WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1976
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GREATER DEMAND FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT FROM PRODUCTIVITY CENTRE
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DR. THE HON. S.Y. CHUNG TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY THAT AS THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG RESPONDED SWIFTLY TO IMPROVED OPPORTUNITIES IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE DURING THE LAST FINANCIAL YEAR, THERE WAS RISING DEMAND FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT FROM THE PRODUCTIVITY CENTRE TO UPGRADE PRODUCT QUALITY, INCREASE PRODUCTION OUTPUT AND REDUCE MANUFACTURING COST.
IN TABLING THE LATEST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL, HE SAID THAT AS A RESULT OF THIS GREATER DEMAND, THE PRODUCTIVITY CENTRE EXPANDED ITS SCALE OF ACTIVITIES AND, AT THE SAME TIME, CONTINUED WITH ITS POLICY OF GRADUALLY SHIFTING THE EMPHASIS TO TECHNOLOGY IN BOTH AREAS OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE INDUSTRIES.+
HE NOTED THAT DURING THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1975-76, THE PRODUCTIVITY CENTRE CONDUCTED TRAINING COURSES FOR 6,763 PERSONS AS COMPARED TO 6,620 IN 1974-75 AND UNDERTOOK 122 CONSULTANCY AND TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS AS AGAINST 102 A YEAR AGO.
A NUMBER OF THESE PROJECTS, HE ADDED, WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES IN HONG KONG.
AS PART OF ITS TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, HE CONTINUED, THE CENTRE HELD FIVE INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITIONS DURING THE YEAR.
+AMONG THE VARIOUS SURVEY AND RESEARCH PROJECTS COMPLETED AND PUBLISHED DURING THE YEAR, TWO OF THEM DESERVE SPECIFIC MENTION,+ HE SAID.
+ THE FIRST IS THE REPORT ON SALARY TRENDS AND FRINGE BENEFITS IN COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY PROVIDING UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON RENUMERATION IN RESPECT OF ADMINISTRATIVE, PROFESSIONAL AND OPERATIVE PERSONNEL.
+THE SECOND IS THE DIRECTORY OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES PROVIDING A DETAILED REFERENCE TO MORE THAN 4,000 MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS OF OVER 20 EMPLOYEES CLASSIFIED BY SECTORS OF INDUSTRY.+
DR. CHUNG PAID TRIBUTE TO THE CENTRE'S FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MR. W.H. NEWTON, WHO HAS RETURNED TO AUSTRALIA AFTER NINE YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE, AND WELCOMED HIS SUCCESSOR, MR. J.C. WRIGHT.
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