SATURDAY, LARCH 25, 1983
+WE HAVE A SPECIALIST STAFF OF PROMOTION CONSULTANTS IN OUR HEAD OFFICE HERE IN HONG KONG, AND IN FOUR OFFICES OVERSEAS - IN LONDON, TOKYO, STUTTGART AND SAN FRANCISCO. THEIR OBJECTIVE IS TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO HIGHER TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES.
→THEIR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY THE TAXPAYER, AND WE HOPE THAT YOU IN THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY AND, INDEED, IN ANY OTHER INDUSTRY WILL CALL ON THEIR EXPERTISE IN YOUR FUTURE EXPANSION AND INVESTMENT PLANS. OUR SERVICE IS FREE AND YOU WILL FIND THAT WE HAVE MUCH TO OFFER.+
MR YAXLEY ALSO INVITED INDUSTRIALISTS SEEKING JOINT-VENTURES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT'S MISSIONS SCHEDULED TO VISIT NORTH AMERICA, WESTERN EUROPE AND JAPAN DURING THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS.
+ALL THESE ACTIVITIES AND MANY OTHERS ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT AND COMPLEMENT INDUSTRY'S ON: EFFORTS SO AS TO SUSTAIN FUTURE GROWTH BY MOVING UP MARKET AND THUS MAINTAIN OUR COMPETITIVENESS, + MC YAXLEY CONCLUDED.
NEW DIRECTOR APPOINTED
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THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS HAS APPROVED THE APPOINTMENT OF MR G.B. O'RORKE AS DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT.
A GRADUATE OF CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY, MR O'RORKE HAD SEVEN YEARS' TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE WITH CIVIL ENGINEERING CONTRACTORS AND CONSULTANTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BEFORE BEING APPOINTED AS AN ENGINEER IN HONG KONG IN 1958.
AFTER A SERIES OF PROMOTIONS, HE WAS APPOINTED TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT ENGINEER IN 1975.
MR O'RORKE HAS SERVED IN A WIDE VARIETY OF POSTS IN THE WATERWORKS AND CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICES OF THE FORMER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. HE HAS SERVED AS PROJECT MANAGER OF THREE OF THE NEW TOWNS AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SETTING UP AND INITIAL RUNNING OF THE GEOTECHNICAL CONTROL OFFICE IN 1977 AND THE URBAN AREA DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION IN 1980.
ME O'RORKE IS A FELLOW OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS AND PLAYED A LEADING ROLE IN THE FORMATION IN 1975 OF THE HONG KONG INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS AS THE QUALIFYING BODY FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS OF ALL DISCIPLINES IN HONG KONG.
HE HAS ACTED AS DIRECTOR OF NE TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT SINCE FEBRUARY 21, 1933.
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