THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1985
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SIR JOHN VISITS YAU TONG FACTORIES
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THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, SIR JOHN BREMRIDGE, TODAY (THURSDAY) CONTINUED HIS ROUND OF FACTORY VISITS BY TOURING A SHIPBUILDING FACTORY AND A KITCHENWARE FACTORY IN YAU TONG, KOWLOON.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR PHILIP MACKLEY, HE FIRST VISITED THE CHUNG WAH SHIPBUILDERS LIMITED AT CHA KWO LING ROAD, AND WAS MET BY THE COMPANY'S MANAGING DIRECTOR, MR PETER WONG.
INCORPORATED IN 1982 AS A SUBSIDIARY OF THE CHUNG WAH SHIPBUILDING AND ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED, CHUNG WAH SHIPBUILDERS HAS A 4 000-SQUARE-METRE BERTH CAPABLE OF BUILDING SHIPS UP TO 7 000 DEADWEIGHT TONS.
APART FROM SHIPBUILDING, THE FACTORY IS ALSO ENGAGED IN SHIP-REPAIRING, MARINE ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF OFF-SHORE STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT.
THE COMPANY IS NOW ENGAGED IN SUPPLYING 15 FAST PATROL BOATS TO THE MARINE POLICE.
SIR JOHN THEN WENT TO SUNNEX PRODUCTS LIMITED AT YAU TONG BAY WHERE HE TOURED THE PRODUCTION FLOORS WITH THE FACTORY'S MANAGING DIRECTOR, DR HENRY YU.
ESTABLISHED IN 1971 AS A RESULT OF THE SUNBEAM MANUFACTURING GROUP'S REORGANISATION, THE COMPANY PRODUCES STAINLESS STEEL TEAWARE, HOLLOWARE, FLATWARE AND COOKWARE INCLUDING POTS, PANS, DISHES, SPOONS AND FORKS. APART FROM LOCAL SALES, ITS PRODUCTS ARE EXPORTED TO EUROPE, THE UNITED STATES AND THE MIDDLE EAST.
NEW PENSION SCHEME PROPOSED *****
IN RESPONSE TO REPRESENTATIONS FROM A NUMBER OF STAFF ASSOCIATIONS A REVIEW HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN OF THE EXISTING CIVIL SERVICE PENSION SCHEME.
THE PRESENT ARRANGEMENTS HAVE REMAINED LARGELY UNCHANGED SINCE 1949 AND THE REVIEW SUGGESTS THAT THEY ARE OUT-DATED AND IN NEED OF MODERNISATION. AS A RESULT, PROPOSALS FOR A NEW PENSION SCHEME HAVE BEEN DRAWN UP AND STAFF ARE NOW BEING CONSULTED ON THEM.
/THE MAIN