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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1983

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LABORATORY ACCREDITATION SCHEME FOR HONG KONG

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HONG KONG IS TO SET UP A LABORATORY ACCREDITATION DEVELOPMENT SCHEME TO IMPROVE QUALITY CERTIFICATION SERVICES, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE EXPORT SECTOR OF THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY.

+ONCE ESTABLISHED THE SCHEME WILL PROVIDE FOR THE ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING OF THE COMPETENCY OF LABORATORIES IN UNDERTAKING VARIOUS TYPES OF TESTING WORK IN AN ENDEAVOUR TO FACILITATE THE INTERNATIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF TEST CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY THESE LABORATORIES, THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR J.F. YAXLEY SAID TODAY.

MR YAXLEY ANNOUNCED THIS FOLLOWING THE SIGNING OF A CONSULTANCY CONTRACT BY HIM ON BEHALF OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND BY MR J.A. GILMOUR, REGISTRAR OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TESTING AUTHORITIES, AUSTRALIA (NATA), ON BEHALF OF THE CONSULTANTS.

NATA WILL PROVIDE CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCHEME.

+THE IMPLEMENTATION WORK, SPREAD OVER A PERIOD OF 18 MONTHS, WILL BE A JOINT EFFORT BY STAFF OF NATA AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, MR YAXLEY SAID.

NATA WILL DRAFT THE TECHNICAL AND POLICY CRITERIA, CODES OF PRACTICE AND WILL BE ADVISING GENERALLY AMONG OTHER THINGS WHILE GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL WILL MAKE ALL PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE ACTUAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCHEME.

A DISCUSSION OF THE SCHEME TOOK PLACE YESTERDAY AT THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON LABORATORY ACCREDITATION.

THE COMMITTEE WILL OFFER ITS ADVICE DURING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCHEME.

REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONY

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A REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT THE CENOTAPH IN STATUE SQUARE ON SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 13) IN HONOUR OF THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN THE IR LIVES IN ACTIVE SERVICE.

THIS CEREMONY, LIKE THE ONE HELD LAST YEAR, WILL COMBINE THREE SEPARATE OBSERVANCES.

THERE WILL BE NO CEREMONY AT THE CHINESE MEMORIAL IN THE ZOOLOGICAL AND BOTANICAL GARDENS AND NO OFFICIAL REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.

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