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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1990

OFFICER OF THE CUSTOMS ACTING PRINCIPAL TRADE CONTROLS EXCISE DEPARTMENT, MR WONG CHUN-KWONG, SAID THE DEPARTMENT HAD SO RECEIVED 276 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES COMPLAINTS FROM THE PUBLIC.

MR WONG SAID A TOTAL OF $92,550 HAD OFFENDERS CONVICTED SO FAR.

AND

FAR

BEEN IMPOSED ON THE 38

BY WEIGHT OR TO ENSURE

GOODS SUPPLYING HE REMINDED PRODUCE RETAILERS MEASURE TO CHECK WEIGHING OR MEASURING EQUIPMENT REGULARLY ITS ACCURACY.

IN RESPECT ANY PERSON WHO WANT TO COMPLAIN ABOUT MALPRACTICES

THE TRADING STANDARDS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES SHOULD CONTACT EITHER

BUREAU OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT ON INVESTIGATION 714 6146 OR THE CONSUMER COUNCIL.

TEL.

OFFICERS OF THE CUSTOMS

COMPLAINTS MAY ALSO BE MADE TO DUTY AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 852 3185 AFTER NORMAL OFFICE HOURS.

HK MANUFACTURERS COMPLYING TO WORLD MARKET REQUIREMENTS

*

THE WILLINGNESS OF

HONG KONG

MANUFACTURERS ΤΟ COMPLY WITH WORLD MARKET WILL BE A RATHER THAN CIRCUMVENT REQUIREMENTS OF THE FUTURE PREREQUISITE FOR ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING LASTING

RELATIONSHIPS.

BUSINESS

THESE

AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR ERNEST EVANS, MADE REMARKS AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION CERTIFICATION LABORATORIES TODAY (FRIDAY).

OF

MR EVANS SAID MANUFACTURERS HAD ΤΟ

NEEDS AND SATISFYING CUSTOMERS'

EXPECTATIONS,

COMMIT

EVEN

THEMSELVES IF THEY

ΤΟ

WERE

SOMETIMES UNPALATABLE TO THEM.

"WE HAVE ΤΟ COMPLY WITH, AND NOT DIFFICULTIES AND STRICT REQUIREMENTS BEING IMPOSED.

COMPLAIN

ABOUT,

THE

"IT WILL COST US MORE TO PUT THINGS RIGHT, BUT THE

AND PROFITABILITY TERMS OF ENHANCED BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY THAN COMPENSATE IN THE LONGER TERM, HE SAID.

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MR EVANS ALSO SAID THE QUESTION OF THE COMPETENCY LABORATORY ACCREDITATION SCHEMES HAD BEEN DISCUSSED AT THE UNITED STATES RECENTLY.

REWARDS IN WILL MORE

OVERSEAS

IN

OF

A

MEETING

A PROMINENT FIGURE IN THE INTERNATIONAL

HAD COMMENTED THAT THE ACCREDITATION CONFERENCE (ILAC) LABORATORY

SCHEME (HOKLAS) WAS PROBABLY OPERATING ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD TODAY.

ACCREDITATION

LABORATORY

KONG

BEST

HONG THE

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