TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1988
HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT UNDER A NEW DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME STARTING IN 1988-89, THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL PLANNED TO SET UP A QUALITY MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY DIVISION, A NEW TEXTILE DIVISION AND FOUR NEW LABORATORIES, TWO IN METALS DEVELOPMENT AND TWO IN ELECTRONICS.
"THE NEW SERVICES ARE PART OF THE EFFORTS MADE BY THE GOVERNMENT THROUGH THE HKPC TO PROVIDE MANUFACTURING-WIDE AND INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC SERVICES TO HELP MANUFACTURERS ACHIEVE HIGHER LEVEL OF PRODUCTIVITY."
HE ADDED THAT THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT ALSO PROVIDED SERVICES THAT HELP MANUFACTURERS TO BUILD QUALITY INTO THEIR DESIGN, MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCTION THROUGH ITS INFORMATION AND ADVISORY SERVICE ON PRODUCT STANDARDS, THE STANDARDS AND CALIBRATION LABORATORY AND THE LABORATORY ACCREDITATION SCHEME.
"WE ARE ALSO MAKING PLANS TO ENCOURAGE MANUFACTURERS ΤΟ ADOPT BOUND QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AS THEY MAY WISH TO GAIN INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR THIS QUALITY.
"TO OBTAIN EXTERNAL RECOGNITION FOR OUR QUALITY SUPPORT SERVICES, WE HOPE TO WORK MORE CLOSELY WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY IN THE NEAR FUTURE IN SUCH AREAS AS STANDARDS, METROLOGY SERVICES AND LABORATORY ACCREDITATION."
MR YEUNG POINTED OUT THAT THE GOVERNMENT'S INDUSTRIAL POLICIES ARE NOT FOUNDED UPON ANY ESTABLISHED POLITICAL DOCTRINE AND ITS SUPPORT FOR THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES IS ESSENTIALLY PRAGMATIC.
"WE MAINTAIN A CONTINUOUS PROGRAMME OF STUDIES WHICH TELLS US A GOOD DEAL ABOUT OUR INDUSTRIES' STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES, AS WELL
AS HOW THE WEAKNESSES MIGHT BE OVERCOME.
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"WE PROVIDE BOTH INFRASTRUCTURAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SUPPORT ΤΟ THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES TO HELP THEM OVERCOME OBSTACLE TO THEIR GROWTH."
HE ALSO NOTED
THAT PREFERENCE OVER THE PAST UP-MARKET AND TO EMPLOY
MANAGEMENT METHODS.
THERE HAS BEEN A NOTICEABLE SHIFT OF FEW YEARS AMONG MANUFACTURERS TO MOVE NEWER EQUIPMENT, NEW PROCESSES AND
IN
"THE RESULT HAS BEEN A SHIFT IN DEMAND FOR ACCOMMODATION MULTI-STOREY FACTORY BUILDINGS, IN WHICH THE PRODUCTION IS RELATIVELY LABOUR INTENSIVE, TO DEMAND FOR LAND FOR PURPOSE-BUILT FACTORY BUILDINGS, IN WHICH PRODUCTION TENDS TO BE MORE EFFICIENT AND THE SCOPE FOR APPLYING HIGHER TECHNOLOGIES IS GREATER.
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TO HELP INDUSTRY MOVE UP-MARKET, HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT LAUNCHED AN INWARD INVESTMENT PROMOTION PROGRAMME, AIMING AT THOSE FOREIGN COMPANIES WHO FEEL THEY WOULD DO WELL IN HONG KONG'S FREE MARKET ECONOMY, AND WHO HAVE USEFUL TECHNOLOGIES TO INTRODUCE TO THE LOCAL INDUSTRIAL COMMUNITY.
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