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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1988

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SYSTEM FOR

HAS

"FOR EXAMPLE, THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BULLET TRAIN THE 1970 OSAKA EXPO, REGARDED AS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AT THE TIME,

THE MAJOR AND MOST POPULAR COMMUTING BEEN DEVELOPED INTO ONE OF SYSTEMS IN JAPAN, HE SAID.

SOON BE FAIRS AND AND SCIENCE

PROF POON SAID HE WAS CONVINCED THAT HỌNG KONG SHOULD

EXCHANGE TECHNOLOGY IN A POSITION

ANNUAL HOST CONFERENCES FOR TECHNOLOGICAL IDEAS.

ΤΟ

THE

OF EXCHANGE

INTERNATIONAL

A FOCAL IF THE EXPO 1997 PROPOSAL WAS ACCEPTED, IT COULD FORM

THE USEFUL IDEAS IN SCIENCE AND POINT IN NINE YEARS' TIME OF ALL TECHNOLOGY THAT THE WORLD HAD BEEN ABLE TO DEVELOP.

OF AN EXPO IN 1997 HE ADDED THAT THE PROSPECT

WORK PROVIDE IMPETUS FOR HONG KONG'S YOUNG SCIENTISTS TO DEVELOP IDEAS FOR A COMMON GOAL.

COULD EVEN HARDER AND

THAT THE

ON THE PREMISE ALL FINANCIAL

PROF POON DISAGREED WITH THE GOVERNMENT'S ASSUMPTION EXPO 1997 PROPOSAL COULD NOT BE FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE SHOULDER WOULD THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES.

HAD

WHERE A WORTHWHILE PRIVATE SECTOR

SHOWN THAT HE SAID THAT EXPERIENCE PUBLIC PROJECT EXISTED, THE ENERGETIC AND FAR-SIGHTED IN HONG KONG HAD NEVER FAILED TO ANSWER THE CALL.

INVITING PRIVATE FORM OF JOINT

BURDEN,"

"I THEREFORE URGE THE GOVERNMENT TO CONSIDER SECTOR PARTICIPATION IN THE EXPO 1997 PROPOSAL IN THE

FINANCIAL TO LIGHTEN ITS VENTURE OR CONSORTIUM SO AS ADDED.

HE

COURAGEOUS IDEAS KEEP HK STABLE AND PROSPEROUS

* * *

A ROLE IN WAS THE KIND OF ITSELF IN DEVELOPING BARROW SAID IN

THE IDEA OF HOSTING AN EXPOSITION IN 1997, TO PLAY MARKING THE PEACEFUL TRANSITION OF SOVEREIGNTY, CREATIVITY WHICH HONG KONG NEEDED TO STIMULATE PLANS FOR THE YEARS SURROUNDING 1997, THE HON MARTIN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (THURSDAY).

MR BARROW SAID THE IDEA HAD

OF MOST WOULD

THE CAUGHT

IMAGINATION TOURISM INDUSTRY

IF SUCCESSFUL, AND SECTORS, INCLUDING THE BRING INTERNATIONAL PRESTIGE TO HONG KONG, AND TO CHINA.

/"IT WOULD