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THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1990
HIS PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE VISITS TO A VIETNAMESE BOAT DETENTION CENTRE, A NEW TOWN IN NORTH DISTRICT, THE BORDER AREA, TAI SIN DISTRICT AND THE CITY POLYTECHNIC.
MR
PEOPLE
WONG
UNHCR COMMISSION
MAUDE WILL ALSO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS WITH OFFICIALS ABOUT THE VBP ISSUES AND VISIT THE BRITISH TRADE AND THE OFFICE OF THE BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP,
THE MINISTER WILL HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE ON WEDNESDAY 11) AFTERNOON BEFORE RETURNING TO BRITAIN IN THE EVENING.
(APRIL
NOTE TO EDITORS:
AT 2 MR MAUDE WILL ARRIVE BY FLIGHT CX 250
SHOULD MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES COVERING HIS ARRIVAL AIRPORT PRESS ROOM AT THE ARRIVAL HALL BY 12.45 PM.
PM ON ASSEMBLE
SATURDAY,
IN
THE
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO BE SIGNED NEXT WEEK
* * *
MONDAY A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) WILL BE SIGNED NEXT
SCHEMES OF ACCREDITATION
THE (APRIL 9)
LABORATORY BETWEEN THE
UNITED STATES TERRITORY AND THOSE OF TWO MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS, THE AND AUSTRALIA.
THE ASSISTANT
DIRECTOR
OF
INDUSTRY
(QUALITY
SERVICES),
MR
ERNEST EVANS, SAID THE SIGNING WOULD KONG AND THESE TWO COUNTRIES
FACILITATE TRADE BETWEEN HONG BY ELIMINATING ONE OF THE TECHNICAL
BARRIERS EXISTING IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE.
HONG KONG "UNDER THESE MOU'S, TEST CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY THE
(HOKLAS) WILL BE ACCEPTED IN THE LABORATORY ACCREDITATION SCHEME
AS IF THEY WERE UNITED STATES AND AUSTRALIA WITH THE SAME VALIDITY
LABORATORIES OF THE AMERICAN CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY THE ACCREDITED
AND (A2LA)
AUSTRALIA'S ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TESTING AUTHORITIES (NATA),
LABORATORY
ACCREDITATION
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MR EVANS SAID.
TRADE IN GOODS + AFTER THE MUTUAL AGREEMENTS HAVE BEEN SIGNED
KONG, AS WELL AS THAT BETWEEN BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND HONG
WILL AUSTRALIA AND HONG KONG, WHERE ACCOMPANIED BY TEST CERTIFICATES,
CUSTOMS QUERIES NO LONGER BE INTERRUPTED AT POINTS OF IMPORTATION OF OVER THE TECHNICAL INTEGRITY OR THE VERACITY OF TEST DATA, HE SAID.
TRADERS IN