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Cheng Hon-kwan, Mr. Allen Lee, Mr. David Li, Mr, Ngai Shiu-kit,

Sc Prof. Poon and Mr. Wong Po-yan all gave particular emphasis

to the related issues of encouraging technology transfer,

information technology and technology centres. There was

also general welcome for the creation of the Committee

on

Science and Technology to improve coordination in that A

field.

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6.

Sir, as

in

mentioned in your address, much has

fact already been done to assist

done to assist in raising our technology

level, particularly through the Hong Kong Productivity

Council, the Vocational Training Council, and our inward

investment programme. Indeed, the results of the latest

survey of overseas investment in our manufacturing industry

have just become available, and I am pleased to be able

to announce that the net increase in fixed assets by

companies in which there are overseas interests grew in

1986 by

by 55 compared with

as

the net

in increase

This is a most encouraging result.

1985.

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f.

at

the

technology

However, I agree that the time has come to look

more ambitious possibility of establishing a

centre or science park in close relationship

or

Accordingly the Industry

with a University of Polytechnic.

Development Board will later this month be having initial

discussions on both this possibility and the conceivably

/related

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