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THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1990

THE

REGARDING QUALITY IMPROVEMENT MR CHAN SAID A SUSTAINED PROGRAMME WAS UNDERWAY WITH THREE PARTS

STRENGTHENING OF THE GOVERNMENT'S EXISTING QUALITY SUPPORT SERVICES; THE INTRODUCTION OF A VOLUNTARY FACTORY ASSESSMENT AND CERTIFICATION SCHEME, ACCORDING TO INTERNATIONAL QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGEMENT STANDARDS; AND A LONG-TERM TERRITORY-WIDE CAMPAIGN TO

CHIEF EXECUTIVES, MANAGERS AND OPERATIVES IN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED QUALITY ASSURANCE CONCEPTS.

EDUCATE

IN THE AREA OF PRODUCT AND PROCESS INNOVATION, MR CHAN SAID THE PUBLICLY FUNDED HONG KONG DESIGN AND INNOVATION

HAD COMPANY

HELPED TO

AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE AND PROFITABILITY OF PRODUCT DESIGN,

AROUSE

MANUFACTURERS'

PARTNERSHIP AN INTEGRATED

WITH THE HONG PRODUCT DESIGN

HE SAID THE COMPANY WAS FORMING A KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL TO SERVICE.

DELIVER

"MOREOVER, PREPARATORY

WORK IS UNDERWAY ΤΟ ESTABLISH A TECHNOLOGY CENTRE AT YAU YAT CHUEN TO FACILITATE THE COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION OF PRODUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND TO ENCOURAGE THE GROWTH OF TECHNOLOGY-BASED FIRMS.

"A PROVISIONAL BOARD HAS JUST BEEN FORMED TO OVERSEE THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE TECHNOLOGY CENTRE WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BECOME OPERATIONAL BY 1993.

DEMAND FOR

"MEANWHILE, THE CENTRE WILL START A DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICE IN 1991 TO MEET MANUFACTURERS' INCREASED DEVELOPING THEIR OWN PRODUCTS," HE SAID.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

COPIES OF MR CHAN'S SPEECH WILL BE BOXED.

$2.4 BILLION EARMARKED FOR HIGHWAYS WORKS

THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT'S

YEAR

IN INVESTMENT

KONG'S

EXPENDITURE OF $2.4

IS ROAD SYSTEM THE GOVERNMENT'g

BILLION THIS

A

CONSIDERABLE

COMMITMENT

HONG DEVELOPING

TO REFLECTING CLEARLY

GOODS, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MAINTAINING THE MOBILITY OF PEOPLE AND TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, MISS MARIA TAM, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

OF CEREMONY

THE EXTENSION OF THE THE TERRITORY '8

OF

PRINCIPLES

OF

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING GASCOIGNE ROAD FLYOVER, MISS TAM SAID IMPROVEMENT OF

WAS

THE MAIN

TRANSPORT

INFRASTRUCTURE

ONE

THE GOVERNMENT'S TRANSPORT POLICY SET OUT IN THE 1990 WHITE PAPER.

/THE COMMITMENT