Professor Lee Yuan-tseh, a Nobel Prize-winning chemist, was a guest speaker at a prize-giving ceremony at the University of Hong Kong. The renowned scholar called on the Chinese government to increase resources for education and science. Professor Lee, also known as the Mozart of chemistry and physics , said the 0.7 gross national product Beijing allocated to scientific research each year was not acceptable. Taiwan s funding is 1.7 per cent of its GNP.

Professor Lee Yuan-tseh, a Nobel Prize-winning chemist, was a guest speaker at a prize-giving ceremony at the University of Hong Kong. The renowned scholar called on the Chinese government to increase resources for education and science. Professor Lee, also known as the Mozart of chemistry and physics , said the 0.7 gross national product Beijing allocated to scientific research each year was not acceptable. Taiwan s funding is 1.7 per cent of its GNP.

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Professor Lee Yuan-tseh, a Nobel Prize-winning chemist, was a guest speaker at a prize-giving ceremony at the University of Hong Kong. The renowned scholar called on the Chinese government to increase resources for education and science. Professor Lee, also known as the Mozart of chemistry and physics , said the 0.7 gross national product Beijing allocated to scientific research each year was not acceptable. Taiwan s funding is 1.7 per cent of its GNP.

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