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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1992

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TECHNOLOGY REVIEW BOARD HOLDS FIRST MEETING

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THE TECHNOLOGY REVIEW POARD (TRB) CONCLUDED ITS FIRST THREE-DAY MEETING TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE TRB WAS ESTABLISHED TO ADVISE THE INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (ITDC) ON BROAD STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS FOR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT IN HONG KONG, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY TRENDS AND LOCAL CIRCUMSTANCES.

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COMMENTING ON THE MEETING, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR HAMISH MACLEOD, WHO IS ALSO CHAIRMAN OF THE ITDC, SAID: "THE TRB'S JOB IS LOOK AT WHERE HONG KONG COULD AND SHOULD BE HEADING IN TECHNOLOGY."

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'IT HAS MADE AN EXCELLENT START ON THIS IMPORTANT AND DEMANDING TASK AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING ITS REPORT, HE ADDED.

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CHAIRMAN OF THE TRB, PROFESSOR CHARLES K KAO, ALSO DESCRIBED THE MEETING AS HIGHLY USEFUL AND PRODUCTIVE.

BESIDES PROFESSOR KAO, THE TRB COMPRISES THREE LOCAL AND FIVE OVERSEAS MEMBERS.

THEY ARE:

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DR JOHN ASHWORTH, DIRECTOR OF THE LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS

AND POLITICAL SCIENCE;

MR T H BARMA, DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF INDUSTRY;

SIR JOHN

CADOGAN,

FORMER DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH, BRITISH

PETROLEUM

GROUP, AND CURRENTLY VISITING PROFESSOR OF

CHEMISTRY, IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND

MEDICINE;

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DR VICTOR K K FUNG, CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE

PRUDENTIAL ASIA CAPITAL LTD;

OFFICER,

DR CHARLES HERZFELD, FORMER DIRECTOR OF DEFENSE RESEARCH

AND ENGINEERING, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE;

* DR DEREK ROBERTS, PROVOST OF UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON;

MR C D TAM, SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER

PACIFIC), MOTOROLA SEMICONDUCTORS HONG KONG LTD; AND

(ASIA

/DR CHRIET TITULAER,