1973/74
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1974
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A YEAR OF CHALLENGE FOR INDUSTRY
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THE FISCAL YEAR 1973/74 WAS ONE OF CHALLENGE FOR INDUSTRY AND, IN MANY WAYS, FOR THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY CENTRE, DR. THE HON. $.Y. CHUNG SAID TODAY.
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WHEN THE STOCK MARKET WAS +AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS FEVER+, HE NOTED, A SETBACK WAS EXPERIENCED BY THE CENTRE IN THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS.
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+FORTUNATELY, THE DECLINE WAS TEMPORARY AND THINGS BEGAN TO IMPROVE IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF THE FISCAL YEAR.+
DR. CHUNG WAS SPEAKING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WHEN HE TABLED THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR 1973/74.
HE SAID THAT DURING THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CENTRE CONTINUED TO EXPAND THOUGH IT HAD VIRTUALLY THE SAME STAFF STRENGTH AS THAT OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
THE CENTRE PROVIDED PRODUCTIVITY TRAINING TO 6,326 PEOPLE AND UNDERTOOK 104 CONSULTANCY AND TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS -- SHOWING AN INCREASE OF 20 PERCENT AND 73 PERCENT RESPECTIVELY OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
IN RESPONSE TO THE OIL CRISIS, DR. CHUNG SAID, THE CENTRE, THROUGH THE AUSPICES OF THE ASIAN PRODUCTIVITY ORGANISATION, ARRANGED FOR OVERSEAS EXPERT ASSISTANCE IN THE PROMOTION OF FUEL EFFICIENCY AND CONDUCTED A SERIES OF WELL-ATTENDED SEMINARS AND TRAINING COURSES ON THE EFFECTIVE AND ECONOMIC USE OF ENERGY.
HE POINTED OUT THAT A START WAS MADE DURING THE YEAR TO PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING TRAINING. AT THE SAME TIME, A FURTHER STEP WAS ALSO TAKEN TO ASSIST SMALL-SCALE INDUSTRY THROUGH THE INTRODUCTION OF A SMALL INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT ADVISORY SERVICE.
FOR A SMALL MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION, THE SERVICE PROVIDES FOR REGULAR VISITS BY THE CENTRE'S CONSULTANTS FOR ON-THE-SPOT ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE, WHICH NORMALLY COVERS THE FULL RANGE OF MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES AND TECHNICAL KNOW-HOWS.
+THIS SERVICE IS OF SPECIAL VALUE TO OWNER-MANAGERS WHO MAY BE FACED WITH BUSINESS PROBLEMS IN A VARIETY OF FIELDS OUTSIDE THEIR OWN KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE,+ DR. CHUNG SAID.
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