WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1986
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HOW TO MAINTAIN COMPETITIVE EDGE
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HONG KONG'S CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS MUST CONTINUE TO SEEK TO UPGRADE THE QUALITY OF THEIR PRODUCTS, IMPROVE THE IR PRODUCTION AND MARKETING TECHNIQUES AND INCREASE THE IR PRODUCTIVITY IF THEY ARE TO MAINTAIN THEIR COMPETITIVE EDGE, THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR E.P. HO, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
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THESE STEPS ARE NECESSARY IN VIEW OF RISING COSTS, THREATS OF PROTECTIONIST MEASURES FROM OUR MAJOR MARKETS AND INCREASING COMPETITION FROM OTHER COUNTRIES,
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY FAIR, MR HO SAID THE SUCCESS OF THE INDUSTRY REFLECTED THE ENTERPRISE OF MANUFACTURERS, THE INGENUITY OF DESIGNERS AND THE SKILL AND DILIGENCE OF THE WORKFORCE.
FOR ITS PART, MR HO SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD CONTINUE TO PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE AND EFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN WHICH INDUSTRY COULD PROSPER AND GROW.
+ON THE ADVICE OF THE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD, THE GOVERNMENT WILL SHORTLY BE COMMISSIONING A TECHNO-ECONOMIC AND MARKETING RESEARCH STUDY ON THE NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS OF HONG KONG'S TEXTILES AND CLOTHING INDUSTRY.
+THE STUDY WILL SEEK TO IDENTIFY THE MARKET AND PRODUCT POTENTIAL OF THE INDUSTRY AND ITS FINDINGS SHOULD GREATLY ASSIST APPRAISAL OF POSSIBLE FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR THE INDUSTRY AND THE FORMULATION OF PLANS FOR IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURAL SUPPORT, HE SAID.
MR HO ALSO PAID TRIBUTE TO THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL WHICH ORGANISED THE FAIR.
+IN RECENT YEARS, THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL HAS EVOLVED FROM AN ORGANISATION PROVIDING TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY TO ONE WHICH PLAYS AN INCREASINGLY ACTIVE ROLE IN THE PROVISION OF INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT FACILITIES TO INDUSTRY.
+THE FAIR TODAY, WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT EVENT FOR THE CLOTHING SECTOR AND AN EXAMPLE OF THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL'S EFFORTS IN ASSISTING HONG KONG INDUSTRIES TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY, WILL PROVIDE A CONVENIENT FORUM FOR GARMENT MANUFACTURERS FROM HONG KONG AND ELSEWHERE TO MEET WITH INTERNATIONAL SUPPLIERS OF INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT, MATERIAL AND SERVICES.
+THE WIDE VARIETY OF EXHIBITS ON DISPLAY SHOULD ENABLE THE ENTERPRISING MANUFACTURER TO SEE THE LATEST IN CLOTHING TECHNOLOGY, MACHINERY, MATERIALS AND ACCESSORIES AND TO REALISE WHAT BENEFITS THESE CAN BRING TO THEIR OPERATIONS, HE SAID.
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