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THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1989

THE TWO OFFICERS WILL SUBMIT A REPORT ON THEIR FINDINGS TO DIRECTOR OF MARINE, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

THE "WIN WING" FOUNDERED NORTH OF GREEN ISLAND AT ABOUT ON MAY 19, WHEN THE NO. 3 STRONG WIND SIGNAL WAS HOISTED.

THE BODY OF ONE OF THE TWO CREW

INSIDE THE COMPARTMENT

THE

11 PM

WAS MEMBERS ON BOARD

FOUND BELOW THE WHEELHOUSE WHEN THE VESSEL WAS

SALVAGED ON MAY 23.

THE OTHER CREW MEMBER WAS RESCUED.

INDUSTRY DEPT SURVEY OF OVERSEAS INVESTMENT BEGINS

THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT IS CARRYING OUT ITS ANNUAL SURVEY ON OVERSEAS INVESTMENT IN HONG KONG'S MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.

THIS SURVEY IS PART OF THE DEPARTMENT'S EFFORT TO UPDATE ITS DATA ON INWARD DIRECT INVESTMENT, IN TERMS OF CAPITAL INJECTED, EMPLOYMENT CREATED, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTRODUCED, PRODUCTS INVOLVED AND BUSINESS PROSPECTS.

IT CAN ALSO HELP TO ASSESS THE RELATIVE MERITS OF HONG KONG AS A MANUFACTURING BASE FOR OVERSEAS INVESTORS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE INFORMATION GATHERED IN THIS SURVEY WAS OF TO THE GOVERNMENT IN ITS EFFORT TO PROMOTE FURTHER IN LOCAL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES WITH EMPHASIS ON PRODUCTS AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES TO HONG KONG.

TODAY (THURSDAY) PRIME IMPORTANCE INWARD INVESTMENT BRINGING IN NEW

"AS TO POTENTIAL INVESTORS, FINDINGS OF THIS SURVEY WILL BE USED IN EVALUATING INVESTMENT POSSIBILITIES AND ESTABLISHING FACTORIES IN HONG KONG," HE SAID.

THE TARGETS OF THE SURVEY ARE MANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN HONG KONG WHICH CONTAIN INWARD INVESTMENT, INCLUDING THOSE WHOLLY OR PARTLY OWNED BY COMPANIES OUTSIDE HONG KONG, BY LOCAL COMPANIES WHOSE ULTIMATE PARENT COMPANIES ARE OUTSIDE HONG KONG, OR BY PERSONS WHO HOLD OTHER THAN HONG KONG CITIZENSHIP.

THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT WILL SEND QUESTIONNAIRES TARGET COMPANIES REQUESTING THEM TO HAVE THE QUESTIONNAIRES AND RETURNED TO THE DEPARTMENT BEFORE JUNE 30.

THE SPOKESMAN CALLED ON THOSE WHICH ARE NOT CONTACTED 15 TO CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT'S STATISTICIAN, MR ANTHONY 3-7372426, IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE.

TO THESE COMPLETED

BY JUNE MAK,

ON

/FIELD WORKERS