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MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1986
SIR DAVID SAID THAT MUCH HAD BEEN ACHIEVED, BUT MORE NEEDED TO BE DONE BEFORE ALL YOUNG PEOPLE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP THEIR SPORTING ABILITIES AND TO EXPERIENCE THE PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING AND THE FELLOWSHIP WHICH FLOWED FROM PARTICIPATION IN SPORT.
+TO DO THIS, HOWEVER, WE WILL HAVE TO MAINTAIN OUR EFFORT TO IMPROVE AND EXPAND OUR FACILITIES IN A STEADY, IMAGINATIVE AND SENSIBLE WAY, HAVING REGARD TO WHAT IS BEST FOR HONG KONG AND MAKING THE BEST USE OF WHAT WE HAVE GOT, HE SAID.
+1 AM SURE THAT THERE WILL BE A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE PART THAT RECREATION AND SPORT HAS TO PLAY IN BOTH THE LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY AND OF THE INDIVIDUAL,+ HE ADDED.
PRODUCT INNOVATION SERVICE LAUNCHED
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HONG KONG DESIGN INNOVATION COMPANY (HKDIC) IS CHARGED WITH THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF STIMULATING LOCAL INTEREST IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN AND ENCOURAGING PRODUCT DIVERSIFICATION, THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR E.P. HO, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE COMPANY'S OPENING, MR HO SAID THAT IN THE WAKE OF INCREASING COMPETITION IN WORLD MARKETS OVER BOTH PRICE AND PERFORMANCE, LOCAL MANUFACTURERS NEEDED TO CONSIDER NOT ONLY A REDUCTION IN PRODUCTION COSTS BUT ALSO TO IMPROVE QUALITY.
THE CHAIRMON OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY. MR CHRISTOPHER CHENG, SAID: THE TIME HAS COME FOR US TO START PROMOTING A MORE CLEARLY IDENTIFIABLE HONG KONG IMAGE IN OUR PRODUCTS.
+LOCAL MANUFACTURERS MUST MOVE AWAY FROM COPYING DESIGNS HOWEVER LUCRATIVE AND CONVENIENT THAT MAY BE. THEY MUST AIM TO CREATE MORE AND COPY LESS.
+ IT IS WITH THE OBJECT OF PROMOTING INDUSTRIAL DESIGN AND UPGRADING THE QUALITY OF THE LOCAL PRODUCTS THAT HONG KONG DESIGN INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED IS FORMED.+
A GOVERNMENT ASSISTED COMPANY, HKDIC IS INTENDED TO SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR HONG KONG IN THE MOVE TOWARDS THE MANUFACTURE OF HIGH QUALITY GOODS BY PROVIDING RESEARCH AND DESIGN AT MARKET RATES.
INITIALLY, THE COMPANY WOULD FOCUS ON ASSESSING CATEGORIES OF LOCAL PRODUCTS IN TERMS OF THE IR POTENTIAL FOR INNOVATION AND DESIGN.