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FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1987

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT WITH DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY A NUMBER OF NEW PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES HAD BECOME AVAILABLE, AND THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY CONSIDERED IT NECESSARY TO LICENSE THEM PROPERLY AS PUBLIC NON-EXCLUSIVE TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES (PNETS).

AMONG OTHER THINGS, THIS WILL ENABLE THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY TO SAFEGUARD THE PUBLIC INTEREST BY GRANTING LICENSES ONLY TO A PROPERLY QUALIFIED SERVICE PROVIDER.

HE WOULD ALSO BE ABLE TO MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PNETS AND THEREBY ACQUIRE MORE KNOWLEDGE OF THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF HONG KONG FOR MODERN TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES.

HE ADDED THAT THESE SERVICES INCLUDE PUBLIC MOBILE RAD 10- TELEPHONES, ELECTRONIC AND VOICE MAIL BOXES, MESSAGE STORAGE AND FORWARD/RETRIEVAL AND PUBLIC FACSIMILE.

THE PROPOSALS ARE GAZETTED UNDER THE TELECOMMUNICATION EXEMPTION FROM LICENSING) (AMENDMENT) ORDER 1987, TELECOMMUNICATION CABLE AND WIRELESS (HONG KONG) LIMITED) (EXEMPTION FROM LICENSING) (AMENDMENT) ORDER 1987; AND THE TELECOMMUNICATION (PUBLIC NON- EXCLUSIVE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE CUSTOMERS) (EXEMPTION FROM LICENSING) (AMENDMENT) ORDER 1987.

INVESTMENT IN KNITWEAR INDUSTRY PRAISED

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THE CONTINUED GROWTH IN VALUE ADDED IN KNITTED OUTERWEAR EXPORTS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS HAS REFLECTED FAIRLY SUSTAINED

INVESTMENT BY THE INDUSTRY IN MODERN PLANT AND MACHINERY, THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR K.Y. YEUNG, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE PRESENTATION OF HONG KONG Q-MARK LICENCE TO LAWS FASHION KNITTERS LIMITED THIS AFTERNOON, MR YEUNG SAID THE

INVESTMENT WAS REPRESENTED LARGELY BY COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN EQUIPMENT, AND AUTOMATIC AND COMPUTER AIDED KNITTING MACHINERY.

+ IF THIS PACE OF INVESTMENT IS MAINTAINED OR ACCELERATED, THE KNITWEAR INDUSTRY WOULD BE EVEN BETTER PLACED TO EXPLOIT THE OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED BY THE GROWING TENDENCY ON THE PART OF ITS OVERSEAS CUSTOMERS TO PUT QUALITY BEFORE PRICE, HE ADDED.

TRACING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE KNITWEAR INDUSTRY. MR YEUNG SAID WHAT WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE GROWTH RATE IN REAL TERMS OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS WAS THE GROWTH RATE OF VALUE ADDED IN THESE EXPORTS.

/+IN 1986,