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MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1994

TWO DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMEN ELECTED

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BOARD

MR CHAN LAU-FONG OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT

AND MR LAM WAI-KEUNG OF THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD WERE ELECTED CHAIRMEN OF THEIR RESPECTIVE BOARDS TODAY (MONDAY).

MR CHAN SUCCESSFULLY DEFEATED MR YEUNG FUK-KWONG BY NINE VOTES TO EIGHT, WHILE MR LAM WAS RE-ELECTED UNOPPOSED.

MEMBER MEANWHILE, TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD

MR CHOW PING-TIM WAS ELECTED AS THE BOARD'S REPRESENTATIVE ΤΟ THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AFTER HE BEAT TWO OTHER CANDIDATES, MR CHEN YOH-WEN AND MR TAM TAI-ON.

MR CHOW SECURED NINE VOTES WHILE MR CHEN AND MR TAM GOT SIX AND TWO VOTES RESPECTIVELY.

ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER MR CHOW YUK-TONG KAS ELECTED

AS THE

REPRESENTATIVE MEMBER TO THE REGIONAL

UNOPPOSED COUNCIL.

BOARD'S

GOVT TO ANNOUNCE SUPPORT FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY

THE BIOTECHNOLOGY SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (ITDC) WILL HOLD A RECEPTION TOMORROW (TUESDAY) ANNOUNCE THE GOVERNMENT'S SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ITS RELATED INDUSTRIES IN HONG KONG.

TO

BE

SPEAKING AT THE RECEPTION WILL

THE THE BIOTECHNOLOGY SUB-COMMITTEE, DR STAN CHEUNG, AND DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF INDUSTRY, MR RAYMOND YOUNG,

CHAIRMAN OF

THE ASSISTANT

DR CHEUNG WILL LAUNCH THE PUBLICATION OF A BIOTECHNOLOGY DIRECTORY WHICH IS DESIGNED TO HELP PROMOTE AND COORDINATE THE COMMERCIALISATION OF APPLIED RESEARCH PRODUCTS AND ENHANCE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY IN HONG KONG.

THEIR

HE WILL ALSO REPORT ON THE PROGRESS OF THE BIOTECHNOLOGY INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME LAUNCHED IN MAY THIS YEAR.

MR YOUNG WILL INTRODUCE THE VARIOUS BIOTECHNOLOGY-RELATED PROJECTS AWARDED FUNDING UNDER THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SCHEME 1994/95.

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

THE RECEPTION IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 18 (TUESDAY) AT 3.30 PM AT RENAISSANCE BALLROOM A, HONG KONG RENAISSANCE HOTEL, 5 PEKING ROAD, KOWLOON,

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE FUNCTION.

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