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SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1988

GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

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THE AIM OF INDUSTRIES IS TO

THE GOVERNMENT'S SUPPORT FOR FACILITATE INDUSTRIAL GROWTH INFRASTRUCTURAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SUPPORT SERVICES, THE INDUSTRY, MR K.Y. YEUNG, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

MANUFACTURING

THROUGH BOTH DIRECTOR OF

INDUSTRY AND

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE KWAI TSING COMMERCE DEVELOPMENT EXHIBITION THIS MORNING, MR YEUNG SAID INFRASTRUCTURAL SUPPORT WAS INTENDED TO PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT WITHIN WHICH THE LOCAL INDUSTRIES COULD OPERATE EFFICIENTLY.

WITH REGARD TO DEVELOPMENTAL SUPPORT, HE EXPLAINED THAT THE INDUSTRIES WERE ENCOURAGED TO GROW THROUGH THEIR INVESTMENT IN HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY, BETTER QUALITY AND GREATER PRODUCT INNOVATION.

DEPARTMENT,

"A NUMBER OF ORGANISATIONS, INCLUDING THE INDUSTRY THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL AND THE HONG KONG DESIGN AND INNOVATION COMPANY, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DELIVERING SUPPORT SERVICES IN THESE AREAS," HE NOTED.

MR YEUNG POINTED OUT THAT SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS HAD BEEN MADE IN 1987 IN STRENGTHENING EXISTING SERVICES WHILE MORE WOULD BE DONE IN 1988 TO INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BOTH INFRASTRUCTURAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SUPPORT FOR THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.

HE ADDED THAT THE INDUSTRIAL EXTENSION SERVICE BRING LAUNCHED BY THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT WAS AN EFFORT TO MARKET SUPPORT SERVICE9 TO MANUFACTURERS THROUGH DIRECT CONTACT.

"THE SUPPORT SERVICES WE HAVE BEEN MARKETING INCLUDE THE CONSULTANCY, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION SERVICES AVAILABLE FROM THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL; THE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT; THE MANPOWER TRAINING SERVICES AVAILABLE FROM THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL AND THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY; AND THE

FROM THE HONG KONG DESIGN INNOVATION COMPANY.

DESIGN SERVICES

"MANY OF THE MANUFACTURERS WE HAVE VISITED WERE VERY INTERESTED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE AVAILABLE SUPPORT SERVICES, AND HAVE FOUND THAT THEY WERE RELEVANT TO THEIR OWN CIRCUMSTANCES.

"BY INCREASING MANUFACTURERS' AWARENESS OF WHAT IS AVAILABLE. THE SCHEME SHOULD RESULT IN THESE SERVICES BEING MORE WIDELY USED, THOUGH THE ULTIMATE DECISION TO INVEST IN SUCH SERVICES MUST BE BY THE MANUFACTURERS THEMSELVES."

TAKEN

/MR YEUNG