TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1983
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CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TESTING SERVICES STUDIED ****
THE GOVERNMENT IS ACTIVELY CONSIDERING THE QUESTION OF VETTING AND ACCREDITATION OF LABORATORIES PROVIDING TESTING SERVICES FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS.
THIS WAS DISCLOSED TONIGHT BY THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, MR CHAN NAI-KEONG, AT THE THIRD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFICATION LABORATORIES.
HE SAID THAT THE IMPORTANCE OF QUALITY CONTROL WAS FULLY RECOGNISED AND THE FACILITIES FOR TESTING OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS USED IN GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTION WORKS WERE BEING EXPANDED BY THE SETTING UP OF REGIONAL LABORATORIES.
+NOT ONLY IS IT VITAL TO ENSURE THAT THE QUALITY OF MATERIALS INCORPORATED INTO A STRUCTURE COMPLY WITH OUR SPECIFICATIONS BUT ALSO ECONOMIES OF DESIGN CAN BE ACHIEVED BY BEING ABLE TO PREDICT MORE ACCURATELY THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS COMPONENTS, HE SAID.
+WITH REGARD TO BUILDING CONSTRUCTION IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR IT WILL BE READILY APPRECIATED THAT AN ADEQUATE DEGREE OF GOVERNMENT CONTROL IS NECESSARY WHERE PUBLIC SAFETY IS INVOLVED.
FOR THIS PURPOSE, HE ADDED, THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE MADE PROVISION FOR THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS FOR BUILDING MATERIALS AND FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF SITE FORMATION WORKS.
+ IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS, THE ACCURACY AND RELIABILITY OF TEST RESULTS OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, AS WELL AS SOILS AND ROCKS ARE OF VITAL IMPORTANCE AND THOSE RESPONSIBLE IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AS WELL AS BUILDING AUTHORITY MUST HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN THE TEST LABORATORY,+ MR CHAN SAID.
*WITH THIS IN VIEW, ACTIVE CONSIDERATION IS NOW BEING GIVEN BY THE RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS UNDER MY BRANCH ON THE QUESTION OF VETTING AND ACCREDITATION OF LABORATORIES PROVIDING SUCH SERVICE.
IN THIS CONNECTION, MR CHAN SAID, HE WAS GLAD TO SEE THAT THE ASSOCIATION WAS ACTIVELY AND ENERGETICALLY PROMOTING THE QUALITY AND RELIABILITY OF TESTING AND CERTIFICATION SERVICES.
HE ASSURED THE ASSOCIATION THAT IT WOULD HAVE HIS FULL SUPPORT IN ITS ENDEAVOURS TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS.
MR CHAN THANKED THE ASSOCIATION FOR INVITING HIM TO BE AN ADVISER TO THE ASSOCIATION.
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