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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1985
+THESE INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BLOCK FOR PARAMEDICAL SERVICES AT THE TUNG WAH EASTERN HOSPITAL, COSTING $40 MILLION AND DUE FOR COMPLETION IN 1988.+
MR CHAN SAID THE LARGEST SINGLE PROJECT IN THE SUBVENTED SECTOR WAS THE $680 MILLION EXTENSION TO THE UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL. THIS WOULD PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL 725 BEDS AND A FULL RANGE OF SUPPORTING FACILITIES.
NEED FOR MANAGEMENT TALENT STRESSED
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THE CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY FACING HONG KONG OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS WAS TO CREATE A POOL OF PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT TALENT THAT WOULD BE LOOKED ON INTERNATIONALLY AS HONG KONG'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE REGION, DIRECTOR OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL'S MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT CENTRE, DR R.I. TRICKER, SAID TODAY.
SPEAKING AT A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THIS (MONDAY) AFTERNOON, DR TRICKER SAID HONG KONG HAD BEEN RECOGNISED AS A CENTRE FOR SHIPPING, COMMUNICATIONS, FINANCE AND TRADE, BUT NOT AS A CENTRE FOR MANAGEMENT.
+ IF HONG KONG IS TRULY TO FULFIL ITS POTENTIAL AS A HUB OF MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANIES' ASIAN OPERATIONS AND THE PORT OF ACCESS BETWEEN THE WORLD AND CHINA, THE NEEDS FOR SKILLED AND EXPERIENCED MANAGEMENT MUST BE MET,+ HE SAID.
THERE WAS ALREADY A SHORTAGE OF PEOPLE WITH GENERAL MANAGEMENT ABILITY, ABLE TO OPERATE JOINT-VENTURES WITH CHINESE BUSINESS, OF LOCAL GENERAL MANAGERS ABLE TO PLAY THE IR PART IN MULTI-NATIONAL CORPORATIONS, AND OF MIDDLE AND SENIOR MANAGERS COMPETENT TO COPE WITH THE GROWING COMPLEXITY AND ACCELERATING RATE OF CHANGE IN HONG KONG BASED COMPANIES.
SPEAKING OF THE MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT CENTRE, HE SAID ITS FUNCTION WAS TO UNDERTAKE RESEARCH, TO DEVELOP PROGRAMMES AND THE MATERIALS THAT COULD BE USED BY COMPANIES AND THE EXISTING TEACHING INSTITUTIONS, TO COORDINATE THE ACTIVITIES OF THE EXISTING MANAGEMENT TEACHING INSTITUTIONS, AND TO PROMOTE THE IMPORTANCE OF EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING.
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