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TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1988
THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL {VTE) INTRODUCED AN APPLICATION SPRCIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (ASTC) DESIGN ENGINEERS TRAINING SCHEME TO ENCOURAGE THE WIDER ADOPTION OF ASIC IN HONG KONG.
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THE VIC'S MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT CENTRE HAS INTRODUCE AN EXPERIMENTAL SUPERVISORY DEVELOPMENT COURSE FOR BUSINESS OWNERS AND MANAGERS.
THE HONG RONG POLYTECHNIC AND THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL (JKPC) DESIGNED A ONE-YEAR PART-TIME EVENING COURSE ON PLASTICS MOULD AND DIE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE, FOR TECHNOLOGISTS AND HIGHER TECHNICIANS IN THE PLASTICS CONVERSION AND TOOLING INDUSTRIES.
DEVELOPMENTAL SUPPORT
DEVELOPMENTAL SUPPORT JAS CONCENTRATED ON ENCOURAGING PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH, QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, DESIGN INNOVATION ABSORPTION OF USEFUL TECHNOLOGIES BROUGHT INTO HONG KONG BY INVESTORS.
THE MAIN ORGANISATION FOR PRODUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT
IS THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL.
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EXPANSION
IN ADDITION TO IMPLEMENTING AN EXISTING PROGRAMME OF (1986-87 TO 1988-89) INVOLVING THE PROVISION OF INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION AND METALS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES A FURTHER THREE-YEAR EXPANSION PROGRAMME WITH A COST OF $73 MILLION WAS DEVELOTED IN 1987 WILCH WILL AUGMENT THE COUNCIL'S EXISTING MANUFACTURING -WIDE SERVICES WITH SERVICES AND FACILITIES AIMED MORE DIRECTLY AT THE ELECTRONICS AND METALS INDUSTRIES.
THE IDB ALSO ENDORSED A PROPOSAL FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SPECIAL PURPOSE BUILDING FOR THE HKPC TO BRING ALL OF ITS ACTIVITIES IN ONE BUILDING AND TO ACCOMMODATE ITS PLANNED EXPANSION. CONSTRUCTION 15 KXPECTED TO BEGIN IN 1988-89 ANTI RE COMPLETED IN
1990-91.
ARISING FROM THE 1985-86 TECHNO-ROONOMEC STUDY OF THE PLASTICS CONVERSION INDUSTRY, A CAPITAL SUBVENTION OF $12.8 MILLION TO HELP TOWARDS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY CENTRE WAR APPROVED BY THE GOVERNMENT. THE CENTRE IS EXPECTED TO RE FORMED EARLY THIS YEAR AND TO BECOME SELF-FINANCING OVER A PERIOD OF EIGHT YEARS.
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AS REGARDS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SERVICES
THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT'S PRODUCT STANDARDS INFORMATION. BUREAU RECEIVED 1.318 ENQUIRIES IN 1987, COMPARED WITH 520 ENQUIRIES IN
1786.
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THE STANDARDS AND CALIBRATION 1ABORATORY DEVELOPED ADDITIONAL STANDARDS IN MASS AND NEW STANDARDS IN LENGTH PRESSURE, VOLUME ANH FORCE, TO COMPLEMENT THE KLECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC, TEMPERATURE AND MASH STANDARDS WHICH IT ALREADY HOLDS.
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