Policy Address

Development of Scientific Research

42.        We will continue to promote Hong Kong's technological development through financial and infrastructural support.  We will also reinforce our intermediary role to promote technological co-operation between the Mainland and the rest of the world.  In May this year, thanks to joint efforts with Shenzhen, DuPont decided to establish the Global Thin Film Photovoltaic Business/R&D Centre in the Hong Kong Science Park, and to set up production facilities in Shenzhen.  We will continue to work with the Shenzhen authorities to maximise the benefits of the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Innovation Circle.

43.        To nurture local talent, we introduced an Internship Programme under the Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF).  It aims to attract promising science and engineering graduates to take part in ITF-funded research and development (R&D) projects to better equip them for a future career in industrial and commercial R&D.  We have recently enhanced the programme by increasing the amount of the subsidy and expanding the pool of new recruits to cover graduates of higher degrees as well as non-local graduates of local universities.  We will extend the programme to our R&D centres to provide more opportunities to develop our human capital. 

 

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