XN000022-1987-01-14 — Page 13

11

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1987

MR WONG SAID THAT CHINA HAD THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY THAT COULD BE OF BENEFIT TO HONG KONG'S INDUSTRIALISTS. HE SAID EVEN A NUMBER OF MAJOR INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES HAD CONFIDENCE IN CERTAIN AREAS OF CHINESE TECHNOLOGY, WHICH WERE AVAILABLE AT A COST VERY COMPETITIVE INTERNATIONALLY.

HE SUGGESTED HOWEVER, THAT RATHER THAN ACCEPTING THE END- PRODUCTS OF TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN CHINA AS A PACKAGE HONG KONG COULD ADOPT A MORE FLEXIBLE APPROACH BY PUTTING UP ITS OWN REQUIREMENTS TO THE RELEVANT RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS IN CHINA SO THAT SPECIALLY-DESIGNED DEVICES COULD BE MADE AVAILABLE ACCORDING TO ITS OWN SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.

IN ADDITION, HE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT LOCAL INDUSTRIALISTS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE LARGE POOL OF RESOURCES IN SOME FACTORIES IN CHINA.

+ | UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE CONSIDERABLE SPARE CAPACITIES IN SOME FACTORIES IN CHINA WHICH ARE NOT RUN TO THEIR FULL CAPACITIES IN THE PRODUCTION OF CONSUMER GOODS.

+MANY FACTORIES HAVE EXPENSIVE AND HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED EQUIPMENTS WHICH COULD BE USED IN TURN TO PRODUCE ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL MACHINERIES OR SPARE PARTS FOR USE BY ENTERPRENEURS IN HONG KONG, HE SAID.

HE ADVISED THAT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF THE GOVERNMENT COULD ASSIST AND CO-ORDINATE INDIVIDUAL ENQUIRIES WITH ORGANISATIONS IN CHINA IN ORDER TO BETTER THE PROCESS OF COMMUNICATION.

MR WONG SAID THE SEMINAR TO BE ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, WITH AN AIM TO ENCOURAGE CHINESE UNIVERSITIES TO ESTABLISH CONTACTS WITH HONG KONG INDUSTRIES, WAS A GOOD START.

HE SAID IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO TAKE FOLLOW-UP ACTION ON THIS SEMINAR BY ORGANISATIONS SUCH AS THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL. IT COULD WORK IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE FEDERATION OF INDUSTRIES AND THE CHINESE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION TO INVESTIGATE IN DETAIL THE POSSIBILITIES OF SUCH TECHNOLOGICAL COLLABORATIONS.

THESE INSTITUTIONS COULD AT THE SAME TIME IDENTIFY AND COLLATE HONG KONG'S OWN NEEDS BEFORE MAKING A FORMAL APPROACH TO INSTITUTIONS IN CHINA.

FINALLY, MR WONG SAID HE HOPED THOSE ACTIVITIES WOULD FOSTER A STRONGER LIAISON BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CHINA, AND THAT SOME CONCRETE RESULTS MIGHT BE PRODUCED IN THE FUTURE.

-

/12