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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1987

MR CHUNG ALSO SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD FOSTER THE LINK BETWEEN INDUSTRIAL TRAINING COLLEGES AND FACTORIES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH PRACTICAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO JOIN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR AFTER GRADUATION.

HE SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD INTRODUCE A +FACTORY OWNERSHIP SCHEME+ TO ENCOURAGE INVESTORS TO PURCHASE THEIR OWN FACTORIES BY PAYING AN AMOUNT WHICH WAS MORE OR LESS EQUIVALENT TO THE RENTAL FOR THE FACTORIES.

ON THE SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL, MR CHUNG SAID HE FELT THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT AND THE COUNCIL SHOULD WORK HAND IN HAND AND TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO APPROACH MEDIUM AND SMALL-SIZED FACTORIES TO MAKE THEM UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF ACQUIRING UP-TO-DATE KNOWLEDGE IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AS WELL AS IMPROVING EFFICIENCY IN PRODUCTION.

AT THE SAME TIME, THESE ORGANISATIONS SHOULD ALSO GIVE AN IMPETUS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE MOVE TOWARDS DIVERSIFICATION.

FINALLY, HE SUGGESTED THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD CONDUCT STUDIES INTO THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED BY FACTORY OPERATORS AND PUBLISH THE RESULT IN A BULLETIN.

IN GENERAL, HE SAID, THERE WAS A NEED TO INTRODUCE A MORE PRACTICAL AND COMPREHENSIVE INDUSTRIAL GUIDANCE SCHEME. HE SAID HE CONSIDERED IT NECESSARY FOR INDUSTRIAL REFORMS AND INNOVATIONS TO BE GRADUALLY INTRODUCED ON THE BASIS OF THE ORIGINAL SYSTEM.

+WHENEVER DIFFICULTIES ARE ENCOUNTERED, GUIDANCE AND ASSISTANCE SHOULD BE OFFERED SO AS TO ACHIEVE THE ANTICIPATED AIM THROUGH A NORMAL DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURE, HE SAID.

BETTER MONITORING OF MANUFACTURING SECTOR ADVOCATED

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IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT, THE STRENGTH, THE WEAKNESS AND THE PROBLEMS OF THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY, THE HON THOMAS CLYDESDALE SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE ADJOURNMENT DEBATE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG, MR CLYDESDALE SAID THAT NO OTHER SECTOR OF EMPLOYMENT CAME CLOSE TO MANUFACTURING IN ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE OVERALL WELL-BEING OF HONG KONG.

/HE SAID