MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1991
IT IS CHARACTERISED BY
STEADY
INCREASINGLY COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATED
AN
DEVELOPMENT TOWARDS SYSTEM OF SOCIAL WELFARE
SERVICES AND A LARGE AND SOPHISTICATED SUBVENTED SECTOR.
IT HAS ALSO BEEN A PERIOD WHEN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY CLOSE AND COMPLEX.
"IF SOCIAL SECURITY IS DISCOUNTED, SUBVENTED NON-GOVERNMENTAL SOMB TWO-THIRDS OF ORGANISATIONS CURRENTLY RECEIVE BY WAY OF GRANTS
ON SOCIAL WELFARE THE TOTAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
SERVICES,
WONG SAID.
H
MRS
"THEY EMPLOY SOME 80 PER CENT OF ALL SOCIAL WELFARE
TRAINED PROFESSIONALS, WELFARE WORKERS AND
PERSONNEL,
CHILD
CARE
INCLUDING WORKERS.
THE "THE SUBVENTED SECTOR 19 IMPORTANT TO OF SOCIAL WELFARE.
FUTURE
DEVELOPMENT
BETWEEN "THE PARTNERSHIP SECTOR IS NOW INSEPARABLE, SHE ADDED.
THE GOVERNMENT AND THE SUBVENTED
11
REPORT ON ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY PUBLISHED
WHICH
THE INDUSTRY
DEPARTMENT TODAY
IDENTIFIES THE
(MONDAY) PUBLISHED A REPORT
TO AND OBSTACLES
THE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOCAL ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY.
OF HONG KONG'S DEPARTMENT AND ASSISTANCE OF THE
THE TECHNO-ECONOMIC AND MARKET RESEARCH STUDY ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE INDUSTRY UNDERTAKEN BY THE DATAQUEST INCORPORATED WITH THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL.
AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF INDUSTRY, MR MAXIMUS LI, THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY WAS THE SECOND LARGEST EXPORT EARNER MANUFACTURING SECTOR.
IN
SAID THE
IT WITH DOMESTIC EXPORTS AMOUNTING TO $58.6 BILLION LAST YEAR,
CENT FROM 1985 HAS ACHIEVED A COMPOUND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE OF 17 PER TO 1990.
THE ELECTRONICS
CONSULTANTS HAD
MR LI SAID TO FACILITATE THE FUTURE GROWTH OF
VALUE-ADDED
THE CONTENT, INDUSTRY AND IMPROVE ITS RECOMMENDED A VARIETY OF MEASURES IN A NUMBER OF AREAS.
ENVIRONMENT: THE DEVELOPMENT
OF EXPLOITATION
OF A THESE ARE: THE ROLE OF THE GOVERNMENT; THE ESTABLISHMENT
VALUE-ADDED CONTENT; THE MARKETING ORGANISATION; THE ENHANCEMENT OF IMPORTANCE OF A DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL CONNECTION; A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME; AND MANPOWER TRAINING IN NEW TECHNOLOGIES.
COMPONENT
MANUFACTURING; THE
THE CHINA
/MR LI
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