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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1992

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AIRPORT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE MEETS NEXT MONDAY

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THE SEVENTH PLENARY MEETING OF THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE ON

HELD AT THE NEW AIRPORT AND RELATED PROJECTS WILL BE

2.30 PM NEXT

MONDAY (DECEMBER 7).

WING

THE MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE A'T THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT

MAIN OFFICES, CONFERENCE HALL, FIRST FLOOR, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT (NEW ANNEXE).

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO OBSERVE THE PROCEEDINGS ARE 829 REQUESTED TO RESERVE A SEAT BY TELEPHONING MS LEUNG WING-CHONG ON 6745 DURING OFFICE HOURS.

AS SEATING IS LIMITED,

FIRST-SERVED.

BOOKINGS WILL BE FIRST-COME,

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

YOUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING.

NEED FOR SCIENCE PARK EXPLORED

THE GOVERNMENT WILL SOON CONSIDER THE FINDINGS OF A CONSULTANCY STUDY ON THE NEED FOR A SCIENCE PARK IN HONG KONG, THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR TH CHAU, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

THE

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE PARK CONFERENCE, HE SAID HONG KONG HAD TO CONSIDER VERY CAREFULLY NERD TO MAINTAIN IT'S COMPETITIVE EDGE IN THE FACE OF RAPID THE NEIGHBOURING ECONOMIES IN ASIA.

GROWTH OF

HE SAID MANY COUNTRIES HAD EXPLORED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SCIENCE PARKS TO SECURE THE TECHNOLOGICAL HIGH GROUND IN THE SEARCH FOR A NEW COMPETITIVE EDGE.

HONG KONG WAS AWARE OF THE POSSIBLE ROLE A SCIENCE PARK COULD PLAY IN THE TECHNOLOGICAL GROWTH OF AN ECONOMY, MR CHAU SAJID.

IN MANY COUNTRIES A SCIENCE PARK HAD BEEN SHOWN TO SERVE AS A ΤΟ SEEKING FOCUS, BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND GLOBALLY, AROUND WHICH FIRMS BENEFIT MORE FROM TECHNOLOGY COULD ESTABLISH THEMSELVES, HE POINTED OUT.

"THEY CAN MAKE USE OF SHARED FACILITIES AND HAVE ACCESS TO THE SKILLED AND TRAINED LABOUR

ATTRACTED TO THE GOOD WORKING ENVIRONMENT OF A SCIENCE PARK.

FORCE

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