MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1992
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MANUFACTURERS URGED TO ENTER AWARD
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THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR T.H. BARMA, TODAY (MONDAY) URGED MANUFACTURERS TO ENTER INTO THE COMPETITIONS FOR THE GOVERNOR'S AWARD FOR INDUSTRY.
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THE AWARD IS A MAJOR AWARD SCHEME TO RECOGNISE AND ENCOURAGE EXCELLENCE IN DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE.
SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE, MR BARMA SAID TWO NEW CATEGORIES HAD BEEN INTRODUCED INTO THIS YEAR'S AWARD SCHEME.
THEY ARE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE AND EXPORT MARKETING.
THESE TWO NEW COMPANY-BASED CATEGORIES WILL BE IN ADDITION THE EXISTING CATEGORIES OF CONSUMER PRODUCT DESIGN; MACHINERY EQUIPMENT DESIGN; PRODUCTIVITY; AND QUALITY.
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MR BARMA SAID THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE CATEGORY WOULD BE ORGANISED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT.
"THIS CATEGORY UNDERSCORES THE IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS IN MANUFACTURING.
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"IT RECOGNISES ENDEAVOURS BY HONG KONG MANUFACTURERS FROTECT OR IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT BY TAKING MEASURES TO CONSERVE RAW MATERIALS AND REDUCE POLLUTION, HE SAID.
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AS REGARDS THE EXPORT MARKETING CATEGORY, MR BARMA SAID THIS WOULD BE ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL WITH THE AIM OF ACKNOWLEDGING THE FACT THAT MOST OF HONG KONG'S INDUSTRIES WERE EXPORT-ORIENTED AND RECOGNISING THE IMPORTANCE OF EXPORT MARKETING STRATEGIES, METHODS AND TECHNIQUES IN EXPANDING AND OPENING MARKETS ABROAD.
MR BARMA SAID THIS WAS THE FOURTH ANNUAL COMPETITION FOR THE GOVERNOR'S AWARD FOR INDUSTRY SINCE THE AWARD WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1989.
"THE AIM OF THE AWARD IS ΤΟ RECOGNISE AND ENCOURAGE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS DEVELOPING THE EFFICIENCY AND COMPETITIVENESS OF HONG KONG'S MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES," HE SAID.
THE CONSUMER PRODUCT DESIGN AND THE MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT DESIGN AWARD CATEGORIES ARE PRODUCT-BASED, AND ARE AIMED AT RECOGNISING THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD DESIGN IN CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND IN MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT FOR USE IN MANUFACTURING.
CATEGORIES
THE PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY AWARD
ARE COMPANY-BASED, AND RECOGNISE ENDEAVOURS BY HONG KONG COMPANIES TO ACHIEVE IMPROVED PRODUCTIVITY AND BETTER QUALITY IN THEIR MANUFACTURING PROCESSES.
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