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The focus of these guidelines is on the adoption of quality infection control practice, provision of vaccination, and effective management of occupational exposure. The guidelines are distributed on a regular basis to all public and private hospitals as well as service units operated by the Department of Health to remind health care personnel of appropriate procedures to be adopted in order to prevent HBV transmission.

End/Wednesday, November 22, 1995

Relocation of manufacturing processes to China

Following is a question by the Hon Henry Tang Ying-yen and a written reply by the acting Secretary for Trade and Industry, Mr Ho Suen-wai, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):

Question:

The relocation of manufacturing processes to mainland China has resulted in the gradual transformation of the territory's economy from one which relies on low- cost and labour-intensive industries to one which is dominated by capital-intensive and service industries. In view of this, will the Government inform this Council:

(a) whether it has conducted studies to ascertain which capital-intensive or medium- and high-technology industries are more intensively developed in the territory at present; if so, at what stages are such industries being developed, and how do they compare with those in Singapore, Taiwan and Korea; and

(b) whether it will consider co-operating further with scientific and technological research institutions in China so as to bring their expertise into the territory and apply it to product development locally, if so, what are the details and what is the progress?