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HE BELIEVED HE SAID, THAT THE ENGINEERING INDUSTRY HERE HAD GREAT POTENTIAL FOR EXPANSION IN THE YEARS AHEAD. +REALISATION OF THIS POTENTIAL,+ HE CONTINUED, +MUST, IN MY VIEW, BE ENCOURAGED WITHIN THE NEXT FEW YEARS BE AGGRESSIVE INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT PROMOTION ON THE ONE HAND AND BY AN EXPANSION OF INDUSTRIALLY- TRAINED YOUNG PEOPLE WITHIN THE TECHNICAL TRAINING SYSTEM ON THE OTHER.+
EVERY INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG, HE SAID, RELIED TO A GREATER OR LESSER EXTENT ON ENGINEERING SKILLS.
MR. MCGREGOR ADDED: +WE HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF ENGINEERING TALENT WHICH DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE FULLY UTILISED. I AM SURE WE ARE GOING TO SEE A SUBSTANTIAL EXPANSION OF ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES IN HONG KONG DURING THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. THE INDUSTRIAL ESTATES CONCEPT HAS GREAT RELEVANCE TO ENGINEERING-BASED INDUSTRIES.+
MR. MCGREGOR WAS MET ON ARRIVAL AT THE SAM FAT HING STEEL FACTORY BY THE PROPRIETOR, MR. LAM TSOON-FAI.
THE FACTORY PRODUCES MACHINES AND MACHINE PARTS FOR CRANES, CONTAINERS, MOTOR VEHICLES, HYDROFOILS, ELECTRICITY GENERATORS, INCINERATORS, AND TRACTORS.
STRONG TEAM FOR THIRD ROUND OF EEC TEXTILE NEGOTIATIONS
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HONG KONG IS FIELDING A STRONG TEAM FOR THE THIRD ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE EEC ON A NEW TEXTILE AGREEMENT.
THE NEGOTIATIONS ARE SCHEDULED TO START ON JULY 7 IN
BRUSSELS.
THE DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, MR. J.D. MCGREGOR, ANNOUNCED TODAY THE APPOINTMENT OF SIX MEMBERS OF THE TEXTILE ADVISORY BOARD AS INDUSTRIAL ADVISERS TO THE SIX-MEMBER OFFICIAL HONG KONG DELEGATION.
THEY ARE THE HON. FRANCIS Y.H. TIEN, MR. JACK TANG MR. B.I. BARLOW, MR. FRANK LIN, MR. PHILIP LAI AND MR. STEPHEN CHEONG.
THE HONG KONG DELEGATION IS LED BY MR. LAWRENCE MILLS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, WHO IS ALREADY IN EUROPE.
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MR. PETER TSAO, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT, WILL LEAVE TOMORROW (SATURDAY) TO JOIN HIM, AND THE REST OF THE DELEGATION WILL FOLLOW NEXT WEEK. DELEGATION WILL ALSO BE SUPPORTED BY SENIOR OFFICIALS FROM THE BRUSSELS OFFICE OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
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