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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1987

MANUFACTURE OF THERE WERE 2,264 ESTABLISHMENTS ENGAGED IN THE

4.7 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL TOYS IN SEPTEMBER 1986, ACCOUNTING FOR NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS ENGAGED IN MANUFACTURING IN HONG KONG.

TOYS

HONG KONG'S AND ACCOUNTING

AS RANKED IN TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT, MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY, EMPLOYING 56,164 PERSONS 6.5 PER CENT OF HONG KONG'S TOTAL INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT.

THIRD

FOR

FOR

ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, LOCAL INDUSTRIALISTS ARE RENOWNED

EVER-CHANGING THEIR FLEXIBILITY AND ABILITY TO RESPOND QUICKLY TO THE

DIFFERENT CUSTOMERS' MARKET TRENDS AND TO MEET FOR SMALL ORDERS.

SPECIFICATIONS EVEN

THE INDUSTRY'S GROWTH THE GOVERNMENT'S

MAJOR INTERNAL FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO

INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDE A

INDUSTRIAL FAVOURABLE

TO FREE CONSISTENT COMMITMENT SUPPORTING INDUSTRIES, SIMPLE AND SKILLED WORKFORCE AND THE AVAILABILITY OF CHEAPER LAND AND IN CHINA.

TRADE, AND FREE ENTERPRISE

PROCEDURES, A IMPORT/EXPORT

GOOD RELIABLE LABOUR

FACING THE

AND

AND

BUT THE STUDY ALSO IDENTIFIES A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS

GROWING INTERNAL LABOUR SHORTAGE, INDUSTRY. THESE INCLUDE EXTERNAL COMPETITION, WEAKNESS IN MARKET RESEARCH, PRODUCT DESIGN

AND SAFETY MARKETING AS WELL AS INSUFFICIENT AWARENESS OF THE HEALTH REQUIREMENTS OF IMPORTING COUNTRIES.

ΤΟ COPE

THE WITH

"LOCAL LABOUR MORE AUTOMATIC STRENGTHENING PRODUCT

SAID: REPORT THE PROBLEMS, MANUFACTURERS HAVE SOUGHT TO REDUCE PRODUCTION COSTS BY MOVING

ΤΟ

BY INSTALLING CHINA OR INTENSIVE MACHINERY AND TO IMPROVE DESIGN AND QUALITY BY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES."

OPERATIONS

IN MAJOR OVERSEAS EXHIBITIONS "THEY ALSO ACTIVELY TAKE PART

PRODUCT TRENDS AND FAIRS NOT ONLY TO WIN ORDERS BUT ALSO TO IDENTIFY AND MARKET RESPONSES TO THEIR PRODUCTS.

**

THE REPORT NOTES KONG PRODUCTIVITY COMPANY,

AND

ON SUPPORT FACILITIES IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR, THAT TECHNICAL SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE FROM THE HONG COUNCIL, DESIGN SUPPORT FROM THE HONG KONG DESIGN INNOVATION

THE FROM

INDUSTRY INFORMATION PRODUCT STANDARDS PROMOTIONAL SUPPORT FROM THE HONG KONG TOYS COUNCIL.

DEPARTMENT

ΤΟ

THERE ARE ALSO PLANS TO SET UP A PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY CENTRE

AND ASSISTANCE ΤΟ INDUSTRIES PROVIDE INFORMATION, TECHNICAL ADVICE USING PLASTICS AS PART OF THEIR PRODUCTS.

OF

ΤΟΥ THE

INDUSTRY,

THE

LOOKING AHEAD TO THE FUTURE TREND REPORT SAID THE CHARACTERISTICS ARE UNLIKELY TO CHANGE DRAMATICALLY.

THE INDUSTRY WILL CONTINUE TO COMPRISE

MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES.

PREDOMINANTLY SMALL

TO

/THE MANUFACTURING