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FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1993

SPONSORS TO GOVERNOR'S AWARD FOR INDUSTRY

REPRESENTATIVES FROM 16 ORGANISATIONS TODAY (FRIDAY) PRESENTED CHEQUES TOTALLING $1.6 MILLION AS SPONSORSHIP FOR THE 1993 GOVERNOR'S AWARD FOR INDUSTRY.

THE CHEQUES, AMOUNTING TO $100,000 EACH, WERE RECEIVED BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF INDUSTRY, MISS DENISE YUE, WHO IS ALSO CHAIRMAN OF AWARD'S ORGANISING COMMITTEE, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE OTHER FIVE ORGANISERS OF THE AWARD.

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THEY WERE DEPUTY TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES, MR MALCOLM MATTHEWS; PRESIDENT OF THE CHINESE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG, MR HERBERT LIANG; CHAIRMAN OF HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL, MR JAMES TIEN; EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT, MR JIM DALE AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, MR FEDERICK LAM.

SPEAKING AT THE CHEQUE PRESENTATION CEREMONY, MISS YUR SAID THE OBJECTIVES OF THE GOVERNOR'S AWARD FOR INDUSTRY IN FACT POINTED TO THE WAY AHEAD FOR HONG KONG'S INDUSTRIES.

AT PRESENT, AWARDS WERE MADE IN SIX CATEGORIES, NAMELY, CONSUMER PRODUCT DESIGN, MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT DESIGN, PRODUCTIVITY, QUALITY, EXPORT MARKETING AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE.

"AS THE TITLES OF THE VARIOUS CATEGORIES SUGGEST, THE AWARD AIMS ΤΟ ENCOURAGE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ORIGINALITY IN PRODUCT DESIGN, IMPROVED PRODUCTIVITY AND BETTER QUALITY IN MANUFACTURING PROCESSES, AND THE FORMULATION OF EXPORT MARKETING STRATEGIES, METHODS AND TECHNIQUES.

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AT THE SAME TIME, IT ALSO PROMOTES AWARENESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AMONG HONG KONG MANUFACTURERS.

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"WE BELIEVE THAT THROUGH IMPROVEMENT IN

AREAS, OUR INDUSTRIES WILL BE ABLE TO ENHANCE THEIR COMPETITIVENESS AND HENCE IMPROVE HONG KONG PRODUCTS' ACCESS TO OVERSEAS MARKETS, MISS YUK SAID.

THE ASSESSMENT OF THE 124 ENTRIES FOR THE SIX CATEGORIES OF THIS YEAR'S GOVERNOR'S AWARD IS UNDERWAY. FINAL. JUDGING TS EXPECTED ΤΟ TAKE PLACE IN SEPTEMBER AND THE AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE GOVERNOR AT A CEREMONY SCHEDULED TO BE HELD IN DECEMBER.

MISS YUE PAID TRIBUTE TO THE 16 SPONSORS FOR THEIR GENEROUS DONATIONS AND KEEN SUPPORT FOR HONG KONG'S CONTINUING SEARCH FOR INDUSTRIAL EXCELLENCE.

THE SPONSORS ARE: A. FAI ENGINEERING AND SHIPREPAIRERS LTD: CHEKIANG FIRST BANK LTD; CHEN HSONG HOLDINGS LTD: CHEVALIER (HK) LIMITED; CHIAPHUA-SHINKO COPPER ALLOY CO. LTD; THE CHINESE GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, HONG KONG; SULTAN VICWOOD CHONG, MBE; GOLD PEAK INDUSTRIES (HOLDINGS) LTD; HANG SENG BANK LTD; HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LTD; LIPPO GROUP; REGATEX MANUFACTURERS, LTD; SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD; SINO GROUP; STANDARD CHARTERED BANK AND SUN HUNG KAI PROPERTIES LTD.

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