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"The camp management was first informed of the matter by an NGO on the day of repatriation and even then, the NGO was unable to state the appointment date.

"When the fax was received, the woman was already on her way back to China and it was too late to reverse the repatriation process," Ms Wong said.

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Government establishes Planning Committee on Science Park

The Industry Department announced today (Friday) the establishment of a Planning Committee on Science Park to take forward the proposal of setting up a science park in Hong Kong.

The science park project was identified by the Government as an integral of an advanced technological infrastructure in Hong Kong.

The project stemmed from the recommendations in the Science Park Stage Two Study Report published in October 1995. The report was made available for public consultation until the end of 1995.

The proposed development of a science park in Hong Kong has received strong support from industry, the higher education sector and the business community.

"The planning committee deals with the detailed planning issues relating to the setting up of a science park and makes recommendations to the Government on the institutional arrangements for the future governing body of the science park, the parameters of development, the project estim.tes and the financing mechanism," said the Director-General of Industry and chairman of the planning committee, Mr Francis Ho.

He said recommendations in the report would be used as a broad basis for establishing a science park at Pak Shek Kok, which would be available for development in early 1998.

He said the planning committee would recommend detailed implementation proposals, which would form the basis to evaluate project estimates.

The planning committee is chaired by the Director-General of Industry and its members comprise academics, industrialists and businessmen from investment community and estate management sector, in addition to representatives of relevant government departments.