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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1991

AWARENESS OF QUALITY IN "TO PROMOTE STANDARDISATION AND THE

OF THE INDUSTRY HONG KONG, THE PRODUCT STANDARDS INFORMATION BUREAU

AGO TO COLLECT AND YEARS

DISSEMINATE DEPARTMENT WAS SET UP SEVEN

MARKETS INFORMATION ON STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS IN HONG KONG'S OVERSEAS TO THE INDUSTRY.

"THE BUREAU'S PRODUCT STANDARDS LIBRARY MAINTAINS THE NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS STANDARDS OF HONG KONG'S MAJOR ISSUED BY THE 190 AND IEC,

"TO

GAIN

EFFICIENT

MARKETS AND

ACCRSS

ΤΟ

THE

EXTENSIVE

DATABASE OF ON-LINE ALSO THE

OVERSEAS STANDARDS INSTITUTIONS, THE BUREAU HAS SET UP DIRECT

SINCE

HAS 1989, AND INSTITUTIONS COMPUTER LINKS WITH THESE

RETRIEVAL INFORMATION

IN SYSTEM INSTALLED COMPUTER-ASSISTED BUREAU," HE SAID.

IN ADDITION, MR EVANS SAID, THE BUREAU OPERATED A SALES SERVICE THROUGH WHICH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PURCHASED.

AGENCY

STANDARDS COULD BE

AND SELL PHOTOCOPIES OF : IEC STANDARDS TO FACILITATE

"IT IS ALSO AUTHORISED TO REPRODUCE AUSTRALIAN, BRITISH, EUROPEAN, ISO AND USERS OF STANDARDS, HE SAID.

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THE BUREAU ALSO EXPLAIN THE PARTICULAR OFFERS APPROPRIATE,

APART FROM ANSWERING ENQUIRIES ON STANDARDS,

ENQUIRY SERVICE TO REQUIREMENTS

PROVIDES A TECHNICAL

FEATURES OF

WHERE AND,

OVERSEAS SUGGESTIONS ON WAYS TO ENABLE A PRODUCT TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS.

MANUFACTURERS AND BUREAU GROWING

THE SERVICE HAS BEEN WELL-RECEIVED BY LOCAL EXPORTERS WITH THE NUMBER OF ENQUIRIES HANDLED BY THE FROM 25 IN 1984 TO 1,700 LAST YEAR.

ΤΟ MAINTAIN ITS REPUTATION FOR

QUALITY, THE PROGRAMME TO SUPPORT PRODUCTION.

SECTOR MANUFACTURING TO FURTHER ASSIST THE COMPETITIVENESS BY SECURING A PERMANENT INTERNATIONAL

A QUALITY GOVERNMENT HAS INTRODUCED

+ MANUFACTURERS * OWN EFFORTS TO

IMPROVEMENT UPGRADE THEIR

HONG KONG'S EXISTING THREE-YEAR CAMPAIGN IN AWARENESS AMONG LOCAL VOLUNTARY QUALITY

то IMPROVEMENTS THE PROGRAMME INCUDES QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE, THE LAUNCHING OF A MARCH LAST YEAR TO RAISE THE LEVEL OF QUALITY

AND MANUFACTURERS, CERTIFICATION SCHEME.

THE

INTRODUCTION

A OF

BEEN CERTIFIED TO THE 190

AND STANDARDS,

SOMB 30 PREPARATION FOR THE 180 9000

SO FAR, TWO LOCAL COMPANIES HAVE 9000

MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL QUALITY COMPANIES ARE IN THE FINAL STAGES OF AUDIT.

IT IS EXPECTED THAT WELL OVER 100 COMPANIES WILL TO THE ISO 9000 STANDARDS WITHIN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.

THE

BE CERTIFIED

ACTIVITIES MANUFACTURING STANDARDS IN HONG

IT 13 EXPECTED THAT

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT UNDERTAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT WILL ASSIST AND ENABLE THE SECTOR TO MEET THE INCREASINGLY STRINGENT PRODUCT KONG'S MAJOR OVERSEAS MARKETS.

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