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Right to Enjoy the Benefits of Scientific Progress and Its Applications (paragraph 1(b))
The Hong Kong Government has taken a number of measures to promote the development of science, the application of scientific progress for the benefits of the community and the diffusion of information on scientific progress.
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Science subjects are taught at primary and secondary schools and post-secondary educational institutions. Besides obtaining funding from benefactors and private companies, various institutions of higher education receive financial support from the government for conducting scientific research. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, newly opened for classes in October 1991, is specially committed to promoting technological applications in Hong Kong and the Asia-Pacific Region.
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The Government provides facilities and services to facilitate technological upgrading in industries in Hong Kong. These include industrial estates which cater for high-technology industries; services to help industry to improve productivity; promotion of technology transfer through inward investment; establishment of a Hong Kong Industrial Technology Centre; and support for industrial research through an applied Research and Development Scheme.
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Both the Hong Kong Space Museum and the Hong Kong Science Museum played an important part in the diffusion of scientific information to the public. The former, which formed the first phase of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, was opened in October 1981. It provies the public with an exceptional entertainment venue in which knowledge of the universe, space exploration and related sciences are presented through sky shows, Omnimax film shows, exhibitions, lectures in astronomy and telescopic observations. A 20-million exhibit renewal programme was completed in July 1991.
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25. The Hong Kong Science Museum was opened in April 1991. The 550 exhibits of the Museum, the majority of the "hands-on" type, cover five major areas, namely: Orientation, Science Arcade, Life Sciences, Technology and a Children's Zone. Technology area is further subdivided into Computer and Robotics, Energy, Communication, Construction, Transportation, Food Science and Home Technology. Its 20-metre high energy machine is the largest of its kind in the world. With a wide range of science activities, such as lectures, science film shows, fun-science activities, visits from professional groups, schools and other underprivileged groups, the Museum is a place for people of all walks of life to experience and discover the mystery of science and technology.
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