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Entries to awards for industry competition invited
The Director-General of Industry, Mrs Regina Ip, today (Sunday) urged manufacturers to enter into the 1996 competition of the Hong Kong Awards for Industry - Hong Kong's highest and most prestigious award to industry.
Established in 1989 and expanded over the years, the awards scheme aims at encouraging and recognising excellence in different aspects of industrial performance.
"A flourishing industrial sector is crucial to the continued success of Hong Kong. The fact that companies are more willing to come forward and participate in the competition indicates increasing confidence of our manufacturers in their own performance.
"It also indicates that our manufacturers are becoming more quality and productivity oriented. Such developments are helping Hong Kong move into higher value-added and more technology-intensive production," Mrs Ip said.
"In line with the established practice, the Governor will present the awards at the presentation ceremony scheduled for September," she added.
The awards scheme covers six categories, cach runs by a different organisation.
The Consumer Product Design Award category, organised by the Federation of Hong Kong Industries, encourages innovative design in consumer products.
The Machinery and Equipment Design Award category, administered by the Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong, encourages upgrading in the design and production of machinery and equipment.
The Productivity Award category, run by the Hong Kong Productivity Council, promotes endeavours to achieve improved productivity.
The Quality Award category, organised by the Industry Department, recognises quality achievements in manufacturing operations.
The Environmental Performance Award category, run by the Private Sector Committee on the Environment, promotes a wider appreciation of the importance of environmental protection among Hong Kong companies.
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