WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1984
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HELP OFFERED FOREIGN INVESTORS WELL PUBLICISED'
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ARRANGEMENTS TO ASSIST POTENTIAL FOREIGN INVESTORS WERE WELL PUBLICISED BY THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT BOTH IN HONG KONG AND OVERSEAS, THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, THE HON E.P. HO TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
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MR HO WAS REPLYING TO QUESTIONS RAISED BY THE HON MRS SELINA
THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT HAD THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROVIDING THIS SERVICE, THROUGH THE ONE-STOP UNIT BASED IN HONG KONG, AND FOUR OVERSEAS INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION OFFICES LOCATED IN LONDON, TOKYO, STUTTGART AND SAN FRANCISCO.
THESE UNITS WERE ALL STAFFED BY SPECIALIST OFFICERS WITH INDUSTRIAL BACKGROUNDS.
MR HO SAID: THE FOUR OVERSEAS OFFICES STIMULATE OVERSEAS INTEREST IN HONG KONG THROUGH CALLS ON TARGETED COMPANIES, AUGMENTED BY INDUSTRIALISTS MISSIONS FROM HONG KONG, ARRANGING AND PARTICIPATING IN SEMINARS, ATTENDANCE AT INDUSTRIAL FAIRS AND EXHIBITIONS, AND BY ADVERTISING - MAINLY IN INDUSTRIAL AND TRADE PUBLICATIONS.
+THE ONE-STOP UNIT IN HONG KONG PROVIDES A QUICK AND COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE TO FOREIGN, AS WELL AS LOCAL, INVESTORS INTERESTED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF INDUSTRIAL VENTURES.
+THE UNIT SERVICES REFERRALS FROM THE OVERSEAS OFFICES AND PROVIDES, FOR EXAMPLE, INFORMATION ON THE AVAILABILITY OF PARTICULAR INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT AND TECHNICAL BACK-UP SERVICES IN HONG KONG TO SUSTAIN OR DEVELOP TECHNOLOGIES OR PRODUCTION PROCESSES, ARRANGES PROGRAMMES FOR VISITING FOREIGN INVESTORS INCLUDING SITE VISITS AND MEETINGS WITH POTENTIAL JOINT VENTURE PARTNERS - AND LIAISON WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS REGARDING THEIR REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.
*THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT CO-ORDINATES ITS ANNUAL PROGRAMME OF INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION ACTIVITIES WITH THE MAJOR TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATIONS IN HONG KONG AND INVITES THEIR PARTICIPATION.
+ IT MAINTAINS CLOSE CONTACT WITH THESE ORGANISATIONS WHICH ASSIST IN PUBLICISING THE DEPARTMENT'S SERVICES TO THEIR MEMBERS,+ MR HO SAID.
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