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encourage more product innovations and facilitate the commercial application of new ideas. There are many, many successful examples of science parks and technology
limited Kingdom pe, and Asia. centres in the US, the united kingdom.
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subject has been well researched into. little doubt that the establishment of science parks' and 'technology centres in Hong Kong will benefit
industrial development. Initially, we might start with
a multistorey building technology centre rather than a 10 land intensive 'science park'. There are plenty of science
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and technology expertise in our territory= tertiary education institutions. It would be foolish for the Government not to tap such readily available
O resources. The only prerequisite in optimising the expertise is a commitment by the Government to provide the necessary front-up financial resources, in starting the projects.<
19 Sir, Hong Kong needs a revival in traditional industries
by sophisticated new techniques. The Government must seriously consider the establishment of technology centres as a step in this direction.
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The environment. I am pleased to note,- Sir, that the Financial Secretary proposed to allocate remarkably 26. large sums of money to combat environmental pollution 27 problems. The rapid deterioration of our environment
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needed. Like many other places, Hong Kong has come rather late to an appreciation of its true implications of environmental pollution and the real threats that it poses. [Sir, many of the environmental pollution problems could be avoided at no great cost if environmental
factors were addressed at the outset of our various
enterprises. Many useful techniques and facilities have
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