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MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1987

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FS VISITS PHOTOCOPIER FACTORY

THE FINANCIAL

SECRETARY, MR PIERS JACOBS, TODAY (MONDAY) VISITED THE ONLY PHOTOCOPIER FACTORY IN HONG KONG

MITA INDUSTRIAL COMPANY (HK) LTD.

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THIS IS PART OF A SERIES OF FACTORY VISITS FOR THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO FAMILIARISE HIMSELF WITH THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT IN HONG KONG'S MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR RAMISH MACLEOD, MR JACOBS WAS RECEIVED AND SHOWN THE COMPANY'S OPERATION IN TSUEN WAN BY THE SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR OF MITA INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD, MR M. NAKAO.

A SUBSIDIARY OF MITA INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD. OF JAPAN, THE COMPANY WAS FIRST ESTABLISHED IN HONG KONG IN 1979. THANKS TO THE INVESTMENT PROMOTION EFFORTS BY THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT, MITA EXPANDED ITS OPERATION LAST YEAR AND BROUGHT IN AS WELL A NUMBER OF JAPANESE PART SUPPLIERS TO ESTABLISH OPERATIONS IN HONG KONG, HENCE PROVIDING A MUCH LARGER BASE TO THE OFFICE EQUIPMENT SUPPORTING INDUSTRY.

THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY HAS EXPANDED RAPIDLY IN RECENT YEARS AND IS HONG KONG'S SECOND LARGEST EXPORT EARNER, ACCOUNTING FOR 21.7 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS.

IN MARCH THIS YEAR, THERE WERE 1,691 ESTABLISHMENTS EMPLOYING 89,401 WORKERS OR 10 PER CENT OF HONG KONG'S TOTAL EMPLOYMENT IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR.

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LABOUR COMMISSJONER SEES TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

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THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR. MR TONY HAMMOND, VISITED THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE CABLE AND WIRELESS (HK) LTD. IN WAN CHAI THIS (MONDAY) AFTERNOON,

ON ARRIVAL, HE WAS GREETED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, MR G.L. CREW, GENERAL MANAGER (PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATION), MR M.W. BREEZE, AND DIVISIONAL MANAGER (PERSONNEL), MR D.A. ESCOTT. HE WAS THEN TAKEN ON A TOUR OF THE COMPANY'S TRAINING SCHOOL AND VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS.

MR HAMMOND LEARNT THAT THE COMPANY, WHICH EMPLOYS MORE THAN 2,500 WORKERS, ATTACHES MUCH IMPORTANCE ON STAFF TRAINING. APART FROM ORGANISING TECHNICAL AND MANAGERIAL COURSES FOR ITS OWN STAFF, IT ALSO PROVIDES TELEGRAPH OPERATING TRAINING FOR ITS CUSTOMERS.

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BEFORE CONCLUDING HIS VISIT, HE HAD A GENERAL DISCUSSION WITH SENIOR MANAGEMENT ON A NUMBER OF TOPICS INCLUDING STAFF RELATIONSHIPS, CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT, INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.

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