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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1989
HKQAA GOVERNING COUNCIL HOLDS INAUGURAL MEETING
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE HONG KONG QUALITY ASSURANCE AGENCY (HKQAA) HELD ITS INAUGURAL MEETING TODAY (MONDAY).
FUNDED AGENCY
THE HKQAA WHICH BY GOVERNMENT
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL 1S APPOINTED TO MANAGE HAS BEEN SET UP AS A NON-PROFIT MAKING SUBVENTION,
COUNCIL, SPEAKING AFTER THE MEETING, CHAIRMAN OF THE GOVERNING
HKOAA WAS TO UNDERTAKE DR JOHN LO, SAID THE PRIME OBJECTIVE OF THE
QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF THE
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS OF MANUFACTURING KONG, WITH A COMPANIES IN HONG
ΤΟ VIEW
MAKING APPROPRIATE RECOMMENDATIONS TO GOVERNMENT FOR THE AWARD OF ACCREDITATION.
ON "UNDER THE SCHEME. GOVERNMENT RECOGNITION WILL BE CONFERRED MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS
PRODUCTION AND WHICH ADOPT QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS CONFORMING WITH INTERNATIONALLY ACCEPTED OF QUALITY ASSURANCE." DR LO SAID.
"THE STANDARDS BEING ADOPTED ARE BASED ON THE ISO OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT STANDARDS." HE ADDED.
HE SAID.
STANDARDS
9000 SERIES
IN ITS FORMATIVE YEARS.
THE AGENCY WOULD RECEIVE UNITED KINGDOM'S BRITISH CONSULTANCY ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE FROM THE
THE STANDARDS INSTITUTION ( (BSI) WHICH HAD MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN
OF THEIR OPERATION
QUALITY SYSTEMS ASSESSMENT AND REGISTRATION (QUASAR) SCHEME.
WOOD, WILL BE
WITH
HKQAA'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE I DESIGNATE). MR LIONEL
FAMILIARISE HIMSELF VISITING THE BSI IN DECEMBER THIS YEAR THE OPERATION OF THE QUASAR SCHEME.
TO
ΤΟ NEED
DR LO SAID THE AGENCY WOULD ALSO ASSESSORS TO UNDERTAKE THE DETAILED EXAMINATION OF ACCREDITATION.
RECRUIT AND TRAIN COMPANIES SERKING
FIRST GROUP OF FACTORIES HE SAID THE ASSESSMENT OF THE
WAS
THE IN START
LATTER PART OF EXPECTED TO
1990. WITH THE FIRST ACCREDITATIONS BEING AWARDED THEREAFTER.
OF
QUALITY THE
DR LO SAID THE ESTABLISHMENT
MANAGEMENT THREE ACCREDITATION SCHEME FOR MANUFACTURING COMPANIES WAS ONE OF THE INTERLINKED AREAS OF ACTIVITY IN
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME ENDORSED BY THE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR.
THE
THE OTHER TWO AREAS WERE THE ENHANCING OF THE EXISTING
AND BY GOVERNMENT
THE LAUNCHING SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDED ONGOING QUALITY AWARENES8 CAMPAIGN AIMED AT MANUFACTURERS.
THESE VARIOUS DEVELOPMENTS REPRESENTED MAJOR INITIATIVES IN THE PURSUIT OF QUALITY IN OUR MANUFACTURING AND THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF HONG KONG PRODUCTS.
QUALITY
OF
AN
GOVERNMENT
INDUSTRIES
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