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"HOWEVER, NO INSURANCE COMPANY WILL BE PREPARED TO OFFER COVERAGE UNLESS MANUFACTURERS CAN DEMONSTRATE A COMMITMENT TO IMPROVE QUALITY WHICH CAN BE OFFICIALLY VERIFIED BY A THIRD PARTY, MR BARMA SAID, ADDING THAT THE HONG KONG QUALITY ASSURANCE AGENCY WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT VERIFICATION.
ON TESTING, HE SAID A SCHEME FOR ASSESSING AND ACCREDITING LABORATORIES TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS WAS LAUNCHED IN 1985 TO UPGRADE THE STANDARD OF TESTING AND MANAGEMENT OF LOCAL LABORATORIES TO CONFER RECOGNITION ON THOSE FOUND TO BE COMPETENT AND то PROMOTE ACCEPTANCE OF THEIR TEST CERTIFICATES BOTH LOCALLY AND OVERSEAS.
THE HONG KONG LABORATORY ACCREDITATION SCHEME (HOKLAS) WAS NOW RECOGNISED AS AN ESTABLISHED AND MATURE SCHEME BY THE LABORATORY ACCREDITATION COMMUNITY WORLDWIDE.
"AS PURCHASERS, IT WOULD BE TO YOUR ADVANTAGE TO SEE HONG KONG MANUFACTURERS RESPOND то THE NEW CHALLENGES CONFRONTING THEM BY EMBRACING QUALITY ASSURANCE AND OBTAINING CERTIFICATION OF THEIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS THROUGH THE HONG KONG QUALITY AGENCY AND HAVING THEIR PRODUCTS TESTED BEFORE SHIPMENT ACCREDITED LABORATORY, MR BARMA SAID.
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"YOU ARE IN A STRONG POSITION TO INFLUENCE DEVELOPMENTS.
"IF YOU ASK YOUR HONG KONG SUPPLIERS FOR QUALITY, COUPLED WITH RECOGNISED CERTIFICATION, AS A PREREQUISITE FOR FUTURE PURCHASES, THEY WOULD BE OBLIGED TO RESPOND.
"HONG KONG WOULD THEN BE WELL ESTABLISHED AS A SOURCE FOR QUALITY GOODS," HE SAID.
NEW ID CARDS FOR MEN BORN BETWEEN 1923-27
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THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) BORN IN 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926 OR 1927 WILL BE REQUIRED TO NEW IDENTITY CARDS FROM APRIL 9 TO MAY 26.
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"MEN OF THE ABOVE AGE GROUP CAN CALL AT ANY ONE OF THE EIGHT NEW IDENTITY CARD ISSUE OFFICES DURING THIS PERIOD," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT WITH EFFECT FROM APRIL 9, THERE WOULD BE CHANGES IN THE BUSINESS HOURS OF THE ISSUE OFFICES.
FROM THAT DAY OFFICE HOURS OF THE HONG KONG AND WEST KOWLOON NEW IDENTITY CARD ISSUE OFFICES WILL BE FROM 8 AM TO 9.30 PM, MONDAYS TO SATURDAYS.
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