WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 30. 1989
FS VISITS GARMENT FACTORY IN KWUN TONG
THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, SIR PIERS JACOBS. TODAY (WEDNESDAY) VISITED A GARMENT FACTORY IN KWUN TONG WHICH HAS MORE THAN EXPERIENCE IN MANUFACTURING COTTON JEANS FOR EXPORT.
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SIR PIERS WAS BRIEFED BY THE MANAGEMENT OF WING ΤΑΙ INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED.
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HE WAS TOLD THAT IN THE FACE OF QUOTA LIMITATIONS, LOCAL MANUFACTURERS IN THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY ARE PRODUCING HIGHER QUALITY AND HIGHER VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS FOR EXPORT ΤΟ LARGE SOPHISTICATED MARKETS.
AS FOR WING TAI, ONE THIRD OF ITS PRODUCTS ARE SOLD то THE UNITED STATES AND THE OTHER TWO THIRDS TO MARKETS IN EUROPE INCLUDING THE UNITED KINGDOM.
THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY WAS ACCOMPANIED ON A TOUR OF THE WING TAI PLANT BY THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR MICHAEL CARTLAND, AND THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY. MR T.H. BARMA.
HE WAS PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN HOW THE 16-MODULE INTEGRATED COMPUTER SYSTEM "GM-SYS" ASSISTS IN THE COMPANY'S MANAGEMENT.
THE "GM-SYS" SYSTEM IS A MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM PACKAGE INTRODUCED BY THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL TO LOCAL CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS.
IT HAS PROVED AT WING TAI THAT THIS SYSTEM CAN IMPROVE THE COMPANY'S MANAGEMENT AND PROVIDE A MORE COST-EFFECTIVE CONTROL OVER ITS DAILY OPERATIONS.
ON THE PRODUCTION SIDE. WING TAI HAS EMPLOYED THE COMPUTERISED GRADING AND MARKER-MAKING SYSTEM SINCE 1982 WHILE CONVENTIONAL SEWING MACHINES ARE STILL IN USE.
THE COMPANY WAS SET UP IN HONG KONG IN 1955 WITH JUST 50 WORKERS. NOW IT HAS GROWN INTO A DIVERSIFIED MULTI-NATIONAL CORPORATION EMPLOYING MORE THAN 8.000 PEOPLE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA ALONE.
AT THE KWUN TONG PLANT. WING TAI EMPLOYS ABOUT 800 PEOPLE OF WHICH 700 ARE OPERATIVES.
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