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WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1989

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ALSO SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY, MR MESSLING SAID THE ACCREDITATION OF HOUSING DEPARTMENT'S MATERIALS TESTING LABORATORY HAD FORGED A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO DEPARTMENTS IN THE COMMON GOAL OF RAISING STANDARDS WITHIN THE HONG KONG BUILDING INDUSTRY.

THE

HE EXTENDED HIS GRATITUDE TO THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR ITS ASSISTANCE IN DEVELOPING BETTER PROCEDURES IN REGARD то SPECIFICATION AND PROCUREMENT OF COMPONENTS FOR THE NEW HARMONY BLOCK

RANGE.

HE SAID IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT PLAYED ITS PART IN NOT ONLY EXTENDING ITS LABORATORY'S CAPABILITY IN RESPECT OF QUALITY ASSURANCE, BUT IN SO DOING ENCOURAGED AND SET GOALS FOR THE REST OF THE INDUSTRY.

"I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT WHAT IS GOOD FOR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY IS GOOD FOR THE BUILDING INDUSTRY, AND WHAT IS GOOD FOR THE BUILDING INDUSTRY IS GOOD FOR HONG KONG, MR MESSLING SAID.

SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT

IN

DEMANDS FROM VARIOUS SECTORS DIVERSITY OF ACCREDITED TESTINGS,

OF

1985, HOKLAS HAD THE COMMUNITY BY

RESPONDED TO PROVIDING A

ACCORDING ΤΟ MR BARMA, THE

18.

ACCREDITED LABORATORIES NOW STOOD AT

THEY COVER TESTING OF MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS FOR EXPORT, DOMESTIC PRODUCTS, MATERIALS FOR CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, CALIBRATIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUBSTANCES.

NUMBER OF HOKLAS

MERCHANT FINED $5,000 FOR USING INACCURATE SCALES

A SEAFOOD MERCHANT TODAY (WEDNESDAY} BECAME THE FIRST PERSON TO BE PROSECUTED AND FINED FOR USING INACCURATE WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS UNDER THE RECENTLY INTRODUCED WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ORDINANCE.

MR HO PING, SHOPOWNER OF "HO PING KEE" WHICH IS A RETAILER OF SEAFOOD, WAS FINED $5,000 AT THE WESTERN MAGISTRACY AND HAD THREE OF HIS WEIGHING STEELYARDS (COMMONLY CALLED "CHING" IN

CONFISCATED.

CHINESE}

STANDARDS

"HO

THE CHARGES WERE BROUGHT AGAINST HIM BY THE TRADING INVESTIGATION BUREAU OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION ON JANUARY 13 IN RESPONSE TO A COMPLAINT AGAINST PING KEE" AT SHOP NO. 11, WESTERN PORTION, NORTH POINT FERRY PIER, GROUND FLOOR, NORTH POINT.

GOVERNMENT LABORATORY EXAMINATIONS OF THE THREE SETS OF STEELYARD SCALES TAKEN FROM "HO PING KEE" SHOWED THAT THEY WERE INACCURATE BY +193.75 PER CENT, +181.25 PER CENT AND +110 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.

/THE 40-YEAR-OLD