SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1987
NEED TO DEVELOP SUPPORTING INDUSTRIES STRESSED
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THE CURRENT THRUST OF HONG KONG'S INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES IS AIMED AT PROVIDING THE SUPPORTING INDUSTRIES, PARTICULARLY THOSE INVOLVED IN THE FABRICATION OF PRECISION METAL AND PLASTIC PARTS, COMPONENTS AND SMALL MECHANISMS, WITH A BETTER RANGE OF SUPPORT SERVICES, THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR A.G. EASON, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF KYOWA METAL PRESSING LTD. IN THE TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE THIS MORNING, MR EASON SAID THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL NOW OPERATES A PRECISION TOOLING TRAINING CENTRE PROVIDE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE FOR TECHNICIANS IN PRECISION MACHINING.
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"SIMILARLY, THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL'S METALS CONSULTANCY SERVICES ARE BEING DEVELOPED AS A MATTER OF PRIORITY AND PLANS ARE ALSO IN HAND TO ESTABLISH A PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY CENTRE," ADDED.
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APART FROM THE EFFORTS TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPORT SERVICES, MR EASON SAID THE GOVERNMENT ALSO ACTIVELY ENCOURAGES FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE SUPPORTING INDUSTRIES AND THERE HAS BEEN A NOTICEABLE INCREASE IN THIS DIRECTION IN RECENT YEARS.
"A NUMBER OF JAPANESE FIRMS HAVE BEEN READY ΤΟ EXPAND THEIR OPERATIONS IN HONG KONG.
"SOME TO DIVERSIFY INTO OTHER RELATED MANUFACTURES, WHILE OTHERS TO SHIFT FROM A PURELY ASSEMBLY OPERATION USING PARTS AND COMPONENTS, ALL OF WHICH ARE PREVIOUSLY IMPORTED FROM JAPAN, TO A NEW FORM OF PRODUCTION WHEREBY THESE PARTS AND COMPONENTS ARE EITHER IN HONG KONG BY SUB-CONTRACTORS OR PRODUCED IN-HOUSE.
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"OFTEN, THEY HAVE ENCOURAGED THEIR PARTS AND COMPONENTS SUPPLIERS IN JAPAN TO SET UP PLANTS IN HONG KONG," HE ADDED.
MR EASON POINTED OUT THAT HONG KONG HAS BECOME MORE CAPABLE OF SUPPLYING PARTS AND COMPONENTS FOR MANY FINISHED PRODUCTS; IN PARTICULAR FOR OFFICE AUTOMATION EQUIPMENT, PHOTOGRAPHIC AND OPTICAL MODULES, ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND MOST
PRODUCTS, ELECTRONICS
ENGINEERING PRODUCTS.
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