THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1989
GOVERNOR VISITS HK PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL
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ENHANCING PRODUCTIVITY AND IMPROVING QUALITY ARE KEY ELEMENTS
COMPETITIVE EDGE ог HONG
INDUSTRY, KONG
IN MAINTAINING
THE
GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
COUNCIL'S
THE
OFFICE
DURING A VISIT TO THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY IN TAI KOK TSUI, SIR DAVID SAID HE WAS PLEASED ΤΟ SEE ENCOURAGING SIGNS OF A WIDER USE OF AUTOMATION IN LOCAL INDUSTRY.
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ACCOMPANIED BY THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY,
ACTING DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR MICHAEL CARTLAND, AND THE
ANDREW
ARRIVAL AT LEUNG, THE GOVERNOR WAS WELCOMED ON
THE OFFICE BY THE COUNCIL'S CHAIRMAN, MR JAMES TIEN.
SIR DAVID LEARNED THAT THERE HAD BEEN MUCH GREATER TRAINING IN COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN.
DEMAND FOR
AND SOFTWARE MOULD, TOOL AND SYSTEMS AND MORE
THERE WAS ALSO AN INCREASING NUMBER OF HARDWARE VENDORS IN HONG KONG, RAPID GROWTH IN THE NUMBER OF DIE MAKERS USING CONVENTIONAL TWO-DIMENSIONAL CAD MANUFACTURERS USING ADVANCED THREE-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS.
TO RESPONSE
IN SIR DAVID WAS TOLD THAT THE COUNCIL HAD, RECENT TRENDS, STEPPED UP MANAGEMENT TRAINING, AND WAS DEVELOPING SOFTWARE SUITABLE FOR THE LOCAL MARKET.
THE ACQUIRING AND
1967 TO AS A SUBVENTED ORGANISATION ESTABLISHED BY STATUTE IN HELP
ACHIEVE GREATER INDUSTRY
BETTER PRODUCTIVITY AND
QUALITY AT PRESENT WORKS FROM PRODUCTS, THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL PREMISES IN SIX DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.
INDUSTRY
SIR DAVID NOTED THAT A CLOTHING TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION
THE COUNCIL CENTRE, JOINTLY MANAGED BY
CLOTHING AND THE TRAINING AUTHORITY, IS DUE TO OPEN IN OCTOBER THIS YEAR.
PURPOSE AND
THE GOVERNOR WAS ALSO BRIEFED ON THE COUNCIL'S SPECIAL
KOWLOON TONG, HEADQUARTERS BUILDING NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN INSPECTED THE VARIOUS TECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES RUN BY THE COUNCIL.
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