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to

sectors in South Korea and Taiwan in developing the technological

have transfer

started capacity and attracting pay dividends.

technological

increase

in

I understand that there will be great automated production lines in South Korea and Taiwan, to produce

more

complicated

and

U.S.A.,

Our

biggest

high

export

technology products

market.

for

This development

export

to

will

seriously affect our export business.

Government and the electronics

industry must jointly

consider these developments seriously in order to resolve the problems before too late. What the Government has been doing in manpower training and education through the Vocational Training Council, the Universities, Polytechnics,

the

Hong Kong

in and

Productivity

stimulating

research through

Council are

beneficial supportive action in the longer term, but cannot solve the immediate probl ms. We need an urgent and comprehensive plan which will provide ways and means to enhance the quantity and quality of the products of our electronics industry. Government will have to undertake more positive

positive role in this respect in

various directions.

One

section to

carry

weakness

our

countries for

is for the way

Government to set up a special

section should deal with technology transfer. This out detailed study and research to find out the present electronics industry where we have to rely

and possibly

support now

in

of

heavily on other future. This section will seek the view of and get the support

from

manufacturers. our

has Kong

in

As Hong

difficulty no

finding investors who are looking for investment opportunities, this section may stimulate the interest of such investors in new

projects

and have good prospects profitable. This section can then turn to other countries such

or

joint ventures

which

are

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