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TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1991

"AN INDEPENDENT COMPANY, THE HONG KONG QUALITY ASSURANCE AGENCY (HKQAA); BAS BEEN ESTABLISHED, AND WILL BE THIRD-PARTY QUALITY AUDITS OF COMPANIES LATER IN THE YEAR,

COMMENCING HE SAID.

MR BARMA SAID THE QUALITY AWARENESS CAMPAIGN WAS LAUNCHED BY THE GOVERNOR IN MARCH 1990.

"IT HAS BEEN PLANNED AS AN ONGOING CAMPAIGN, EXTENDING OVER SEVERAL YEARS. ITS PURPOSE 18 TO RAISE THE LEVEL OF QUALITY AWARENESS AND COMMITMENT IN HONG KONG'S MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, " HE SAID.

MR BARMA SAID THIS PURSUIT OF MANUFACTURING MIGHT WELL PROVE TO BE ONE CERTAINLY MORE DEMANDING - CHALLENGES FOR IN THE 1990'S.

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN OF THE MORE IMPORTANT HONG KONG'S ENTREPRENEURS

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THE CENTRE, WITH ITS SPECIFIC AIMS IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN QUALITY FOR INDUSTRY, WOULD HAVE A MOST IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY.

IT WOULD PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF COURSES AND FACILITIES TO ENABLE A DIVERSE RANGE OF NEEDS TO BE MET.

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"THE CENTRE'S FACILITIES WILL PROVIDE MANAGERS AND THEIR WITH A FOCUS ON QUALITY AND FULLY COMPLEMENT OTHER ACTIVITIES BRING ORGANISED UNDER THE GOVERNMENT'S QUALITY AWARENESS CAMPAIGN, HE SAID.

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CONTINUED SUPPORT AND CO-OPERATION FROM

INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATIONS URGED

THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR T.H. BARMA, TODAY (TUESDAY) CALLED FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND CO-OPERATION FROM MAJOR INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATIONS IN THE 1990'S.

SPEAKING AT A LUNCH OF THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES, MR BARMA SAID THE RECENTLY-INTRODUCED GOVERNOR'S AWARD FOR INDUSTRY, WHICH WAS DEVELOPED FROM THE FEDERATION'S GOVERNOR'S AWARD FOR HONG

WOULD KONG DESIGN, WAS AN APPROPRIATE SYMBOL OF THE APPROACH HE TO SEE IN THE 1990'S.

LIKE

"WE HAVE THE FEDERATION, THE CHINESE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL, AND DEPARTMENT CO-OPERATING IN PURSUIT OF A SINGLE AIM.

"EACH ORGANISATION HAS ITS OWN AREA OF SPECIAL TOGETHER ARE ACHIEVING MORE THAN ANY ONE SEPARATELY, HE SAID.

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THE INDUSTRY

EXPERTISE, COULD ACHIEVE

BUT

ORGANISATIONS,

MR BARMA SAID THAT BESIDES THE MAJOR INDUSTRIAL HE ALSO EXPECTED THE 1990'S ΤΟ SEE INCREASING CONTACT BETWEEN MANUFACTURERS, THE GOVERNMENT AND THE TERTIARY SECTOR.

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