MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1987
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AVIATION EXPERTS MEETING IN PEKING
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AN EXPERT MEETING ON THE LEGAL ASPECTS OF CIVIL AVIATION WILL BE HELD BETWEEN THE CHINESE AND THE BRITISH SIDES ON APRIL 28 TO 29 IN PEKING.
THE BRITISH TEAM WILL BE LED BY MR F. BURROWS WHO WILL BE ASSISTED BY OTHER EXPERTS FROM THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
NEW SERVICES AVAILABLE ON OVERSEAS STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS
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THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT HAS RECENTLY INTRODUCED AN ENQUIRY/ ADVICE SERVICE ON OVERSEAS PRODUCT STANDARDS, TESTING AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS TO ASSIST LOCAL MANUFACTURERS AND EXPORTERS TO COMPLY WITH HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS IN OVERSEAS MARKETS.
+THE NEW SERVICE AIMS TO PROVIDE GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE TECHNICAL CONTENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS AND, WHERE APPROPRIATE, OFFER SUGGESTIONS ON WAYS TO BETTER ENABLE A PRODUCT TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
+ IN ADDITION, THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT HAS ALSO BEEN DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ON OVERSEAS PRODUCT STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS AND KEEPS CERTAIN STANDARDS REGULATIONS OF SOME OVERSEAS COUNTRIES FOR MANUFACTURERS' AND EXPORTERS' REFERENCE,+ HE ADDED.
HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE CORRESPONDENT MEMBERSHIP OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION FOR STANDARDISATION FOR HONG KONG HAD BEEN TRANSFERRED FROM THE HONG KONG STANDARDS AND TESTING CENTRE LIMITED TO THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT AS FROM APRIL 1, 1987.
+AS A RESULT OF THE TRANSFER, THE DEPARTMENT HAS NOW TAKEN OVER FROM THE CENTRE ITS COLLECTION OF ABOUT 76 000 VOLUMES OF INTERNATIONAL AND OVERSEAS NATIONAL STANDARDS.
+THESE STANDARDS, TOGETHER WITH CERTAIN REGULATIONS AND FACT SHEETS CONCERNING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS OF SOME OF HONG KONG'S MAJOR MARKETS, ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC'S REFERENCE AT THE PRODUCT STANDARDS BRANCH OF THE DEPARTMENT, THROUGH WHICH SPECIFIC STANDARDS CAN ALSO BE PURCHASED FROM THE STANDARDS ORGANISATIONS CONCERNED.+
INTERESTED PARTIES WHO WISH TO MAKE USE OF THE ENQUIRY/ADVICE SERVICE, OR TO READ OR PURCHASE THE INTERNATIONAL AND OVERSEAS NATIONAL STANDARDS, ARE WELCOME TO CALL AT THE DEPARTMENT'S PRODUCT STANDARDS BRANCH (ROOM 1439, OCEAN CENTRE, 14/F, TSIM SHA TSUI) OR CONTACT MR TSANG PING-SUM (TEL. NO. 3-7222583) OR MRS BETTY LAM (TEL. NO. 3-7222449).
FULL DETAILS OF THE SERVICES ARE SET OUT IN HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS CIRCULARS NO. 5/87 AND NO. 6/87 ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
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