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MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1989

COMPUTER

'89

AT EXHIBITION

THE

MR CHAN WAS SPEAKING AT THE HONG KONG CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE.

USER OF IT

THE SERVICE SECTOR WAS ALREADY AN AVID BUT THERE WAS GREAT POTENTIAL FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR AS WELL APPLICATIONS SUCH AS COMPUTER-AIDED PRODUCT DESIGN AND MR CHAN SAID.

"NONETHELESS, THE PENETRATION OF IT INTO LIMITED, AND THERE IS PLENTY OF SCOPE FOR GROWT?],

PRODUCTS,

IN

MANUFACTURING,

AS YET

13 INDUSTRY

HE ADDED.

OF IT AND PROVIDES COUNCIL ΤΟ

HELP IT DEVELOP

THE GOVERNMENT RECOGNISES THE IMPORTANCE EXTENSIVE FUNDING TO THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY PROVIDE ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO MANUFACTURERS, AS WELL AS TO LOCAL APPLICATIONS OF IT BETTER SUITED TO HONG KONG'S CONDITIONS.

1986-87 то 1988-89, THE IN THE THREE YEARS FROM ALLOCATED $50 MILLION TO THE HKPC TO DEVELOP CONSULTANCY, TRAINING SERVICES TO INDUSTRY IN THE FIELDS OF COMPUTER-AIDED AND MANUFACTURING.

GOVERNMENT

BUREAU AND DESIGN

ESTABLISHING,

LABORATORY,

IN

A

DIGITAL

APPLICATIONS

INVESTMENT IS CONTINUING AND THE COUNCIL IS ADDITION TO ITS EXISTING MICROPROCESSOR SURFACE MOUNT TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY AND A RADIO FREQUENCY AND COMMUNICATIONS LABORATORY WHICH ARE SCHEDULED TO OPEN THIS SUMMER.

EXPLOSIVE

MR

THAT CHAN SAID

THE

GROWTH APPLICATIONS HAD LED TO A SHORTAGE OF PEOPLE IN THE FIELD.

OF

COMPUTER

BUT TRAINING

ΤΟ SOLUTIONS

THIS PROBLEM, "THERE ARE NO QUICK OR EASY PAST INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE VOCATIONAL COUNCIL'S EDP TRAINING CENTRE IN 1986 ARE NOW BEARING FRUIT.

ENSURE THAT

TODAY'S STUDENTS WILL NEED WHEN THEY ENTER THE

"STEPS ARE ALSO BEING TAKEN TO ACQUIRE THE COMPUTER LITERACY THEY WORKPLACE. SAID MR CHAN.

HONG KONG'S OPENNESS TO NEW IDEAS, THE VIBRANCY OF ITS OF THE

OF IMPORTANCE

AND GOVERNMENT RECOGNITION

TECHNOLOGY MEANT THE TERRITORY HAD ROOM FOR SUBSTANTIAL IN IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. HE ADDED.

ECONOMY INFORMATION

GROWTH, BOTH

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