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TUESDAY, JULY 4, 1978

LABOUR COMMISSIONER VISITS PRECISION INSTRUMENT FACTORY

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ESTABLISHMENTS THAT MANUFACTURE HIGH PRECISION PRODUCTS SUCH AS TOOLS AND DIES ARE MOST WELCOME TO HONG KONG AND REPRESENT THE HIGHER LEVEL OF TECHNOLOGY NEEDED AS INDUSTRY DIVERSIFIES HERE, THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR. NEIL HENDERSON, SAID TODAY.

MR. HENDERSON MADE THIS COMMENT WHEN HE VISITED THE FACTORY OF KRAS ASIA LTD. IN KWUN TONG WHICH MANUFACTURES A RANGE OF PRECISION MOLDS, TOOLS, DIES AND SPECIAL MACHINERY FOR THE ELECTRONICS AND PLASTICS INDUSTRIES.

THE COMPANY ALSO SUPPLIES PREHEATERS, PREFORMERS, AND MOLDING PRESS FOR THERMOSETTS AS WELL AS SEMI-CONDUCTOR ASSEMBLY EQUIPMENT. THE PRODUCTS CATER FOR A WIDE SECTOR OF THE ELECTRONIC AND OTHER INDUSTRIES IN BOTH HONG KONG AND SOUTHEAST ASIA.

WHILE TOURING THE FACTORY, MR. HENDERSON ALSO COMPLIMENTED THE COMPANY'S EFFORTS IN TRAINING LOCAL STAFF IN TOOL AND MOLD MAKING TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE SHORTAGE OF TOOL AND DIE MAKERS IN HONG KONG.

DURING THE VISIT, MR. HENDERSON SAW THE FACTORY'S WORKSHOP AND ITS QUALITY CONTROL DEPARTMENT WHERE MACHINE PARTS ARE THOROUGHLY CHECKED AND INSPECTED WITH PRECISION INSTRUMENTS.

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KRAS ASIA LTD., ONE OF THE PIONEERING FIRMS IN HONG KONG TO START THE MANUFACTURE OF SOPHISTICATED THERMO PLASTIC MOLDS, HAS A GOOD APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME AND EMPLOYS A STAFF OF ABOUT 100. PRESENT, THE COMPANY HAS 12 APPRENTICES AND ALL OF THEM ATTEND RELATED COURSES AT GOVERNMENT TECHNICAL INSTITUTIONS ON A PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE BASIS.

THE FACTORY OCCUPIES TWO FLOORS OF A FACTORY BUILDING IN HUNG TO ROAD IN KWUN TONG.

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