TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1987
VIEWS AS
"NOR DO YOU FIND OPPORTUNITIES IN OTHER CITIES FOR THE
PUBLICLY DISCUSSED AND PROBLEMS OF THE PEOPLE TO BE ACTIVELY AND
HE SAID. THEY ARE IN OUR, MAINLY ELECTED, DISTRICT BOARDS,'
LIE IN ITS то TO
FINALLY, SIR DAVID SAID THE STRENGTH OF HONG KONG ABILITY TO RESPOND TO CHANGE AND CHALLENGE. AND HE FOUND NO REASON
ABILITY TO OVERCOME THE CHALLENGES THEY DOUBT HONG KONG PEOPLE'S
OUR GOVERNING INSTITUTIONS TOWARDS A FACED 'AS WE MOULD AND ADAPT
THAN AT FUTURE WHICH IS NOW MORE CLEARLY DEFINED HISTORY,
I
ANY TIME
"MUCH HAS BEEN DONE ALREADY, BUT ATTITUDES TOWARDS AND THE CHALLENGES WE FACE COULD SPELL SUCCESS OR FAILURE,
IN OUR
THE FUTURE
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HE SAID.
PLASTICS INDUSTRY CENTRE PROPOSED
*
TO THE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD (IDB) TODAY ENDORSED A PLAN
INDUSTRIAL CENTRE TO PROVIDE SET UP A COMPANY TO OWN AND MANAGE AN SUPPORT TO HONG KONG'S PLASTICS CONVERSION AND RELATED INDUSTRIES.
AND
THERE
THE PLASTICS CONVERSION INDUSTRY IS THE EARNER IN HONG KONG
PROCESSING IS A SIZABLE
ACTIVITY.
THIRD LARGEST EXPORT MACHINERY
AND THE DECISION TO SET UP THE COMPANY STEMS FROM THE FINDINGS
KONG'S PLASTICS RECOMMENDATIONS OF A CONSULTANCY CARRIED OUT ON HONG CONVERSION INDUSTRY IN 1985.
THAT
THE INDUSTRY
WAS
LEVELS
OF
THAT STUDY SAID TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, EQUIPMENT QUALITY AND MAINTENANCE STANDARDS.
WEAK IN
QUALITY CONTROL AND MOULD QUALITY WAS
AND NON-EXISTENT AND DEVELOPMENT WAS ALMOST WAS TAKEN OF THE WIDE RANGE OF AVAILABLE SAID.
PRODUCT POOR,
RESEARCH
INSUFFICIENT ADVANTAGE
MATERIALS, THE STUDY ALSO
DECLINE FURTHER IF THE
IT WARNED THAT COMPETITIVENESS WOULD INDUSTRY DID NOT MOVE RAPIDLY INTO HIGHER VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS.
/INDEED, IN