THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1993
"SUCH PARAMETERS AND TARGETS WILL SEEK ΤΟ BEST UTILISE RESOURCES BY PROVIDING VALUE-FOR-MONEY ANALYSIS WITH REALISTIC CASE TURNAROUND TIMES," HE SAID.
THE
LABORATORY
HAS
311
AND DIVISIONS
IS
FORENSIC
A STAFFING ESTABLISHMENT OF HEADED BY THE GOVERNMENT CHEMIST, IT HAS TWO ANALYTICAL THE ANALYTICAL AND ADVISORY SERVICES DIVISION (AASD) AND THE SCIENCE DIVISION (FSD).
OF THE PROTECTION
PROTECTION IN PRODUCT
WORK THE
PROGRAMME OF AASD IS RELATED TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT AS WELL AS CONSUMER TERMS OF TRADE DESCRIPTION LEGISLATION, WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, SAFETY AND SO ON.
THE FSD PROVIDES
JUSTICE SYSTEM CRIMINAL SCIENTIFIC OPINION.
AN IMPARTIAL SCIENTIFIC
BOTH IN ANALYTICAL
AND FACT
THE SERVICE TO
INFORMED
CONCERNED
SPOKESMAN SAID
WHILE THE PRIMARY OBLIGATION IS TO SERVE ALL GOVERNMENT
THE WITH LAW AND ORDER, DEPARTMENTS
THE INCREASINGLY
PRIVATE SECTOR SOUGHT THE SPECIALIST EXPERTISE WHICH EXISTS IN THE DIVISION AND SUCH WORK WHERE IT IS IN THE INTERESTS OF PUBLIC JUSTICE TO DO SO.
IS
SCIENTIFIC ENTERTAINED
IN THE FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, OVER 50 CASES INVOLVING COMMERCIAL 700 ITEMS WERE EXAMINED FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR, CONCERNING DOCUMENT FRAUD, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION, PATERNITY TESTING AND DRUG ANALYSIS. A TOTAL OF 51 CASES WERE HANDLED LAST YEAR.
THE LABORATORY'S FACILITIES ARE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED. THE AS A UNITED NATIONS DRUG CONTROL BOARD HAS APPOINTED THE LABORATORY REGIONAL TRAINING CENTRE FOR THE ANALYSIS OF SEIZED DRUGS AND DRUGS IN BIOLOGICAL FLUIDS.
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ANNUALLY
AND
THREE
AWARDED SIX UN FELLOWSHIPS ARE TO BE PRESENTLY THREE ANALYTICAL CHEMISTS FROM BEIJING ARE FELLOWSHIP HOLDERS AND RECEIVING ADVANCED DRUGS TRAINING IN THE LABORATORY.
RETAIL SALES FIGURES FOR JUNE
THE VALUE OF TOTAL RETAIL SALES IN JUNE THIS YEAR, ESTIMATED AT $14.7 BILLION, INCREASED 12% WHEN COMPARED WITH JUNE LAST YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
AFTER DISCOUNTING THE EFFECT OF PRICE CHANGES OVER THE SAME PERIOD, TOTAL RETAIL SALES ROSE BY 6% IN VOLUME TERMS.
THE INCREASE WAS MAINLY ATTRIBUTED TO GROWTH IN SPENDING ON CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR AND CONSUMER DURABLE GOODS OTHER THAN VEHICLES.
MOTOR
/SALES OF