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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1986

ON THE PART OF THE GOVERNMENT, HE STRESSED THAT IT WOULD CONTINUE ITS THREE-PRONGED APPROACH, THAT IS EDUCATION, PUBLICITY AND ENFORCEMENT, IN IMPROVING INDUSTRIAL SAFETY.

MEANWHILE. THE DEPARTMENT'S SPECIAL TEAM SET UP TO

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INVESTIGATE THE CIPEL-MARCO ACCIDENT IS STILL CONTINUING ITS WORK.

THE NINE-MEMBER TEAM, HEADED BY A SUPERINTENDENT OF FACTORY INSPECTORS, AIMS TO FIND OUT THE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION AND WHETHER ANY SAFETY LEGISLATION HAD BEEN VIOLATED BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.

SO FAR, THE TEAM HAS INTERVIEWED TEN WORKS AND EYE WITNESSES.

IT IS EXPECTED THAT INVESTIGATION WILL BE COMPLETED BY NEXT WEEK.

MANUFACTURERS URGED TO UPGRADE MANAGEMENT

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MANUFACTURERS WERE ADVISED TODAY (THURSDAY) TO INVEST MORE IN MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE FUTURE VIABILITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THEIR BUSINESSES.

POSSIBLY BECAUSE THE CALCULATION OF BENEFITS WAS LESS TANGIBLE, TOO FEW COMPANIES PLACED PRIORITY ON INVESTING TIME AND MONEY IN DEVELOPING THEIR MANAGEMENT TEAMS, MR S.L. CHEN SAID.

MR CHEN, GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR OF HONG KONG ELECTRIC HOLDINGS LIMITED, WAS ADDRESSING 100 EXECUTIVES FROM MANUFACTURING COMPANIES AT A BRIEFING ORGANISED BY THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL'S MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT CENTRE.

+ IF WE ARE TO SURVIVE IN BUSINESS TODAY, IT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUALLY REVIEW NOT ONLY OUR PRODUCTION METHODS, AND USE HIGH TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTION PROCESSES, BUT ALSO OUR MANAGEMENT METHODS AND THE RANGE OF TECHNIQUES WHICH ARE NOW READILY AVAILABLE TO USE.+

+IN OTHER WORDS, WE MUST CONTINUALLY DEVELOP THE MANAGEMENT OF OUR COMPANIES,+ HE SAID.

THE PROCESS OF MAKING MANAGEMENT MORE EFFECTIVE NEEDED TO BE CONTINUOUS AND REQUIRED CONSIDERABLE THOUGHT AND PLANNING BY TOP MANAGEMENT, MR CHEN SAID.

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