N
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1980
+THE PLAY THINGS WE SEE HERE TODAY ARE THE PRODUCTS OF AN IMAGINATIVE AND INNOVATIVE INDUSTRY AND A SKILLED WORKFORCE FULLY AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF QUALITY AND DURABILITY.
+IT IS OF SOME SIGNIFICANCE THAT THE IMAGE OF HONG KONG THAT THIS WILL IMPLANT AMONGST TOMORROW'S ADULTS, OR THE PARENTS OF TODAY'S CHILDREN, CAN ONLY BE ONE OF A PLACE WHERE QUALITY COUNTS AND WHEN INNOVATION IS REWARDED.
+THE INDUSTRY HAS ADAPTED ITSELF TO AN INCREASINGLY DISCERNING MARKET AND AT THE SAME TIME HAS KEPT A CAREFUL EYE ON ENSURING THAT THE TOYS WE MAKE ARE SAFE. THIS READINESS TO CHANGE, AND THIS EMPHASIS ON QUALITY AND SAFETY OWE MUCH TO THE CONTINUED EFFORTS OF THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL.
+UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF SIR Y.K. KAN THE COUNCIL'S COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL PROGRAMME OF TRADE PROMOTION HAS TAKEN OUR PRODUCTS TO BUYERS' DOORSTEPS ALL OVER THE WORLD.
+THE TOY INDUSTRY HAS SERVED AS AN EXCELLENT AMBASSADOR FOR HONG KONG. I TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SALUTE THE INDUSTRY AND TO WELCOME THOSE WHO HAVE TRAVELLED FAR TO VISIT THE FAIR. I AM CONFIDENT THEY WILL FIND WHAT THEY WANT.
+AND NOW LADIES AND GENTLEMEN | INVITE YOU TO JOIN ME UPSTAIRS IN THE CHUNG SHAN HALL WHERE I WILL DECLARE THE SIXTH HONG KONG TOY AND GIFT FAIR OFFICIALLY OPEN.+
0
1979 CLOTHING EXPORTS HIT $20 131 MILLION
*****
THE TOTAL VALUE OF CLOTHING EXPORTS GREW BY 28 PER CENT IN 1979, REACHING A RECORD $20 131 MILLION, AN INCREASE OF 22 PER CENT IN UNIT VALUE AND FIVE PER CENT IN VOLUME OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
DR THE HON FRANCIS Y.H. TIEN SAID THIS AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN TABLING THE 1979 ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY AND THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY.
THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY REMAINED THE LARGEST MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG IN TERMS OF EXPORT VALUE AND LABOUR FORCE, HE ADDED.
DR TIEN, WHO IS ALSO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL, REPORTED THAT DURING 1979 THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY TRAINING CENTRE WAS ABLE TO EXPAND ITS ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THE INDUSTRY.
NEW COURSES IN PATTERN MAKING FOR TECHNICIAN TRAINEES AND COURSES IN KNITWEAR PROCESSING AND QUALITY CONTROL INSPECTION FOR SERVING PERSONNEL WERE STARTED DURING THE YEAR.
/A TOTAL