FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1987
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HONG KONG PACKAGING DESIGNS POPULAR
WHILE A LOT OF HONG KONG'S PACKAGING
CONTINUES ΤΟ BE MADE
INCREASING USED, THE
ACCORDING TO BUYER'S DESIGNS AND SPECIFICATIONS, THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR HONG KONG DESIGNS TO BE ACTING DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR A.G. EASON SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE INTERNATIONAL PACKAGING AND PRINTING MACHINERY MATERIAL EXHIBITION 1987, MR EASON SAID MANUFACTURERS CAN BEST TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION BY KEEPING ABREAST OF THE LATEST TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY IN PACKAGING.
NEED HE SAID GOOD PACKAGING
NOT INCREASE THE COST OF OUR PRODUCTS, INDEED IT CAN SAVE MONEY BY PREVENTING BREAKAGES, LOWERING INSURANCE COSTS AND CLAIMS, REDUCING SHIPPING SPACE AND CUTTING DOWN ON MANUAL HANDLING THROUGHOUT THE DISTRIBUTION NETWORK.
"IN 1986, HONG KONG IMPORTED OVER $280 MILLIONS WORTH OF PACKAGING MATERIAL AND MORE THAN $170 MILLIONS' WORTH OF PACKAGING AS COMPARED MACHINERY, AN INCREASE OF OVER 30 PER CENT IN BOTH CASES WITH 1985.
"FOR THE BENEFIT OF MANUFACTURERS WHO NEED DETAILS OF STANDARDS IMPOSED BY OVERSEAS AUTHORITIES, THE PRODUCT STANDARDS INFORMATION BUREAU OF THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND ANSWERS ENQUIRIES ABOUT PACKAGING AND OTHER CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS IN HONG KONG'S OVERSEAS MARKETS.
STANDARDS
AND
"THE NUMBER OF ENQUIRIES HANDLED BY THE BUREAU HAS GROWN FROM
SIX MONTHS OF 25 IN 1981 TO 520 IN 1986 AND 550 IN THE FIRST
1987. INDICATING THAT MORE HONG KONG MANUFACTURERS
BECOMING AWARE OF
ARE
"
ITS SERVICES,
HONG KONG-SWEDEN TEXTILES AGREEMENT SIGNED
REPRESENTATIVES OF
HONG
KONG AND SWEDEN GOVERNMENTS TODAY (FRIDAY) SIGNED A NEW FIVE-YEAR TEXTILES AGREEMENT.
THE AGREEMENT, WHICH WILL RUN FROM SEPTEMBER 1,
MR K.Y. THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, ACTING SWEDISH CONSUL-GENERAL, MRS CATHARINA KIPP.
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WAS SIGNED BY YEUNG, AND THE
THE AGREEMENT