TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1985
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DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED
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THE DEPUTY TO THE GOVERNOR, AFTER TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE ADVICE OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, HAS DECIDED THAT THE DEATH SENTENCES PASSED ON YAU SAU-KAM, CHAN CHEUNG-KWOK AND TSE CHAN-YUN ON JULY 1, 1983, SEPTEMBER 6, 1983 AND MARCH 19, 1984 RESPECTIVELY SHOULD BE COMMUTED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT.
IT WAS ALSO DECIDED THAT THE DEATH SENTENCE PASSED ON SO KAM-LOI ON APRIL 1, 1982 SHOULD BE COMMUTED TO FIFTEEN YEARS' IMPRISONMENT.
YAU WAS FOUND GUILTY OF THE MURDER OF HO SAU-YING ON OCTOBER 21, 1982.
1982. CHAN WAS FOUND GUILTY OF THE MURDER OF LAI SO ON DECEMBER 23, 1982, AND TSE WAS FOUND GUILTY OF THE MURDER OF CHAN CHEUNG-NGAI AND TSE SIU-SHEUNG ON JANUARY 24, 1983.
SO WAS FOUND GUILTY OF THE MURDER OF CHAN WING-HO ON MAY 27, 1981.
AUTOMATION WIDELY USED HERE ******
HONG KONG MANUFACTURERS HAD LONG RECOGNISED THE NEED TO DIVERSIFY THEIR PRODUCT RANGE, AND TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY THROUGH ADOPTION OF AUTOMATION AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR JOHN YAXLEY, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
MR YAXLEY SAID THIS WHEN OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING OF +HONG KONG MACHINE TOOL 85+ ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG EXHIBITION SERVICES LTD.
+ALTHOUGH THE PRINCIPAL MOTIVE IN INTRODUCING AUTOMATION AND MODERN PRECISION TOOLS AND MACHINERY MAY BE THAT OF INCREASING BOTH PRODUCTIVITY AND CONSISTENCY OF QUALITY, WE SHOULD NOT FORGET THE OTHER BENEFITS THAT IT BRINGS.
+THESE INCLUDE SAVINGS IN RAW MATERIALS, THE ELIMINATION OF LOW GRADE MANUAL JOBS, IMPROVED WORKING CONDITIONS AND INCREASES IN THE VALUE ADDED PER WORKER, HE SAID.
MR YAXLEY SAID A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES ON THE FACTORY FLOOR
WAS NOW AFFECTED BY AUTOMATION IN VARIOUS FORMS.
+THESE INCLUDE, FOR EXAMPLE, MATERIAL AND PARTS FEEDING, INDEXING, CLAMPING, MACHINING, ASSEMBLY TESTING AND QUALITY CHECKING.
/+MODERN TOOLS