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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1987
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APPOINTMENTS TO CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES COMMISSION
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GOVERNOR ELLIOTT,
THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT THE
CHAN, MR STANLEY
HAS RE-APPOINTED MISS THERESE H. C.
MR VINCENT H. C. KO AND MRS ALICE LAM TO BE MEMBERS OF THE STANDING COMMISSION ON CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICK FOR PERIOD OF TWO YEARS.
THE APPOINTMENTS OF MISS CHAN, MR ELLIOTT AND MR KO WILL BE EFFECTIVE FROM MARCH 1, 1988 WHILE MRS LAM'S APPOINTMENT WILL BE EFFECTIVE FROM MARCH 10, 1988.
THE GOVERNOR HAS ALSO APPOINTED MR TANG KWAI-NANG TO BE A MEMBER OF THE STANDING COMMISSION UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 1989. MR TANG IS THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SURVEY RESEARCH KK LIMITED, THE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE CONSUMER COUNCIL AND A MEMBER OF THE AIR TRANSPORT LICENSING AUTHORITY.
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HK AN ATTRACTION FOR HIGH TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT
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IT IS EVIDENT THAT OVERSEAS HIGH TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES INCREASINGLY AWARE OF HONG KONG'S ADVANTAGES AND ATTRACTIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT, THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR K.Y. YEUNG, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY OF TIMES-RINGIER (HK) LTD. AT THE TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, MR YEUNG SAID THE FACTORY WAS ANOTHER EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF CONTINUING OVERSEAS INTEREST IN HONG KONG AS AN OFFSHORE MANUFACTURING BASE.
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HE SAID THAT HONG KONG WAS ITSELF A STRIKING EXAMPLE OF EAST-WEST CO-OPERATION AND WAS THEREFORE AN IDEAL PLACE TO CHOOSE THE TIMES AND RINGIER PROJECT, A CO-OPERATIVE VENTURE BETWEEN HIGH TECHNOLOGY PRINTING CONCERNS, ONE FROM THE EAST AND ONE FROM WEST.
THE
"THEIR DECISION TO SELECT HONG KONG FOR SETTING UP THEIR PLANT IS ALSO INDICATIVE OF THE BENEFITS WE HAVE TO OFFER TO HIGHER GRADE PRINTING ACTIVITIES, AND HONG KONG WILL BENEFIT FROM THE SERVICES WHICH THE PLANT WILL PROVIDE WHEN IT BECOMES OPERATIONAL NEXT YEAR,' HE NOTED.
HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT WAS THE INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING WITH THE COLLECTION OF NECESSARY DATA FOR
ON HONG TIMES EXECUTIVES TO HELP THEM TO COME TO A POSITIVE DECISION KONG.
THE PRINTING AND PUBLISHING INDUSTRY RANKS EIGHTH LARGEST INDUSTRY AT THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS OVER 32,000 PEOPLE.
AS HONG KONG'S YEAR. EMPLOYING
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