FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1987
FS GIVES FULL SUPPORT TO INDUSTRY
THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR PIERS JACOBS, TODAY (FRIDAY) GAVE HIS FULL SUPPORT TO THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES BY ANNOUNCING A NUMBER OF DEVELOPMENTS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE SECTOR'S QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE.
DRAWING ON THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY'S 22 PER CENT SHARK OF THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT AND ACCOUNTING FOR 35 PER CENT OF THE WORKFORCE, MR JACOBS SAID THAT THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL WAS FORMULATING PROPOSALS FOR ADDITIONAL INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT то SERVICE THE SECTOR.
AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES, HE SAID GENERAL INFRASTRUCTURAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT WAS NOT ENOUGH AND THE PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO PROVIDE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF SERVICES.
"NOT ONLY SHOULD WE ADDRESS SUCH MANUFACTURING-WIDE ISSUES AS POLLUTION CONTROL AND AUTOMATION, BUT ALSO DEAL WITH PROBLEMS FACED BY SPECIFIC INDUSTRIES OR GROUPS OF INDUSTRIES," HE SAID.
ON THE INTERNATIONAL FRONT, THE STANDARDS AND CALIBRATION LABORATORY HAD BEEN RECOGNISED BY THE NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY IN THE U.K. AND INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION WAS NOW BEING SOUGHT FOR THE HONG KONG LABORATORY ACCREDITATION SCHEME.
"BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, SAID MR JACOBS, **THE WAY IN WHICH THESE SERVICES COULD BE USED TO SUPPORT A TERRITORY-WIDE AND MANUFACTURING-WIDE MOVEMENT TOWARDS BETTER QUALITY MANAGEMENT HAS TO BE CONSIDERED.
HE ADDED THAT ADVICE WAS BEING SOUGHT ON HOW THIS
ACHIEVED.
COULD BE
ALTHOUGH THE GOVERNMENT HAD INITIATED DESIGN INNOVATION SERVICES THROUGH THE HONG KONG DESIGN AND INNOVATION COMPANY, TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS WERE NOT YET CAPABLE OF TEACHING THOSE RECENT TECHNOLOGIES WHICH WERE REVOLUTIONISING CERTAIN INDUSTRIES.
[1] ACCORDINGLY, WE HAVE SET UP A PILOT SCHEME OF TRAINING SCHOLARSHIPS TO ENABLE PRACTISING ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS TO GO ABROAD TO LEARN THE SKILLS INVOLVED IN THE DESIGN AND USE OF APPLICATIONS SPECIFIC TO INTEGRATED CIRCUITS," HE SAID.
MR JACOBS ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT WOULD SOON INTRODUCE A PILOT INDUSTRIAL EXTENSION SERVICE.
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