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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1987
+THIS WORKING PARTY ON WHICH THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT, THE MONETARY AFFAIRS BRANCH AND THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL ARE REPRESENTED IS MAKING GOOD PROGRESS, + HE ADDED.
ON THE DELIVERY OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURAL SUPPORT SERVICES, PARTICULARLY TO SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS. HE SAID THE IDB HAD ENDORSED THE NEED FOR A FURTHER EXAMINATION OF HOW THE MARKETING OF SUCH SERVICES MIGHT BE IMPROVED.
+ THE IDB CONSIDER THAT WHILE THE QUALITY OF THE SERVICES AVAILABLE IS GOOD, MORE NEEDED TO BE DONE TO ENCOURAGE WIDER USE OF THESE SERVICES.+
CONTINUED VIABILITY OF INDUSTRY VITAL
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ENSURING THE CONTINUED VIABILITY OF THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR WILL BE A TOP PRIORITY IN THE YEARS TO COME, THE HON STEPHEN CHEONG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
LEADING THE ADJOURNMENT DEBATE ON DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG, AS CONVENER OF THE LEGCO AD HOC GROUP STUDYING THE ISSUE, MR CHEONG STRESSED THAT THE DEBATE WAS NOT INTENDED TO SEEK AN IMMEDIATE COMMITMENT FROM GOVERNMENT TO DEPART FROM OR TO MODIFY SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF CURRENT POLICIES.
RATHER, IT WAS HOPED THAT THE DEBATE WOULD SERVE TO FOCUS ATTENTION AS WELL AS TO STIMULATE THOUGHTS ON FUTURE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.
MR CHEONG SAID THAT FROM THE ANGLE OF PROVISION OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES THERE WAS NO DOUBT THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR WAS STILL THE KEYSTONE OF STABILITY.
THE MAINTENANCE OF ECONOMIC GROWTH COULD ONLY BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE ADAPTATION OF CONSISTENT YET PRAGMATIC POLICIES THAT FACILITATED TRADE.
HE CALLED ON THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE IT A POLICY TO CONDUCT PERIODIC REVIEWS OF ALL THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS COMPRISING THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR.
/SUCH REVIEWS
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