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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1988

THE ALLOCATION OF THIS YEAR'S $20 MILLION SUBJECT AREA, IS AS FOLLOWS:

BY THE UPGC,

BY

SUBJECT AREA

NO. OF PROJECTS AMOUNT ($M)

1

ARTS AND LANGUAGES

4

1.65

ADMINISTRATIVE, BUSINESS AND

SOCIAL STUDIES

5

1.15

BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE

10

5.95

MEDICINE, DENTISTRY AND HEALTH

7

4.30

CIVIL ENGINEERING, SURVEYING, BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION

0.70

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

5

3.50

COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

AND MATHEMATICS

3

1.65

MECHANICAL, PRODUCTION AND INDUSTRIAL

ENGINEERING

1.10

TOTAL:

40

20.00

THAT THESE

GRANTS

WILL

THE UPGC HOPES

STIMULATE RESEARCH GENERALLY, AND THAT THE PRIVATE SECTOR WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO SUPPLEMENT AND MATCH THE GOVERNMENT ALLOCATIONS, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE RESEARCH PROJECTS WHICH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO HONG KONG'S ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT.

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