THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1986
CS SEES WORK OF PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL
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THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, VISITED THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL TODAY (THURSDAY) FOR A FIRST-HAND LOOK AT ITS WORK.
THE COUNCIL, A STATUTORY ORGANISATION ESTABLISHED IN 1967, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROMOTING INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY BY INDUSTRY.
ON ARRIVAL AT THE COUNCIL'S HEAD OFFICE IN THE WORLD COMMERCE CENTRE IN CANTON ROAD, SIR DAVID WAS WELCOMED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MR S.K. CHAN, THE TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, MR D.F. TAYLOR, AND SENIOR CONSULTANTS MR ANDY NG AND MR C.T. LEUNG.
TO GIVE SIR DAVID AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE SCOPE OF THE COUNCIL'S WORK A SLIDE SHOW WAS STAGED TO PROVIDE A DETAILED INTRODUCTION TO SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES.
FOLLOWING THIS, HE WAS BRIEFED ON THE COUNCIL'S OBJECTIVES EFFICIENT UTILISATION OF RESOURCES AND HIGHER INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTIVITY.
MANAGEMENT STAFF OUTLINED THE WIDE RANGE OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES THAT THE COUNCIL PROVIDES, COVERING INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY, FEASIBILITY STUDIES, PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT, PERSONNEL RECRUITMENT, MARKET RESEARCH, ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL.
THE COUNCIL LAST YEAR CONDUCTED AROUND 400 TRAINING COURSES, RANGING FROM DIFFERENT FORMS OF TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER TRAINING TO MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISORY SKILLS. IT ALSO ORGANISED INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITIONS AND OVERSEAS STUDY MISSIONS.
SIR DAVID SHOWED KEEN INTEREST IN COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN SYSTEMS, WHICH HAVE PROVED OF SPECIAL VALUE IN THE GARMENT INDUSTRY. THIS AUTOMATION OF DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING PROCESSES HELPS TO IMPROVE HONG KONG'S COMPETITIVE EDGE BY INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY, STANDARDISING QUALITY AND BRINGING ABOUT COST SAVINGS.
LATER, SIR DAVID VISITED THE COUNCIL'S TECHNICAL BRANCH
AT SUNG WONG TO ROAD, TO KWA WAN, WHERE THERE ARE SEVEN LABORATORIES. AT THE HEAT TREATMENT LABORATORY, HE SAW HOW PROCESSES THERE IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF METAL. HE ALSO INSPECTED THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL LABORATORY, WHERE PROJECTS ARE UNDERTAKEN ON AIR POLLUTION, WASTE WATER TREATMENT, NOISE CONTROL, AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, WITH THE NEEDS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES ESPECIALLY IN MIND.
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