FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1983
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+THE MOVE OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBER FROM ITS PRESENT LOCATION IN THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES WILL PHYSICALLY SEPARATE THE LEGISLATURE FROM THE EXECUTIVE AND ENHANCE THE STANDING OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN THE COMMUNITY IN A MORE PUBLIC VENUE, THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT.
*THE DECISION WILL ALSO ALLOW THE UMELCO OFFICE TO MOVE FROM THE LEASED PREMISES IT IS OCCUPYING AT PRESENT,+ HE ADDED.
THE CONVERSION OF THE SUPREME COURT BUILDING IS SUBJECT TO THE DRAWING UP OF DETAILED PLANS AND COSTS IN CONSULTATION WITH UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND THE PROVISION OF THE NECESSARY FUNDS BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID IT WAS HOPED THAT THE CONVERSION WORK COULD BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 1985.
GREAT POTENTIAL FOR ENGINEERING PLASTICS
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THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR PETER KIANG, TODAY (FRIDAY) DREW THE ATTENTION OF PLASTICS" MANUFACTURERS TO THE MARKET POTENTIALS OF PRODUCTS MADE OF ENGINEERING PLASTICO.
NE WAS ADDRESSING THE LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE HONG KONG AND KOWLOON PLASTICS PRODUCTS MERCHANTS UNITED ASSOCIATION,
HE EXPLAINED THAT SPECIAL TYPES OF PLASTICS WERE BEING APPLIED TO THE FIELD OF ENGINEER ING.
IN MANY DEVELOPED COUNTRIES THE CONVENTIONAL ENGINEERING MATERIALS USED IN SOME PRODUCTS WERE BEING REPLACED BY ENGINEERING PLASTICS OF EQUIVALENT OR EVEN BETTER PERFORMANCE, HE SAID.
THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATES HAD ENTERED THIS HIGH-TECHNOLOGY AREA IN RECENT YEARS AND HAD THUS OUTPACED THE GROWTH OF MANY OTHER INDUSTRIES, HE SAID.
+I BELIEVE HONG KONG'S PLASTICS INDUSTRY WILL INEVITABLY MOVE ALONG IN THAT SAME DIRECTION IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE.
+SUCH A DEVELOPMENT WOULD ENABLE HONG KONG'S PLASTICS INDUSTRY TO MANUFACTURE HIGHER VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS MAKING A GREATER CONTRIBUTION TO THE HONG KONG ECONOMY, MR KIANG SAID.
NOTING THAT HONG KONG'S INDUSTRY WAS FACING TOUGH COMPETITION FROM NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES WHERE LABOUR COSTS ARE LOWER, MR KIANG CALLED ON INDUSTRIALISTS TO INVEST IN UP-TO-DATE EQUIPMENT SO AS TO BE ABLE TO REACT SWIFTLY TO ANY CHANGES IN MARKET DEMAND.
HE PAID TRIBUTE TO THE INDUSTRIALISTS FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO HONG KONG'S INDUSTRY IN THE PAST.
+AVAILABLE STATISTICS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR INDICATE THAT THE RECOVERY OF HONG KONG'S ECONOMY WILL MOST LIKELY DE LED BY THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY. HE SAID.
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