FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1988
THE OTHER OBJECTIVE IS TO ASSESS THE RELATIVE MERITS OF HONG KONG AS A LOCATION FOR OVERSEAS INVESTMENT IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR.
THE INFORMATION GATHERED IN THE SURVEY WILL BE OF PRIME IMPORTANCE TO THE DEPARTMENT IN ITS EFFORTS ΤΟ PROMOTE FURTHER OVERSEAS INVESTMENT IN LOCAL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES WITH EMPHASIS ON BRINGING IN NEW PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES TO HONG KONG.
THE FINDINGS WILL ALSO BE USEFUL TO POTENTIAL INVESTORS IN EVALUATING INVESTMENT POSSIBILITIES AND ESTABLISHING FACTORIES HERE.
THE TARGETS OF THE SURVEY ARE MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE TERRITORY WHICH INVOLVE OVERSEAS INTERESTS, INCLUDING THOSE WHOLLY OR PARTLY OWNED BY COMPANIES OUTSIDE HONG KONG: BY LOCAL COMPANIES WHOSE ULTIMATE PARENT COMPANIES ARE OUTSIDE HONG KONG; OR BY PERSONS WHO ARE NOT PERMANENT RESIDENTS OF HONG KONG.
THE DEPARTMENT WILL SEND QUESTIONNAIRES TO ALL THESE ESTABLISHMENTS AND REQUEST THEM то RETURN THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES BEFORE JUNE 1.
TO APPROACH
THOSE WHO ARE NOT CONTACTED BY MAY 20 ARE INVITED THE DEPARTMENT'S STATISTICIAN, MR ANTHONY MAK, ON 3-7222426 FOR A COPY OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE.
FIELD WORKERS
ASSISTANCE,
PROVIDE ANY
QUESTIONNAIRE.
WILL CONTACT INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS TO WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED IN COMPLETING THE
THE DEPARTMENT STRESSED THAT THE INFORMATION OBTAINED IN THE SURVEY WILL BE TREATED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND RESTRICTED FOR ITS OWN USE.
THE SURVEY REPORT, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE PUBLISHED BEFORE THE END OF OCTOBER THIS YEAR, WILL BE PREPARED IN SUCH A WAY THAT IDENTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUAL COMPANIES WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE.
THE REPORT ON THE 1987 SURVEY WAS PUBLISHED
YEAR.
IN
NOVEMBER LAST
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