XN000022-1988-12-13 — Page 4

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1988

"THE PRINCIPAL MESSAGE WILL BE THAT THE INTRODUCTION QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS WILL HELP REDUCE COSTS, IMPROVE OUTPUT SECURE MARKETS, SAID MR JACOBS.

"

OF

AND

OF "THIRD PARTY ENDORSEMENT AND A HIGH LEVEL

SUPPORT ON THE

THE GOVERNMENT AND PART OF BOTH

THE MAJOR TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATIONS WILL BE ESSENTIAL, HE ADDED.

SCHEME

A VOLUNTARY SEVERAL NEW INITIATIVES HAVE BEEN PLANNED. OF ACCREDITATION WOULD BE ESTABLISHED BY WHICH THE GOVERNMENT,

OF INDUSTRY, WOULD CONFER REPRESENTED BY THE DIRECTOR

OFFICIAL RECOGNITION ON COMPANIES THAT HAVE SUCCESSFULLY ADOPTED ALL-EMBRACING QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.

AN

ΤΟ BE SET UP TO SERVICES ON BEHALF

IS ORGANISATION

QUALITY UNDERTAKE.

INSPECTION AND ASSESSMENT

OF THE DIRECTOR OF OF INDUSTRY. THIS WOULD CONSIST OF A SMALL CORE OF STAFF AND A PANEL

COMING FROM THE BRITISH ASSESSORS, WITH ASSISTANCE ALSO INSTITUTION.

STANDARDS

PROMOTIONAL AND PUBLICITY TOOLS WOULD BE AN IMPORTANT CAMPAIGN, INVOLVING PUBLICATIONS, VIDEOS, FILMS, ADVERTISEMENTS, COMPETITIONS AND AWARDS.

THE

PART OF SEMINARS,

QUALITY ASSURANCE

TO OVERSEE THE ENTIRE QUALITY DRIVE A SMALL SECTION WOULD BE SET UP WITHIN THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT.

EXISTING SERVICES WOULD ALSO BE STRENGTHENED

CAMPAIGN.

ΤΟ BACK UP THE

THE PRODUCT

STANDARDS INFORMATION

DEPARTMENT WOULD BE UPGRADED. THIS SPECIFICATIONS FOR A WIDE RANGE OF PRODUCTS THE WORLD,

IMPROVED TELECOMMUNICATIONS LINKS WITH INSTITUTION WOULD BE INTRODUCED,

BUREAU OF THE BODY HOLDS

INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND FOR MARKETS AROUND

THE BRITISH STANDARDS

SERVICES OF THE MEASUREMENT

THE STANDARDS AND CALIBRATION LABORATORY WOULD BE EXTENDED TO MEET UPGRADED DEMAND.

EXTENSIVE

EXTERNAL

PRIORITY WOULD BE GIVEN TO GAINING RECOGNITION FOR THE HONG KONG LABORATORY ACCREDITATION SCHEME.

MR JACOBS EXPLAINED THAT THERE WERE A NUMBER OF STRONG FOR PROMOTING QUALITY ASSURANCE.

REASONS

RESULT

EMPHASIS CN

DESIGN,

IN

HONG KONG'S MAJOR MARKETS ARE PLACING FAR GREATER

INVOLVING ADOPTION OF QUALITY ASSURANCE, QUALITY ASSURANCE.

SOURCING, MATERIALS

AND PRODUCTION

WOULD TESTNG,

SHOVEL: AS OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE SUBSTANTIAL COST SAVINGS MUCH AS 15 TO 20 PER CENT OF PRODUCTION COSTS COULD BE REDUCER

THAT

AS

US QUALITY