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THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1990

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CALL TO SET UP SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL

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LINKS

WITH THE

IN HONG KONG THE ENHANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (S&T)

WESTERN WORLD AND ENSURE WILL HELP MAINTAIN ITS

THE HON POON CHINA'S LONG-TERM RESPECT FOR THE TERRITORY, PROFESSOR CHUNG-KWONG, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (THURSDAY).

SPEAKING IN THE BUDGET

DEBATE,

PROF

SUGGESTED

THAT

POON

A то HELP THE TRANSFER AND KONG AT PRESENT

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL BE SET UP DEVELOPMENT OF S&T CAPABILITIES MOST NEEDED BY HONG AS WELL AS THOSE NEEDED IN THE FUTURE.

RISK

'SOFT' INFRASTRUCTURE. "WE MUST INVEST NOW TO DEVELOP OUR OWN IT MAY TAKE SOME TIME TO GATHER EXPERIENCE AND THERE MAY BE SOME OF NOT GETTING THE BEST OUT OF THE INVESTMENT.

"HOWEVER, INACTION OR SOME PASSIVE WILL BE EVEN MORE RISKY IN THE LONG TERM,

"

AND UNCOORDINATED EFFORTS HE SAID.

THE CONCEPT

TO MAINTAIN RESPECT TO ITS

PROF POON SAID THAT AN IMPORTANT FACTOR TO ENSURE OF "ONE COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS" WOULD WORK AFTER 1997, WAS HONG KONG'S PROSPERITY, PROGRESS AND USEFULNESS WITH NEIGHBOURS AND IN PARTICULAR TO CHINA.

"A PROSPEROUS AND STABLE HONG INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, HE SAID.

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REFLECTED

KONG WILL BENEFIT THE

ENTIRE

PROF POON NOTED THAT THE ABSENCE OF A

THAT HONG GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE APPROACH TO S&T.

FOCUS FOR S&T IN THE

A KONG LACKED

COHERENT

EVEN IF THERE WERE LIMITED EFFORTS, THEY UNCOORDINATED, HE SAID.

WERE FRAGMENTED AND

REVIEW POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT OF RELATING TO

HE SUGGESTED THAT THE S&T COUNCIL FORMULATE AND ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, OVERSEE THE PROMOTION

OF COORDINATION OF EFFORTS S&T, AND ACT AS THE FOCUS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE GOVERNMENT.

SHOULD SERVE AS A CHANNEL FOR HE ALSO SAID SUCH A COUNCIL

S&T, CONSULTATION FOR THE VARIOUS STAKE-HOLDERS HAVING AN INTEREST IN

AND ΤΟ ALLOCATE TO SEEK ADVICE FROM VARIOUS COMMITTEES AND AGENCIES, FUNDING FOR VARIOUS PLANS AND PROGRAMMES.

PROF POON SUGGESTED THAT A LEVÝ SYSTEM SHOULD BE INTRODUCED INDUSTRY TO OBTAIN THE NECESSARY FUNDING FOR S&T DEVELOPMENT.

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