FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1986
+THIS WOULD NOT ONLY ENSURE THAT THE INTRODUCTION OF DEGREE COURSES WOULD NOT BE HINDERED BY A SHORTAGE OF RESOURCES FOR VALIDATION BUT ALSO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS ACHIEVING SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF OUR HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
MEMBERSHIP OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE ON ACADEMIC AWARDS WILL COMPRISE LOCAL AS WELL AS OVERSEAS ACADEMICS AND LOCAL LAY MEMBERS. THE COMMITTEE WILL REPORT ITS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT WITHIN NINE MONTHS OF ITS ESTABLISHMENT.
SIR EDWARD OPENS LABORATORY SERVICES BUILDING
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THE PROVISION OF A LABORATORY SERVICES BUILDING BY THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES IS EVIDENCE OF THE FEDERATION'S RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSTANTLY IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF HONG KONG'S PRODUCTS, THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE BUILDING AT TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, SIR EDWARD SAID ITS CONSTRUCTION WAS TESTIMONY TO THE FEDERATION'S DETERMINATION TO IMPROVE HONG KONG'S INDUSTRIAL AND TRADING PERFORMANCE.
HE POINTED OUT THAT IF HONG KONG PRODUCTS WERE TO GAIN THE REQUIRED LEVEL OF INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION, LOCAL SERVICES HAD TO BE AVAILABLE TO ENSURE THAT PRODUCTION PROCESSES MET INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED STANDARDS.
TO THIS END, HE ADDED, THE GOVERNMENT'S STANDARDS AND CALIBRATION LABORATORY PROVIDED A VALUABLE SERVICE.
+THE LABORATORY HOLDS PRIMARY PHYSICAL STANDARDS OF MEASUREMENT AND PROVIDES CALIBRATION FOR PRECISION MEASURING EQUIPMENT IN THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS FIELD, SIR EDWARD SAID.
IN ADDITION, INDIVIDUAL MANUFACTURERS COULD USE THE LABORATORY FACILITIES TO TEST AND CERTIFY THE QUALITY OF THE IR OWN MATERIALS, COMPONENTS AND PRODUCTS TO BE ACCREDITED UNDER THE HONG KONG LABORATORY ACCREDITATION SCHEME, AND THEREBY ACQUIRE RECOGNITION THAT THEY WERE UP TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS.
+ONCE THE STANDARDS AND CALIBRATION LABORATORY AND THE HONG KONG LABORATORY ACCREDITATION SCHEME HAVE BECOME FIRMLY ESTABLISHED AND THEIR SERVICES ACCEPTED BY MANUFACTURERS, WE CAN EXPECT SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS IN THE PROMOTION OF QUALITY ASSURANCE IN HONG KONG, WITH BENEFICIAL EFFECTS ON THE REPUTATION OF OUR PRODUCTS OVERSEAS.+
/SIR EDWARD
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