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FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1988

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COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SET UP

OF APPOINTMENT

A IT ON SCIENTIFIC AND

THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) ANNOUNCED THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO ADVISE TECHNOLOGICAL ISSUES.

THAT THE SETTING UP OF A A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED CENTRAL COMMITTEE

ADVISE THE

ON

AND GOVERNMENT

SCIENTIFIC

NEEDED TECHNOLOGICAL

AS SUCH ISSUES WERE ASSUMING INCREASING IMPORTANCE IN HONG KONG'S ECONOMY AND GENERAL DEVELOPMENT.

TO

WAS ISSUES

LAST

ENUNCIATED BY THE SPOKESMAN SAID SUCH A NEED HAD ALREADY BEEN

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THE GOVERNOR IN HIS POLICY ADDRESS TO OCTOBER.

ON SCIENCE AND THE GOVERNOR SAID: "THE TASK OF THE COMMITTEE

NEW SCIENTIFIC IDEAS OF TECHNOLOGY WILL BE TO SEEK OUT AND DEVELOP

GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ON RELEVANCE TO HONG KONG AND TO ADVISE THEY MIGHT BEST BE APPLIED.

THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE COMMITTEE ARE:

HOW

AND DEVELOPMENT APPLICABLE TO THE

(A)

TO ACT AS THE CATALYST FOR THE OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL IDEAS CIRCUMSTANCES OF HONG KONG;

EXCHANGE

(B)

APPLICATION

WHERE AND WHEN APPROPRIATE TO AND

RECOMMEND THE DEVELOPMENT

OF THESE IDEAS THROUGH THE RELEVANT DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY;

(C)

TO OFFER ADVICE ON POLICY; AND

GOVERNMENT'S SCIENCE

AND

TECHNOLOGY

(D)

TO REPORT REGULARLY TO THE CHIEF SECRETARY.

THE COMMITTEE, HEADED BY PROFESSOR POON CHUNG-KWONG, 14 MEMBERS FROM AMONG HEADS OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, INSTITUTIONS AND VARIOUS SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY.

COMPRISES ACADEMIC

TODAY.

STEPHEN LAU MR STEVEN

GAZETTE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE WERE ANNOUNCED IN THE MEMBERS FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR ARE MISS LILY CHIANG, MR

TIN-PUI, PROFESSOR ARTHUR LI KWOK-CHEUNG, KA-MEN, MR LEUNG POON KWOK-LIM, MR TAM CHUNG-DING AND DR DONALD FRANK TAYLOR.

ARE THE DATA

THE

PROCESSING

DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL

MEMBERS FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS MANAGER, THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES,

SERVICES, THE DIRECTOR OF ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL

THE DIRECTOR

THE OF INDUSTRY, PROTECTION,

DIRECTOR OF OBSERVATORY, AND THE GOVERNMENT CHEMIST OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES.

ROYAL

/THE MEMBERS