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Hon Hai Precision Industry's business model long relied on having large numbers of workers handle the often delicate work of electronics assembly.   © Reuters
KENSAKU IHARA, Nikkei staff writer | China

TAIPEI -- Hon Hai Precision Industry will use the planned listing of a key Chinese unit to bankroll efficiency-boosting automation investments as sinking profits force it to rethink its old labor-heavy model.

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