1.   Local politicians greeted the news with the same mixture of relief and delight for the local workforce and concern for those in Galway.

2.   Mr Julius praised officials of Delyn Borough Council, Clwyd County Council and the Welsh Development Agency for support, as well as the local workforce.

3.   And this year, the combined local workforce overtook the state payroll.

4.   According to Ericsson data manager Anders Ericsson, the company will initiate a transfer of knowledge to the local workforce for a self-sufficient operations centre in Kuala Lumpur.

5.   Because we provide a software platform, our success requires a diverse local workforce - hardware, software, service and support companies.

6.   Central Policy Unit head Gordon Siu Kwing-chue said the local workforce should prepare for the new kinds of jobs being created.

7.   This would help cushion the effects of the present economic crisis on the local workforce, he said.

8.   Local industries have been told to inject more money into research and development, to raise productivity and maximise the utilisation of the local workforce.