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MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1991

MR CHAU CONGRATULATED EDL FOR BEING THE FIRST COMPANY KONG TO RECEIVE AN 180 9000 CERTIFICATE.

IN HONG

CEREMONY, THE CHAIRMAN OF ALSO SPEAKING AT THE PRESENTATION

WAS PRESENTLY HKQAA'S GOVERNING COUNCIL, DR JOHN LO, SAID THE AGENCY DEALING WITH OVER 250 COMPANIES PREPARING FOR CERTIFICATION.

"SOME OF THESE ARE IN THE FINAL STAGES OF PREPARATION,

COMPANIES CERTIFIED WITHIN THE EXPECT TO HAVE WELL OVER 100 MONTHS," HE SAID.

250 100 OF THE

COMPANIES DR LO SAID MORE THAN CERTIFICATION WERE IN THE ELECTROTECHNICAL BUSINESS SECTOR.

AND WE NEXT 12

WORKING

ON

HONG

THE HE SAID.

"TRADING AND SERVICES ORGANISATIONS PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR AND RECENTLY," A KEEN INTEREST HAVE SHOWN INDUSTRY INVOLVEMENT OF WATCH AND CLOCK MANUFACTURERS IS INCREASING,

KONG

זי

CERTIFICATION FROM TWO OF

THERE WAS ALSO GROWING DEMAND FOR HONG KONG'S LARGEST INDUSTRIAL SECTORS, TOYS AND TEXTILES.

IS SET то

BUT,

I

THE

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"WITH THE DEVELOPMENTS I HAVE DESCRIBED, HONG KONG BECOME THE LEADER IN QUALITY SYSTEMS CERTIFICATION IN ASIA

BY OTHER COUNTRIES IN MUST ADD, WE ARE BEING CLOSELY FOLLOWED REGION, HE SAID.

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ACCORDING TO DR LO, IT TAKES BETWEEN ONE AND THREE YEARS FOR COMPANY TO PREPARE FOR CERTIFICATION.

A

SUBSIDY SCHEME FOR WELFARE SERVICES

*

NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS

AND (NGO'S)

NON-PROFIT-MAKING SCHEME IN

ORGANISATIONS ARE INVITRO TO CONSIDER TRYING OUT A SUBSIDY SOME OF THEIR WELFARE SERVICE UNITS.

THE SCHEME, AN ALTERNATIVE MODE FOR FINANCING WELFARE SERVICES, HAS THREE MAIN FEATURES:

FIRSTLY, THE MONITORING OF RESOURCE INPUT ASSESSMENT IS DISPENSED WITH;

SECOND, MONITORING OF SERVICE OUTPUT SERVED.

SUCH AS SURPLUS

SUCH AS THE CLIENTS

THE SERVICE ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED IS EMPHASISED; AND

THE CONTRACT

PERIOD, THERE THIRD, DURING CLAWING BACK OR TOPPING UP OF FUNDS PROVIDED.

THE PRICE OF THE SERVICE AND

BE WILL

NO

THE PERIOD OF THE CONTRACT

ARE SUBJECT TO NEGOTIATION BETWEEN THE BUYER AND THE SELLER,

THAT

IS THE

CONCERNED.

WELFARE SOCIAL

DEPARTMENT

AND THE AGENCY

/SPEAKING AT

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