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FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1990

INDUSTRY DEPT HOLDS QUALITY MANAGEMENT FORUM

THE GOVERNMENT IS VERY AWARE OF THE DIFFICULTIES THAT LIE AHEAD IN THE PURSUIT OF INCREASED QUALITY AWARENESS AND MORE EXTENSIVE APPLICATION OF QUALITY METHODS AND PRACTICES IN INDUSTRY.

THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR T.H.

BARMA, SAID THIS TODAY EXECUTIVES TO A QUALITY

(FRIDAY) WHEN HE WELCOMED LOCAL CHIEF MANAGEMENT FORUM ORGANISED BY THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT,

HE SAID HONG KONG HAD A TRADITION OF COPING WITH RAPID CHANGES IN MARKET DEMAND AND BEING ABLE TO PRODUCE GOODS AT VERY COMPETITIVE PRICES.

PROBLEMS

HONG KONG'S ECONOMIC SUCCESS HAD RELIED, IN NO SMALL MEASURE, ON THE SUCCESS OF OUR ENTREPRENEURS IN OVERCOMING VARIOUS THAT HAD BESET MANUFACTURING OVER THE YEARS, HE SAID.

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"ONE OF THE NEW CHALLENGES NOW FACING HONG KONG INDUSTRY PERHAPS ONE OF THE MORE IMPORTANT AND CERTAINLY MORE DEMANDING HOW TO INTRODUCE QUALITY ASSURANCE EFFECTIVELY So AS TO PROVIDE QUALITY PRODUCTS THAT CAN MEET THE DEMANDS OF DISCERNING MARKETS IN THE 1990'S."

THE COMMITMENT AND

MR BARMA SAID THE ROLE, AND IN PARTICULAR, INVOLVEMENT OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE IN THE QUALITY PROCESS HAD BEEN EXTENSIVELY RESEARCHED AND DEBATED.

HE ENCOURAGED THE PARTICIPANTS. TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER CAREFULLY SOME OF THE LATEST THINKING OF THIS SUBJECT.

THE ONE-DAY QUALITY MANAGEMENT FORUM IS BEING ATTENDED BY A TOTAL OF 60 SENIOR EXECUTIVES.

TWO EXPERTS IN QUALITY MANAGEMENT FROM BRITAIN, MR ERIC WILLIAMS, CHAIRMAN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM INSTITUTI OF QUALITY ASSURANCE, AND MR RON MORTIBOYS, WHO HEADS HIS OWN QUALITY MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY COMPANY, ADDRESSED THE EXECUTIVES.

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