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THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1988

NOT PROF POON WARNED THAT HONG KONG MUST

BE COMPLACENT OVER DOMESTIC EXPORTS IN THE REPORTED 26.8 PER CENT GROWTH IN

1987, AS IN CHINA THERE HAD BEEN A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PROCESSING WORK DONE

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HONG KONG ARISING AND, CONSEQUENTLY, THE REAL MONETARY FROM EXPORTS HAD BEEN DIMINISHED.

THE SAYING THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD A RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE

то HELP INDUSTRY NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE AND FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS

PROF POON URGED THAT MORE BE TO ADOPT HIGH TECHNOLOGY,

DONE IN ENCOURAGING THE USE OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY.

AIDED HE SAID MANY COUNTRIES HAD ADOPTED COMPUTER COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES.

DESIGN AND

PRODUCTION DECREASED, PRODUCTS

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HE SAID.

"THEY HAVE FOUND THAT NOT ONLY THE SPEED OF THEIR HAS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY, AND THE COST OF PRODUCTION HAS BUT THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO PRODUCE HIGH-QUALITY, PRECISION THAT MEET THE PRESENT DAY DEMAND OF THEIR COMMUNITIES,

HE ALSO CALLED FOR GOVERNMENT SUPPORT IN ESTABLISHING "SCIENCE PARKS" AND "TECHNOLOGY CENTRES".

INTEGRATING HE SAID BY

INDUSTRIAL OPERATORS, ENTREPRENEURS, AND ACADEMICS TOGETHER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS "SCIENCE PARK" OR "TECHNOLOGY CENTRE" THERE WOULD BE A MORE TRANSFER OF NEW TECHNOLOGY FROM THE LABORATORY TO THE FACTORY.

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THIS WOULD ENCOURAGE MORE PRODUCT INNOVATION AND FACILITATE TU! COMMERCIAL APPLICATION OF NEW IDEAS.

PROF POON THOUGHT THAT INITIALLY HONG KONG COULD START WITH A

BUILDING MULTI-STOREY

"TECHNOLOGY CENTRE" RATHER THAN A LAND .NTENSIVE 'SCIENCE PARK" AND UTILISE THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EXPERTISE IN TERTIARY EDUCATION

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INSTITUTIONS.

ON THE ENVIRONMENT, PROF POON WAS PLEASED SECRETARY PROPOSED TO ALLOCATE COMBAT ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION.

REMARKABLY

THAT THE FINANCIAL LARGE SUMS OF MONEY

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HE NOTED THAT MANY USEFUL TECHNIQUES AND FACILITIES HAD BEEN AT DEVELOPED IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES TO MINIMISE THE LEVEL OF POLLUTANTS SOURCE, AND SOME OF THESE MIGHT BE APPLICABLE TO HONG KONG.

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