THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1988
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WITH REGARD TO MANPOWER TRAINING THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT ARE PLANNING TO UPGRADE THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL'S PRECISION TOOLING CENTRE BY CREATING A NEW SHEET METAL PROCESSING UNIT, AND THE GOVERNMENT HOPES TO ENTER INTO A TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ARRANGEMENT WITH THE JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY.
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"THE AGENCY WOULD DONATE SPECIALISED EQUIPMENT VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL'S INSTRUCTORS IN THE TECHNIQUES METAL PROCESSING, SAID MR YEUNG.
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MR YEUNG IS CURRENTLY HEADING AN
INTER-DEPARTMENTAL
PARTY TO APPRAISE MANPOWER TRAINING AT TECHNOLOGIST LEVEL.
OF SHEET
WORKING
NOTING THE NEED FOR HONG KONG TO CATCH UP WITH ITS NEIGHBOURS IN PRODUCT INNOVATION AND PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, HE SAID THAT A SCHEME BY WHICH TECHNOLOGISTS COULD BE HELPED TO GAIN PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN THE APPLICATION OF RELATIVELY NEW TECHNOLOGIES WOULD BE DEVISED.
MR YEUNG ALSO POINTED OUT THAT IN THE FOUR YEARS, 1986-87 ΤΟ 1990-91, THE GOVERNMENT HAD COMMITTED UPWARDS OF $120 MILLION IN DEVELOPMENT GRANTS ALONE TO ENABLE THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL TO EXPAND ITS SERVICES.
"ALREADY THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL HAS DEVELOPED A WIDE RANGE OF LOW-COST AUTOMATION SOFTWARE THAT CAN HELP MANUFACTURERS INTRODUCE AUTOMATED MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, HE SAID.
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TWO NEW ELECTRONIC LABORATORIES WILL OPERATE NEXT YEAR, ONE OF WHICH WILL DEMONSTRATE HOW SURFACE MOUNT TECHNOLOGY CAN HELP MANUFACTURERS AUTOMATE THE ASSEMBLY OF PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS, IN ADDITION TO TWO EXPANDED METALWORKING LABORATORIES.
MR YEUNG SAID THAT A GOVERNMENT QUALITY CAMPAIGN NEXT YEAR WOULD BE TARGETTED AT DECISION MAKERS AND WORKERS, AND WOULD EMPHASISE PUTTING QUALITY INTO EVERY ASPECT OF MANUFACTURING TO HELP MANUFACTURERS AVOID MISTAKES AND WASTAGE.
"OUR MESSAGE WILL ALSO EMPHASISE PARTICULARLY THE INDUSTRIALISED NATIONS, PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS TO LOOK FOR QUALITY.
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THAT
ARE
MANY COUNTRIES, NOW ENCOURAGIN
THAT
"THEY ARE LIKELY TO SHUT OUT THOSE IMPORTS,
IS TO SAY, OTHER COUNTRIES' EXPORTS, INCLUDING OURS
THAT FAIL ΤΟ SATISFY STANDARDS AND QUALITY-BASED REQUIREMENTS," SAID MR YEUNG, NOTING THAT THE POTENTIAL THREAT TO HONG KONG'
PS DOMESTIC EXPORTS COULD NOT BE IGNORED.
HE SAID THAT THE CAMPAIGN WOULD BE REINFORCED WITH A VOLUNTARY ACCREDITATION SCHEME, BY WHICH THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONFER RECOGNITION ON FACTORIES THAT HAVE INTRODUCED QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS CONFORMING TO ISO 9000, THE WORLD STANDARD FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE.
"OVER TIME THE MANUFACTURERS WILL HAVE REPUTATION ABROAD AS A MR YEUNG CONCLUDED.
CREATION OF A GROWING BODY OF ACCREDITED THE EFFECT OF STRENGTHENING HỌNG HONG S COMMUNITY DETERMINED TO ACHIEVE QUALITY,'
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