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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1989
MR MACLEOD ADDED HOWEVER THAT IT WAS ONLY IN THE LAST YEAR OR
INTERNATIONAL 90 THAT AGREEMENT HAD BEEN REACHED ON AN
STANDARD FOR AND EVEN WITHIN MESSAGES BETWEEN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES ADVANCED COUNTRIES LIKE THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE UNITED STATES THERE WERE A NUMBER OF INCOMPATIBLE SYSTEMS.
"MOREOVER, INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ARE ONLY THE STORY. WE HAVE TO DEVELOP HONG KONG MESSAGES.
START OF THE
GOVERNMENT.
IT 13 ARE
'CRITICAL MASS' "THERE IS ALSO THE NEED TO DEVELOP
OF ONLY IF MOST
THE KEY PLAYERS, INCLUDING THE ACCESSIBLE OF EDI THAT IT BECOMES WORTHWHILE," HE SAID.
ΤΟ INTRODUCE
INCOMPATIBLE DIFFERENT,
NEVERTHELESS. IT WOULD BE DESIRABLE EARLY SO AS TO AVOID
PROLIFERATION OF SYSTEMS.
THE
EDI FAIRLY
"AND SO THAT WE KEEP PACE WITH OUR MAIN TRADING
PARTNERS,
HE
ADDED.
SCOPE FOR WIDER INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION IN HK
**
WITH SOME 50,000 MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS IN HONG KONG IN A DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT, THERE SHOULD BE SCOPE FOR WIDER INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION, THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR ANDREW LEUNG, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF AUTOTECH ASIA '89 ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL, MR LEUNG ASSURED LOCAL INDUSTRIALISTS THAT THE GOVERNMENT AND VARIOUS INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT ORGANISATIONS WOULD BE THERE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.
"WE ARE WITNESSING A TREND TOWARDS SHORTER PRODUCT CYCLES, FASTER AND MORE FLEXIBLE PRODUCTION RUNS, A HIGHER QUALITY/PRICE RATIO, AND GREATER PRODUCT DIVERSITY AND INNOVATION.
INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION
"TO MEET THESE EXACTING DEMANDS. TECHNOLOGY IS A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE KEY TO INCREASING OUTPUT. REDUCING
CONSISTENCY AND ACHIEVING ERRORS AND WASTAGE, ENHANCING QUALITY OPTIMUM MIX OF SPEED AND FLEXIBILITY,
"THE GOVERNMENT AND VARIOUS
AN
INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT ORGANISATIONS
ARE GEARED TOWARDS PROVIDING MORE FACILITIES TO AID INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION." MR LEUNG SAID.
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