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SUNDAY, JULY 16, 1989

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QUALITY SERVICES

ΤΟ

A NEW HE SAID FOLLOWING A DEPARTMENTAL RE-ORGANISATION IMPLEMENT A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME.

DIVISION HAD BEEN FORMED PLAN, CO-ORDINATE AND

"THIS CONSISTS OF THE STRENGTHENING OF THE DEPARTMTM!

EXISTING RANGE OF QUALITY

SUPPORT

KONG VOLUNTARY

SERVICES

INCLUDING

Ꮀ

THE PRODUCTS

THE

AND

SCHEME;

FACTORIES

STANDARDS INFORMATION BUREAU, THE STANDARDS AND CALIBRATION LABORATORY AND THE HONG

LABORATORY ACCREDITATION

OF A DEVELOPMENT

FOR ACCREDITATION SCHEME APPLYING INTERNATIONALLY ACCEPTED STANDARDS OF QUALITY ASSURANCE;

RAISE THE LEVEL THE LAUNCHING OF A CONTINUING PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN TO OF QUALITY AWARENESS AMONGST MANUFACTURERS," HE SAID.

THE OPENING CHAPTER OF THE REPORT IS DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.

CONTRIBUTE ΤΟ COMMERCIAL CENTRE

ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, THE MAJOR FACTORS THAT HONG KONG'S SUCCESS AS A LEADING MANUFACTURING AND CONTINUE TO WORK WELL.

FLEXIBLE

AND

ARE "AMONG THESE

A SIMPLE TAX STRUCTURE, A

THE INDUSTRIOUS WORKFORCE, A MODERN AND EFFICIENT SEAPORT WITH ONE OF

AIRPORT WITH A WORLD'S LEADING CONTAINER PORTS, A CENTRALLY-LOCATED

AND COMPUTERISED CARGO TERMINAL, EXCELLENT WORLDWIDE COMMUNICATIONS, THE GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT TO FREE TRADE AND ENTERPRISE,"

IT SAID.

THE THE SECOND CHAPTER OF

REPORT OUTLINED THE GOVERNMENT'S SUPPORT FOR INDUSTRY AND THE ROLE OF THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT WHILE THE REMAINING CHAPTERS REPORTED ON THE WORK OF THE VARIOUS IN THE DEPARTMENT.

DIVISIONS

MANUFACTURING-RELATED ONES, DEPARTMENT SINCE 1983, OF FINANCIAL YEAR.

COMPLETED

PROJECTS,

ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, AT MARCH 31 THIS YEAR, A TOTAL OF

INVESTMENT

185

HAD BEEN WHICH 43 WERE

INCLUDING ASSISTED

BY

AND EXPANSION

THE INDUSTRY IN HANDLED

THE 1988-89

IN 1988-89

FROM INDUSTRY

THE TOTAL VALUE OF OVERSEAS INVESTMENT

WAS PROVIDED BY THE INVESTMENT PROJECTS WHERE ASSISTANCE DEPARTMENT IS REPORTED TO BE $252.45 MILLION.

GERMAN

THE MORE NOTABLE INVESTMENT PROJECTS IN 1988-89 INCLUDED AN AMERICAN COMPANY TEKTRONIX CORPORATION, A

COMPANY CARL AUG, PICARD GMBH AND CO. A JAPANESE COMPANY TEIKOKU ELECTRIC CO. LTD.

· 1

AND LTD,

A AUSTRALIAN COMPANY INTERPAC CONTAINERS JOINT VENTURE TIMES PUBLISHING (HK) LTD.

AN

SINGAPORE-SWISS

ASPECTS OF THE REPORT FREE OF AT ROOM

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC INTERESTED IN ALL THESE ANNUAL INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT CAN OBTAIN A COPY OF THE CHARGE FROM THE DATA AND SERVICES DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT 1008, 10TH FLOOR, OCEAN CENTRE, CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON.

THE ENGLISH EDITION OF THIS PUBLICATION IS NOW AVAILABLE THE CHINESE VERSION WILL BE PUBLISHED IN ABOUT TWO MONTHS.

WHILE

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