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TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1993

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RAIL

"THE ABILITY OF HONG KONG'S RAIL SYSTEM ΤΟ RECEIVE FREIGHT, PARTICULARLY CONTAINERISED CARGOES AND ΤΟ TRANSPORT THEM BETWEEN CHINA AND THE REST OF THE WORLD IN AN EFFICIENT MANNER WOULD ENHANCE HONG KONG'S ROLE AS AN ENTREPOT, HE SAID.

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MR LEUNG SAID THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF A DEDICATED CONTAINER FREIGHT RAILWAY AS CONTAINED IN THE RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT STUDY WOULD BE AN IMPORTANT STRATEGIC AND COMMERCIAL DECISION FOR HONG KONG.

"A LOT OF WORK WILL NEED TO BE DONE ON THE PROPOSAL BEFORE THE CONCEPT CAN BE TRANSLATED INTO FIRM PLANS, HE SAID.

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THE PUBLIC AND INTERESTED ORGANISATIONS ARE BEING CONSULTED ON THE PROPOSALS. THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT WILL NEED TO BE CONSULTED BEFORE FINALISING THE RAIL DEVELOPMENT PLAN SINCE IMPLEMENTATION WOULD TAKE PLACE LARGELY AFTER 1997.

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WOULD THEN PROCEED WITH ENGINEERING AND FINANCIAL STUDIES AND BEGIN DISCUSSIONS WITH PROSPECTIVE OPERATORS, HE SAID.

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HK, NETHERLANDS SIGN LAB ACCREDITATION PACT

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HONG KONG TODAY (TUESDAY) SIGNED AGREEMENT ON LABORATORY ACCREDITATION WITH FIFTH OF ITS KIND HONG KONG HAS REACHED WITH ACCREDITATION SCHEME.

SIGNED

A MUTUAL RECOGNITION

THE AN OVERSEAS LABORATORY

NETHERLANDS

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THE AGREEMENT WAS ACCREDITATION SCHEME (HOKLAS), DEPARTMENT, AND THE DUTCH ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR CALIBRATION

INSPECTION BODIES (STERLAB) LABORATORIES, TEST LABORATORIES AND

BETWEEN THE HONG KONG LABORATORY WHICH TS OPERATED BY THE INDUSTRY

THE NETHERLANDS.

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ACTING AT A CEREMONY THIS AFTERNOON, THE

DIRECTOR-GENERAL INDUSTRY, MR RICKY FUNG, AND THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF STERLAB, DR J LEFERINK, SIGNED THE AGREEMENT.

THE OTHER AGREEMENT

HAVE BEEN

CONCLUDED WITH THE NATIONAL

THE MEASUREMENT ACCREDITATION SERVICE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, ASSOCIATION OF TESTING AUTHORITIES ог

THE AUSTRALIA, ASSOCIATION FOR LABORATORY ACCREDITATION AND THE TESTING REGISTRATION COUNCIL OF NEW ZEALAND.

CEREMONY, MR

THE

NATIONAL AMERICAN LABORATORY

FUNG SAID HORLAS WAS STANDARD OF RESULTS

TEST

SPEAKING AT THE SIGNING ESTABLISHED IN 1985 WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF UPGRADING THE

OF ACCEPTANCE TESTING IN HONG KONG AND PROMOTING FROM ACCREDITED LABORATORIES.

HE SAID HOKLAS IDENTIFIED AND

ACCREDITED 46 LABORATORIES AND HAD SO PAR FIELDS OF TESTING.

COMPETENT ACCREDITED LABORATORIES IN VARIOUS

MANY HE ADDED THAT

OF THESE LABORATORIES PROVIDED TESTING THEIR PRODUCTS ΜΕΤ SERVICES FOR EXPORTERS WHO WISHED TO ENSURE THAT CLIENTS' SPECIFICATIONS AND LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS.

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