THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1988
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HONG KONG RECOGNISES WORLD STANDARDS DAY
*
WORLD TOMORROW ANOTHER MILESTONE IN
HONG KONG WOULD JOIN MANY COUNTRIES AROUND THE IN RECOGNISING WORLD STANDARDS DAY WHICH MARKS
SAID STANDARDISATION, THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR ERNEST EVANS, TODAY (THURSDAY).
A CORRESPONDENT
MEMBER
OF THE
ASSISTANT
INTERNATIONAL A SUBSCRIBING MEMBER OF
IS HONG KONG ORGANISATION FOR STANDARDISATION (ISO) AND THE INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION (IEC).
INTERNATIONAL
HAVE ORGANISATIONS
ALL TWO NOTING THAT THESE
PRODUCT STANDARDS AND ALONG BEEN ACTIVE IN DEVELOPING INTERNATIONAL
OF WORKING TOWARDS COMPATIBILITY OF SYSTEMS WORLDWIDE FOR THE BENEFIT
BVANS MR
SAID THAT HONG KONG'S BOTH MANUFACTURERS AND CONSUMERS,
CONSUMER MAJOR MARKETS ARE PLACING INCREASING EMPHASIS ON QUALITY AND SAFETY.
THE AWARENESS OF AND BUREAU OF THE INDUSTRY
ON INFORMATION
STANDARDS
"TO FURTHER PROMOTE STANDARDISATION QUALITY, THE PRODUCT STANDARDS INFORMATION
AND COLLECTS
DISSEMINATES DEPARTMENT REQUIREMENTS IN HONG KONG'S OVERSEAS MARKETS.
A GOOD COLLECTION OF
"IT MAINTAINS A REFERENCE LIBRARY WITH STANDARDS PUBLISHED BY BODIES OF COUNTRIES SUCH AS USA, UK, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF AUSTRALIA, MR EVANS SAID.
THE ISO, THE IEC AND PROMINENT STANDARDS
GERMANY AND
BUREAU PROVIDES AN ENQUIRY AND ADVISES STANDARDS
MR EVANS
SERVICE
THE THAT ASPECTS OF ON TECHNICAL MANUFACTURERS ON SUCH REQUIREMENTS.
ALSO ADDED
PRODUCT
30,000 VACANCIES RECORDED IN CLOTHING INDUSTRY
A VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL SURVEY RELEASED TODAY SHOWED THAT THE TOTAL WORKFORCE IN THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY
PARTICULARLY SHORTAGE, OF AS A RESULT SLIGHTLY OPERATIVE LEVEL.
HAS
(THURSDAY}
DROPPED
LABOUR
AT
THE
THE SURVEY
CONDUCTED
TRAINING BOARD IN SEPTEMBER
BY
COUNCIL'S THE LAST YEAR RECORDED
EMPLOYED 259,000 WORKERS AS COMPARED WITH 262,000 IN 1985.
CLOTHING THAT THE
INDUSTRY INDUSTRY
THE 30,000 .....................