FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1982
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD SECOND REPORT PUBLISHED
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THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD (IDB) IS LOOKING AHEAD TO ANOTHER FRUITFUL YEAR, BASED ON ITS MANY ACHIEVEMENTS OVER THIS YEAR, THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR PETER TSAO, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) ANNOUNCING THE PUBLICATION OF THE BOARD'S SECOND ANNUAL REPORT,
DURING THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW (AUGUST 1, 1981 TO JULY 31, 1982) THE IDB CONSIDERED VARIOUS PROPOSALS FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT. THEY INCLUDED:
* ESTABLISHMENT OF A STANDARDS AND CALIBRATION LABORATORY
IN THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT,
* AN OVERSEAS CONSULTANCY ON TESTING LABORATORIES TO IMPROVE
QUALITY CERTIFICATION SERVICES,
* TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICES FOR INDUSTRY,
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THE NEEDS OF INDUSTRY IN SCIENCE AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH,
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER STUDY,
* PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN SERVICES,
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MICRO-ELECTRONICS RESEARCH PROJECTS, AND
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT WORK ARISING FROM A TECHNO-ECONOMIC STUDY OF THE METAL AND LIGHT ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES.
+A NUMBER OF THE PROPOSALS CONSIDERED OR ENDORSED BY THE BOARD ARE NOW BEING IMPLEMENTED, MR TSAO SAID.
+THE DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS OF EQUIPMENT IN THE STANDARDS
WE EXPECT THAT THE AND CALIBRATION LABORATORY HAVE BEEN DRAWN UP. LABORATORY WILL COME INTO OPERATION IN 1983, AS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED.+
ON THE ADVICE OF THE BOARD, THE GOVERNMENT HAS APPOINTED THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TESTING AUTHORITIES, AUSTRALIA, TO UNDERTAKE A CONSULTANCY STUDY ON TESTING LABORATORY SERVICES AND ACCREDITATION OF TESTING LABORATORIES IN HONG KONG. THE CONSULTANTS HAVE ALREADY CONDUCTED PRELIMINARY STUDIES IN MARCH AND OCTOBER THIS YEAR.
THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TECHNICAL INFORMATION FOR INDUSTRY
A MAJOR ITEM CONSIDERED SERVICES WAS ESTABLISHED EARLY THIS YEAR. BY THE COMMITTEE WAS THE COMPILATION OF THE FIRST GRAND UNION ANOTHER IMPORTANT CATALOGUE OF SERIAL HOLDINGS IN HONG KONG. PROJECT WAS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH TO ADVISE ON THE PROVISION OF INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT FACILITIES AND SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNOLOGICAL MATTERS.
FIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS RELATING TO THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY HAVE BEEN ENDORSED BY THE BOARD AND ARE AT VARIOUS STAGES OF PROGRESS.
/+THE BOARD