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TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1991

THE

"JUST THIS MORNING I OFFICIATED AT THE OPENING OF THE QUALITY AND RELIABILITY CENTRE. THIS IS A NOTEWORTHY EXAMPLE OF CO-OPERATION

POLYTECHNIC AND BETWEEN THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY, THE HONG KONG CITY POLYTECHNIC, AND WAS SET UP IN SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT'S QUALITY AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.

"THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT, FOR ITS ᏢᎪᎡᎢ . HAS PROVIDED SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THIS INITIATIVE.

"WE ARE ALSO HELPING THE POLYTECHNICS AND UNIVERSITIES TO WORK

TO SOLVE WITH MANUFACTURERS

PRACTICAL PROBLEMS

BY FACED

OUR THROUGH THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT'S INDUSTRIAL

INDUSTRIALISTS, EXTENSION SERVICE.

THEY

"THIS CO-OPERATIVE TREND WILL, I AM SURE, GO FURTHER,

HE SAID.

TURNING TO THE GOVERNMENT'S INDUSTRIAL POLICIES, MR BARMA SAID

ΤΟ WERE

REMOVE, WHERE

AND POSSIBLE, INFRASTRUCTURAL CONSTRAINTS ON THE TECHNOLOGICAL

DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG'S POSSIBLE MARKET MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, AND TO MAINTAIN THE FREEST IN INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES AND THE FREEST POSSIBLE TRADING ENVIRONMENT.

AS FAR AS INFRASTRUCTURAL SUPPORT WAS CONCERNED, MR BARMA SAID THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT WAS NOW CONDUCTING A SURVEY TO SEEK COMMENTS FROM MANUFACTURERS ON THE TYPES OF LAND AND SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE THEY FORESAW THEY WOULD NEED IN THE YEARS AHEAD.

HE SAID THE ANSWERS WOULD HELP THE GOVERNMENT DEVELOPING THE PADS AND METROPLAN PROPOSALS.

ENORMOUSLY IN

"IN THE SHORT TERM THE GOVERNMENT IS NOW PRESSING AHRAD WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A THIRD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE AT TSEUNG KWAN 0.

"THE EXISTING ESTATES AT TAI PO AND YUEN LONG ARE NEARLY FULL AND THIS THIRD ESTATE, WHICH WILL OPEN IN 1993, WILL PROVIDE A FURTHER 70 HECTARES OF LAND FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.

"WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT WAYS OF PROVIDING SITES FOR WHICH NEED WATERFRONT ACCESS.

INDUSTRIES

"PADS WILL ENSURE THAT THE LONG-TERM REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH LAND ARE MET, BUT IN THE NEAR FUTURE A SITE IN TURN MUN AREA 38 HAS

DEVELOPMENT BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR THE

OF 55 HECTARES OF LAND WITH

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WATERFRONT ACCESS, HE SAID.

ON DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT, MR BARMA SAID A TECHNOLOGY CENTRE WOULD SOON BE ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT PRODUCT DESIGNERS AND ENABLE GOOD DESIGNS TO BE CARRIED THROUGH TO THE MANUFACTURING STAGE.

"THE ERA IN WHICH HONG KONG'S MANUFACTURERS PRODUCED MOSTLY то

EXPECT OVERSEAS SPECIFICATIONS IS COMING TO AN END, AND I

HONG KONG TO BECOME KNOWN FOR ITS OWN CREATIVE DESIGNS IN THE 1990'S HE SAID.

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