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THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1983

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INDUSTRY DIRECTOR IMPRESSED BY COMPUTER FIRM'S TECHNOLOGY *****

THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR JOHN YAXLEY TODAY (THURSDAY) VISITED TEK-DEVICES LTD AND WAS VERY IMPRESSED BY THE LEVEL OF TECHNOLOGY THE FACTORY HAS REACHED AS EVIDENCED FOR EXAMPLE BY ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE UNITED STATES SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAMME.

WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE FACTORY AT CHIAP HUA BUILDING, HUNG HOM, MR YAXLEY WAS MET BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, MR JOHN LO, WHO IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE INDUSTRY ADVISORY BOARD.

ON A TOUR OF THE 4 700 SQUARE METRES PLANT, MR LO EXPLAINED TO MR YAXLEY THAT THE COMPANY, SET UP BY THE ELECTRONIC MEMORIES AND MAGNETICS CORPORATION OF THE UNITED STATES IN 1965, SPECIALISES IN MANUFACTURING CORE AND SEMI-CONDUCTOR MEMORIES AND SYSTEMS FOR MILITARY APPLICATIONS AND FOR EQUIPMENT OPERATING IN SEVERE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. THE PRODUCTS OF THE COMPANY HAVE, FOR EXAMPLE, BEEN USED IN EQUIPMENT INSTALLED IN THE U.S. SPACE SHUTTLE, SPACE PROJECTS, MODERN AVIONICS, OIL RIGS, AND DEEP SEA RESEARCH PROGRAMMES.

MR YAXLEY ALSO LEARNED THAT THE COMPANY, ALONG WITH OTHER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES, IS PLANNING TO MANUFACTURE POWERFUL MICROPROCESSOR COMPUTERS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THE COMPANY WILL ALSO BE IMPROVING ITS PRECISION TOOLING OPERATIONS TO SUPPORT THEIR EXPANSION. COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROLLED MACHINERY WILL BE USED EXTENSIVELY. IN ADDITION, IT WAS LEARNED THAT TEK- DEVICES LTD IS NOW IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING UP A FIRST CLASS ANODISING AND FINISHING FACILITY.

MR LO REVEALED THAT TEK-DEVICES LTD HAS ATTAINED EXCELLENT QUALITY LEVEL WITH ZERO DEFECT STATUS AWARDS FROM HIS CUSTOMERS. WITHIN THE COMPANY, THEY HAVE ACTIVE QUALITY CIRCLES AND TOTAL QUALITY CONCEPT MOTIVATION ACTIVITIES. HE CREDITED THIS ACHIEVEMENT TO THE HIGH QUALITY OF THE HONG KONG WORK FORCE.

+THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY ACHIEVEMENT OF TEK-DEVICES LTD IS A DEMONSTRATION OF THE CAPACITY OF HONG KONG'S MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY TO DEVELOP HIGH TECHNOLOGY AND SOPHISTICATED PRODUCTS,+ COMMENTED MR YAXLEY AT THE END OF THE TOUR.

HE PAID TRIBUTE TO MR LO AND HIS COMPANY FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO HONG KONG'S INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT. THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE COMPANY IS A SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE OF THE APPLICATION OF ADVANCED AUTOMATED MACHINERIES AND A HIGH QUALITY AND A WELL TRAINED WORK FORCE UNDER A PROGRESSIVE MANAGEMENT.

+ IT IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF WHAT HONG KONG CAN OFFER AS A MANUFACTURING BASE FOR OVERSEAS INVESTMENT. IN TEK-DEVICES LTD, WE CAN SEE THAT HONG KONG'S HIGH LABOUR SKILLS AND PRODUCTIVITY, SUPPORTED BY AN EXPANDING AND EFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE, MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR THE INDUSTRY TO UPGRADE AND TO DIVERSIFY, HE ADDED.

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