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MONDAY, MAY 16, 1988

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FURTHER SPONSORSHIPS ARE BEING CONSIDERED FOR TECHNOLOGIES AS SURFACE MOUNTING AND SUCH

SUCH PROCESS PRODUCT TECHNOLOGIES DIGITAL ELECTRONICS, PATTERN RECOGNITION AND NETWORKING, HE SAID.

WITH REGARD TO DEVELOPMENTAL SUPPORT, THE PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL HAD BEEN GIVEN ADDITIONAL FUNDS ΤΟ LABORATORIES TO PROMOTE THE USE OF SURFACE MOUNTING, AND DIGITAL TELECOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES.

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COMPANY TECHNOLOGICAL

A PLASTIC TECHNOLOGY CENTRE WAS BEING FORMED AS A THE CAMPUS OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC то RAISE THE CAPABILITIES OF THE PLASTIC CONVERSION INDUSTRY, MR LEUNG ADDED.

STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL

HE SAID THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OPERATED A PRODUCT INFORMATION BUREAU WITH 75,000 VOLUMES OF NATIONAL AND PRODUCT STANDARDS AND IT MAINTAINED HONG KONG'S HIGHEST STANDARDS AND CALIBRATION LABORATORY, WHICH HAD BEEN THE NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY IN THE UK.

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MR LEUNG ALSO SAID THAT THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT ADMINISTERED HONG KONG LABORATORY ACCREDITATION SCHEME (HOKLAS) FOR TESTING LABORATORIES, OF WHICH BILATERAL RECOGNITION COUNTERPART NATIONAL MEASUREMENT ACCREDITATION SERVICE (NAMAS) IN UK WAS BEING SOUGHT.

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WE ARE

"ADDITIONALLY, IN CONSULTATION WITH INDUSTRY, FORMULATING A LONG-TERM PROGRAMME TO PROMOTE QUALITY ASSURANCE ON A TERRITORY-WIDE BASIS.

"WE HAVE ALSO ESTABLISHED A QUALITY SERVICES DIVISION IN INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT

THE ΤΟ PLAN AND CO-ORDINATE ALL QUALITY SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES," SAID MR LEUNG, ADDING THAT THE

RELATED GOVERNMENT'S EMPHASIS ON QUALITY WAS VERY TIMELY AS THE QUALITY MOVEMENT GATHERING MOMENTUM IN OVERSEAS MARKETS, ESPECIALLY IN THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY.

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A HONG KONG DESIGN AND INNOVATION COMPANY WHICH HAD FORMED WITH PUBLIC FUNDS TO PROMOTE PRODUCT AND PROCESS IMPROVEMENT AND INNOVATION WAS EXCEEDING ITS ORIGINAL BUSINESS TARGETS, HE SAID.

"WE ARE ALSO CONSIDERING THE ENGAGEMENT OF CONSULTANTS ADVISE ON THE EARLY ESTABLISHMENT OF A SCIENCE PARK OR TECHNOLOGY CENTRE TO FACILITATE THE COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION OF PRODUCT AND DEVELOPMENT,

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RESEARCH

THE ESTABLISHMENT

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THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT WAS CONSIDERING INDUSTRIAL EXTENSION SERVICE ΤΟ PROMOTE THE USE OF BOTH INFRASTRUCTURAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SUPPORT FACILITIES BY MANUFACTURERS, MOST OF WHOM ARE SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED.

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/MR LEUNG