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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1987

MR

YEUNG

COUNTRIES

THAT THERE ARE ALSO NOTED ARE BEGINNING TO FORMULATE

OF TESTING

CENTRES DESIGNATED AT PRESENT HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS,

INDICATIONS

REGULATIONS REQUIRING

PRODUCTS IMPORTED

FOREIGN THE WHICH MIGHT

"HOKLAS IS PART

OF THE

ANSWER

TO THESE

DEVELOPMENTS,

HE

STRESSED.

ACTIVE PART IN

THE INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL THE

STANDARDS ACCREDITATION HIGH STANDING

"BY PLAYING AN IN

LABORATORY AND ORGANISATION CONFERENCE, WE HOPE THE SCHEME WOULD BE REGARDED AS OF WORTHY OF INTERNATIONAL ACCEPTANCE AND RECOGNITION.

**

TO MR YEUNG SAID THE MANY ACCREDITATIONS BY HOKLAS ALSO SERVES

ACHIEVING QUALITY AND DEMONSTRATE GROWING AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE IN THE FIELD OF TESTING.

ACTUAL PRODUCTS, IT "ALTHOUGH RECOGNITION IS NOT EXTENDED TO

THAT GOODS TESTED BY DOES MEAN THAT PURCHASERS CAN HAVE CONFIDENCE

WITH THE APPROPRIATE SPECIFICATIONS ACCREDITED LABORATORIES COMPLY APPLIED UNDER STRINGENT QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEMS.

**

NEXT HE POINTED OUT THAT PLANS ARE IN HAND TO ASSESS, OVER THE

TESTING OF CONCRETE FEW MONTHS, SOME 20 LABORATORIES ENGAGED IN THE

TIME

THE TO CONSIDER FROM

TO TIME AND STEEL, AND REINFORCING INCORPORATION OF OTHER LABORATORY TESTING FIELDS.

WERE ACCREDITED

IN

AND GARMENTS,

THE EIGHT COMMERCIAL TESTING LABORATORIES RESPECT OF VARIOUS COMMODITY GROUPS INCLUDING TEXTILES FOOD, TOYS, ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS AND CALIBRATION SERVICES.

NEW ACTION AGAINST ORIGIN RULES INFRINGEMENTS

* *

INTRODUCE A NUMBER OF TEXTILE ORIGIN RULES,

THE ADVICE OF THE

THE TRADE DEPARTMENT HAS ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS FOR INFRINGEMENT FOLLOWING CONSULTATIONS WITH THE TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD.

DECIDED

TO

OF

TRADE

AND ON

PROSECUTION THAT MAY BE

THIS IS IN ADDITION TO ANY CRIMINAL INSTITUTED BY THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT.

/DEPUTY DIRECTOR