TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1986
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NEED FOR INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY STRESSED
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WHILE HONG KONG HAS ACHIEVED MUCH IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, IT STILL HAS GROUND TO MAKE UP IN TERMS OF PRODUCTIVITY ACHIEVED, SAID THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR A.G. EASON TODAY (TUESDAY).
SPEAKING AT A SEMINAR IN ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, MR EASON SAID PART OF THE ANSWER TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY LIES IN TECHNOLOGICAL UPGRADING AS A MEANS OF IMPROVING PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTION PROCESSES AND GENERALLY ASSISTING GROWTH IN PRODUCTIVITY.
HE SAID HONG KONG IS VERY INTERESTED IN SECURING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND IN REMOVING ANY BARRIERS WHICH IMPEDE THIS PROCESS.
+ONE SUCH BARRIER EXISTS WHERE DESIRABLE TECHNOLOGY CANNOT BE ABSORBED BY PRIVATE ENTERPRISES WITHOUT ADEQUATE SUPPORT, THROUGH MANPOWER TRAINING AND INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES.+
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR UNIVERSITIES AND POLYTECHNICS AND THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL, HAD WORKED DETERMINEDLY TO PROVIDE SUCH SUPPORT OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.
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+ IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION AND MANPOWER TRAINING, OUR INSTITUTIONS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PRODUCE SCIENTISTS AND TECHNOLOGISTS WHO, ON GRADUATION, CAN BECOME MORE IMMEDIATELY USEFUL TO MANUFACTURING EMPLOYERS.
+WE ARE ALSO PLANNING A THIRD UNIVERSITY, WHERE THE EMPHASIS WILL BE ON MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS STUDIES AND THE APPLIED SCIENCES.
+ IN ELECTRONICS WE ARE AIMING TO ABSORB NEW TECHNOLOGIES, NOT THROUGH ESTABLISHING LARGE AND EXPENSIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTES, BUT THROUGH SCHEMES OF TRAINING FOR PRACTISING ENGINEERS, ENLISTING THE HELP OF MULTI-NATIONAL FIRMS WHO HAVE RELEVANT EXPERTISE.+
STRESSING THE NEED TO ABSORB NEW TECHNOLOGIES, MR EASON SAID WHAT HONG KONG WOULD LIKE TO OBTAIN THROUGH FOREIGN MANUFACTURING INVESTMENTS IS THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW OR IMPROVED PRODUCTS, NEW DESIGNS AND PROCESSES, AND IMPROVED MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES.
+SUCH INVESTMENTS NOT ONLY ENRICH OUR MANUFACTURING CAPABILITIES BUT ALSO STIMULATE LOCAL MANUFACTURERS TO UPGRADE THE IR OWN OPERATIONS. ALL THIS HELPS HONG KONG TO MAINTAIN ITS COMPETITIVENESS.+
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