THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1981
STUDY OF QUALITY CERTIFICATION SERVICES
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THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INDUSTRY. MR ALEX PURVES SAID TODAY THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS PREPARED TO FACILITATE THE DIVERSIFICATION PROCESS BY UNDERTAKIS CERTAIN OF THE INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES WHICH COULD NOT REASONABLY BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR ON
ITS OWN.
ADDRESSING THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTE SEMINAR ON ELECTRICAL PRODUCT CERTIFICATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, MR PURVES DISCLOSED THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY WOULD SHORTLY COMMISSION A CONSULTANCY TO STUDY HONG KONG'S NEEDS IN THE FIELD OF QUALITY CERTIFICATION SERVICES TO DETERMINE WHETHER A SYSTEM OF ACCREDITATION OF TESTING LABORATOR IES SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED IN HONG KONG AND, IF SO, HOW THIS SHOULD BE ACHIEVED.
+THE OBJECT OF THE EXERCISE IS TO ENSURE THAT LABORATOR IES IN HONG KONG ARE COMPETENT TO UNDERTAKE VARIOUS TYPES OF TESTS REQUIRED BY INDUSTRY, AND THAT THE TEST CERTIFICATES THEY ISSUE WILL BE ACCEPTED INTERNATIONALLY.
+THE CONSULTANCY WILL COVER A WIDE RANGE OF MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES IN HONG KONG INCLUDING THE ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY, HE SAID.
MR PURVES SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ESTABLISHING AN ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS STANDARDS MEASUREMENT AND CALIBRATION LABORATORY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY.
+THE HEAD OF THE CALIBRATION LABORATORY IS CURRENTLY UNDERTAKING A PROGRAMME OF ATTACHMENTS TO VARIOUS UK STANDARDS BODIES AND TESTING LABORATOR IES AND, UPON HIS RETURN TO HONG KONG IN NOVEMBER THIS YEAR WILL REVIEW SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE LABORATORY AND CONDUCT A STUDY OF THE NEEDS FOR CALIBRATION FACILITIES IN OTHER FIELD OF MEASUREMENTS, INCLUDING MECHANICAL MEASUREMENTS OF ACOUSTIC NOISE, THERMONETRY AND IONIZING RADIATIONS,+ HE ADDED.
HOWEVER, MR PURVES STRESSED THAT THE GOVERNMENT COULD NOT ENTER INTO THESE NEW ACTIVITIES WITHOUT THE SUPPORT AND COOPERATION OF BODIES IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
HE SAID: +WE ARE UNIQUE, IN HONG KONG, IN PURSUING OUR INDUSTRIAL POLICIES JOINTLY IN THIS WAY, IF I MAY SAY SO, IT HAS ADVANTAGES, FOR BOTH SIDES IN THAT WE CAN MORE READILY UNDERSTAND EACH OTHERS PROBLEMS FOR BOTH SIDES IN THAT WE CAN MORE READILY UNDERSTAND EACH OTHERS PROBLEMS AND, IN A SPIRIT OF MUTUAL CO- OPERATION, DEVISE APPROPRIATE SOLUTIONS TO THEM.
+THIS PRAGMATIC APPROACH CLEARLY HAS BEEN OF BENEFIT IN THE PAST, AND I AM CONFIDENT IT WILL REMAIN SO INTO THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.+
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