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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1989

HKQAA GOVERNING COUNCIL HOLDS INAUGURAL MEETING

THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE HONG KONG QUALITY ASSURANCE AGENCY (HKQAA) HELD ITS INAUGURAL MEETING TODAY (MONDAY).

FUNDED AGENCY

THE HKQAA WHICH BY GOVERNMENT

THE GOVERNING COUNCIL 1S APPOINTED TO MANAGE HAS BEEN SET UP AS A NON-PROFIT MAKING SUBVENTION,

COUNCIL, SPEAKING AFTER THE MEETING, CHAIRMAN OF THE GOVERNING

HKOAA WAS TO UNDERTAKE DR JOHN LO, SAID THE PRIME OBJECTIVE OF THE

QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF THE

MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS OF MANUFACTURING KONG, WITH A COMPANIES IN HONG

ΤΟ VIEW

MAKING APPROPRIATE RECOMMENDATIONS TO GOVERNMENT FOR THE AWARD OF ACCREDITATION.

ON "UNDER THE SCHEME. GOVERNMENT RECOGNITION WILL BE CONFERRED MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS

PRODUCTION AND WHICH ADOPT QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS CONFORMING WITH INTERNATIONALLY ACCEPTED OF QUALITY ASSURANCE." DR LO SAID.

"THE STANDARDS BEING ADOPTED ARE BASED ON THE ISO OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT STANDARDS." HE ADDED.

HE SAID.

STANDARDS

9000 SERIES

IN ITS FORMATIVE YEARS.

THE AGENCY WOULD RECEIVE UNITED KINGDOM'S BRITISH CONSULTANCY ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE FROM THE

THE STANDARDS INSTITUTION ( (BSI) WHICH HAD MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN

OF THEIR OPERATION

QUALITY SYSTEMS ASSESSMENT AND REGISTRATION (QUASAR) SCHEME.

WOOD, WILL BE

WITH

HKQAA'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE I DESIGNATE). MR LIONEL

FAMILIARISE HIMSELF VISITING THE BSI IN DECEMBER THIS YEAR THE OPERATION OF THE QUASAR SCHEME.

TO

ΤΟ NEED

DR LO SAID THE AGENCY WOULD ALSO ASSESSORS TO UNDERTAKE THE DETAILED EXAMINATION OF ACCREDITATION.

RECRUIT AND TRAIN COMPANIES SERKING

FIRST GROUP OF FACTORIES HE SAID THE ASSESSMENT OF THE

WAS

THE IN START

LATTER PART OF EXPECTED TO

1990. WITH THE FIRST ACCREDITATIONS BEING AWARDED THEREAFTER.

OF

QUALITY THE

DR LO SAID THE ESTABLISHMENT

MANAGEMENT THREE ACCREDITATION SCHEME FOR MANUFACTURING COMPANIES WAS ONE OF THE INTERLINKED AREAS OF ACTIVITY IN

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME ENDORSED BY THE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR.

THE

THE OTHER TWO AREAS WERE THE ENHANCING OF THE EXISTING

AND BY GOVERNMENT

THE LAUNCHING SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDED ONGOING QUALITY AWARENES8 CAMPAIGN AIMED AT MANUFACTURERS.

THESE VARIOUS DEVELOPMENTS REPRESENTED MAJOR INITIATIVES IN THE PURSUIT OF QUALITY IN OUR MANUFACTURING AND THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF HONG KONG PRODUCTS.

QUALITY

OF

AN

GOVERNMENT

INDUSTRIES

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