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FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1992
DR HO SAID THE TC
SUPPORTED IN
PRINCIPLE THE CONSULTANTS' PROPOSAL FOR SETTING UP AN INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION TASK FORCE то HELP MANUFACTURERS TO GO AUTOMATION.
IMPLEMENTATION DETAILS OF THE PROPOSAL WOULD, HOWEVER, HAVE то
BE DRAWN UP BY THE TC IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CONSULTANTS.
THE COMMITTEE ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT VIDEOTAPES ON INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION SHOULD BE PRODUCED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO MANUFACTURERS SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.
IF FUTURE CIRCUMSTANCES PERMIT, THE POSSIBILITY OF EITHER PRODUCING TELEVISION PROGRAMMES OR EDITING MATERIALS CONTAINED IN THE PROPOSED VIDEOTAPES INTO SUCH PROGRAMMES FOR BROADCAST SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AT A LATER STAGE, HE ADDED.
ON SOURCING OF INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, DR HO SAID THE COMMITTEE WAS OF THE VIEW THAT WHILE IT MIGHT NOT BE NECESSARY FOR TECHNOLOGY ATTACHES TO BE POSTED TO GOVERNMENT OFFICES OVERSEAS, THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD CONSIDER STRENGTHENING THE TECHNOLOGICAL WORK OF ITS OVERSEAS OFFICES IF SUCH NEED AROSE IN THE FUTURE.
**THE NEED FOR ESTABLISHING SECTOR-SPECIFIC COMMITTEES ON AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES UNDER THE ITDC SHOULD BE REVIEWED IN A YEAR'S TIME,
HE ADDED.
DR HO POINTED OUT THAT SINCE SOME OF THE CONSULTANTS' RECOMMENDATIONS HAD, IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, BEEN ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED BY EXISTING POLICIES OR MEASURES, THE TC WAS THEREFORE OF THE VIEW THAT NO FURTHER ACTION WOULD BE NECESSARY.
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HE SAID THE TC CONSIDERED THAT THE 12 MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS THE CONSULTANTS IN THE REPORT WERE USEFUL IN THAT THEY HAD PROVIDED A BASIS FOR THE COMMITTEE TO FORMULATE ITS OWN RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE ITDC AT A LATER STAGE.
"ALTHOUGH THESE RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE NOT BEEN TOTALLY ACCEPTED BY THE TC, THIS SHALL NOT BE TAKEN AS A REFLECTION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CONSULTANTS IN THE STUDY OR THE QUALITY OF THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS," HE NOTED.
THE TC WOULD SUBMIT ITS VIEWS ON THE CONSULTANTS' RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE REPORT AND ITS OWN RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE LATER THIS YEAR.
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AFTER CONSIDERING THE VIEWS OF THE TC, THE ITDC WOULD THEN ADVISE THE GOVERNMENT ON THE FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS ΤΟ TAKE TO ENHANCE INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION IN HONG KONG.
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