS A STUDY OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY CENTRE.
IT WILL ASSESS THE REQUIREMENTS OF INDUSTRY IN RESPECT OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER BY SELECTING PARTS OF INDUSTRY FOR INTENSIVE STUDY.
IT WILL ALSO IDENTIFY THE SERVICES AND FACILITIES AVAILABLE FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, AND CONSIDER HOW AND TO WHAT EXTENT THESE SERVICES AND FACILITIES MEET REQUIREMENTS.
/IN ADITION,
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