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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1993

"BOTH THE APPELLANT AND THE COMMISSIONER MAY BE REPRESENTED BY A BARRISTER OR SOLICITOR, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

"IF THE APPELLANT FAILS TO SERVE A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF APPEAL ON THE COMMISSIONER OR TO FURNISH PARTICULARS, THE APPEAL BOARD MAY DISMISS THE APPEAL," HE ADDED.

IN A RELATED DEVELOPMENT, THE AMUSEMENT GAME CENTRES {FEES) REGULATION WHICH SETS OUT THE NEW LICENCE FEES FOR GAME MACHINES OR AMUSEMENT DEVICES WILL ALSO BE GAZETTED NEXT FRIDAY.

"THE NEW FEES WILL BE $920 PER MACHINE OR DEVICE,

+ SAID THE

SPOKESMAN.

HE SAID THE OLD FEES HAD NOT BEEN ADJUSTED SINCE 1981.

THERE WILL BE A CHARGE OF $535 FOR EACH APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF LICENCE, TRANSFER OF LICENCE AND AMENDMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OR PARTICULARS OF A LICENCE AT THE REQUEST OF A LICENSEE.

"THE GOVERNMENT INCURS COSTS IN PROCESSING APPLICATIONS IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER THEY ARE APPROVED OR NOT, THE NEW CHARGE HAS BEEN SET TO RECOVER IN FULL THESE COSTS," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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CONTRACT SIGNED FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

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A $2.7 MILLION CONTRACT SIGNED TODAY (FRIDAY) BETWEEN THE HONG KONG APPLIED R & D FUND COMPANY LIMITED AND A LOCAL COMPANY TO DEVELOP A COMPUTER SOFTWARE PACKAGE SHOWS THE GOVERNMENT'S EFFORTS IN PROMOTING APPLIED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R & D) ACTIVITIES IN HONG KONG.

SPEAKING AT THE CONTRACT SIGNING CEREMONY, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR- GENERAL OF INDUSTRY, MR RICKY FUNG, SAID THIS FIRST CONTRACT WAS ONLY A START, ADDING THAT GOOD PROGRESS HAD BEEN MADE ON THE ASSESSMENT OF APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING SUPPORT UNDER THE $200 MILLION APPLIED R & D SCHEME.

"AT PRESENT, APART FROM THE APPLICATION WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS CEREMONY, FOUR APPLICATIONS ARE IN THE FINAL STAGE OF ASSESSMENT AND LEGAL DOCUMENTS FOR THE EXTENSION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO A COUPLE OF PROJECTS ARE BEING DRAFTED, HE SAID.

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HE URGED THOSE INDIVIDUALS OR COMPANIES WITH BRIGHT IDEAS FOR APPLIED R & D TO LOSE NO TIME AND SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO SECURE AN ADDITIONAL SOURCE OF FINANCING FOR THEIR PROJECTS.

ALSO SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY WAS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE KONG APPLIED R & D FUND COMPANY LIMITED, MR CHENG HON-KWAN.

HONG

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