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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1990
BETWEEN
HE SAID TOTAL TRADE
NEW ZEALAND AND HONG KONG INCREASED FROM LESS THAN $1.4 BILLION IN 1985 TO OVER $2.3 BILLION IN 1989, REPRESENTING AN ANNUAL COMPOUND GROWTH RATE OF MORE THAN 14 PER CENT.
"I AM DELIGHTED TO SEE THE EVER-GROWING NUMBER OF NEW ZEALAND COMPANIES COMING TO HONG KONG TO SET UP JOINT VENTURES AND OTHER BUSINESS OPERATIONS," HE SAID.
ON HONG KONG'S TRADE AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES, MR CHAN SAID HONG KONG WAS TAKING STEPS TO SUPPORT FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF ITS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, PARTICULARLY
ENCOURAGING DEVELOPMENT OF MORE KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGY-INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES.
THROUGH
"WE ARE NOW BUILDING AN INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY CENTRE, WHICH PLANNED TO COME ON STREAM EARLY IN 1993, TO PROVIDE FACILITIES SERVICES FOR NEW AND SMALL-SCALE HIGH TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES.
IS AND
"A SERIES OF SERVICES SUCH AS PRODUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT, QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, AND PRODUCT DESIGN WILL CONTINUE TO BE PROVIDED BY BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS ΤΟ HELP SHARPEN THE COMPETITIVE EDGE OF OUR MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, HE SAID.
MR CHAN SAID ALL THESE ACTIONS WERE AIMED AT ENABLING HONG KONG TO CONTINUE TO FUNCTION EFFICIENTLY AS ONE OF THE MOST DYNAMIC INDUSTRIAL AND TRADING ECONOMIES IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION WELL INTO THE 21ST CENTURY.
"TOGETHER, THEY
CONSTITUTE A MASSIVE UNDERTAKING, THAT OF
I
HE SAID.
BUILDING FOR A STABLE AND PROSPEROUS FUTURE,
MR CHAN SAID THAT AS HONG KONG ENGAGED IN THIS PROCESS, THERE WOULD BE PLENTY OF BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOREIGN AND LOCAL COMPANIES ALIKE.
"WE WELCOME COMPANIES FROM NEW ZEALAND TO JOIN US IN OUR GREAT UNDERTAKING, HE SAID.
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SITE OF SCIENTIFIC INTEREST GIVEN FACELIFT
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MA SHI CHAU, A SITE OF SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC INTEREST OFF TAI WAS GIVEN A FACELIFT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) AFTER A SPECIAL CLEAN-UP OPERATION ORGANISED BY THE JOINT URBAN COUNCIL/REGIONAL COUNCIL KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN STEERING COMMITTEE.
THE ISLAND WAS DESIGNATED A SPECIAL SITE IN 1982 BECAUSE OF ITS RARE GEOLOGICAL FEATURES. HOWEVER, THERE HAD BEEN AN ACCUMULATION OF LITTER AND JUNK WASHED ASHORE BY TIDAL WAVES.
/CLEANING UP