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SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1989

"THE PROJECT, THOUGH NOT YET

HIGHLY MARKETABLE TECHNOLOGY, HE SAID.

COMPLETED,

PROMISES

ΤΟ PRODUCE

то NOT

DEPEND WHOLLY ON

MR LEUNG ALSO WARNED MANUFACTURERS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURE (OEM PRODUCTION.

HE

SAID THAT THE

OFFER TECHNOLOGY CENTRE WOULD PLASTICS

RANGE OF TECHNOLOGIES AND INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL ADVICE ON THE

NEW PRODUCTS AND PLASTIC MATERIALS AVAILABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EVENTUALLY ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROTOTYPES.

INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT WAS MR LEUNG EXPLAINED IN DETAIL HOW THE ADDRESSING THE PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARDS ISSUE WITH VIGOUR.

USE TO MAKE MANUFACTURERS WERE ENCOURAGED PROVIDED BY THE PRODUCTS STANDARDS INFORMATION BUREAU, THE LABORATORY ACCREDITATION SCHEME (HOKLAS) MAJOR QUALITY ASSURANCE IMPROVEMENT YEAR TO PROMOTE THE CONCEPT OF SYSTEMS.

OF THE SERVICES HONG KONG AND WERE INFORMED OF THE CAMPAIGN TO BE LAUNCHED THIS MANAGEMENT QUALITY COMPREHENSIVE

PLASTICS

INDUSTRY HAS ACHIEVED AN IN THE PAST 28 YEARS THE

OF 14.3 PER CENT IN DOLLAR AVERAGE ANNUAL GROWTH RATE IN EXPORTS

HAS TERMS, WHILE PRODUCTIVITY - MEASURED BY GROSS OUTPUT PER WORKER

1973 RECORDED AN AVERAGE ANNUAL GROWTH RATE OF 15.4 PER CENT AND 1986.

BETWEEN

WAGE INDEXES FOR DECEMBER 1988

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AT 166.6, THE OVERALL NOMINAL WAGE INDEX FOR DECEMBER 1988, INCREASED BY 10.2 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 1987 AND BY 1.

TO STATISTICS CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1988, ACCORDING PUBLISHED TODAY (SATURDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

PER

FOR

1987 INDEXES SECTOR

MANUFACTURING

A COMPARISON OF THE DECEMBER 1988 AND DECEMBER

THE SHOWS THAT

WAGE INDEX THE NOMINAL

WHOLESALE/RETAIL, IMPORT/EXPORT INCREASED BY 8.3 PER CENT; FOR THE

FOR THE TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR BY 12.2 PER CENT;

SERVICES TRANSPORT SERVICES SECTOR BY 11.8 PER CENT; FOR THE BUSINESS

21.9 SECTOR BY 19.0 PER CENT; AND FOR THE PERSONAL SERVICES SECTOR BY PER CENT.

1988 INDEXES SECTOR

A COMPARISON OF THE DECEMBER 1988 AND SEPTEMBER

FOR THE MANUFACTURING SHOWS THAT

NOMINAL WAGE INDEX THE INCREASED BY 0.5 PER CENT; FOR THE WHOLESALE/RETAIL, TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR BY 3.0 PER TRANSPORT SERVICES SECTOR BY 1.2 PER CENT; FOR THE BUSINESS SECTOR BY 1.7 PER CENT; AND FOR THE PERSONAL SERVICES SECTOR PER CENT.

IMPORT/EXPORT CENT; FOR THE SERVICES BY 4.3

/THE NOMINAL