FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1989
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AND MR LEUNG AGREED THAT 1992 WAS STILL NEARLY FOUR YEARS AWAY
THE EUROPEAN INTERNAL SOME OF THE COMMUNITY'S PROPOSALS RELATING TO MARKET WERE THE FOCUS OF INTENSE DEBATE WITHIN EUROPE ITSELF.
"AT PRESENT, NO ONE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT ALL THE IMPLICATIONS THE EUROPEAN INTERNAL MARKET WILL BE.
OF
"ONLY ONE THING IS CERTAIN: WHETHER HONG KONG'S MANUFACTURERS
FROM BENEFITS
THIS MAJOR ARE ABLE TO REAP
DEVELOPMENT ULTIMATELY MEET TECHNICAL AND DEPENDS ON THEIR FLEXIBILITY AND CAPABILITIES TO OTHER STANDARDS ADOPTED BY THE EC AS A WHOLE.
+ MR LEUNG SAID.
PARTICULAR THE INDUSTRY IN MANUFACTURING AND WERE
HE ADDED THAT THE GOVERNMENT, AND IN DEPARTMENT, HAD BEEN PURSUING THE GROWTH MUCH CONCERNED ABOUT ITS LONG-TERM COMPETITIVENESS.
OPERATIONS REQUIRED A KONG
MANUFACTURING MR LEUNG BELIEVED LOCAL HIGHER LEVEL OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGERIAL EXPERTISE AND THE HONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL WAS WELL-PLACED TO OFFER SERVICE IN THESE AREAS.
SUSTAINED MAJOR, MOREOVER, A
RE LAUNCHED THIS CAMPAIGN WOULD COMPREHENSIVE QUALITY MANAGEMENT CRYSTALLISATION OF THE TECHNOLOGY CENTRE AND SCIENCE PARK PROJECTS.
PROMOTE THE TOGETHER
QUALITY ASSURANCE IMPROVEMENT YEAR то
CONCEPT
WITH SYSTEMS,
OF THE
MR LEUNG WAS CONFIDENT
THAT THE
GOVERNMENT'S
INITIATIVE IN
THIS FIELD WOULD CONTINUE,
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MIGHT SOLVE SOME PROBLEMS IN HOSPITAL SERVICES
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY MIGHT NOT SOLVE ALL THE PROBLEMS OVERNIGHT, BUT THE CREATION OF A MORE UP-TO-DATE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, FREED FROM THE TIGHT CONSTRAINTS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE FINANCIAL AND STAFF REGULATIONS, SHOULD MAKE IT EASIER TO RESOLVE MANY OF THE PROBLEMS WHICH AFFECT THE PROVISION OF HOSPITAL SERVICES.
THIS WAS STATED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE PROVISIONAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, MR JOHN CHAMBERS WHEN HE ADDRESSED A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY.
MR CHAMBERS POINTED OUT THAT ONE OF THE MAJOR THE PRESENT SYSTEM WAS THE VERY UNEVEN UTILISATION OF AVAILABLE.
PROBLEMS WITH THE RESOURCES
ARE GROSSLY WARDS, WHILE
"SEVERAL OF THE MAJOR GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS OVERCROWDED, WITH CAMP-BEDS A REGULAR FEATURE OF MANY OTHER HOSPITALS WITHIN A RELATIVELY SHORT DISTANCE HAVE QUITE A LARGE PROPORTION OF EMPTY BEDS, HE SAID.
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/MR CHAMBERS