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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1993

A THIS MEANS THAT THE MYRIAD OF SMALL FACTORY OWNERS, WHO PLAY VITAL PART IN OUR ECONOMY, WILL NOT HAVE TO SPEND A FORTUNE IN INSTALLING THEIR OWN WASTE TREATMENT FACILITIES.

"WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT BY INVESTING IN

ON

CLEAN TECHNOLOGY AND STREAMLINING THEIR PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES, COMPANIES CAN SAVE MONEY RAW MATERIALS AND SAVE MOENY ON WASTE DISPOSAL.

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"THIS WILL HELP THEM BECOME EVEN MORE COMPETITIVE, HE SAID.

MR PATTEN BELIEVED THAT THIS CENTRE COULD HELP DEMONSTRATE THAT TECHNOLOGY COULD PROVIDE THE ANSWERS TO SOME OF THE PROBLEMS WHICH THE PREVIOUS GENERATION OF TECHNOLOGY HELPED TO PRODUCE.

NOTING THAT THIS PROJECT WAS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO IMPROVE THE

HE SAID: "THAT'S WHAT WE ARE ENVIRONMENT,

THE DOING, BRINGING PRIVATE SECTOR AND GOVERNMENT TOGETHER, SHOWING THAT TECHNOLOGY

CAN PROPERLY APPLIED

HELP TO MAKE OUR WORLD

OUR CLEANER,

WATERS CLEANER, OUR WORLD SAFER, AS WELL AS GREENER FOR US AND OUR CHILDREN TO LIVE IN.

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EUROPEAN COMMUNITY HOLDS GREAT POTENTIAL FOR HK EXPORT

WHICH

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY CONSTITUTES A MARKET OF GREAT POTENTIAL HONG KONG EXPORTERS SHOULD DEVOTE MORE EFFORTS IN DEVELOPING, PARTICULARLY WITH THE ADVENT OF THE SINGLE BUROPEAN MARKET, THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR TH CHAU, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

HE WAS OFFICIATING AT A SEMINAR ON "EXPORTING TO THE SINGLE EUROPEAN MARKET" ORGANISED JOINTLY BY THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, THE TRADE DEPARTMENT AND THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT.

HE NOTED THAT THE BUROPEAN COMMUNITY WAS HONG KONG'S THIRD LARGEST TRADING PARTNER AND AS AN EXPORT MARKET, IT RANKED THIRD AFTER CHINA AND THE U.S..

"FOR EXPORTERS, THE SINGLE MARKET PROGRAMME HAS BROUGHT ABOUT THE ABOLITION OF THE CONTROLS ON GOODS CROSSING THE BORDERS BETWEEN MEMBER STATES AND THE HARMONISATION OF CERTAIN PRODUCT STANDARDS.

"THESE PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PAN-EUROPEAN MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION," MR CHAU SAID.

"AT THE SAME TIME, OF COURSE, THEY MAY FACE INCREASING COMPETITION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AS SUCH BENEFITS ARE EQUALLY AVAILABLE TO COMMUNITY PRODUCERS AND OTHER THIRD COUNTRY SUPPLIERS, HE ADDED.

..

WHICH

APART FROM THE SINGLE MARKET PROGRAMME, OF GREATEST INTEREST TO HONG KONG WAS THE INTRODUCTION OF COMMUNITY QUOTAS FOR TEXTILES HELPED IMPROVE FLEXIBILITY IN ACCESS.

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