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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1992
APPRECIATION THE SECRETARY FOR WORKS JAMES BLAKE EXPRESSED
THE DIRECTOR GUAN ZONG ZHI FOR THE CONTINUING ATTENTION BY BUREAU IN MEETING THE SUPPLY NEED TO HONG KONG.
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GUANGDONG
WITHOUT YEARS WOULD HAVE
DESPITE EFFECTIVE WATER SAVING CAMPAIGNS IN HONG KONG,
RECENT DRY ADDITIONAL SUPPLY FROM GUANGDONG, THE RESULTED IN WATER RESTRICTIONS.
COLLABORATION BETWEEN BUSINESS AND ACADEMIC COMMUNITIES
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COLLABORATION BETWEEN HONG KONG'S
BUSINESS AND ACADEMIC
COMMUNITIES WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY VALUABLE AND NECESSARY AS THE ECONOMY BECOMES MORE SOPHISTICATED.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR T.H. CHAU TODAY (MONDAY) AT THE OPENING OF NEW PREMISES FOR THE BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE AND THE CHINA BUSINESS CENTRE OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC.
MR CHAU SAID THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THESE CENTRES IS A PRACTICAL. RESPONSE BY THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC ΤΟ TWO OF THE MAJOR TRENDS AFFECTING HONG KONG'S ECONOMY TODAY.
"ECONOMIC TIES BETWEEN HONG KONG AND SOUTHERN CHINA ARE DEVELOPING IN LEAPS AND BOUNDS, HE SAID.
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THE SECRETARY SAID HONG KONG WAS AN IMPORTANT ENTREPOT FOR CHINA TRADE.
"OUR MANUFACTURERS ARE CARRYING OUT LARGE-SCALE PRODUCTION IN THE PEARL RIVER DELTA AND BEYOND.
"AND HONG KONG IS HEAVILY INVOLVED IN SERVICING OPERATIONS IN CHINA, HE SAID.
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MANUFACTURING
ANOTHER TREND WAS THAT BUSINESSES HERE IN HONG REALISING THAT THEIR EMPHASIS ON PRODUCTIVITY, QUALITY AND WOULD HAVE TO INCREASE IF LOCAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES WERE COMPETITIVE, AND THAT GREATER USE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TO ACHIEVE THAT END, MR CHAU SAID.
KONG WERE INNOVATION
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THE CHINA BUSINESS CENTRE AIMS ΤΟ RESEARCH, MONITOR AND PROMOTE BUSINESS LINKS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CHINA.
THE BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE HELPS COMPANIES то MAKE BEST USE OF THE SUPPORT THE POLYTECHNIC OFFERS IN THE FORM OF TRAINING, TECHNICAL SERVICES, CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND RESEARCH EXPERTISE.
THEIR SETTING UP WAS A FINE EXAMPLE 'OF WORKING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN HIGHER EDUCATION AND PRIVATE ENTERPRISE, MR CHAU SAID.
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