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THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1990

TRADERS IN HONG KONG HAVE BEEN ENJOYING SUCH CONVENIENCE WHEN DOING BUSINESS WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM SINCE LAST APRIL WHEN A MOU WAS SIGNED BETWEEN HOKLAS AND THE NATIONAL MEASUREMENT ACCREDITATION SERVICE (NAMAS).

MR EVANS SAID THERE WERF ONLY RIGHT SIMILAR MOU'S BETWEEN MAJOR ACCREDITATION SCHEMES OF THE WORLD. THOSE TO BE SIGNED BETWEEN HOKLAS AND A2LA AND HOKLAS AND NATA WOULD BE THE NINTH AND TENTH.

"IT

INDICATES WELL THE STANDING AND INTEGRITY LABORATORY ACCREDITATION SCHEME IN HONG KONG," MR EVANS SAID.

OF THE

AT MONDAY'S SIGNING CEREMONY, THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR T.H. BARMA, WILL REPRESENT THE HONG KONG SCHEME AND SIGN THE MOU'S WITH THE PRESIDENT OF A2LA, MR JOHN LOCK, AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF NATA, MR J.A. GILMOUR.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

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MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEMORANDUM UNDERSTANDING SIGNING CEREMONY WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 2.45 PM MONDAY (APRIL 9) AT THE CENTENARY ROOM ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE OMNI HONG KONG HOTEL, TSIM SHA TSUI.

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MYTH ABOUT HK TRIADS QUASHED

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CONTROLLING A

THE POPULAR MYTH THAT HONG KONG TRIADS CRIMINAL NETWORK OUTSIDE OF THE TERRITORY SIMILAR TO THAT OF MAFIA GANGS WAS QUASHED DURING A RECENT ORGANISED CRIME CONFERENCE IN JAPAN.

PARTICIPANTS AT THE TOKYO CONFERENCE ON ORGANISED CRIME IN THE ASIAN REGION ALSO SUPPORTED THE FORCE'S ASSESSMENT THAT THERE WAS NO INDICATION AT THIS JUNCTURE OF AN EXODUS OF TRIAD PERSONALITIES FROM HONG KONG.

THE FORCE'S REPRESENTATIVE AT THE WEEK-LONG CONFERENCE, MR JIM MAIN, CHIEF STAFF OFFICER, CRIME HEADQUARTERS, SAID THAT PARTICIPATING NATIONS CONCLUDED THAT CLOSER INTERNATIONAL AND BILATERAL CO-OPERATION WAS THE BEST WAY TO COMBAT ORGANISED CRIME IN THE REGION.

"THE CONFERENCE UNDOUBTEDLY INCREASED EACH PARTICIPATING COUNTRY'S KNOWLEDGE OF ORGANISED CRIME THROUGHOUT THE AREA. IT ALSO ENHANCES OUR CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION. YOU KNOW PEOPLE IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS,' MR MAIN ADDED.

/THE CONFERENCE