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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1990
SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE DEPARTMENT WILL SEND A SIMPLIFIED VERSION TO 10,000 INDIVIDUAL MANUFACTURERS TO OBTAIN QUANTITATIVE ANSWERS ΤΟ SIMILAR QUESTIONS.
THE DEPARTMENT IS SEEKING INFORMATION SUCH AS HOW INDUSTRIALISTS CONSIDER MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY WILL DEVELOP IN THE FUTURE, HAVING REGARD TO SUCH FACTORS AS OUTWARD PROCESSING ACTIVITIES IN CHINA.
IT ALSO WANTS VIEWS ON THE METROPLAN, THE PORT AND AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT STUDY (PADS) AND THE LABOUR SHORTAGE.
REPLIES ARE ΤΟ BE GIVEN UNDER SHORT-TERM MEDIUM-TERM (1994-1997) SCENARIOS.
AND LONG-TERM
(1998-2011)
(1990-1993), DEVELOPMENT
THERE ARE ALSO QUESTIONS ON THE IMPLICATIONS OF FUTURE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ON INDUSTRIAL ACCOMMODATION AND HOW THE GOVERNMENT'S INDUSTRIAL LAND POLICY SHOULD BE MODIFIED TO HELP LOCAL INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.
ON THE METROPLAN, THEY ARE BEING ASKED WHAT MEASURES THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD TAKE TO ENCOURAGE INDUSTRIES TO RELOCATE FROM THE URBAN AREA AND THEIR IDEAS ON SUITABLE PLACES TO MOVE TO.
THE RESPONDENTS WILL BE ASKED WHETHER THEY CONSIDER NORTH LANTAU, YUEN LONG AND TIN SHUI WAI, AND TUEN MUN ARE SUITABLE FOR NEW INDUSTRIAL AREAS; WHAT INFRASTRUCTURAL SUPPORT SHOULD BE PROVIDED TO ENCOURAGE INDUSTRY TO MOVE INTO THESE AREAS; WHAT OTHER MEASURES THEY THINK THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD TAKE TO ATTRACT INDUSTRY TO MOVE TO THESE AREAS; WHAT TYPES OF INDUSTRIES ARE MOST LIKELY TO MOVE INTO THESE
THEY AREAS AND WHAT KINDS OF PREMISES
WILL REQUIRE, AND HOW THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE INDUSTRIAL LAND IN THESE AREAS BEING DISPOSED OF.
THEY WILL BE QUESTIONED ON WHETHER THEY THINK HONG KONG NEEDS
AND IF SO A SCIENCE PARK OR A BUSINESS PARK,
WHERE IT SHOULD BE
LOCATED.
ON THE TOPIC OF OUTWARD PROCESSING ACTIVITIES TO CHINA BY HONG KONG MANUFACTURERS, THE QUESTIONNAIRE TO THE TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATIONS ASKS WHETHER SUCH ACTIVITIES ARE BENEFICIAL TO HONG KONG AND IF SO WHAT MEASURES COULD THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT INTRODUCE IN THE FORM OF PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO HELP INTEGRATION OF MANUFACTURING ACTIVITIES IN HONG KONG AND CHINA.
EXPAND RELOCATE
INDIVIDUAL MANUFACTURERS ARE ASKED IF THEY OWN MANUFACTURING
PROVINCE; WHETHER PLANTS IN GUANGDONG
THEY HAVE
ΤΟ PLANS
ΤΟ PLANS OPERATIONS IN THE PROVINCE; AND WHETHER THEY HAVE FURTHER PARTS OR ALL OF THEIR EXISTING HONG KONG OPERATION THERE.
THE DIRECTOR OF AND
SAYS PADS AND UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES
IN A LETTER ACCOMPANYING THE QUESTIONNAIRES, INDUSTRY, MR T.H. BARMA, REFERS TO THE METROPLAN THE PROPOSALS CONTAINED IN BOTH STUDIES OFFER FOR INDUSTRY.
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