THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1990
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TREND TO ADOPT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
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FIRMS WHICH HAVE EMPLOYED ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TO PRODUCE HIGH QUALITY, HIGH VALUE-ADDED GOODS ARE ABLE TO MAKE BETTER USE OF SCARCE MANPOWER AND TO RESPOND MORE EFFECTIVELY то THE INCREASINGLY SOPHISTICATED DEMANDS OF THEIR CUSTOMERS.
THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR JOHN CHAN, SAID THIS TODAY (THURSDAY) WHEN OPENING A CHINA PAINT MANUFACTURING
CO. LTD FACTORY AT SAI KUNG.
"IN ESTABLISHING
THIS NEW PLANT, CHINA PAINT HAS MADE A DECISION ΤΟ MOVE TOWARDS THE USE OF NEW TECHNOLOGY IN PAINT MANUFACTURING,
+ HE SAID.
"IT HAS INVESTED HEAVILY IN ADVANCED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT.
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"THE NEW PLANT IS HIGHLY AUTOMATED. AND CHINA PAINT IS NOW THE LICENSEE OF A NUMBER OF THE WORLD'S LEADING PAINT MANUFACTURERS, MR CHAN SAID.
IN HONG KONG'S INDUSTRIES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TO
THIS MOVE WAS PART OF A TREND TOWARDS COMPETITION BASED ON THE USE OF PRODUCE HIGH QUALITY, HIGH VALUE-ADDED GOODS.
FIRMS WHICH HAD ADOPTED THIS APPROACH WERE ABLE TO MAKE BETTER USE OF SCARCE MANPOWER AND TO RESPOND MORE EFFECTIVELY ΤΟ THE INCREASINGLY SOPHISTICATED DEMANDS OF THEIR CUSTOMERS.
"ALTHOUGH THE INITIAL COSTS MAY BE HIGH, SO тоо ARE THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS, MR CHAN SAID.
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HE SAID CHINA PAINT HAD PROVED ITSELF WILLING ΤΟ MAKE THE NECESSARY INVESTMENT IN A HIGH TECHNOLOGY FUTURE.
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TRIPARTISM HELPS ENHANCE LABOUR RELATIONS
TRIPARTITE CO-OPERATION AMONG THE GOVERNMENT, MANAGEMENT AND LABOUR IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF LABOUR STANDARDS AND MAINTENANCE OF HARMONIOUS LABOUR RELATIONS TO MATCH HONG KONG'S SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE ACTING COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR YIU YAN-NANG, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPEAKING AT A LIONS CLUB LUNCHEON MEETING, MR YIU SAID THERE WAS ALREADY A HIGH DEGREE OF CO-OPERATIVE SPIRIT AMONG THE THREE PARTIES IN DEALING WITH A GREAT VARIETY OF LABOUR MATTERS, PARTICULARLY IN SUCH AREAS AS LABOUR LEGISLATION AND PROGRAMMES то PROMOTE THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S SERVICES.
/HE POINTED