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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1993

ACTION UNDER WAY TO EXEMPT LOW-TRANSMITTING

POWER DEVICES FROM LICENSING

THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MRS ANSON CHAN, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT THE ADMINISTRATION AGREED THAT IT WOULD BE SENSIBLE TO EXEMPT LOW-TRANSMITTING POWER DEVICES, SUCH AS CORDLESS MICROPHONES, FROM THE CURRENT LICENSING REQUIREMENT.

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON TIMOTHY HA WING-HO, MRS CHAN SAID ACTION TO ACHIEVE THE EXEMPTION WAS ALREADY IN HAND.

SHE SAID TO EFFECT THIS CHANGE REQUIRED LICENSING ORDER TO BE MADE BY THE GOVERNOR IN TELECOMMUNICATION ORDINANCE.

AN EXEMPTION FROM COUNCIL UNDER THE

NOT ONLY

"WE ARE CURRENTLY PREPARING SUCH AN ORDER COVERING CORDLESS MICROPHONES, WHICH MEET REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS, BUT ALSO OTHER LOW POWER DEVICES, SUCH AS CERTAIN TYPES OF WIRELESS OFFICE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, SHE SAID.

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MRS CHAN SAID THE ADMINISTRATION INTENDED TO SUBMIT THIS ORDER TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR.

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COLLABORATION IN CONTRACT RESEARCH DEPENDS

ON ACCEPTABILITY OF COMPANIES

THE SCOPE FOR COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R AND D CORPORATION LTD AND LOCAL INDUSTRY IN THE CASE OF CONTRACT RESEARCH WILL DEPEND ON WHETHER IT IS ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANIES COMMISSIONING THE PROJECTS, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR JOHN CHAN, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

LIKEWISE, THE POSSIBILITY OF JOINT EXPLOITATION OF RESEARCH RESULTS WOULD DEPEND ON SATISFACTORY ARRANGEMENTS BEING MADE WITH REGARD TO THE RELEVANT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, HE ADDED.

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON NGAI SHIU-KIT IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR CHAN SAID THE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R AND D CORPORATION LTD WAS REGISTERED AS A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE ON DECEMBER 8 LAST YEAR.

HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS AWARE OF THE INITIAL ORGANISATION AND POSSIBLE FUNCTIONS OF THE CORPORATION, BUT AS THESE HAVE YET TO BE DEVELOPED INTO SPECIFIC ORGANISATIONAL PLANS, IT WAS TOO EARLY TO WHETHER, AND HOW, THE GOVERNMENT'S ASSISTANCE MIGHT BE REQUIRED.

SAY

WITH

"WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE CORPORATION INTENDS TO CO-OPERATE OTHER EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, INDUSTRIAL, BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS, BOTH LOCALLY AND OVERSEAS, MR CHAN SAID.

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"THE GOVERNMENT