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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1987
THAT
ON HIS RECENT VISIT SIR DAVID SAID HE TOLD PEOPLE
TO THE THE HISTORY OF HONG KONG WAS ONE UNITED STATES
OF BEING AND BOUNCING BACK AGAIN CONFRONTED WITH ADVERSITY, FACING UP TO IT STRONGER AND MORE VIGOROUS THAN BEFORE.
"I AM CONFIDENT THAT THIS WILL BE TRUE AGAIN ON THIS OCCASION, HE SAID.
TURNING TO THE QUALITY OF MANAGEMENT, SIR DAVID THIS WOULD BE A CRITICAL FACTOR IN FUTURE.
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STRESSED THAT
TO
"SINCE THE WORLD'S ECONOMIES, INCLUDING OUR OWN, ARE LIKELY
HONG KONG'S INDUSTRY BE AFFECTED, IT IS ALL THE MORE IMPORTANT THAT
** HE SAID. SHOULD BE EFFICIENTLY AND PRODUCTIVELY RUN,
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"THE YEARS AHEAD WILL BE YEARS OF CHANGE,'
"INDUSTRY WILL MOVE AWAY FROM LOW TECHNOLOGY, LABOUR METHODS TO THOSE INVOLVING HIGHER LEVELS OF TECHNOLOGY LESS ON LARGE NUMBERS OF RELATIVELY UNSKILLED WORKERS.
INTENSIVE AND RELYING
"THE QUEST FOR
HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY
MUST CONTINUE.
AND IMPROVED EFFICIENCY
WAY WILL WE
BE ABLE TO
THE RETAIN ENSURE THAT OUR PRESENT
"ONLY IN THIS COMPETITIVENESS OF OUR INDUSTRIAL BASE AND PROSPERITY WILL CONTINUE,"
WOULD TRANSITION
BE THE RATHER THAN MERELY
HE POINTED OUT THAT ONE KEY TO THIS ABILITY OF MANAGEMENT TO ANTICIPATE DEVELOPMENTS REACT TO THEM.
SIR DAVID SAID THE GOVERNMENT ATTACHED GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE ASSOCIATION TO PROMOTE THE WORK DONE BY THE HONG KONG MANAGEMENT
ADDING THAT MANAGEMENT, AND EFFECTIVENESS OF EFFICIENCY
ELEMENT IN ASSOCIATION'S ROLE WOULD CONTINUE TO BE AN IMPORTANT EFFORTS TO ADAPT TO A CHANGING WORLD.
THE
THE
"GOOD MANAGEMENT IN INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE, AS WELL
THE PUBLIC SERVICE, IS ESSENTIAL IF WE ARE TO MAXIMISE HONG KONG AND ITS PEOPLE, HE SAID.
AS IN POTENTIAL
THE
OF
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