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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1982

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SATISFACTORY YEAR FOR PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL

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A YEAR OF SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE AND GROWTH FOR THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL AND CENTRE WAS REPORTED BY THE HON ALLEN LEE, IN TABLING THE ORGANISATION'S ANNUAL REPORT AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.

IN ADDITION TO ITS CORE ACTIVITIES IN INDUSTRIAL CONSULTANCY, TRAINING, MARKET RESEARCH AND ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING SERVICES, THE HKPC WAS ABLE TO MAKE CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS ARISING FROM THE REPORT OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON DIVERSIFICATION WHICH WERE SUBSEQUENTLY ENDORSED BY THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD, MR LEE SAID.

MR LEE, WHO IS ALSO CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISATION, REPORTED THAT IT ESTABLISHED A NUMBER OF SUPPORT FACILITIES AIMED AT REINFORCING WEAK AREAS IN INDUSTRY, INCLUDING A HEAT TREATMENT LABORATORY, A SURFACE TREATMENT AND ANALYTICAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL LABORATORY AND A MICROPROCESSOR LABORATORY.

+ INDUSTRY'S RESPONSE TO THESE ENLARGED FACILITIES HAS BEEN VERY FAVOURABLE, MR LEE SAID.

REFERRING TO THE SUPPORT FACILITIES PROVIDED TO INDUSTRY, MR LEE SAID THE SCALE OF THESE SERVICES VARIED WIDELY, WITHIN THE TIME AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE, A GOOD START HAD BEEN MADE, BUT MORE HAD STILL TO BE DONE.

+A SOLID FOUNDATION IS GRADUALLY BEING LAID UPON WHICH WILL BE BUILT MORE SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES WHICH WILL FACILITATE THE PROCESS OF INDUSTRIAL DIVERSIFICATION, MR LEE SAID.

HE CONCLUDED BY EXPRESSING APPRECIATION TO THE HON S.L. CHEN FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COUNCIL WHICH HE CHAIRED FROM JANUARY 1977 TO DECEMBER 1981.

THREE BILLS PASSED

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THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND URBAN SERVICES (AMENDMENT)(NO. 3) BILL 1982, THE LABOUR TRIBUNAL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1982 AND THE SMALL CLAIMS TRIBUNAL (AMENDMENT) BILL WERE PASSED INTO LAW IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY),