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WENDESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1988

COMPETITIVENESS OF INDUSTRY ASSURED: GOVERNOR

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TO ENSURE THAT HONG ARE IN DEMAND, THE

THE GOVERNMENT WILL DO WHATEVER IT KONG'S INDUSTRY IS COMPETITIVE AND ITS PRODUCTS GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID THIS (WEDNESDAY) EVENING.

MANUFACTURERS'

WHICH DEMANDED PRODUCTS, OUR ITS UPGRADING

PARTY OF THE CHINESE SPEAKING AT THE DINNER

MARKET ASSOCIATION, SIR DAVID SAID THAT WITH GROWING HIGHER QUALITY, MORE SOPHISTICATED AND MORE INNOVATIVE

ITS

BY COMPETITIVENESS INDUSTRY COULD ONLY MAINTAIN MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES AND ADDING VALUE TO ITS PRODUCTS.

"IN THE FACE OF THESE NEW CHALLENGES, IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY.

THE GOVERNMENT HAS AN

HAVE INDUSTRIES

AN

"WE WILL CONTINUE TO ENSURE THAT OUR EFFECTIVE INFRASTRUCTURE ON WHICH TO OPERATE," HE ADDED.

INDUSTRY WAS NOW ASSURANCE AND

SIR DAVID SAID THE GOVERNMENT'S SUPPORT FOR AIMED AT ENCOURAGING INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY, QUALITY PRODUCT INNOVATION IN ORDER TO RESPOND TO THE NEW CHALLENGES.

MAIN CONCERNS OF

THE

"INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY IS ONE OF THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL.

RANGE OF TECHNICAL AND ADVISORY "THE COUNCIL OFFERS A WIDE SERVICES, TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES.

"THESE SERVICES

COVER

ALL ASPECTS

OF

PRODUCTIVITY

IN

THE

WORKPLACE, HE SAID.

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SIR DAVID ALSO SAID THERE WERE OTHER AGENCIES FIELD, NOTABLY IN TERTIARY EDUCATION.

ACTIVE IN THIS

HE SAID ANOTHER WAY TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY WAS INWARD INVESTMENT.

BY PROMOTING

"IN THIS WAY WE CAN IMPORT USEFUL FOREIGN TRANSFER ITS BENEFITS TO OUR OWN INDUSTRIES,

TECHNOLOGY AND

HE SAID.

VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR QUANTITY OF OVERSEAS

THE GOVERNOR NOTED THAT 1987 HAD BEEN A THE IN THIS RESPECT, AND BOTH THE QUALITY AND INVESTMENT HAD SHOWN ENCOURAGING GROWTH.

PRODUCT INNOVATION WAS ANOTHER AREA WHERE HONG KONG HAD

EFFECTIVELY MORE ACTIVE IN ORDER MARKET.

A

NUMBER

ΤΟ

COMPETE

IN

ΤΟ THE INTERNATIONAL

BE

OF

AGENCIES

KONG

DESIGN

WERE ALREADY

INNOVATION

IN ACTIVE

THIS FIELD COMPANY AND THE SWIRE

INCLUDING THE HONG

SCHOOL OF DESIGN, HE SAID.

/SIR DAVID