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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7. 1987

"A PILOT INDUSTRIAL EXTENSION SERVICE HAS ALSO BEEN SET UP TO ENCOURAGE SMALL MANUFACTURERS TO USK THE INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT FACILITIES AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL, THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT AND THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL."

THE GOVERNOR SAID A KEY ROLE IN ENHANCING PRODUCTIVITY HAD

THE PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL, AND BEEN PLAYED BY

PLANS WERE AT AN ADVANCED STAGE TO CENTRALISE THE COUNCIL'S SERVICES IN A NEW BUILDING IN KOWLOON TONG IN 1990, AND TO EXPAND SUBSTANTIALLY ITS SERVICES FOR THE METAL WORKING AND ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES.

THE COUNCIL WOULD ALSO BE ACTIVE IN PROMOTING NEW PRODUCTION

WHAT MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES, AND WAS CURRENTLY ASSESSING

MORE NEEDED TO BE DONE FOR THE TEXTILES INDUSTRY.

ALL THIS SERVED TO DEMONSTRATE THAT A GREAT DEAL WAS BEING DONE TO HELP INDUSTRY MEET THE GROWING CHALLENGE OF COMPETITION IN OVERSEAS MARKETS.

SIR DAVID ALSO SAID AS OUR INDUSTRY, ECONOMY AND SOCIETY HAVE TO BECAME MORE COMPLEX AND SOPHISTICATED, MORE ATTENTION WOULD BE PAID TO THE PART THE MODERN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

PLAY IN

FURTHERING DEVELOPMENT.

COULD

AREA,

THE

NEW SCIENTIFIC GOVERNMENT ON HOW

DEVELOP

THE "TO ENSURE THAT WE GET

BEST ADVICE IN THIS GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO APPOINT A COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. ITS TASK WILL BE TO SEEK OUT AND IDEAS OF RELEVANCE TO HONG KONG AND TO ADVISE THE BEST THEY MIGHT BE APPLIED, HE SAID.

NEED TO REMAIN PRUDENT ON PUBLIC EXPENDITURE

EVEN THOUGH PUBLIC FINANCES ARE IN GOOD SHAPE, GIVEN THE TERRITORY'S EXCELLENT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, THE GOVERNMENT MUST REMAIN PRUDENT.

IT BACK TOLD THE

"IF WE ALLOW PUBLIC SPENDING TO GROW TOO FAST NOW WHEN THE ECONOMY IS DOING WELL, IT WILL BE HARD TO REIN IN LESS BUOYANT TIMES, THE GOVERNOR, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

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SIR DAVID WILSON,

POLICY TO ATTENTION ΤΟ

"IT THEREFORE REMAINS THE GOVERNMENT'S PUBLIC FINANCES WITH CARE AND WITH CLOSE TRENDS IN THE ECONOMY," HE SAID.

MANAGE LONGER

THE TERM

/NEVERTHELESS, THERE