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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17,

1990

IN LONDON WILL NORMALLY BE

"APPLICATIONS TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE KUWAIT INVESTMENT

GRANTED

PROVIDED EFFECTED THROUGH APPROVED SETTLEMENT AGENTS,

OFFICE

11

THAT THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

TRANSACTIONS ARE

COPIES OF THE SUPPLEMENTS COUNTER OF THE MONETARY AFFAIRS ADMIRALTY CENTRE.

ARE

AVAILABLE

BRANCH,

24TH

FROM

FLOOR,

THE

RECEPTION

TOWER

21

0

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES HELP IMPROVE ENVIRONMENT

* * * * * *

RESEARCH ON ENVIRONMENTAL

TECHNOLOGY

IN IMPROVING

THE

BY THE TERTIARY PROBLEMS WILL BE INSTITUTIONS WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON PRACTICAL

ENVIRONMENT, OF GREAT BENEFIT TO THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR GRAHAM BARNES, TODAY (MONDAY).

EFFORT

THE SAID

STANDARDS, THERE WAS HE SAID WITH THE UPGRADED ENVIRONMENTAL GREAT DEMAND FROM INDUSTRY FOR TECHNOLOGICAL ADVICE AND EQUIPMENT POLLUTION ABATEMENT.

'90

FOR

MR BARNES WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE ENVIRONMENT WORKSHOP ON ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND THE BAPTIST COLLEGE.

HE SAID THE ORGANISATION OF THE WORKSHOP WAS TIMELY GIVE A GUIDE AS TO HOW SUCH RESEARCH MIGHT BE FOCUSSED.

THE TERTIARY

AND MIGHT

INSTITUTIONS

"PERHAPS WE WOULD DO BETTER IF ALL WERE то ESTABLISH A JOINT CO-ORDINATION CENTRE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY RESEARCH, WHICH COULD SET UP A DATA RELEVANT FACILITIES AND CO-ORDINATE

DIFFERENT PROJECTS," MR BARNES SAID.

RESOURCES

TO DEAL WITH BANK OF TALENT FOR

AND

AN ENVIRONMENT AND FROM THE

MEMBERS

BY GOVERNED THE CENTRE IN TURN MIGHT BE

COMBINE WOULD WHICH ENERGY RESEARCH COUNCIL, COMMUNITY WITH GOVERNMENT AND ACADEMIC TALENT, HE SAID.

NOT

LEAST

SUPPORTED, TECHNOLOGICAL CAPACITY

AND COUNCIL WOULD BE WIDELY "WE BELIEVE THAT SUCH A CENTRE

OF THE THE AVAILABILITY BECAUSE WITH

ARE TO SOLVE

PROBLEMS, THERE ENVIRONMENTAL

AND THE NEW PRODUCTS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF

SERVICES,' MR BARNES PROVISION OF SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SAID.

"

ENVIRONMENTALLY HE CALLED ON THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO BE MORE ALERT AND RESPOND TO THESE OPPORTUNITIES.

MR BARNES STRESSED THAT THE ACTION TO PROTECT

IN THE GLOBAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.

AND

LOCAL

PERSPECTIVE

THE

ENVIRONMENT

WAS HEAVILY

INDEBTED

TO

/"THE SUPPORT