XN000022-1986-03-17 — Page 5

MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1986

PROPOSALS WOULD THEN BE PREPARED FOR CONSIDERATION BY MANUFACTURERS. SPECIFIC CONSULTANCIES FOR INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS WOULD ALSO BE UNDERTAKEN.

THE COMPANY WOULD PRIMARILY TARGET ITS SERVICE TOWARDS HONG KONG'S SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED MANUFACTURERS WHO CANNOT AFFORD THE IR OWN DESIGN FACILITIES BUT HAVE GOOD POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OR WHO HAVE TO GO OUT OF HONG KONG FOR THEIR DESIGN NEEDS.

IT WOULD SEEK TO ATTRACT CLIENTS IN A POSITION TO DEVELOP RELIABLE PRODUCTS OF GOOD QUALITY.

A LEADING INDUSTRIALIST AND A MEMBER OF THE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD, MR CHENG IS JOINED BY THE HEAD OF SWIRE SCHOOL OF DESIGN AT THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC, MR MICHAEL FARR, WHO IS THE VICE-CHAIRMAN.

OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD INCLUDE THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR K.Y. YEUNG THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL DESIGN COUNCIL, MR HERBERT WONG THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL, MR S.K. CHAN; THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS LIMITED, MR CHEN YEE MAU THE CENTRAL MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION MANAGER OF MOTOROLA SEMICONDUCTORS (HK) LIMITED, MR ANTHONY KWOK; AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE COMPANY, MR DOUGLAS TOMKIN.

THE GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT TO HKDIC AMOUNTS TO $9.2 MILLION, COMPRISING A SUBVENTION OF $8 MILLION TO COVER THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF THE COMPANY'S OPERATION AND AN INTEREST-FREE LOAN OF $1,2 MILLION TO BE TAKEN OUT IN THE FOURTH YEAR, THE COMPANY 13 EXPECTED TO BE FINANCIALLY SELF-SUPPORTING IN ITS FIF TH YEAR OF OPERATION.

PREVENTIVE MEASURES TAKEN AGAINST SMUGGLING BY SEA

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CUSTOMS OFFICERS ARE ALWAYS ANXIOUS AND PREPARED TO HELP FACILITATE LAWFUL SHIPPING AND TRADE, SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE, MR S.B. LEE, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

SPEAKING AT A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE ROTARY CLUB, TSIM SHA TSUI EAST, MR LEE EXPLAINED THE ROLE OF THE ANTI-SMUGGLING AND SEA CARGO EXAMINATION DIVISIONS OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT IN THE PREVENTION OF SMUGGLING.

HE SAID THE DUTIES OF THE ANTI-SMUGGLING DIVISION WERE TO BOARD, GUARD AND SEARCH CONVENTIONAL OCEAN-GOING VESSELS IN VICTORIA HARBOUR FOR DETECTION OF NARCOTICS, FIREARMS, DUTIABLE COMMODITIES OR OTHER PROHIBITED GOODS.

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