THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1989
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OF INDIVIDUAL "THESE REQUIRE QUALITY TO PREMEATE EVERY ASPECT
OF MATERIALS, TESTING, DESIGN, PROCUREMENT ENTERPRISE. INCLUDING MARKETING AND AFTER-SALE SERVICE,
MR LEUNG
THAT SAID
++ HE SAID.
SINCE
BOARD INDUSTRY
THE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT ENDORSED A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME LAST DECEMBER, DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN ITS IMPLEMENTATION.
ALREADY ESTABLISHED "WE ARE IMPROVING THE NAMELY THE PRODUCTS STANDARDS INFORMATION BUREAU,
QUALITY SERVICES,
THE STANDARDS
KONG HONG
AND
LABORATORY
CALIBRATION LABORATORY ACCREDITATION SCHEME (HOKLAS),
(SCL)
AND THE
LE HE SAID.
HAD BEEN ACCREDITED BY
NUMBER OF
THE
PHYSICAL RECOGNITION
NATIONAL UK SCL THE
MUTUAL AND A SERVICES IN A LABORATORY AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED IN MARCH BETWEEN HOKLAS AND ITS UK COUNTERPART.
"WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEEK ADDITIONAL INTERNATIONAL
FOR OUR LABORATORY SERVICES,
HE SAID.
A
RECOGNITION
MOUNT
TO
ON THE CAMPAIGN SIDE, MR LEUNG SAID THE DEPARTMENT WOULD
OF YEARS NUMBER A SUSTAINED QUALITY AWARENESS CAMPAIGN OVER PROMOTE THE CONCEPT OF ISO 9000 IN INDUSTRY.
FORMAL LAUNCH EXECUTIVES IN
HE SAID THE CAMPAIGN, WHICH WAS SCHEDULED FOR A AT CHIEF PRIMARILY BI TARGETTED NEXT MARCH, WOULD
TO EDUCATE MANUFACTURING COMPANIES SUPERVISORS AND WORKERS IN THE CONCEPT OF TOTAL QUALITY ASSURANCE.
AND
SEEK WOULD
MR LEUNG SAID THE DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO
MANAGERS,
A VOLUNTARY FACTORIES
DEVELOPING
SYSTEMS IN
ITS
MANAGEMNT SCHEME OF ACCREDITATION FOR QUALITY CONFORMING TO THE APPROPRIATE PARTS OF ISO 9000, ONCE THE WOULD SEEK THE GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED A TRACK RECORD, RECOGNITION WITH OVERSEAS COUNTERPARTS.
SCHEME HAD
MUTUAL
PROCESS OF FORMING HE ALSO SAID THAT THE DEPARTMENT WAS IN THE
LIMITED BY GUARANTEE, TO PROVIDE AN GOVERNMENT SUBVENTED AGENCY,
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACCREDITATION. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT SERVICE
A
"PLANNING FOR THE AGENCY'S ESTABLISHMENT IS WELL IT IS EXPECTED TO BE OPERATIONAL LATER THIS YEAR,
ADVANCED AND
HE SAID.
MR
OF ADDED THAT LEUNG FACTORIES WAS TARGETTED FOR MID-1990 AND ACCREDITATION OF A NUMBER THESE WAS EXPECTED SHORTLY THEREAFTER.
ASSESSSMENT
THE
FIRST
GROUP
OF OF
FOR MANUFACTURERS
"WHERE NECESSARY, ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE TO HAVE ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANCIES.
THE QUALITY HE APPRECIATED,
"THE SCHEME IS EXPECTED TO EXPAND CONSIDERABLY AS MESSAGE BECOMES MORE CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD AND BETTER SAID.
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