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SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1988

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THAT MR YEUNG BELIEVED THE FACTORY VISITS HAD DEMONSTRATED PERMANENT INDUSTRIAL EXTENSION SERVICE WOULD BE WELCOMED BY MANUFACTURERS AND WOULD PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE BOTH IN MARKETING EXISTING SERVICES AND IN IDENTIFYING AREAS FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT IN THE GOVERNMENT'S SUPPORT FOR INDUSTRY.

THE KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI DISTRICT CONTAINS NEARLY ONE-SIXTH OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS IN HONG KONG AND EMPLOYS A SIMILAR PROPORTION OF THE TOTAL MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE.

MORE THAN 130 FACTORIES AND FIRMS SET UP STALLS AND DISPLAY THEIR PRODUCTS AT THE KWAI TSING INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE DEVELOPMENT EXHIBITION HELD AT THE OSMAN RAMJU SADICK MEMORIAL HALL. THE EXHIBITION WILL LAST UNTIL JANUARY 26.

THE PRODUCTS INCLUDE CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES, TOYS AND GIFTS, JEWELLERY, ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS. HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS AND FURNITURE.

LEATHER GOODS, SPORTS GOODS,

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FIVE STALLS ARE MANNED BY THE HONG KONG INDUSTRIES, HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL, INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT, LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI TO PUBLICISE THEIR WORK.

THE EXHIBITION ALSO FEATURES DISPLAYS LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S

LOCAL EMPLOYMENT LABOUR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS AS WELL AS A SLIDE

EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE.

BANKING CORPORATION

ON THE WORK OF THE SERVICE AND GOOD SHOW INTRODUCING THE

OUT OF A BUDGET OF ABOUT $180,000 FOR THE EXHIBITION, FUNDS HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED TO PRODUCE 3,000 BROCHURES FOR DISTRIBUTION TO ORGANISATIONS AND FIRMS TAKING PART IN THE EXHIBITION AND TO OTHER BUSINESSMEN IN THE DISTRICT.

ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WERE THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR HAROLD KWOK; KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BRIAN COAK; AND CHAIRMAN OF THE EXHIBITION, MR JAMES TIEN.

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