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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1989

HK RECOGNISES WORLD STANDARDS DAY

HONG KONG WILL BE JOINING MANY COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD TOMORROW (SATURDAY) IN RECOGNISING WORLD STANDARDS DAY WHICH MARKS ANOTHER MILESTONE DEVELOPMENT OF IN THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDISATION.

ORGANISATION

THE EVENT IS BEING ORGANISED BY THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDISATION (ISO) AND THE INTERNATIONAL FLECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION (IEC), OF WHICH HONG KONG IS A MEMBER.

FOR

THE TWO ORGANISATIONS HAVE BEEN ACTIVE IN DEVELOPING INTERNATIONAL PRODUCT STANDARDS AND WORKING TOWARDS COMPATIBILITY OF SYSTEMS WORLDWIDE FOR THE BENEFIT OF BOTH MANUFACTURERS AND CONSUMERS.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY IN CHARGE OF QUALITY

MAJOR SERVICES, MR ERNEST EVANS, SAID HONG KONG'S

MARKETS HAD BEEN PLACING INCREASING EMPHASIS ON QUALITY AND CONSUMER SAFETY YEARS.

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IN RECENT

**TO FURTHER PROMOTE STANDARDISATION AND THE AWARENESS OF QUALITY IN HONG KONG, THE PRODUCT STANDARDS INFORMATION BUREAU OF THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT WILL SET UP DIRECT ON-LINE COMPUTER LINKS WITH OVERS AS STANDARDS INSTITUTIONS TO GAIN EFFICIENT ACCESS TO THEIR EXTENSIVE STANDARDS DATABASE, HE SAID.

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THE RODUCT STANDARDS INFORMATION BUREAU OF THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT WAS SET UP FIVE YEARS AGO TO COLLECT AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ON STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS IN HONG KONG'S OVERSEAS MARKETS.

THE PRODUCT STANDARDS LIBRARY OF THE BUREAU MAINTAINS THE NATIONAL STANDARDS OF HONG KONG'S MAJOR MARKETS AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ISSUED BY THE ISO AND IEC.

THE BUREAU ALSO OPERATES A SALES AGENCY SERVICE THROUGH WHICH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS CAN BE PURCHASED. IN ADDITION, IT IS AUTHORISED TO REPRODUCE AND SELL PHOTOCOPIES OF BRITISH AND EUROPEAN STANDARDS. THE PHOTOCOPYING SERVICE WILL SOON BE EXTENDED ΤΟ COVER 190 STANDARDS.

BESIDES ANSWERING GENERAL ENQUIRIES PERTAINING TO STANDARDS, THE BUREAU INTRODUCED A TECHNICAL ENQUIRY SERVICE IN 1987 то EXPLAIN THE PARTICULAR FEATURES OF OVERSEAS REQUIREMENTS AND, WHERE APPROPRIATE, OFFER SUGGESTIONS ON WAYS TO ENABLE A PRODUCT TO MEET

THE REQUIREMENTS.

"THE NUMBER OF GENERAL ENQUIRIES HANDLED BY THE BUREAU HAS GROWN FROM 25 IN 1984 TO OVER 1,800 IN 1988, MR EVANS SAID.

TO PROMOTE THE DISSEMINATION OF STANDARDS INFORMATION, BUREAU ALSO ORGANISES BRIEFINGS AND SEMINARS ON OVERSEAS REQUIREMENTS, WITH SPEAKERS COMING FROM OVERSEAS COUNTRIES' STANDARDS AUTHORITIES AND STANDARDISATION AND CERTIFICATION BODIES.

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