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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1989
HKPC PROVIDES VALUABLE INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES
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THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL IS PLAYING AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN PROVIDING VALUABLE INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT HONG KONG'S MANUFACTURING SECTOR. THE SECRETARY FOR INDUSTRY, MR JOHN CHAN, SAID TODAY THURSDAY).
INCREASINGLY
SERVICES TO TRADE AND
HONG KONG
LABORATORY,
MR CHAN WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL'S SURFACE MOUNT TECHNOLOGY (SMT) PHOTO-CHEMICAL MACHINING (PCM) LABORATORY, AND THE RADIO FREQUENCY AND DIGITAL, COMMUNICATION LABORATORY.
HE SAID THE AIM OF THE SMT LABORATORY WAS TO ASSIST LOCAL MANUFACTURERS TO ADOPT AND MASTER THIS TECHNOLOGY QUICKLY AND EFFECTIVELY.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SMT USERS IN HONG KONG HAD DOUBLED EVERY YEAR SINCE 1986. WITH ABOUT 120 COMPANIES NOW COMMITTED TO THE USE OF THIS TECHNOLOGY IN THEIR MANUFACTURING, COMPARED WITH LESS THAN 20 IN 1986,
"WHILST I WOULD NOT LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT HAS TAKEN PLACE ONLY BECAUSE OF THE SMT LABORATORY'S FACILITIES, THE LABORATORY HAS ALREADY PROVED ITSELF TO BE A VERY POPULAR SERVICE, AND I AM SURE THAT IT WILL BECOME EVEN MORE SO IN FUTURE.* HE SAID.
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TURNING TO THE PHOTO-CHEMICAL MACHINING LABORATORY, MR CHAN NOTED THAT THE COUNCIL HAD INVESTED $4.65 MILLION TO ESTABLISH A PCM LABORATORY WHICH WAS EQUIPPED WITH A RANGE OF HIGH PRECISION EQUIPMENT FOR SEMI-COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF PCM COMPONENTS.
"THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF ESTABLISHING A PCM LABORATORY WERE TO PROVIDE MANUFACTURING SUPPORT SERVICES TO LOCAL MANUFACTURERS AND TO ACT AS A TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AGENT, HE SAID.
"THE PCM UNIT WILL ALSO PROVIDE CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO ASSIST LOCAL MANUFACTURERS TO SET UP THEIR OWN PCM FACILITIES,' HE SAID.
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ON THE RADIO FREQUENCY AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATION LABORATORY WHICH WAS EQUIPPED WITH MODERN SCREEN ROOMS, MR CHAN SAID THE LABORATORY WOULD ALLOW MANUFACTURERS то CARRY OUT THEIR OWN DEVELOPMENTAL WORK AND TESTING,
"THE LABORATORY WILL ALSO OFFER CONSULTANCY SERVICES ALONG THE SAME LINES." HE SAID.
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"THIS FACILITY WILL BE PARTICULARLY HELPFUL ΤΟ NEW COMPANIES WISHING TO ENTER THIS FIELD, AND TO EXISTING FIRMS LOOKING TO INTO NEW PRODUCT AREAS," HE ADDED.
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