WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1990
"THE PORT EXPANSION AND NEW AIRPORT PROJECT WILL CERTAINLY THE BIGGEST YET FOR HONG KONG.
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IN CONSLUSION, MR KWONG SAID: "AS WE ENGAGE IN BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE, THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOREIGN AND LOCAL COMPANIES ALIKE. WE WELCOME COMPANIES FROM FINLAND TO JOIN US IN OUR GREAT UNDERTAKING.'
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GOVERNOR'S AWARD FOR INDUSTRY RECEIVES COMMUNITY SUPPORT
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THE GOVERNOR'S AWARD FOR INDUSTRY WILL GROW FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH WITH WIDE COMMUNITY SUPPORT, THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR T.H. BARMA, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR BARMA, WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE AWARD SCHEME'S ORGANISING COMMITTEE, WAS SPEAKING AT A CEREMONY AT WHICH CHEQUES WERE PRESENTED BY 15 SPONSORS OF THE 1990 GOVERNOR'S AWARD FOR INDUSTRY.
EACH OF THE NINE PRINCIPAL SPONSORS DONATED $100,000, WHILE. THE REMAINDER DONATED $50,000 EACH.
MR BARMA ACKNOWLEDGED "WITH GRATITUDE" THE GENEROSITY OF THE SPONSORS IN MEETING THE COSTS OF ORGANISING THIS YEAR'S AWARD.
"YOUR SPONSORSHIP IS A MANIFESTATION OF YOUR KEEN SUPPORT HONG KONG'S CONTINUING SEARCH FOR INDUSTRIAL EXCELLENCE, HE SAID.
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MR BARMA SAID THE AWARD SCHEME, WHICH ENJOYED THE GOVERNOR'S STRONG PERSONAL SUPPORT, WAS SET UP LAST YEAR ΤΟ RECOGNISE AND ENCOURAGE EXCELLENCE IN DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE.
HE SAID, IN THE FIRST YEAR OF IMPLEMENTATION, AWARDS WERE MADE IN ONLY TWO CATEGORIES CONSUMER PRODUCT DESIGN AND MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT DESIGN.
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"BUILDING ON LAST YEAR'S SUCCESS AND EXPERIENCE, THE GOVERNOR'S AWARD FOR INDUSTRY HAS BEEN EXPANDED ΤΟ COVER TWO OTHER EQUALLY IMPORTANT AREAS OF INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE : PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY," HE SAID.
OPEN COMPETITIONS WOULD BE HELD IN EACH AWARD CATEGORY, RUN BY DIFFERENT PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS.
MR BARMA SAID THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES WAS THE LEADING ORGANISER FOR THE CONSUMER PRODUCT DESIGN CATEGORY: THE CHINESE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION FOR THE MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT DESIGN CATEGORY; THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL FOR THE PRODUCTIVITY CATEGORY; AND THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR THE QUALITY CATEGORY.
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