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..EDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1985

FOR THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW, THE DEMAND FOR THE COUNCIL'S SERVICES CONTINUED TO GROW.

+THE FEE INCOME DERIVED FROM SERVICES INCREASED BY 32 PËR CENT, WHICH FOR THE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, REPRESENTS SUBSTANTIAL REAL GROWTH, HE SAID.

HE POINTED OUT THAT THERE WAS A SUSTAINED DEMAND FOR THE COUNCIL'S WELL-ESTABLISHED CORE SERVICES.

IN TRAINING, THE COUNCIL ORGANISED 374 COURSES COVER ING A WIDE RANGE OF SPECIALISED MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL SUBJECTS, WITH MORE THAN 8 000 PARTICIPANTS.

IN CONSULTANCY, THE COUNCIL UNDERTOOK 241 ASSIGNMENTS ASSISTING BOTH LOCAL AND OVERSEAS COMPANIES IN EITHER ESTABLISHING NEW PLANTS, OR EXPANDING AND STREAMLINING THEIR MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS.

MR LEE SAID THE COUNCIL ALSO EXPANDED THE SCOPE OF ITS ACTIVITIES BY TAKING A MORE ACTIVE APPROACH IN TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER,

+PROJECTS AIMED AT SERVING MULTIPLE USERS REQUIREMENTS INCLUDED THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN SYSTEMS AND THE COMPLETION OF THE FIRST STAGE OF A COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR THE GARMENT INDUSTRY, HE SAID.

DURING THE YEAR, THE COUNCIL EXPANDED ITS SUPPORT FACILITIES IN VARICUS SURFACE TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES, AND THERE WERE OVER 1 000 LOCAL COMPANIES USING THE COUNCIL'S SUPPORT FACILITIES, HE NOTED.

THE COUNCIL ALSO ENDORSED A UNIFIED APPROACH CONCEPT+ TO TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES.

+ THE INTENTION OF THE UNIFIED APPROACH IS TO RATIONAL ISE THE VARIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS MADE IN THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL SEPARATE TECHNO-ECONOMIC STUDIES AND TO GIVE EARLY IMPLEMENTATION TO PRIORITY PROJECTS UNDER ONE MANAGEMENT SO AS TO OPTIMISE THE USE OF RESOURCE.

+THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UNIFIED APPROACH AND THE ADOPTION OF AN ACTIVE APPROACH TO TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER REQUIRE A NEW LEGAL FRAMEWORK WHICH WOULD PROVIDE FOR THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE COUNCIL, MR LEE SAID,

CONSEQUENTLY, AN AMENDMENT BILL TO THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE WAS PREPARED AND RECEIVED THE ASSENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON AUGUST 7, 1985, HE ADDED.

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