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THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1992

GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO MACAU

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THE GOVERNOR,

LORD WILSON OF TILLYORN, WILL VISIT MACAU TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AT THE INVITATION OF THE GOVERNOR OF MACAU, GENERAL VASCO DE ROCHA VIEIRA.

THIS WILL BE LORD WILSON'S FAREWELL VISIT TO MACAU AS GOVERNOR.

HE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LADY WILSON, HIS PRIVATE SECRETARY, HIS AIDE-DE-CAMP AND THE POLITICAL ADVISER, MR WILLIAM EHRMAN.

LORD WILSON WILL CALL ON THE GOVERNOR OF MACAU AND ATTEND A LUNCH HOSTED IN HIS HONOUR BY THE GOVERNOR AND SENHORA DE ROCHA VIEIRA.

THE GOVERNOR LAST VISITED MACAU IN JANUARY 1989.

GOVT HELPS INDUSTRY TO IMPROVE LONG-TERM COMPETITIVENESS

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THE GOVERNMENT PROVIDES A RANGE OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES DESIGNED TO SUPPORT INDUSTRY'S EFFORTS TO MOVE UP THE TECHNOLOGY LADDER AS IT RECOGNISES THAT IT HAS A ROLE TO PLAY IN HELPING INDUSTRY TO MAKE THE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENT.

THIS WAS STATED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR T.H. CHAU, IN HIS ADDRESS TO AN ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE CHINESE EXECUTIVES CLUB OF THE HONG KONG MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION.

MR CHAU SAID THE TRANSITION TO AN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY-INTENSIVE MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT IN HONG KONG STILL HAD A LONG WAY TO GO.

"IT REQUIRES NEW AND HIGHER-LEVEL SKILLS,

WHICH ARE AT A PREMIUM IN HONG KONG'S TIGHT LABOUR MARKET. AND THE SMALL AND MEDIUM- SIZED COMPANIES WHICH COMPRISE THE BULK OF HONG KONG'S INDUSTRIES OFTEN FIND IT HARD TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS IMPROVING THEIR TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITY," HE SAID.

PROGRAMMES,

IN

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RUNNING THROUGH SOME OF THE MAIN ELEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT'S SUPPORT

FOR MR CHAU SAID: "WE PROVIDE LAND

TECHNOLOGY- INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES ON THE INDUSTRIAL ESTATES AT TAI PO AND YUEN LONG. A THIRD ESTATE IS BEING FORMED AT TSEUNG KWAN O TO MEET DEMAND ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE MID-1990S."

"SECOND, WE MAKE A SIZEABLE ANNUAL INVESTMENT IN MANPOWER TRAINING, THROUGH THE UNIVERSITIES AND POLYTECHNICS,

VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL AND OTHER BODIES.

THE

"A NEW TECHNOLOGIES TRAINING SCHEME HAS BEEN PUT IN HELP RETRAIN MID-CAREER MANAGERS AND TECHNOLOGISTS IN TECHNOLOGIES WHICH ARE IMPORTANT FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT,

PLACE TO ADVANCED

MR

CHAU

SAID.

/HE SAID