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TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1988
THE SCHEDULES OF THE KOWLOON POINT TO MUI WO SERVICE WILL BC ADJUSTED TO INCORPORATE THE CHEUNG CHAU SAILINGS SO AS TO KEEP THE OPERATION OF OUTLYING DISTRICTS SERVICES FROM KOWLOON POINT AT HOURLY INTERVALS.
MEMBERS WERE ALSO BRIEFED ON THE AIMS OF THE METROPLAN.
LABORATORY ACCREDITATION SCHEME MAKES GAINS
HONG KONG SHOULD BUILD UP A WELL RESPECTED LABORATORY ACCREDITATION SCHEME BOTH LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY SO THAT THE CREDIBILITY OF TEST RESULTS BY CERTIFICATION LABORATORIES IN THE TERRITORY CAN BE ENHANCED, THE EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE HONG KONG LABORATORY ACCREDITATION SCHEME (HOKLAS), DR L.H. NG, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY),
ADDRESSING MEMBERS OF
THE
HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFICATION LABORATORIES, DR NG EXPLAINED THAT HOKLAS WAS LAUNCHED IN 1985 AS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR INDUSTRY.
IN THE THREE YEARS SINCE ITS IMPLEMENTATION, THE SCHEME HAD PROGRESSED FROM ONE WHICH CATERED PRINCIPALLY FOR THE TESTING OF EXPORT PRODUCTS TO ONE WHICH WAS BROADER-BASED, COVERING TESTING SERVICES PERFORMED FOR THE BENEFIT OF A WIDER RANGE OF HONG KONG INTERESTS.
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THE ACCREDITATION ACTIVITIES WERE INITIALLY ORGANISED UNDER FOUR PRODUCT CATEGORIES TEXTILES, TOYS, ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS AND FOOD, IN ADDITION TO A COMMON SERVICE FOR LABORATORY TESTING CALIBRATION.
"IN 1987, THE SCHEME WAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND, AT THE END OF THIS YEAR, WE WILL BE TURNING OUR ATTENTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING, SHE SAID.
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DR NG DESCRIBED THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF HOKLAS IN THE PAST THREE AS REMARKABLE AND SAID THAT THIS RESULTED FROM THE THUSIASTIC SUPPORT FOR THE SCHEME GIVEN RY LABORATORY TESTING COMMUNITY IN HONG KONG.
SHE ALSO SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS CONSIDERING ENACTING LEGISLATION FOR CONSUMER PROTECTION IN THE AREAS CONCERNING THE SAFETY OF DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TOYS.
"WHEN SUCH