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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1990

"THE EMPLOYEE PROPRIETOR IN ENABLING ORDINANCE.

IS UNDER A DUTY ΤΟ

HIM ΤΟ

HIS PERFORM

CO-OPERATE

OWN

DUTIES

WITH THE UNDER

THE

THE

"THIS IS WHERE THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IS RIGHT TO ENCOURAGE

OF SAFETY COMMITTEES THROUGH ESTABLISHMENT, ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS, WRCIN EMPLOYEES CAN MAKE THEIR IDEAS, COMMENTS AND VIEWS KNOWN.“

TUAT ALTHOUGH THE PROCESS OF MR HAMMER POINTED OUT MANAGEMENT WAS DIFFICULT IT WAS "IMMENSELY WORTHWHILE".

טיוי

SAFETY

NEW

"WITH THE NECESSARY DETERMINATION ON THE PART OF ALL, THIS

GREATLY IMPROVED ORDINANCE CAN LEAD

STANDARDS OF OCCUPATIONAL LESS ILL HEALTH AT A COST HEALTH AND SAFETY, FEWER ACCIDENTS AND WHICH IS COMMENSURATE WITH THE RISKS, MR HAMMER SAID.

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HK MANUFACTURERS RENOWNED FOR FLEXIBILITY

IN

HONG KONG MANUFACTURERS ARE RENOWNED FOR THEIR FLEXIBILITY

CAN BEST BE REFLECTED BY THEIR ADAPTING TO MARKET CHANGES, WHICH

AND PRODUCTS

IN MARKETS

THE FACE EFFORTS

OF THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE INCREASINGLY INTENSE COMPETITION OVERSEAS, AND INDUSTRY, MR JOHN CHAN, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN

DIVERSIFYING

SPEAKING

AT THE OPENING

CEREMONY OF THE HONG KONG THE HONG KONG CONVENTION INTERNATIONAL TOYS AND GAMES FAIR 1990 AT

GAMES PRODUCTS WERE A AND EXHIBITION CENTRE, MR CHAN SAID TOYS AND

MANUFACTURING GOOD EXAMPLE OF HONG KONG'S SUCCESS IN DIVERSIFYING ITS BASE FROM TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIES SUCH AS TEXTILES AND CLOTHING.

"THEY NOW ACCOUNT

DOMESTIC EXPORTS," HE SAID.

H

FOR AROUND FIVE

PER CENT OF OUR

TOTAL

U.3. REMAINS

OUR

TOYS

AND

OF

PARTNERS, GERMANY,

LIKE CHINA, CANADA AND

OF MARKET SHARES THE UNITED FRANCE,"

HE

THE

GROWTH

OF REMAINED

THE ONE

OF

SERVICE THE

AS FAR AS MARKETS ARE CONCERNED, WHILE THE MAJOR MARKET WHICH TAKES UP AROUND 40 PER CENT OF OUR TOTAL GAMES EXPORTS, THERE IS QUITE AN EVEN DISTRIBUTION AMONG OUR

MAJOR TRADING KINGDOM, THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC ADDED.

OTHER

RECENT

HE SAID THAT DESPITE

RAPID

INDUSTRIES IN

MANUFACTURING YEARS, CORNERSTONES OF HONG KONG'S EXTERNALLY ORIENTED ECONOMY.

THERE

WAS

A

TREMENDOUS

OF

VARIETY

SETS BEING

MER CHAN NOTED THAT ATTRACTIVE TOYS AND GAMES WITH DIFFERENT MATERIALS AND DESIGNS AS WELL AS MANY RADIO CONTROLLED PLASTIC TOYS AND ELECTRONIC GAME DISPLAYED IN THE FAIR.

"ALL THIS