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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1987
MR
YEUNG
COUNTRIES
THAT THERE ARE ALSO NOTED ARE BEGINNING TO FORMULATE
OF TESTING
CENTRES DESIGNATED AT PRESENT HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS,
INDICATIONS
REGULATIONS REQUIRING
PRODUCTS IMPORTED
FOREIGN THE WHICH MIGHT
"HOKLAS IS PART
OF THE
ANSWER
TO THESE
DEVELOPMENTS,
HE
STRESSED.
ACTIVE PART IN
THE INTERNATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL THE
STANDARDS ACCREDITATION HIGH STANDING
"BY PLAYING AN IN
LABORATORY AND ORGANISATION CONFERENCE, WE HOPE THE SCHEME WOULD BE REGARDED AS OF WORTHY OF INTERNATIONAL ACCEPTANCE AND RECOGNITION.
**
TO MR YEUNG SAID THE MANY ACCREDITATIONS BY HOKLAS ALSO SERVES
ACHIEVING QUALITY AND DEMONSTRATE GROWING AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE IN THE FIELD OF TESTING.
ACTUAL PRODUCTS, IT "ALTHOUGH RECOGNITION IS NOT EXTENDED TO
THAT GOODS TESTED BY DOES MEAN THAT PURCHASERS CAN HAVE CONFIDENCE
WITH THE APPROPRIATE SPECIFICATIONS ACCREDITED LABORATORIES COMPLY APPLIED UNDER STRINGENT QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEMS.
**
NEXT HE POINTED OUT THAT PLANS ARE IN HAND TO ASSESS, OVER THE
TESTING OF CONCRETE FEW MONTHS, SOME 20 LABORATORIES ENGAGED IN THE
TIME
THE TO CONSIDER FROM
TO TIME AND STEEL, AND REINFORCING INCORPORATION OF OTHER LABORATORY TESTING FIELDS.
WERE ACCREDITED
IN
AND GARMENTS,
THE EIGHT COMMERCIAL TESTING LABORATORIES RESPECT OF VARIOUS COMMODITY GROUPS INCLUDING TEXTILES FOOD, TOYS, ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS AND CALIBRATION SERVICES.
NEW ACTION AGAINST ORIGIN RULES INFRINGEMENTS
* *
INTRODUCE A NUMBER OF TEXTILE ORIGIN RULES,
THE ADVICE OF THE
THE TRADE DEPARTMENT HAS ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS FOR INFRINGEMENT FOLLOWING CONSULTATIONS WITH THE TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD.
DECIDED
TO
OF
TRADE
AND ON
PROSECUTION THAT MAY BE
THIS IS IN ADDITION TO ANY CRIMINAL INSTITUTED BY THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT.
/DEPUTY DIRECTOR