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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1989

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GOVT RECOGNISES ITS ROLE IN IMPROVING PRODUCT QUALITY

A POSITIVE AND OF HONG QUALITY

KONG '8 ANDREW LEUNG, SAID

ACTIVE

THE GOVERNMENT RECOGNISES THAT IT HAS

THE ROLE TO PLAY IN FURTHER IMPROVING MANUFACTURE, THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR TODAY (THURSDAY).

THE

"EBC 1992

PRODUCT SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF A SEMINAR ON

DEPARTMENT, MR LEUNG SAFETY REQUIREMENTS" ORGANISED BY THE INDUSTRY SAID THE GOVERNMENT UNDERSTOOD WELL THAT CONSUMERS IN THE WORLD'S MAJOR MARKETS WERE RECOMING MORF AND MORE DEMANDING OF THE QUALITY THE PRODUCTS THEY BOUGHT.

OF

TO BE LAUNCHED BY HE SAID THE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME

TOWARDS THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT WAS WELL IN KEEPING WITH THE MOVEMENT

THE IN

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC BETTER QUALITY AND CONSUMER COMMUNITY AND ELSEWHERE.

PROTECTION

BY "THE INCREASING EMPHASIS ON QUALITY IN THE EEC IS EVIDENCED

HAVE BEEN 10,000 FIRMS KINGDOM ABOUT THE FACT THAT IN THE UNITED

FRANCE, IN

THERE ARE ABOUT OFFICIALLY REGISTERED FOR QUALITY; AND 15,000 OFFICIALLY REGISTERED QUALITY CIRCLES," MR LEUNG SAID,

BY

1992

IS

LIKELY

ΤΟ

SPREAD

THE QUALITY

"HARMONISATION MOVEMENT MORE WIDELY WITHIN THE EEC," HE ADDED.

MR LEUNG

SAID, QUALITY

WELL

THERE WAS INCREASING

EXPERTS MANAGEMENT

ESTABLISHED

OF

IN THE UNITED STATES, ACCEPTANCE AMONGST MANUFACTURERS AND THE NEED FOR PROMOTING QUALITY ASSURANCE BEYOND THE APPLICATIONS IN THE DEFENCE AND AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES.

MANY MORE COUNTRIES, "IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION, OUR COMPETITORS, ARE ACTIVELY PROMOTING QUALITY ASSURANCE,

CONTINUED.

QUALITY

HE SAID THE PROGRAMME OF WORK BEING UNDERTAKEN BY THE

IN MANUFACTURING DEPARTMENT IN THE PROMOTION INTENSIVE AND EXTENSIVE.

OF

MR

INCLUDING LEUNG

INDUSTRY WAS BOTH

WOULD RELY NOT ALL THOSE WHO

HE SAID THE RANGE OF QUALITY SUPPORT SERVICES ONLY ON THE CO-OPERATION FROM INDUSTRY, BUT ALSO FROM WERE INTERESTED IN UPHOLDING QUALITY AS A KEY TO SUCCESS.

TALKING ABOUT THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON

INDUSTRY

THE QUALITY SUPPORT

MR DEPARTMENT,

LEUNG SAID THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE

FURTHER SERVICES OF THE PRODUCT STANDARDS INFORMATION BUREAU WOULD BE

COMPUTER LINKS WITH ENHANCED WITH THE SETTING UP OF

INCLUDING BRITISH

DIRECT ON-LINE THE DATABASE OF THE BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, AS WELL AS GERMAN (DIN) STANDARDS.

OF ACCREDITATION FOR QUALITY AS REGARD THE VOLUNTARY SCHEME

SUBVENTED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN FACTORIES, MR LEUNG SAID A GOVERNMENT

BEEN HAD RECENTLY

SET UP TO HONG KONG QUALITY

LOCAL AND OVERSEAS USING

ASSURANCE AGENCY

PROVIDE AN INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT SERVICE ASSESSORS EXPERT IN VARIOUS MANUFACTURING DISCIPLINES.

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