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THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1982
EXPERT'S REPORT DUE SHORTLY
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A PRELIMINARY REPORT IS EXPECTED WITHIN A FEW WEEKS WHICH COULD PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR A FULL-SCALE CONSULTANCY ON HONG KONG'S QUALITY CERTIFICATION SERVICES AND THE ACCREDITATION OF TESTING LABORATORIES, THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS, MR BILL DORWARD, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
THE REPORT, BEING PRODUCED BY THE REGISTRAR OF THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TESTING AUTHORITIES, WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE GOVERNMENT FOLLOWING DISCUSSIONS LAST MONTH WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF TESTING LABORATORIES, INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
ADDRESSING A LUNCH MEETING OF THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFICATION LABORATORIES LTD. TODAY, MR DORWARD SAID, +YOUR ASSOCIATION WILL INCREASINGLY PUT ITS MARK ON THE EVOLUTION OF QUALITY CERTIFICATION - A FIELD WHERE WE LOOK FOR MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN THE COMING YEARS, WITH INPUTS FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR GENERALLY, YOUR ASSOCIATION IN PARTICULAR, AND FROM THE GOVERNMENT.+
REFERRING TO THE WINNING DESIGN IN A LOGO COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE ASSOCIATION, MR DORWARD NOTED, IT IS TRIANGULAR, SYMBOLISING THE TRIPARTITE RELATIONSHIP IN THIS FIELD OF GOVERNMENT MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY AND THE TESTING LABORATORIES. SECTORS ARE INTERDEPENDENT AND WORKING TOGETHER.
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+1 AM CONFIDENT THEY WILL CARRY FORWARD THIS IMPORTANT WORK SO NECESSARY AS PART OF THE CONTINUAL PROCESS OF UPGRADING ON WHICH OUR EXPORTING FUTURE MUST DEPEND, HE ADDED.
HONG KONG SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC TRENDS, 1970-1980 * * *
THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT HAS JUST PUBLISHED A HANDBOOK SETTING OUT IN CONCISE FORM THE MAJOR STATISTICS MOST DESCRIPTIVE OF THE MAIN TRENDS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN HONG KONG OVER THE ELEVEN-YEAR PERIOD 1970-1980.
THE PUBLICATION CONTAINS 143 TABLES AND 53 GRAPHS AND CHARTS, TOGETHER WITH DETAILED EXPLANATORY NOTES ON SOURCES AND COVERAGE.
THE PRESENT EDITION IS THE FOURTH IN THE SERIES. THE LAST ONE WAS PRODUCED IN 1978, COVERING THE YEARS 1967-1977.
A NUMBER OF CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE PRESENTATION AND CONTENT, THE MOST IMPORTANT BEING THAT STATISTICS WHICH HAVE BECOME AVAILABLE ONLY IN RECENT YEARS HAVE ALSO BEEN INCLUDED.
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