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TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1993
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RAIL
"THE ABILITY OF HONG KONG'S RAIL SYSTEM ΤΟ RECEIVE FREIGHT, PARTICULARLY CONTAINERISED CARGOES AND ΤΟ TRANSPORT THEM BETWEEN CHINA AND THE REST OF THE WORLD IN AN EFFICIENT MANNER WOULD ENHANCE HONG KONG'S ROLE AS AN ENTREPOT, HE SAID.
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MR LEUNG SAID THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF A DEDICATED CONTAINER FREIGHT RAILWAY AS CONTAINED IN THE RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT STUDY WOULD BE AN IMPORTANT STRATEGIC AND COMMERCIAL DECISION FOR HONG KONG.
"A LOT OF WORK WILL NEED TO BE DONE ON THE PROPOSAL BEFORE THE CONCEPT CAN BE TRANSLATED INTO FIRM PLANS, HE SAID.
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THE PUBLIC AND INTERESTED ORGANISATIONS ARE BEING CONSULTED ON THE PROPOSALS. THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT WILL NEED TO BE CONSULTED BEFORE FINALISING THE RAIL DEVELOPMENT PLAN SINCE IMPLEMENTATION WOULD TAKE PLACE LARGELY AFTER 1997.
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WOULD THEN PROCEED WITH ENGINEERING AND FINANCIAL STUDIES AND BEGIN DISCUSSIONS WITH PROSPECTIVE OPERATORS, HE SAID.
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HK, NETHERLANDS SIGN LAB ACCREDITATION PACT
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HONG KONG TODAY (TUESDAY) SIGNED AGREEMENT ON LABORATORY ACCREDITATION WITH FIFTH OF ITS KIND HONG KONG HAS REACHED WITH ACCREDITATION SCHEME.
SIGNED
A MUTUAL RECOGNITION
THE AN OVERSEAS LABORATORY
NETHERLANDS
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THE
THE AGREEMENT WAS ACCREDITATION SCHEME (HOKLAS), DEPARTMENT, AND THE DUTCH ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR CALIBRATION
INSPECTION BODIES (STERLAB) LABORATORIES, TEST LABORATORIES AND
BETWEEN THE HONG KONG LABORATORY WHICH TS OPERATED BY THE INDUSTRY
THE NETHERLANDS.
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OF
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ACTING AT A CEREMONY THIS AFTERNOON, THE
DIRECTOR-GENERAL INDUSTRY, MR RICKY FUNG, AND THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF STERLAB, DR J LEFERINK, SIGNED THE AGREEMENT.
THE OTHER AGREEMENT
HAVE BEEN
CONCLUDED WITH THE NATIONAL
THE MEASUREMENT ACCREDITATION SERVICE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, ASSOCIATION OF TESTING AUTHORITIES ог
THE AUSTRALIA, ASSOCIATION FOR LABORATORY ACCREDITATION AND THE TESTING REGISTRATION COUNCIL OF NEW ZEALAND.
CEREMONY, MR
THE
NATIONAL AMERICAN LABORATORY
FUNG SAID HORLAS WAS STANDARD OF RESULTS
TEST
SPEAKING AT THE SIGNING ESTABLISHED IN 1985 WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF UPGRADING THE
OF ACCEPTANCE TESTING IN HONG KONG AND PROMOTING FROM ACCREDITED LABORATORIES.
HE SAID HOKLAS IDENTIFIED AND
ACCREDITED 46 LABORATORIES AND HAD SO PAR FIELDS OF TESTING.
COMPETENT ACCREDITED LABORATORIES IN VARIOUS
MANY HE ADDED THAT
OF THESE LABORATORIES PROVIDED TESTING THEIR PRODUCTS ΜΕΤ SERVICES FOR EXPORTERS WHO WISHED TO ENSURE THAT CLIENTS' SPECIFICATIONS AND LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS.
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