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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1992

ROUND WOULD DEPEND HOWEVER, THE SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION OF THE

BREAKTHROUGH IN THE AGRICULTURE

MUCH ON WHETHER, AND HOW SOON, THE TALKS WOULD COME.

FAILURE TO REACH A DEAL ON AGRICULTURE HAD LONG BEEN STUMBLING BLOCK IN THE FIVE-YEAR LONG WORLD TRADE TALKS.

THE MAIN

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www

PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT VITAL

A KEY ROLE IN ADDING ELEMENT IN INDISPENSABLE

OF

PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT PLAYED VALUE TO PRODUCTS AND WERE BECOMING AN

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, THE TODAY'S COMPETITIVE INDUSTRY, MR T.H. BARMA, SAID THIS (THURSDAY) MORNING.

AND

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE DEVELOPMENT, MR

DIRECTOR-GENERAL

ON CONFERENCE

PRODUCT BARMA SAID

KONG'S HONG

MANUFACTURERS INCREASING COMPETITION FROM OTHER ECONOMIES IN THE REGION AND PROTECTIONISM IN SOME OF HONG KONG'S MAJOR MARKETS.

DEMAND "CONSUMERS

DESIGN FACED GROWING

GREATER QUALITY AND NOVELTY. AND OUR LIMITED BY LAND CAPACITY FOR EXPANSION WITHIN HONG KONG IS SEVERELY AND LABOUR CONSTRAINTS.

"FOR SOME TIME NOW,

то ANSWERS

THESE CHALLENGES L1E IN THE GREATER APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY AND EXPERTISE TO THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS, INNOVATION TO QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN PRODUCT DESIGN, AND GREATER ATTENTION

IMPROVING THE VALUE-ADDED CONTENT STANDARDS: IN SHORT, IN FINAL PRODUCT, HE SAID.

MANUFACTURERS HAVE

RECOGNISED THAT THE

AND

AND

OF

THE

MR BARMA SAID THE

ONE-DAY CONFERENCE. ORGANISED INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH A NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONS,

MANUFACTURERS' AWARENESS OF AROUSING

THE AIMED AT PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT, AND AT INTRODUCING SERVICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.

BY

THE

WAS IMPORTANCE OF THE DESIGN

PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES "EQUALLY IMPORTANT, THE CONFERENCE WILL

PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN FOR MANAGERS TO COMMENT ON THE

INTRODUCING TO PGRADE THEIR PRODUCT DESIGN PRODUCT DESIGN AND ON THEIR PLANS CAPABILITY, HE SAID.

"

CHARTERED SOCIETY

THE CO-ORGANISERS OF THE CONFERENCE ARE THE OF DESIGNERS - HONG KONG REGION; THE DESIGN COUNCIL OF HONG KONG; THE HONG KONG DESIGN INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED; THE HONG KONG DESIGNERS ASSOCIATION; THE MECHANICAL, MARINE AND CHEMICAL DIVISION OF THE

PRODUCTIVITY HONG KONG KONG INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS; THE

AND THE SWIRE SCHOOL OF DESIGN OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC,

HONG COUNCIL;

HONG KONG

THE FEDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE IS SUPPORTED BY INDUSTRIES AND THE CHINESE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG.

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