FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1982
+ INDICATIONS ARE THAT IMPROVED AND ADDITIONAL SERVICES ARE REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS, FOOD, GARMENT ACCESSORIES AND PACKAGING, ANNOUNCED MR DORWARD.
+THE IDB HAS DECIDED THA" CONSULTANTS ARE NECESSARY TO ASSIST THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY IN CARRYING THIS IMPORTANT SUBJECT FORWARD. IN PARTICULAR THE CONSULTANTS WILL BE ASKED TO ADVISE ON HOW A SYSTEM OF ACCREDITATION OF TESTING LABORATORIES MIGHT BE ESTABLISHED IN HONG KONG TO GUARANTEE THE COMPETENCE OF THESE FACILITIES, AND ENSURE THAT THE IR TEST CERTIFICATES WILL RECEIVE WIDE INTERNATIONAL ACCEPTANCE.
+AS A PRELIMINARY TO THIS CONSULTANCY, A SENIOR OFFICIAL OF THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TESTING "AUTHORITIES WILL BE ARRIVING IN HONG KONG AT THE END OF THIS WEEK FOR AN INITIAL REVIEW, HE SAID.
BASED ON THE ACD'S ADVICE THAT A GOOD DEAL OF THE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PROVISION OF INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT FACILITIES SHOULD BE BASED ON THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY CENTRE, THE IDB HAD ENDORSED CERTAIN PROPOSALS WHICH WERE GOING AHEAD.
+THESE INCLUDE A TECHNO-ECONOMIC STUDY ON THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY WHICH WILL INVOLVE A STATE-OF-THE-ART REVIEW: AN ASSESSMENT OF FUTURE DIRECTION: AN ASSESSMENT OF DEVELOPMENT NEEDS AND BACKUP FACILITIES; AND A REVIEW OF THE ORGANISATION AND COORDINATION OF RESOURCES OF THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY.
+FUNDS ARE ALSO BEING PROVIDED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT BY THE PRODUCTIVITY CENTRE OF A MICRO-PROCESSOR DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY. THIS WILL PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MICRO-PROCESSOR BASED CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO THE INDUSTRY.+
MR DORWARD SAID THE IDB WAS CONSIDERING A WIDE RANGE OF PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE FACIL TATION OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, THE DISSEMINATION OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION, A TECHNO-ECONOMIC STUDY BY THE PRODUCTIVITY CENTRE OF THE METAL AND LIGHT ENGINEERING INDUSTRY AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DIE CASTING UNIT, THE POSSIBLE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PRODUCT INNOVATION AND DESIGN UNIT, AND A PROGRAMME OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INTO MATTERS AFFECTING HONG KONG INDUSTRIES.
THE ACD HAD RECOMMENDED "HAT THE TRADE INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT SHOULD BE GIVEN OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR CO- ORDINATING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGY IN INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT PROMOTION.
+THE HUB OF OUR INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION ACTIVITIES IS THE SO- CALLED 'ONE STOP UNIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY. THIS UNIT IS STAFFED BY SPECIALIST OFFICERS WITH INDUSTRIAL BACKGROUNDS. THE IR DETAILED KNOWLEDGE OF HONG KONG INDUSTRY AND ITS RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE MEAN THAT THEY CAN OFFER LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MANUFACTURERS A FULL SERVICE TO ENABLE THEM TO MAKE FEASIBILITY STUDIES OF INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES, HE SAID,
THE UNIT ALSO PROVIDES THE BACKUP FOR THE OVERSEAS OFFICES ONE OPEN IN TOKYO AND, OVER THE NEXT THREE MONTHS, OTHERS OPENING IN THE UK, GERMANY AND THE UNITED STATES.
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