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THEY ALSO INCLUDE AN EXTENSION OF THE PROPOSED CARGO HANDLING AREA TO COVER ALMOST THE ENTIRE NORTHERN SEAWALL OF THE HARBOUR GIVING A SEA FRONTAGE OF ABOUT 680 SQUARE METRES. THIS AREA HAS YET TO BE RECLAIMED.
A SITE OF 0.9 HECTARE EAST OF THE INCINERATOR SITE AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF LUNG MUN ROAD AT PILLAR POINT HAS BEEN REZONED FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES.
ALSO INCLUDED IN THE PLAN IS THE SITE FOR A NEW FERRY PIER SOUTH OF SIU HE! COURT, THE PROVISION OF LRT LINES TO SAM SHING ESTATE AND TO THE NORTH OF TUEN MUN HOSPITAL AND THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE LRT LINES AT YAU O ESTATE, SIU HONG COURT AND FU TEI.
INNOVATIVE DESIGN A KEY FACTOR
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THE GOVERNMENT IS VERY CONSCIOUS OF THE NEED FOR HONG KONG TO MAINTAIN ITS POSITION AMONG ITS COMPETITORS BY PRODUCING PRODUCTS OF GOOD QUALITY AND INNOVATIVE DESIGN.
THIS WAS SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR E.P. HO, AT THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF THE 16TH HONG KONG NEW PRODUCTS COMPETITION SPONSORED BY THE CHINESE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION.
+THE HONG KONG DESIGN INNOVATION COMPANY, WHICH OFFICIALLY OPENED FOR BUSINESS TWO MONTHS AGO, IS GOOD EVIDENCE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S CONCERN IN THIS FIELD, + MR HO SAID.
HE SAID HE HOPED MANUFACTURERS, PARTICULARLY THE SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED FACTORIES, WOULD USE THE COMPANY'S SERVICES TO THE FULLEST POSSIBLE EXTENT.
+CONSUMERS AND BUYERS IN OUR OVERSEAS MARKETS ARE ON THE CONSTANT SEARCH FOR ORIGINALITY AND QUALITY. PRODUCT DESIGN IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN INFLUENCING THEIR DECISION TO BUY AND IT WOULD BE IN THE INTERESTS OF OUR MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES IF THE INNATE CAPABILITIES OF LOCAL DESIGNERS CAN BE FURTHER ENCOURAGED AND DEVELOPED.+
MR HO PRAISED THE CHINESE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION FOR ITS EFFORTS TO PROMOTE NEW PRODUCTS AND NEW PROCESSES THROUGH THE COMPETITION AND BY OTHER MEANS.
+ THE RANGE OF ENTRIES FOR THIS COMPETITION HAS ONCE AGAIN DEMONSTRATED THAT MANUFACTURING IN HONG KONG HAS ITS SHARE OF DESIGNERS WITH ORIGINAL IDEAS AND THE CREATIVE TALENT TO CONVERT THEM INTO ATTRACTIVE AND PRACTICAL PRODUCTS, HE SAID.