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NOTE TO EDITORS

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TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1982

REGISTRATION OF DB ELECTORS ***

THE SECRETARY FOR CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, WILL GIVE A PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS FOR THE COMING URBAN DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.

THE CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT 11.30 AM ON FRIDAY (MARCH 26) IN THE GIS THEATRE, 5TH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE.

ALSO PRESENT WILL BE THE REGIONAL SECRETARY (HONG KONG AND KOWLOON), MR GRAHAM BARNES, AND THE DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY (HONG KONG AND KOWLOON), MR ALBERT LAM.

PRESS MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CONFERENCE.

STUDY OF QUALITY CERTIFICATION SERVICES

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A CONSULTANT FROM AUSTRALIA THIS WEEK STARTED ON A PRELIMINARY STUDY OF THE QUALITY CERTIFICATION SERVICES AND ACCREDITATION OF TESTING LABORATORIES IN HONG KONG.

MR JOHN GILMOUR, REGISTRAR OF THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TESTING AUTHORITIES (NATA), HAS BEEN INVITED BY THE TRADE INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT TO ASSESS THE FEASIBILITY OF A CONSULTANCY PROJECT; TO FINALISE THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE CONSULTANCY AND NATA'S EARLIER PROPOSALS AND TO PLAN AND TO PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES NEEDED FOR THE CONSULTANCY STUDY.

DURING HIS STAY, MR GILMOUR WILL MEET REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENT, THE MAJOR TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATIONS, PRIVATE SECTOR TESTING LABORATORIES, THE POWER COMPANIES, THE HONG KONG AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING CO. LTD., AND THE TERTIARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND USERS OF TESTING SERVICES.

THE STUDY FOLLOWS A RECOMMENDATION OF THE REPORT OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON DIVERSIFICATION TO BUILD AN IMPROVED AND MORE CLEARLY INDEPENDENT RANGE OF QUALITY CERTIFICATION SERVICES IN HONG KONG.

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