WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1980
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PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL READY FOR LARGER ROLE
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HONG KONG NEEDS AN IMPROVED INFRASTRUCTURE AND A STRONGER INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT SYSTEM TO COPE WITH THE MANUFACTURING CHALLENGES OF THE EIGHTIES, THE HON S.L. CHEN TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL WAS IN A STRONG POSITION TO PLAY AN ENLARGED ROLE IN PROVIDING THE NECESSARY INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT TO FACILITATE THE DIVERSIFICATION DRIVE IN HONG KONG PROVIDED IT RECEIVED THE SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT.
MR CHEN WAS SPEAKING AT THE TABLING OF THE 1979-80 REPORT OF THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL AND CENTRE ON WHICH HE SERVED AS CHAIRMAN.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW WAS ONE OF SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR IT REPRESENTED A MILESTONE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRODUCTIVITY CENTRE.
*WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROPOSALS OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON DIVERSIFICATION. THE CENTRE WILL BECOME THE ORGANISATIONAL FOCUS OF INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT FACILITIES AND BE CHARGED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PROVIDING AND CO-ORDINATING ACTIVITIES IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, THE FACILITATION OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND THE PROVISION OF A TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE.+
DURING THE PAST YEAR, MR CHEN SAID, THE CENTRE WAS ENGAGED IN DETAILED PLANNING OF DIVERSIFICATION RELATED ACTIVITIES AND HAD SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR FUNDING SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING PROPOSALS:
* TO ESTABLISH A METAL INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT UNIT TO PROVIDE
THE NECESSARY TECHNOLOGICAL BASE ON WHICH THE METALS AND RELATED LIGHT ENGINEERING INDUSTRY CAN FURTHER DEVELOP AND DIVERSIFY-
* TO EXPAND THE EXISTING TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE TO
ENABLE THE CENTRE TO EXTEND THE SCOPE OF ITS SERVICE TO COVER MORE INDUSTRY SECTORS AND
* TO SET UP A SMALL AND MEDIUM INDUSTRY EXTENSION SERVICE TO OFFER SPECIALISED ASSISTANCE IN A FEW CRITICAL AREAS WHERE HELP IS MOST NEEDED.
ON THE THIRD PROPOSAL, MR CHEN SAID THE AREAS CHOSEN WERE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, ENERGY CONSERVATION AND WASTE CONTROL AND RECYCLING.
+THESE THREE SUBJECTS ARE INTER-RELATED AND ARE STRONGLY LINKED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ADEQUATE INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT EASE ON WHICH INDUSTRY CAN GROW AND DEVELOP, HE SAID.
AI