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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1992
ROUND WOULD DEPEND HOWEVER, THE SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION OF THE
BREAKTHROUGH IN THE AGRICULTURE
MUCH ON WHETHER, AND HOW SOON, THE TALKS WOULD COME.
FAILURE TO REACH A DEAL ON AGRICULTURE HAD LONG BEEN STUMBLING BLOCK IN THE FIVE-YEAR LONG WORLD TRADE TALKS.
THE MAIN
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PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT VITAL
A KEY ROLE IN ADDING ELEMENT IN INDISPENSABLE
OF
PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT PLAYED VALUE TO PRODUCTS AND WERE BECOMING AN
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, THE TODAY'S COMPETITIVE INDUSTRY, MR T.H. BARMA, SAID THIS (THURSDAY) MORNING.
AND
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE DEVELOPMENT, MR
DIRECTOR-GENERAL
ON CONFERENCE
PRODUCT BARMA SAID
KONG'S HONG
MANUFACTURERS INCREASING COMPETITION FROM OTHER ECONOMIES IN THE REGION AND PROTECTIONISM IN SOME OF HONG KONG'S MAJOR MARKETS.
DEMAND "CONSUMERS
DESIGN FACED GROWING
GREATER QUALITY AND NOVELTY. AND OUR LIMITED BY LAND CAPACITY FOR EXPANSION WITHIN HONG KONG IS SEVERELY AND LABOUR CONSTRAINTS.
"FOR SOME TIME NOW,
то ANSWERS
THESE CHALLENGES L1E IN THE GREATER APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY AND EXPERTISE TO THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS, INNOVATION TO QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN PRODUCT DESIGN, AND GREATER ATTENTION
IMPROVING THE VALUE-ADDED CONTENT STANDARDS: IN SHORT, IN FINAL PRODUCT, HE SAID.
MANUFACTURERS HAVE
RECOGNISED THAT THE
AND
AND
OF
THE
MR BARMA SAID THE
ONE-DAY CONFERENCE. ORGANISED INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH A NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONS,
MANUFACTURERS' AWARENESS OF AROUSING
THE AIMED AT PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT, AND AT INTRODUCING SERVICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.
BY
THE
WAS IMPORTANCE OF THE DESIGN
PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES "EQUALLY IMPORTANT, THE CONFERENCE WILL
PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN FOR MANAGERS TO COMMENT ON THE
INTRODUCING TO PGRADE THEIR PRODUCT DESIGN PRODUCT DESIGN AND ON THEIR PLANS CAPABILITY, HE SAID.
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CHARTERED SOCIETY
THE CO-ORGANISERS OF THE CONFERENCE ARE THE OF DESIGNERS - HONG KONG REGION; THE DESIGN COUNCIL OF HONG KONG; THE HONG KONG DESIGN INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED; THE HONG KONG DESIGNERS ASSOCIATION; THE MECHANICAL, MARINE AND CHEMICAL DIVISION OF THE
PRODUCTIVITY HONG KONG KONG INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS; THE
AND THE SWIRE SCHOOL OF DESIGN OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC,
HONG COUNCIL;
HONG KONG
THE FEDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE IS SUPPORTED BY INDUSTRIES AND THE CHINESE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG.
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