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5.
In relation to manufacturing, this leaves room
for support being provided by the Government for our
manufacturers through educational programmes, the provision
of industrial land; other public works and a variety of
subvented business services (e.g. TDC, ECIC, TFC, Shippers
Council, etc.), as well as specific schemes of industrial
training, the productivity enhancement services of the Hong
Kong Productivity Council and by the quality promotion and
inward investment services of the Industry Department.
6.
Our objective at all times is to facilitate the
growth of our industries by fostering their competitive
strength on the one hand and by removing identifiable obstacles
on the other.
Industrial development services: present and future
7.
The first cycle of the techno-economic consultancy
studies undertaken on the advice of the IDB is nearing
completion. The electronics industry was looked at in 1983,
plastics in 1985-86, the study on textiles and garments
is nearing completion and that on metals fabrication and
light engineering will start early in 1987-88. As a result,
an overall picture of the strengths and weaknesses of the
major manufacturing industries is beginning to emerge.
/The focus