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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1994
$3.5M DONATED FOR GOVERNOR'S AWARD FOR INDUSTRY
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TWENTY SPONSORS HAVE DONATED A RECORD $3.5 MILLION THIS YEAR FOR THE GOVERNOR'S AWARD FOR INDUSTRY.
THE SPONSORS PRESENTED THEIR CHEQUES TODAY (WEDNESDAY) TO THE SIX ORGANISING BODIES OF THE AWARD
THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT, THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES, THE CHINESE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG, THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL, THE PRIVATE SECTOR COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL.
SPEAKING AT THE CHEQUE-PRESENTATION CEREMONY, THE DIRECTOR- GENERAL OF INDUSTRY, MISS DENISE YUE, PAID TRIBUTE TO THE SPONSORS FOR THEIR DONATIONS, WITHOUT WHICH THIS YEAR'S GOVERNOR'S AWARD FOR INDUSTRY COMPETITION WOULD NOT HAVE ATTAINED THE LEVEL OF SUCCESS IT HAD.
MISS YUE POINTED OUT THAT THE GOVERNOR'S AWARDS PRESENTED то THE TOP ACHIEVERS EACH YEAR HAD COME TO BE WIDELY ACCEPTED AS THE HIGHEST FORM OF RECOGNITION OF EXCELLENCE IN INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE.
SHE NOTED THAT THE INCREASING IMPACT OF THE AWARD SCHEME ON THE LOCAL MANUFACTURING SCENE MIGHT BE DEDUCED FROM THE 149 ENTRIES RECEIVED THIS YEAR, WHICH REPRESENTED A 20 PER CENT RISE OVER LAST YEAR.
ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT THIS YEAR WAS THAT MORE COMPANIES HAD SUBMITTED ENTRIES IN TWO OR THREE CATEGORIES, INDICATING THE CONTINUING EFFORTS MADE BY HONG KONG'S MANUFACTURERS TO EXCEL NOT JUST ONE BUT AS MANY ASPECTS OF INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE POSSIBLE, SHE ADDED.
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THE ASSESSMENT OF THE ENTRIES IS PROGRESSING WELL, WITH THE FINAL JUDGING EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 7.
IN TOTAL, SIX GOVERNOR'S AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED, ONE EACH FOR THE SIX CATEGORIES OF CONSUMER PRODUCT DESIGN, MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT DESIGN, PRODUCTIVITY, QUALITY, ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE AND EXPORT MARKETING.
THE AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE GOVERNOR AT A CEREMONY SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 31.
THE SPONSORS ARE: CHEKIANG FIRST BANK LTD; CHEN HSONG HOLDINGS CHIAPHUA-SHINKO LTD;
COPPER ALLOY CO LTD; GOLD PEAK INDUSTRIES (HOLDINGS) LTD; HANG SENG BANK LTD; HONG KONG PETROCHEMICAL CO LTD; MOTOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LTD; THE KOWLOON BUS CO (1933) LTD; LIPPO GROUP; MITA INDUSTRIAL CO (HK) LTD; NAN DEVELOPMENT LTD; RANK XEROX (HONG KONG) LTD; STANDARD CHARTERED
MR VICWOOD GROUP;
WOO WING-FAI;
CHAMBER THE CHINESE GENERAL
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCE; REGATEX MANUFACTURERS LTD; SINO LAND COMPANY LTD AND SUN HUNG KAI PROPERTIES LTD.
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