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SUNDAY, JULY 19, 1987

DIRECTORY OF ACCREDITED LABORATORIES PUBLISHED

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TO ISSUE TEST

UP TO DATE INFORMATION ON LABORATORIES ELIGIBLE REPORTS WHICH MAY BE ACCEPTED BY THE ACCREDITATION AUTHORITIES OF HONG

IS NOW AVAILABLE TRADING PARTNERS KONG'S MAJOR

LABORATORY ACCREDITATION SCHEME (HOKLAS) PUBLICATION.

HONG IN A

KONG

EVANS,

ON

THIS

COUNTRIES.

ARE ALSO

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT, MR ERNIE SAID THE PUBLICATION, WHICH IS NOW AVAILABLE TO INTERESTED PARTIES

FOR HONG KONG EXPORTERS REQUEST FROM THE DEPARTMENT, WILL IDENTIFY HOKLAS-ACCREDITED LABORATORIES WHICH CAN ASSESS THEIR PRODUCTS.

FURTHER TESTING IN IMPORTING MAY OBVIATE THE NEED FOR

FACILITIES OFFERED

LABORATORIES DETAILS OF PUBLICISED.

BY SUCH

HONG KONG",

DIFFERENT

ENTITLED "DIRECTORY OF ACCREDITED LABORATORIES IN THE THREE SECTIONS OF THE HOKLAS PUBLICATION, IDENTIFIED BY

THE COLOURS, LIST DETAILS OF THE NINE HOKLAS-ACCREDITED LABORATORIES;

TO PERFORM THEM; TYPES OF TESTS AVAILABLE AND THE LABORATORIES ABLE AND LISTS HONG KONG LABORATORY FACILITIES ACCEPTED BY HOKLAS, SOME WHICH HAVE BEEN ACCREDITED BY

LABORATORY OVERSEAS ORGANISATIONS.

OF

ACCREDITATION

HOKLAS WAS

THE EXPANDED IN JUNE TO ASSESS

COMPETENCE OF AND REINFORCING STEEL IN LABORATORIES INVOLVED IN TESTING CONCRETE

COMMODITY HONG KONG, THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE EXISTING FIVE EXPORT

AND GARMENTS, GROUPS OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS, TEXTILES TOYS, FOOD PRODUCTS AND CALIBRATION SERVICES.

OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED IN MAY 1985, HOKLAS IS A

ACCREDITATION PROVIDING FOR THE ASSESSMENT HONG KONG.

AND

OF

VOLUNTARY SCHEME

LABORATORIES

IN

FIRST GEOTECHNICAL AREA STUDIES PROGRAMME REPORT PUBLISHED

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PUBLISHED

THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (SUNDAY) REPORTS ON THE REGIONAL GEOTECHNICAL ASSESSMENTS OF TERRITORY.

DEPARTMENT,

THE FIRST OF 12 ALL LAND IN THE

STUDIES PROGRAMME (GASP) REPORTS, OF THE CIVIL TO THOSE INVALUABLE ENGINEERING FEASIBILITY

DR ENGINEER,

E.W.

WOULD

THE NEW GEOTECHNICAL AREA BEING PREPARED BY THE GEOTECHNICAL CONTROL OFFICE

BE SERVICES ENGINEERING INVOLVED WITH PLANNING, LAND DEVELOPMENT AND

GEOTECHNICAL GOVERNMENT PRINCIPAL

STUDIES, THE

BRAND, SAID.

/"THEY WILL