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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1990

SIR DAVID SAID CREATIVITY, APPLIED BOTH TO PRODUCT DESIGN AND TO THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS, WAS THE ADDITIONAL WEAPON THAT COULD GIVE A MANUFACTURER A DECISIVE EDGE OVER HIS COMPETITORS.

"THE SUCCESSFUL

AND

COMPANY IS ONE WHOSE CHIEF EXECUTIVE SENIOR STAFF CAN COMBINE THE SCIENCE OF SENSIBLE MANAGEMENT WITH THE ART OF CREATIVITY.

INDUSTRY RECOGNISES,

"THESE ARE THE QUALITIES

甲申 HE SAID.

WHICH THE

GOVERNOR'S AWARD FOR

SIR DAVID SAID THERE WERE FOUR DIFFERENT CATEGORIES IN THE GOVERNOR'S AWARD, NAMELY, CONSUMER PRODUCT DESIGN; MACHINERY EQUIPMENT DESIGN; PRODUCTIVITY; AND QUALITY.

AND

AND

THE GOVERNOR SAID HE WAS HAPPY TO SAY THAT THE NUMBER QUALITY OF THIS YEAR'S ENTRIES HAD BEEN VERY ENCOURAGING, AND SOME EXTREMELY ATTRACTIVE AND FUNCTIONAL DESIGNS WERE SUBMITTED IN BOTH DESIGN AWARD CATEGORIES.

"I WAS PARTICULARLY PLEASED TO SEE THAT THERE WERE MORB THAN TWICE AS MANY ENTRIES IN THE MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT DESIGN CATEGORY AS LAST YEAR.

"ALL OUR MAIN EXPORT ITEMS, PARTICULARLY ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS, WERE REPRESENTED IN THE CONSUMER PRODUCT DESIGN CATEGORY, 中申 HE SAID.

THE GOVERNOR SAID HE WAS ALSO GLAD TO SEE THAT THE TWO NEW AWARD CATEGORIES

PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY

ATTRACTED SOME FIRST-RATE ENTRIES.

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'THE PRODUCTIVITY AWARD CATEGORY IS OPEN NOT ONLY TO THE TRADITIONAL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES BUT ALSO TO CERTAIN SERVICE INDUSTRIES. BOTH SECTORS WERE REPRESENTED AMONG THE ENTRANTS.

"AS FOR THE QUALITY AWARD MOST COMPANIES WHICH ENTERED WERE MANUFACTURERS OF ELECTRONIC OR ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS.

"THIS SURELY REFLECTS CUSTOMER DEMAND FOR HIGH STANDARDS OF SAFETY AND RELIABILITY IN SUCH PRODUCTS, HE SAID.

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THE GOVERNOR SAID THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT WAS PUBLICISING THE GOVERNOR'S AWARD SCHEME, BOTH IN HONG KONG AND IN HONG KONG'S MAJOR EXPORT MARKETS.

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WINNING THE GOVERNOR'S AWARD FOR INDUSTRY RECOGNISED IN HONG KONG AS A HIGH HONOUR, AND A EXCELLENCE.

IS ALREADY GUARANTEE OF

"I HOPE THAT THE AWARD WILL SOON ENJOY AN EQUALLY HIGH REPUTATION OVERSEAS.

"WE WILL BE SENDING THE SIGNAL THAT HONG KONG'S MANUFACTURING SECTOR IS COMMITTED TO QUALITY. OUR EXPORTS SHOULD BENEFIT ACCORDINGLY," HE ADDED.

/THE WINNER