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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1987
INDUSTRIAL FOCUS ON QUALITY ASSURANCE
YEAR
THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT EMPLOYED CONSULTANTS EARLIER THIS TO ADVISE IT ON A PROMOTIONAL STRATEGY FOR THE APPLICATION OF QUALITY
DIRECTOR
THE
OF
INDUSTRY,
MR
K.Y.
YEUNG, SAID
TODAY
ASSURANCE,
(THURSDAY).
DINNER GIVEN BY THE SPEAKING AT A
CHINESE SAID MR YEUNG COMMITTEE, ASSOCIATION'S GENERAL
ASSESSMENT DEPARTMENT'S AND THE INDUSTRY RECOMMENDATIONS EXAMINED BY THE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD LAST MONTH.
MANUFACTURERS THE CONSULTANTS'
WERE
HE POINTED
OUT
THE THAT
INCLUDED THE NEED TO INTRODUCE DRIVE IN MANUFACTURING.
AGREED
GENERALLY RECOMMENDATIONS A SUSTAINED, TERRITORY-WIDE QUALITY
SCHEME BY WHICH THE BE SUPPORTED BY A "IT WILL POSSIBLY
то RECOGNITION
MANUFACTURERS WHO GOVERNMENT WOULD ACCORD OFFICIAL
WAY AS THE GOVERNMENT PRACTISE QUALITY ASSURANCE, IN MUCH THE SAME
KONG LABORATORY ACCREDITATION ACCREDITS LABORATORIES UNDER THE HONG SCHEME (HOKLAS)," HE SAID.
UNDERTAKE INDIVIDUAL
TRADE
A SURVEY OF
AND WHAT FIRMS TO DETERMINE
WORK AT PRESENT, WHAT MANUFACTURERS' REACTION GOVERNMENT-RUN QUALITY
"THE DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO
AND ORGANISATIONS INDUSTRIAL PRECISELY IS BEING DONE IN TERMS OF QUALITY DIFFICULTIES ARE BEING ENCOUNTERED, AND WHAT
A INTRODUCTION OF WOULD BE TO THE POSSIBLE ACCREDITATION SCHEME FOR MANUFACTURING FIRMS.
"THE SURVEY WILL TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS TO COMPLETE."
A MAJOR CHANGE OF ACHIEVING WORLDWIDE
MR YEUNG SAID THE WAY AHEAD COULD INVOLVE TOWARDS OF MANUFACTURERS ATTITUDE ON THE PART RECOGNITION FOR QUALITY, AND MAINTAINING THAT LEADING POSITION.
"TO ASSIST
EXTENSIVELY.
TO PRACTISE
HAS PROVIDED
AN
QUALITY ADEQUATE
MANUFACTURERS THE GOVERNMENT SUPPORTING SERVICES, HE SAID.
"IN
ADDITION
**
TO
KONO
STANDARDS
ASSURANCE
RANGE OF
AND CALIBRATION THE HONG
INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT'S PRODUCT STANDARDS LABORATORY AND HOKLAS, THE
REFERENCE LIBRARY OF STANDARDS INFORMATION BUREAU ALSO MAINTAINS A
HELP INTERPRET AND OPERATES A FREE TELEPHONE ENQUIRY SERVICE TO TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF VARIOUS STANDARDS.
THE
DEALT WITH HAS GROWN
"THE FACT THAT THE NUMBER OF ENQUIRIES FROM 25 IN 1984; TO 193 IN 1985; TO 520 IN 1986 AND TO FIRST 10 MONTHS OF THIS YEAR IS A CLEAR INDICATION OF USEFULNESS OF THIS SERVICE TO MANUFACTURERS.
1,021 IN THE THE INCREASING
/"APART FROM
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