TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1987
INDUSTRIAL EXTENSION SERVICE LAUNCHED
THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT HAS STARTED FROM YESTERDAY ITS INDUSTRIAL EXTENSION SERVICE PILOT SCHEME, ACCORDING TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR HAMISH MACLEOD.
SPEAKING AT THE ANNUAL DINNER
OF
THE CHINESE MANUFACTURERS' MR MACLEOD SAID: "WHILE IT
ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG TODAY (TUESDAY), IS NECESSARY AND DESIRABLE ΤΟ HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES, THE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD HAS AGREED THAT IT IS JUST AS IMPORTANT TO MAKE THEM WELL KNOWN, TO MAKB SURE THEY ARE USED BY THOSE WHO NEED THEM.
"GIVEN THE FACT THAT HONG KONG HAS A PREPONDERANCE OF MEDIUM AND SMALL SIZED COMPANIES, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THEY UNDERSTAND HOW THOSE INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES COULD HELP THEM REDUCE COSTS, INCREASE OUTPUT, RAISE THE QUALITY OF THEIR DESIGNS AND PRODUCTS AND, PERHAPS, COPE WITH GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS."
STAFF OF THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT WILL BE VISITING ABOUT 300
FACTORIES OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
MR MACLEOD SAID: "DURING THESE VISITS THEY WILL ASSESS WHETHER A FACTORY COULD BENEFIT FROM ANY OF THE INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.
"AND, IF IT SEEMS RIGHT, THEY WILL TRY TO SELL THAT PARTICULAR SERVICE TO THE MANUFACTURER AND WILL PUT HIM IN TOUCH WITH THE PERSON WHO CAN DEAL WITH HIS PROBLEM.
"WE EXPECT THE PILOT SCHEME TO TELL US A LOT ABOUT THE MARKET FOR INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES. WE HOPE TO FIND OUT HOW FAR MANUFACTURERS ARE AWARE OF THE SERVICES PRESENTLY AVAILABLE AND HOW FAR THEY HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THESE SERVICES.
THESE SERVICES WHICH ARE NOT
"WE WILL BE PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN LISTENING TO MANUFACTURERS' VIEWS ON THE SCOPE FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO AND WHETHER A DEMAND EXISTS FOR OTHER SERVICES CURRENTLY BEING PROVIDED. THIS INFORMATION WILL HELP US ASSESS THE NEED FOR FURTHER SUPPORT FOR INDUSTRY.
"I HOPE THE INDUSTRIAL EXTENSION SERVICE PILOT SCHEME WILL TELL US WHAT MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE TO SUPPORT INDUSTRY IN THE YEARS AHEAD. GETTING THE ANSWERS RIGHT IS VITAL NOT ONLY TO HONG KONG'S MANUFACTURERS BUT TO THE OVERALL WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL.*
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