TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1989
IN MARCH THIS YEAR, HOKLAS HAD RECOGNITION AGREEMENT WITH THE NATIONAL SERVICE (NAMAS) OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.
THE AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO SERVED TO ACCEPTANCE OF ENDORSED TEST REPORTS ACCREDITED UNDER EITHER HOKLAS OR NAMAS, MR
ENTERED INTO A MUTUAL MEASUREMENT ACCREDITATION
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RECOGNISE AND PROMOTE ISSUED BY LABORATORIES LEUNG SAID.
HE SAID WORK WAS ALSO IN HAND ON POSSIBLE AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER WELL-ESTABLISHED OVERSEAS SCHEMES SUCH AS THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TESTING AUTHORITIES (NATA) OF AUSTRALIA, THE TESTING LABORATORY REGISTRATION COUNCIL OF NEW ZEALAND (TELARC) AND THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR LABORATORY ACCREDITATION (AZLA) OF THE UNITED STATES.
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SCHEMES REPRESENTATIVES FROM OVERSEAS
DR JOHN ROGERS OF NAMAS AND MISS LYNE FORSTER OF TELARC WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN HONG KONG ΤΟ EVALUATE THE LOCAL SCHEME. WERE ALSO PRESENT AT THE CERTIFICATE PRESENTATION CEREMONY.
HOKLAS WAS LAUNCHED FOUR AND A HALF YEARS AGO. MR LEUNG SAID HE WAS GLAD THAT SINCE THEN, THERE HAD BEEN INCREASING INTEREST IN LABORATORY ACCREDITATION.
INITIALLY, HOKLAS CATERED ONLY FOR THE LABORATORY TESTING NEEDS OF HONG KONG'S EXPORT INDUSTRY. IT SOON HAD TO EXTEND ITS SERVICES TO COVER TESTING FOR THE DOMESTIC SECTOR, PARTICULARLY, THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, ACCORDING TO MR LEUNG.
"HOKLAS HAS CONTINUED TO RESPOND TO GROWING DEMAND WITH THE MORE RECENT EXPANSION INTO AREAS RELATING TO THE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ORDINANCE, ENVIRONMENTAL AND CHEMICAL TESTING," HE ADDED.
AT PRESENT, THERE ARE 19 LABORATORIES ACCREDITED BY HOKLAS INCLUDING INDEPENDENT COMMERCIAL TEST-HOUSES, AND THOSE IN THE GOVERNMENT. PUBLIC UTILITIES, TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS AND MANUFACTURING CONCERNS.
TRADE DELEGATION TO ATTEND MINISTERIAL MEETING IN TOKYO
THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR JOHN CHAN, WILL LEAD DELEGATION OF SENIOR TRADE OFFICIALS TO ATTEND AN INFORMAL MINISTERIAL MEETING IN TOKYO NEXT MONTH.
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THE MEETING, SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE FROM NOVEMBER 15 TO 17. IS THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF INFORMAL GATHERINGS OF TRADE MINISTERS FROM COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES WHO ARE KEY PLAYERS IN THE GATT URUGUAY ROUND OF MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS.
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