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OF INDIVIDUAL "THESE REQUIRE QUALITY TO PREMEATE EVERY ASPECT

OF MATERIALS, TESTING, DESIGN, PROCUREMENT ENTERPRISE. INCLUDING MARKETING AND AFTER-SALE SERVICE,

MR LEUNG

THAT SAID

++ HE SAID.

SINCE

BOARD INDUSTRY

THE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT ENDORSED A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME LAST DECEMBER, DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN ITS IMPLEMENTATION.

ALREADY ESTABLISHED "WE ARE IMPROVING THE NAMELY THE PRODUCTS STANDARDS INFORMATION BUREAU,

QUALITY SERVICES,

THE STANDARDS

KONG HONG

AND

LABORATORY

CALIBRATION LABORATORY ACCREDITATION SCHEME (HOKLAS),

(SCL)

AND THE

LE HE SAID.

HAD BEEN ACCREDITED BY

NUMBER OF

THE

PHYSICAL RECOGNITION

NATIONAL UK SCL THE

MUTUAL AND A SERVICES IN A LABORATORY AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED IN MARCH BETWEEN HOKLAS AND ITS UK COUNTERPART.

"WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEEK ADDITIONAL INTERNATIONAL

FOR OUR LABORATORY SERVICES,

HE SAID.

A

RECOGNITION

MOUNT

TO

ON THE CAMPAIGN SIDE, MR LEUNG SAID THE DEPARTMENT WOULD

OF YEARS NUMBER A SUSTAINED QUALITY AWARENESS CAMPAIGN OVER PROMOTE THE CONCEPT OF ISO 9000 IN INDUSTRY.

FORMAL LAUNCH EXECUTIVES IN

HE SAID THE CAMPAIGN, WHICH WAS SCHEDULED FOR A AT CHIEF PRIMARILY BI TARGETTED NEXT MARCH, WOULD

TO EDUCATE MANUFACTURING COMPANIES SUPERVISORS AND WORKERS IN THE CONCEPT OF TOTAL QUALITY ASSURANCE.

AND

SEEK WOULD

MR LEUNG SAID THE DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO

MANAGERS,

A VOLUNTARY FACTORIES

DEVELOPING

SYSTEMS IN

ITS

MANAGEMNT SCHEME OF ACCREDITATION FOR QUALITY CONFORMING TO THE APPROPRIATE PARTS OF ISO 9000, ONCE THE WOULD SEEK THE GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED A TRACK RECORD, RECOGNITION WITH OVERSEAS COUNTERPARTS.

SCHEME HAD

MUTUAL

PROCESS OF FORMING HE ALSO SAID THAT THE DEPARTMENT WAS IN THE

LIMITED BY GUARANTEE, TO PROVIDE AN GOVERNMENT SUBVENTED AGENCY,

FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACCREDITATION. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT SERVICE

A

"PLANNING FOR THE AGENCY'S ESTABLISHMENT IS WELL IT IS EXPECTED TO BE OPERATIONAL LATER THIS YEAR,

ADVANCED AND

HE SAID.

MR

OF ADDED THAT LEUNG FACTORIES WAS TARGETTED FOR MID-1990 AND ACCREDITATION OF A NUMBER THESE WAS EXPECTED SHORTLY THEREAFTER.

ASSESSSMENT

THE

FIRST

GROUP

OF OF

FOR MANUFACTURERS

"WHERE NECESSARY, ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE TO HAVE ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANCIES.

THE QUALITY HE APPRECIATED,

"THE SCHEME IS EXPECTED TO EXPAND CONSIDERABLY AS MESSAGE BECOMES MORE CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD AND BETTER SAID.

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