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BEEN ACTIVE AND FAIRLY SUCCESSFUL IN SEEKING SPONSORSHIP FROM COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY FOR VARIOUS RESEARCH PROJECTS. TO GIVE A RECENT EXAMPLE, HKUST HAS SECURED SOME EIGHT MILLION POUNDS FROM HONG KONG TELECOM FOR AN INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. THESE FUND RAISING EFFORTS BY THE UNIVERSITIES ARE CONTINUING. APPEALS TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR HERE BY HKG OR THE BRITISH COUNCIL WOULD THUS HAVE THE POTENTIAL EFFECT OF UNDERMINING HKUST'S AND THE OTHER INSTITUTIONS' OWN FUND RAISING EFFORTS, WHICH WE ARE KEEN TO ENCOURAGE.
5. I WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF MINISTERS COULD BE ASKED TO RECONSIDER FUNDING A RESEARCH CENTRE AT HKUST. IF THEY ARE UNABLE TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT ON GROUNDS OF COST, WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOMMEND ALTERNATIVE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMMES, RATHER THAN PURSUE THE PRIVATE SECTOR APPROACH (PARTICULARLY WITH THE ANGLO-HONG KONG TRUST, WHO WE ARE PRETTY SURE HAVE ENOUGH ON THEIR PLATE FOR THE MOMENT). WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING WITH THE BRITISH COUNCIL POSSIBLE FURTHER MEASURES TO STRENGTHEN THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH IN HONG KONG, IN PARTICULAR TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND EXPERIENCED TEACHERS. WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO LET YOU HAVE MORE DETAILED PROPOSALS ON THESE LINES.
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MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
MISS SPENCER
MR BLATHERWICK
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