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TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1989

LORD GLENARTHUR PRESENTS COMPUTERS TO HKUST

THE MINISTER OF STATE AT THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR HONG KONG, LORD GLENARTHUR, TODAY (TUESDAY) PRESENTED TWO COMPUTERS AS GIFTS FROM THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.

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LORD GLENARTHUR PRESENTED THE

HKUST VICE-CHANCELLOR, PROFESSOR CHIA-WEI WOO, DURING A VISIT TO THE BRITISH

TRADE COMMISSION,

SPEAKING AT A BRIEF CEREMONY, LORD GLENARTHUR SAID THERE WAS NO DOUBT THAT, ESPECIALLY IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS STUDIES, THERE WOULD BE AN EVER INCREASING NEED FOR THE CLOSEST POSSIBLE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN INSTITUTES OF ADVANCED LEARNING AND INDUSTRY.

"THERE IS SO MUCH THEY CAN DO TOGETHER FOR THE BENEFIT SOCIETY, HE SAID.

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"THE SCIENCE PARKS ARE A GOOD EXAMPLE. THE LARGEST IN BRITAIN IS AT CAMBRIDGE.

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IT WAS ESTABLISHED BY TRINITY COLLEGE IN THE EARLY 1970'S AND OCCUPIES A VERY LARGE SITE. IT HAS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT PART IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CAMBRIDGE AS A CENTRE FOR HIGH TECH RESEARCH, HE ADDED.

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THERE ARE 35 SCIENCE PARKS IN BRITAIN AND SEVEN MORE ARE PLANNED. THEY CONTAIN HIGH-TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES THAT HAVE FORMAL AND OPERATIONAL LINKS TO THE UNIVERSITIES.

THE TWO ARCHIMEDES 440 COMPUTERS PRESENTED TO HHUET ARE THE PRODUCT OF ACORN OF CAMBRIDGE.

"THE ARCHIMEDES IS THE FASTEST SYSTEM IN ITS CLASS; AN EXAMPLE OF MODERN BRITISH EXPERTISE IN A FIELD IN WHICH WE

WERE, OF COURSE, PIONEERS," LORD GLENARTHUR SAID.

ACORN'S HONG KONG OFFICE WOULD SUPPLY THE SOFTWARE ALLOW THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A POWERFUL AND VERSATILE PUBLISHING UNIT WITHIN THE HKUST, LORD GLENARTHUR SAID.

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"SOFTWARE AND THE DESIGNING OF NEW SYSTEMS IS AN AREA WHERE BRITAIN HAS WON AN INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION; AS A MATTER OF FACT THE COMPUTING SERVICES INDUSTRY IS ONE OF THE FASTEST-GROWING SECTORS OF THE BRITISH ECONOMY, HE ADDED.

LORD GLENARTHUR ALSO SAID HE HOPED THERE WOULD BE CONSIDERABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR CO-OPERATION AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN BRITISH UNIVERSITIES IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND HKUST.

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