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- 1. Transport advancements include the use of bulk _____ to reduce transport costs.
- 3. Tight _____ controls will discourage industries.
- 6. Between the 1950s and 1970s, textiles and _____were the major manufacturing industries in Hong Kong.
- 9. One of the major production centres in 1980s-early 2000s was _____ Iron and Steel in Shanghai.
- 11. Industrialists often prefer to locate their R&D centres near _____ to gain access to the professionals.
- 14. Since the late 2000s, the provincial government of Guangdong has adopted the policy of ‘_____ the cage and letting the right birds in’.
- 16. Limited flat land is a _____ factor in Hong Kong.
- 17. Firms in industrial clusters can enjoy agglomeration _____.
- 18. Many plants have been able to use scrap iron and steel as _____ for steel production.
- 19. The ‘front shop, back factory’ production is an example of _____ production.
- 22. The ZDR offered _____ to foreign investors such as lower land rents and foreign investors.
- 25. _____ lowers the location importance of labour, raw materials and power resources.
- 26. Well-established _____ systems provide stable business and political environments to the industrialist.
- 28. Since the early 2000s, production centres are set up in south China to access to _____ in order to fulfill the rapidly growing demand there.
- 29. Iron _____ is the raw material of making iron and steel.
- 30. The _____ of a firm is responsible for planning and monitoring the operations of all departments.
Down
- 2. _____ such as the use of robots has reduced the location importance of labour.
- 4. In 1950s-70s, iron and steel industry shifted to the _____ regions.
- 5. Under the Five-year Plans, industries were shifted to central and western China to achieve a more _____ economic development in the country.
- 7. Plants and machinery are examples of physical _____.
- 8. Technological advancements with the new _____ improve the production efficiency of iron and steel.
- 10. Effective _____ enable an efficient exchange of information.
- 12. Raw material-oriented industries often use _____ raw materials such as diary products.
- 13. Information technology requires _____ capital to design and carry out R&D.
- 15. In 1950s-70s, _____ was one of the major production centres of iron and steel industry in China.
- 20. Industrial _____ is a phenomenon of manufacturing activities remain at the existing site even though the production costs have risen.
- 21. _____ industry is concentrated with information, its application, manipulation and transmission.
- 23. Research and development departments of IT firms can be found in _____ in Hong Kong.
- 24. Before 1950, iron and steel industry were in _____ China.
- 27. Smartphone-making is a type of _____ industry.