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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1989

THAT IT HAD THANKS TO UNIVERSITY

HE ATTACHED GREAT IMPORTANCE TO INDUSTRY, SAYING "A VALUABLE ROLE TO PLAY" IN THIS PROCESS AND EXTENDED HIS

OF SUPPORT INSTRUMENTS FOR ITS TEXAS

FARSIGHTED PROGRAMME DESIGN CHAMPIONSHIP.

THE

"GIVEN THE IMPORTANCE

OF THE ELECTRONICS

HONG

ΤΟ INDUSTRY APT THAT THE ENTRIES KONG'S EXPORT PERFORMANCE, IT IS PARTICULARLY

ON CONCENTRATED HAVE

EXPLOITING FOR THE DESIGN CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN ALL ITS FORMS," HE SAID.

MR BARMA

SAID HE

OF EDUCATIONAL

SEMICONDUCTOR

MATERIAL, TECHNOLOGY,

APPRECIATED

THAT THE TEXAS

UNIVERSITY PROGRAMME WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH

AS

WELL AND THE

AS

ACCESS OPPORTUNITY

ΤΟ

INSTRUMENTS

EXPERIENCE IN DESIGNING ADVANCED ELECTRONIC CIRCUITING.

A WIDE RANGE THE LATEST FOR PRACTICAL

"HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IS STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN INDUSTRY,

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IN IMPORTANT PARTICULARLY

HE SAID,

EQUIPPING

UNLIMITED BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN AIRPORT AND PORT PROJECTS

THE

BILLION US$16.3

AIRPORT AND PORT PROJECTS ANNOUNCED RECENTLY BY THE GOVERNOR PROVIDE ALMOST UNLIMITED OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE HONG U.S. AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION, THE DIRECTOR OF

MR KERRY MCGLYNN, SAID KONG ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE IN NEW YORK, YESTERDAY (THURSDAY).

THERE

WERE

LOUISVILLE,

THE ACROSS CONSTRUCTION TO

SPEAKING TO AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SYMPOSIUM IN

MR MCGLYNN SAID

OPPORTUNITIES

TO OF

KENTUCKY,

DEVELOPMENT FROM FINANCING SPECTRUM PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND SUPPLY OF EQUIPMENT.

THE

22 MONTH HE SAID TWO U.S. COMPANIES HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN THE

AREAD WITH THE AIRPORT STUDY WHICH LED TO THE FINAL DECISION TO GO

30 AMERICAN COMPANIES AND THAT ABOUT 20 TO

HAD ALREADY EXPRESSED

INTEREST IN THE PROJECT.

MR

MCGLYNN NOTED

THAT

THE

OPPORTUNITY

ABOUT

FOR INTERNATIONAL INVOLVEMENT HAD BEEN UNDERLINED BY THE GOVERNMENT ESTIMATE THAT

BE FINANCED BY 40 TO 60 PER CENT OF THE PROJECT WOULD SECTOR.

THE PRIVATE

PLAYS ON A "THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE BOUNDLESS AND AS HONG KONG

INVOLVED WILL LEVEL PLAYING FIELD, U.S. COMPANIES WISHING TO BECOME

WITH LOCAL AND OTHER HAVE AN

TO COMPETE OPPORTUNITY EQUAL

BECURING CONTRACTS AND WORK ASSOCIATED INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS IN WITH THE PROJECT," HE SAID.

MR MOGLINN