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The council consists of a chairman and 22 members appointed by the Governor. Its membership is drawn from the management, labour, academic and professional fields and from the government.
The HKPC has over 500 staff members with expertise in a wide range of disciplines. It provides a variety of training programmes, industrial and management consultancies and technical support services to assist industry in manpower, product and process develop- ments. Its resources are available in 17 operational divisions computer services, electronics services, automation services, quality-management, computer-aided design services, chemical and metallurgical, manufacturing engineering, textiles and apparel, business management services, training, environmental management, information services, human resources, development and administration, public relations, marketing and accounting.
There was a growing demand during the year for the HKPC's consultancy and technical support services. The council undertook 1 320 consultancy projects, covering, among other things, feasibility studies, production management, new plant projects, environmental management, quality management, product design and development, information technol- ogy and industrial automation services.
To facilitate industry's transition to high value-added production, the HKPC continued to develop and upgrade CAD/CAM software for use in product development, including surface modelling and precision mould and die design and manufacturing.
The HKPC organised 693 training courses for 13 980 participants, covering management and supervisory techniques, advanced programming and electronic data processing; and a range of technology programmes for various industries. In-company courses continued to be popular and 96 programmes were organised during the year to meet the specific training needs of individual companies.
Eight overseas study missions were organised for local industrialists to gain first-hand information on the latest technology and management techniques practised in various areas, including quality control, metal working and machinery, plastics and mould technology, sheet metal processing and die technology, responsive manufacturing, and environmental control technology.
The HKPC is the government's agent for the Asian Productivity Organisation (APO) on industrial productivity issues. During the year, the HKPC hosted three APO programmes a workshop on 'green' productivity in small and medium enterprises, a symposium on electric databases in Asian countries and a seminar on Total Quality Management with special focus on ISO 9000.
The HKPC Building in Kowloon Tong houses most of the council's operations. It con- tains a display area, an auditorium, a technical reference library, electronic data processing facilities and a computer-aided design service centre. There are also laboratories for surface mount technology, radio frequency and digital communications, photo-chemical machin- ing, metal finishing and industrial chemistry, environmental management, sheet-metal processing, precision machining and die-casting. The building also houses a mould and die technology centre, a 3D-stereolithography technology centre, and a calibration centre.
Hong Kong Industrial Estates Corporation
The Hong Kong Industrial Estates Corporation is responsible for developing and managing industrial estates in Hong Kong. It offers developed land, at cost, on its industrial estates to
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