THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1988
HE SAID: "IT IS OUR SECOND LARGEST EXPORT BARNER. THE TWO FACTORIES I HAVE SEEN THIS AFTERNOON ARE VERY GOOD EXAMPLES OF A HIGH DEGREE OF AUTOMATION OR SEMI-AUTOMATION AND, IN BOTH CASES, A VERY HIGH DEGREE OF QUALITY CONTROL WHICH PUTS THEM RIGHT UP IN THE WORLD MARKET.
"AND THAT SURELY IS THE WAY IN WHICH HONG KONG INDUSTRY HAS
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REPLYING TO A QUESTION ON IMPORT BARRIERS IN THE U.S., SIR DAVID SAID HE WAS GLAD TO SEE THAT THE GEPHARDT AMENDMENT HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE TRADE BILL.
"I HOPE IT MEANS THAT UNITED STATES POLICY IS NOT GOING TO BE RESTRICTIVE. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US THAT THE IDEA OF FREE AND UNFETTERED TRADE SHOULD BE ACCEPTED WORLDWIDE, HE SAID.
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"BECAUSE WE ARE THE CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF AN OPEN TRADING ECONOMY, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE OTHER COUNTRIES DOING THE SAME SORT OF THING, THE GOVERNOR ADDED.
GOVERNOR VISITS ELECTRONICS FACTORIES
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, TODAY (THURSDAY) VISITED ELECTRONICS FACTORIES IN KWAI CHUNG TO FAMILIARISE HIMSELF WITH LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.
HE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR HAMISH MACLEOD, AND THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR K.Y. YEUNG.
SIR DAVID FIRST WENT TO ELECTRONICS DEVICES LIMITED WHICH PRODUCES SMALL SIGNAL TRANSISTORS, POWER TRANSISTORS, SURFACE MOUNT TRANSISTORS, AS WELL AS HIGH FREQUENCY TRANSISTORS AND DIODES.
AFTER BEING RECEIVED BY THE COMPANY'S MANAGING DIRECTOR, MR TOMMY ZAU, SIR DAVID WAS TAKEN TO SEE THE ASSEMBLY LINES. THE
ESTING DEPARTMENT AND FINAL TESTING AND MARKING OF TRANSISTORS.
SIR DAVID NEXT VISITED 3. MEGGA TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED WHERE HE MET THE COMPANY'S PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, MR LEUNG RAY MAN.
HE TOURED THE PLANT WHICH MANUFACTURES CORDLESS PHONES, FEATURE CORD PHONES, MEDICAL DEVICES AND OTHER TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT.
HE WAS SHOWN THE SURFACE MOUNTING FACILITIES, THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, THE HANDSET ASSEMBLY, THE BASE ASSEMBLY AND THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD INSERTION.
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