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FRIDAY, NOVilmak 26, 1906

+THE SCHEME WOULD PROVIDE PRACTISING ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY AND THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO BE TRAINED ABROAD IN THE DESIGN OF ASIC, MAINLY AT THE TECHNOLOGICAL CENTRES OF THE WORLD'S LEADING SEMICONDUCTOR MULTINATIONALS.

+ IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE SKILLS THEY ACQUIRE WOULD HELP INTRODUCE A MEASURE OF PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT AND INNOVATION. +

HE ADDED THAT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL HAD APPROVED THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR THE SCHEME TO START IN 1987-88,

APART FROM MANPOWER TRAINING, MR YEUNG SAID THE GOVERNMENT ALSO HELPED MANUFACTURERS TO ACHIEVE HIGHER LEVELS OF PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY THROUGH A RANGE OF INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL AND THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT.

+TO ENRICH HONG KONG'S INDUSTRIAL BASE, THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT'S INVESTMENT PROMOTION EFFORT ALSO TRIES TO ATTRACT TO HONG KONG OVERSEAS MANUFACTURERS WHO MAKE PRODUCTS OR USE INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES THAT ARE NEW TO THE TERRITORY.+

CIVIC EDUCATION AWARENESS INCREASING

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THE GOVERNMENT IS ACTIVELY PROMOTING CIVIC EDUCATION IN ORDER TO ENHANCE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION TO FURTHER CEMENT THE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF THE TERRITORY, SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR KEVIN HO, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

WITH RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE POLITICAL SYSTEM OF HONG KONG, PEOPLE WERE BECOMING MORE CONSCIOUS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF CIVIC EDUCATION, HE SAID.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN AT THE SAI KUNG TOWN HALL, MR HO SAID THAT APART FROM ISSUING THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S GUIDELINES ON CIVIC EDUCATION, THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION HAD TAKEN ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PROMOTING CIVIC EDUCATION OUTSIDE SCHOOLS.

A COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION HAD BEEN SET UP TO CENTRALISE THIS PROMOTION WORK AND A TERRITORY-WIDE PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN ON CIVIC EDUCATION HAD ALSO STARTED IN ALL DISTRICTS, HE SAID.

/MR HO