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WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1986

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THE GROUP WAS SET UP TO STUDY IN GREATER DETAIL PROPOSALS CONTAINED IN THE REPORT ON HONG KONG'S PLASTICS CONVERSION INDUSTRY PUBLISHED LAST MONTH.

THE $1.8 MILLION STUDY WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE DEPARTMENT AS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF MARKET RESEARCH AND TECHNO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF MAJOR MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.

IT WAS UNDERTAKEN BY THE AMERICAN CONSULTANCY FIRM SRI INTERNATIONAL, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL.

THE SUB-COMMITTEE'S TERMS OF REFERENCE ARE:

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TO CONSIDER WHETHER AND TO WHAT EXTENT ANY OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE PLASTICS REPORT CAN BE SUPPORTED;

* IN RESPECT OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CAN BE

SUPPORTED TO CONSIDER IN WHAT MANNER AND OVER WHAT PERIOD OF TIME THEY SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED;

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TO ESTABLISH ORDERS OF COST INVOLVED; AND

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TO REPORT BACK TO THE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD.

THE GROUP IS DUE TO REPORT ITS FINDINGS TO THE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR.

CALIBRATION LABORATORY GETS A BOOST *****

THE GOVERNMENT STANDARDS AND CALIBRATION LABORATORY NOW PROVIDES AN ACCREDITED CALIBRATION SERVICE WHICH CAN ISSUE WIDELY AND ALMOST INTERNATIONALLY ACCEPTED CERTIFICATES FOR THE BENEFIT OF MANUFACTURERS, THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR K.Y. YEUNG, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

SPEAKING AT A CEREMONY AT WHICH A BRITISH CALIBRATION SERVICE ACCREDITATION CERTIFICATE WAS PRESENTED TO THE LABORATORY, MR YEUNG SAID THE LABORATORY WAS THE ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND IN THE FAR EAST.

+ THE EFFECT OF BCS ACCREDITATION OF OUR LABORATORY FOR A WIDE RANGE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC CALIBRATION SERVICES WILL SERVE AS A POWERFUL ATTRACTION FOR OVERSEAS MANUFACTURERS OF HIGH ECHELON MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT TO USE HONG KONG AS AN OFFSHORE MANUFACTURING AND EXPORT BASE, HE SAID.

IF THE D

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