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1961 with the object of increasing productivity in Asian countries by mutual co-operation. Since its entry, Hong Kong has sent repre- sentatives to seminars and study groups organized by this body in member countries. In addition the Asian Productivity Organization has, in conjunction with the Hong Kong Management Association and the Commerce and Industry Department, arranged lectures by a Japanese expert for local industrialists and Government officers.
INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT
The rapid expansion of Hong Kong industry has created organizations quite different from the traditional pattern of a small family business and this has produced a corresponding need to develop managerial skills at all levels. To meet these needs in the upper levels of management, the Hong Kong Management Association, formed in 1960 under the sponsorship of the Federa- tion of Hong Kong Industries, provides a series of training courses in management studies developed to suit the particular circum- stances of Hong Kong. These courses cover general, office, per- sonnel, financial, production and marketing management; they employ such methods of instruction as lectures, discussions, forums and case studies. During the year, special courses on principles and practice in modern management were conducted by experts from the Urwick Orr Management Centre. The Association also participated in a congress held by the Comite International de l'Organisation Scientifique (CIOS) in New York.
The Hong Kong Technical College includes management studies in its full-time diploma course in building and engineering and provides evening courses in management subjects and work study. The technical college also offers short courses of three or four weeks each on productivity, dealing with such matters as plant layout, handling of materials, production planning and control, quality control, work study and allied subjects. The courses are intended for persons at middle management level, particularly those engaged in actual production work.
SUPERVISORY TRAINING FOR INDUSTRY
The Supervisory Training Section of the Labour Department also offers training in supervisory techniques free of charge to staff