2
-
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2. 1989
TURNING TO THE STRUCTURAL CHANGES
SAID SHE EXPECTED THE PROCESS OF TRANSFORMATION TOWARDS AND SERVICES RELATIVE TO DECADE.
MANUFACTURING
TO CONTINUE INTO
OF THE ECONOMY, MRS CHAN MORE TRADING THE NEXT
"HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR
PART OF OUR ECONOMY.
ITS FUTURE
IN
DESIGN,
MARKETING,
WILL REMAIN AN IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT WILL CONCENTRATE INCREASINGLY ON THE SERVICE COMPONENTS OF THE MANUFACTURING OPERATION,
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, SPECIALISING
CONTROL, AND OVERALL PRODUCTION SUPERVISION.
"RELOCATION OF THE MORE LABOUR-INTENSIVE
PRODUCTION
THEREBY
ACROSS THE BORDER HAS ASSISTED US TO MOVE IN THIS DIRECTION,
PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY, OUR SIGNIFICANTLY EXTENDED SCOPE FOR UNDERTAKING MORE SKILLED-DEMANDING AND PROCEESSES LOCALLY.
QUALITY
PROCESSES
AND HAS PROVIDING
TECHNOLOGY-INTENSIVE
UPGRADING OF OPERATIONS AUTOMATION, IMPROVED METHODS WILL ENABLE HONG OF BUSINESS IN
"IN TRADING AND SERVICES, CONTINUOUS THROUGH THE WIDESPREAD USE OF COMPUTERS, OFFICE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, AND BETTER MANAGEMENT KONG TO MAINTAIN ITS COMPETITIVE POSITION AS THE HUB
SHE ADDED. THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION,
PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN THE ANNOUNCED AN
AND 1990'S, COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, SHE SAID.
TO ENSURE THAT HONG KONG HAD ADEQUATE AND HUMAN RESOURCES TO MEET THE GROWING
THE
GOVERNMENT
RECENTLY
AMBITIOUS
BY EARLY 1997 AND OUR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM BY NETWORK, RECLAIMING LAND FOR
THIS WOULD INCLUDE BUILDING A NEW AIRPORT ADDITIONAL PORT FACILITIES, IMPROVING PROVIDING A SECOND TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCING THE TRANSPORT SYSTEM.
ALSO BE WILL OPPORTUNITIES "OUR EDUCATION AND TRAINING
MEET THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR SKILLED EXPANDED SIGNIFICANTLY TO
SHE SAID. WORKERS AND TO FILL. THE GAP LEFT BY EMIGRATION,'
H
H
SHE SAID,
זיי
RELIEVE 1990'S WITH THE
NOTWITHSTANDING CURRENT UNCERTAINTIES, THAT WE WILL FACF THE CHANGES AND CHALLENGES OF THE
RESILIENCE AND OWN STRENGTHS OUR SAME CONFIDENCE IN ABILITY OF THE COMMUNITY TO STAND TOGETHER IN CREATING A
MRS CHAN SAID. KONG FOR OURSELVES AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS,
F
AND IN THE RETTER HONG
13