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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1989

IN SUBSEQUENT

MB THE

LEUNG SAID THE MOU OF THE

IMPROVEMENT CERTIFICATION WHERE

SPEAKING AFTER THE SIGNING CEREMONY, FACILITATE

CO-OPERATION MUTUAL WOULD QUALITY OF PRODUCTS LEADING TO THEIR APPROPRIATE.

HE SAID THE MOU WOULD ALLOW FOR ASSISTANCE TO TUV ESSEN FOR A WIDE RANGE OF QUALITY SERVICES.

BE PROVIDED BY

ΤΟ ARRANGED

"UNDER THE

CONSULTANCIES MOU,

MAY BE

ASSIST

MANUFACTURERS TO COMPLY WITH GERMAN QUALITY STANDARDS SO THAT THE 'GS'

DESTINED FOR THE WEST GERMAN MARK MAY BE APPLIED HERE TO PRODUCTS MARKET," MR LEUNG SAID.

"OTHER ASSISTANCE MIGHT ALSO BE MADE то LIKELY INSPECTION AND TESTING AGENCIES CERTIFICATION OF PRODUCTS," HE ADDED.

TO AVAILABLE

HONG KONG BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE

IN OBTAINING 'GS' IN ORDER TO ASSIST HONG KONG MANUFACTURERS

OF COMPLIANCE MARKS, CERTIFICATES ON PRODUCT QUALITY, CERTIFICATION WITH EEC STANDARDS AND 30 ON, THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT AND TUV ESSEN HAVE AGREED, THROUGH PRE-ARRANGED PROGRAMMES, TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND ASSISTANCE.

AREAS WHERE

CO-OPERATION SERVICES,

TECHNIQUES

FOR

PROGRAMMES WOULD BE BENEFICIAL INSPECTION SERVICES, INCLUDE INFORMATION IMPROVING PRODUCT QUALITY AND AWARDING OF CONFORMITY MARKS.

SIGNED WITH A

THE MOU IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND HONG KONG HAS FOREIGN ORGANISATION IN THE FIELD OF PRODUCT CERTIFICATION.

10 ORGANISATIONS ACCREDITED IN CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL TESTING

A ACCREDITATION

TOTAL OF 10 LOCAL ORGANISATIONS

IN CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL BY THE HONG

KONG

LABORATORY ACCREDITATION

WHICH HAVE ACHIEVED RECEIVED THEIR TESTING

SCHEME

CERTIFICATES

(HOKLAS) TODAY (TUESDAY).

PRESENTING THE CERTIFICATES TO THE

LABORATORY REPRESENTATIVES

WAS THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR ANDREW LEUNG.

SPEAKING AT THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY, WOULD CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE AGREEMENTS WITH THE WORLD.

MR LEUNG SAID HOKLAS OTHER MAJOR SCHEMES IN

RECOGNITION OF "SUCH AGREEMENTS NOT ONLY SERVE TO PROMOTE THE HONG KONG'S TESTING LABORATORIES OVERSEAS, BUT THROUGH THE PROCESS OF ASSESSING OTHER NATIONAL SCHEMES AND BEING ASSESSED, THEY ALSO ENSURE OPERATE TO INTERNATIONAL THE HOKLAS AND ITS ACCREDITED LABORATORIES STANDARDS,' MR LEUNG SAID.

/IN MARCH