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THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1992

GOVERNMENT

THE SEMINAR ON NUCLEAR ENERGY IS ORGANISED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE HONG KONG AND THE HONG KONG NUCLEAR INVESTMENT COMPANY.

ITS PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE WIDER PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF A WHOLE RANGE OF ISSUES RELATED TO THE GENERATION OF NUCLEAR POWER.

STUDY ON SCIENCE PARK COMMISSIONED

THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) COMMISSIONED A CONSULTANCY STUDY TO EXAMINE THE CASE FOR DEVELOPING A SCIENCE PARK IN HONG KONG.

THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF INDUSTRY, MR T.H. BARMA, AND THE DIRECTOR (ASIA) OF SEGAL QUINCE WICKSTEED LTD (SQW), MR CHRIS GREEN, SIGNED THE $4.19 MILLION CONSULTANCY AGREEMENT THIS MORNING.

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IN ADDITION TO SQW WHICH CARRIED OUT THE ORIGINAL CONSULTANCY STUDIES LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TECHNOLOGY CENTRE, PRESENT STUDY WILL INVOLVE A NUMBER OF SUB-CONSULTANTS.

THEY INCLUDED MACNEIL PACIFIC, HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL, HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC, TOWNLAND, HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY CENTRE, NOMURA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, NEXUS (USA) AND DYTECH (USA AND TAIWAN).

SPEAKING AFTER THE SIGNING CEREMONY, MR BARMA SAID THE STUDY FOLLOWED THE GOVERNMENT DECISION TO DEVELOP A TECHNLOLGY CENTRE.

"THE MAIN FUNCTION OF THE TECHNOLOGY CENTRE IS ΤΟ PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION FOR SMALL 'START-UP' COMPANIES. THE MAJORITY OF TENANTS OF THE CENTRE WOULD OCCUPY UNITS OF ONLY 20 ΤΟ 100 SQUARE METRES IN AREA.

"AS TENANTS OF THE TECHNOLOGY CENTRE GROW AND THEIR BUSINESSES EXPAND, SOME WILL WANT TO GO INTO A FACTORY ENVIRONMENT TO MANUFACTURE PRODUCTS THEY HAVE DEVELOPED.

"OTHERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE RESEARCH- OR SERVICE- ORIENTED, SUCH AS COMPUTER SOFTWARE DESIGNERS AND LABORATORY TESTING FACILITIES, WILL WANT TO MOVE INTO LARGER ACCOMMODATION AND A SCIENCE PARK COULD PROVIDE THE EXTRA SPACE THAT THEY NEED," HE SAID.

MR BARMA SAID THE SCIENCE PARK COULD ALSO PROVIDE SUITABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR EXISTING MANUFACTURERS WHO WANTED TO DEVELOP THEIR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITY.

"MOREOVER, THE SCIENCE PARK COULD OFFER A LIMITED NUMBER OF SITES TO LARGE 'ANCHOR' TENANTS. IN SEVERAL SCIENCE PARKS, A KEY ROLE HAS BEEN PLAYED BY A SINGLE WELL-KNOWN HIGH TECHNOLOGY FIRM.

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