officially sponsored organizations which have been set up to give
support to small and medium-sized factories, but in Hong Kong
there is as yet no such organization. This is an area which the Hong Kong Government should study carefully as to what is being
done in
in the three places mentioned, and establish a similar type
of organization adapted to Hong Kong circumstances.
If Government
to
should decide to set up such an
organization, I think careful thought has
be given as to
whether it should be a Government organization directly under a
Government department, or whether it should be a Government
subvented organization such as the Hong Kong Productivity
Council. In other words, should the staff of this proposed new
or non-civil servants organization comprise civil servants
inclination is that it should be the latter!
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my
The establishment of such an organization, or a unit
within an existing organization, to support small and
medium-sized factories could do a world of good in assisting them
in productivity growth, quality improvement, management efficiency and the handling of cash-flow problems, product
development and innovation, etc. This is what I would call "more positivism" in Government's positive non-interventionist Policy
towards industry.
more positively in
Secondly, Government should act
strengthening and expanding the technological
enable Hong Kong industry to move ahead and
greater momentum.
infrastructure to
move upmarket with
For example, we should move ahead with all speed in
establishing the proposed technology centre or science park for
the purpose of encouraging innovation, facilitating the application of emerging technologies, attracting more technology
!
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