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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1991

IT IS CHARACTERISED BY

STEADY

INCREASINGLY COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATED

AN

DEVELOPMENT TOWARDS SYSTEM OF SOCIAL WELFARE

SERVICES AND A LARGE AND SOPHISTICATED SUBVENTED SECTOR.

IT HAS ALSO BEEN A PERIOD WHEN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY CLOSE AND COMPLEX.

"IF SOCIAL SECURITY IS DISCOUNTED, SUBVENTED NON-GOVERNMENTAL SOMB TWO-THIRDS OF ORGANISATIONS CURRENTLY RECEIVE BY WAY OF GRANTS

ON SOCIAL WELFARE THE TOTAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE

SERVICES,

WONG SAID.

H

MRS

"THEY EMPLOY SOME 80 PER CENT OF ALL SOCIAL WELFARE

TRAINED PROFESSIONALS, WELFARE WORKERS AND

PERSONNEL,

CHILD

CARE

INCLUDING WORKERS.

THE "THE SUBVENTED SECTOR 19 IMPORTANT TO OF SOCIAL WELFARE.

FUTURE

DEVELOPMENT

BETWEEN "THE PARTNERSHIP SECTOR IS NOW INSEPARABLE, SHE ADDED.

THE GOVERNMENT AND THE SUBVENTED

11

REPORT ON ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY PUBLISHED

WHICH

THE INDUSTRY

DEPARTMENT TODAY

IDENTIFIES THE

(MONDAY) PUBLISHED A REPORT

TO AND OBSTACLES

THE

OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOCAL ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY.

OF HONG KONG'S DEPARTMENT AND ASSISTANCE OF THE

THE TECHNO-ECONOMIC AND MARKET RESEARCH STUDY ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE INDUSTRY UNDERTAKEN BY THE DATAQUEST INCORPORATED WITH THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL.

AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF INDUSTRY, MR MAXIMUS LI, THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY WAS THE SECOND LARGEST EXPORT EARNER MANUFACTURING SECTOR.

IN

SAID THE

IT WITH DOMESTIC EXPORTS AMOUNTING TO $58.6 BILLION LAST YEAR,

CENT FROM 1985 HAS ACHIEVED A COMPOUND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE OF 17 PER TO 1990.

THE ELECTRONICS

CONSULTANTS HAD

MR LI SAID TO FACILITATE THE FUTURE GROWTH OF

VALUE-ADDED

THE CONTENT, INDUSTRY AND IMPROVE ITS RECOMMENDED A VARIETY OF MEASURES IN A NUMBER OF AREAS.

ENVIRONMENT: THE DEVELOPMENT

OF EXPLOITATION

OF A THESE ARE: THE ROLE OF THE GOVERNMENT; THE ESTABLISHMENT

VALUE-ADDED CONTENT; THE MARKETING ORGANISATION; THE ENHANCEMENT OF IMPORTANCE OF A DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL CONNECTION; A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME; AND MANPOWER TRAINING IN NEW TECHNOLOGIES.

COMPONENT

MANUFACTURING; THE

THE CHINA

/MR LI

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