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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1993
AFTER CAREFUL DELIBERATION,
THE AUTHORITY
DECIDED TO IMPOSE
FINANCIAL PENALTIES ON ATV TOTALLING $160,000 AND TO ISSUE WARNINGS AND ADVICE TO THE STATION,
THE AUTHORITY ALSO
CLOSELY THE PROVISIONS
STRONGLY ADVISED TVB TO OBSERVE MORE IN THE TELEVISION PROGRAMME STANDARDS RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND THE FAMILY VIEWING POLICY IN CONNECTION WITH THE VIOLENCE SEQUENCES IN THE DRAMA SERIES "GAMBLING ON LIFE" WHICH WAS BROADCAST ON TVB JADE BETWEEN 7.25 PM AND 8.30 PM.
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CHINA MARKET OPENS FOR NEW CHALLENGES
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THE OPENING OF THE CHINA MARKET NOT ONLY PROVIDES MANUFACTURERS IN HONG KONG WITH OPPORTUNITIES BUT ALSO BRINGS THEM NEW CHALLENGES, THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF INDUSTRY, MISS DENISE YUE, SAID TONIGHT
(FRIDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE INAUGURAL CEREMONY OF THE HONG KONG PLASTICS MACHINERY ASSOCIATION, MISS YUE SAID WITH THE MOVING OF LABOUR- INTENSIVE OPERATIONS TO THE NORTH, THERE WAS AN INCREASING DEMAND MANAGEMENT TALENTS IN THE LOCAL MANUFACTURING SECTOR.
FOR
MOREOVER, MANY MANUFACTURERS HAVE REALISED THE IMPORTANCE OF PRODUCT AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT IN ADDITION TO INCREASING PRODUCTION.
"THEREFORE, MANPOWER TRAINING, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, MARKET DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCT DESIGN ARE ALL NEW CHALLENGES FACED BY LOCAL MANUFACTURERS, "SHE SAID.
ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLASTICS MACHINERY INDUSTRY, MISS YUE SAID THE INDUSTRY HAD BEEN PLAYING A SUPPORTING ROLE TO MANY OTHER INDUSTRIES IN HONG KONG,
TODAY, PLASTICS HAVE BEEN WIDELY USED IN DIFFERENT KINDS OF PRODUCTS INCLUDING ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS, HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND STATIONERY, AND EVEN SOME HI-TECH PRODUCTS SUCH AS WIRELESS PHONES AND FAX MACHINES.
**THE FLEXIBLE SUPPORT RENDERED BY THE PLASTICS MACHINERY MANUFACTURERS IS AN INDISPENSABLE ELEMENT BEHIND THE SUCCESSFUL MANUFACTURE OF ALL THESE PRODUCTS, SHE SAID.
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APART FROM MEETING DOMESTIC DEMANDS, MISS YUE SAID THE PLASTICS MACHINERY INDUSTRY HAD ALSO DEVELOPED INTO A MAJOR EXPORTING INDUSTRY OCCUPYING A VITAL POSITION IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET.
IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE NUMBER OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF INJECTION MOULDING MACHINES WAS INCREASED FROM 9,100 IN 1990 TO 12,000 IN 1992, AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 30 PER CENT.
EXPORTS OF OTHER TYPES OF PLASTICS MACHINES ALSO EXPERIENCED AN APPRECIABLE GROWTH, SHE SAID.
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