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WELNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1983

THESE FACILITIES INCLUDE A MICROPROCESSOR APPLICATION LABORATORY, A HEAT TREATMENT UNIT, A METALS FINISHING LABORATORY AND AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SERVICE.

MR LEE SAID THAT THE CENTRE HAD MADE +SATISFACTORY PROGRESS+ DURING FISCAL 1982-83 DESPITE A CONTINUED ECONOMIC DOWNTURN IN HONG KONG DUE TO THE GLOBAL RECESSION AND OTHER ADVERSE FACTORS+.

FEE INCOME DERIVED FROM SERVICES ROSE BY 26 PER CENT OVER 1981-82 AND THE CENTRE'S STAFF ESTABLISHMENT INCREASED BY FOUR PER CENT, HE REPORTED.

+THESE FIGURES DEMONSTRATE THE GROWING ACCEPTANCE OF THE WORK OF HKPC BY INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT, ACCOMPANIED BY A SUSTAINED IMPROVEMENT IN INTERNAL EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY, HE SAID.

WITH THE CENTRALISATION OF MOST ACTIVITIES WITHIN ITS HEADQUARTERS, THE CENTRE WAS ABLE TO OPERATE MORE EFFECTIVELY AS A +UNITED AND COHESIVE ENTITY DEDICATED TO PROVIDING AN INTEGRATED RANGE OF SERVICES TO INDUSTRY, MR LEE SAID.

HE EXPRESSED CONFIDENCE THAT THE CENTRE WOULD BE ABLE TO FURTHER EXPAND ITS ROLE IN THE IMPROVEMENT AND DIVERSIFICATION OF INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG.

BESIDES ASSISTING EXISTING INDUSTRIES, THE CENTRE UNDERTAKES DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WHICH CREATE A GREATER IMPACT ON THE

INDUSTRIAL COMMUNITY.

DURING THE YEAR, THE CENTRE COMPLETED A MAJOR TECHNO-ECONOMIC STUDY ON THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, MR LEE SAID.

OTHER PROJECTS BEING UNDERTAKEN BY THE CENTRE INCLUDE A TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER STUDY AND A STUDY ON THE DESIGN OF MULTI-STOREY FACTORY BUILDINGS.

MR LEE SAID THAT THE CENTRE WAS IN A POSITION TO UNDERTAKE WORK CAPABLE OF GENERATING MULTIPLIER EFFECTS.

TODAY.

FIVE BILLS PASSED ***

FIVE BILLS WERE PASSED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING

} {AMENDMENT 1983;

THEY ARE THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1983, THE INLAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT) (NO. 4) BİLL 1983, THE ROAD TRAFFIC (DRIVING-OFFENCE POINTS) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1983, THE INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL CLAUSES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 3) BILL 1983 AND THE CITY POLYTECHNIC OF HONG KONG BILL 1983.

TWO OTHER BILLS - THE ENTERTAINMENTS TAX (AMENDMENT AND VALIDATION) BILL 1983 AND THE TELECOMMUNICATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1983 WERE READ A SECOND TIME. DEBATE ON THEM WAS ADJOURNED TILL THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING ON DECEMBER 7.

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