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FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1993

"A PLEDGE TO CONTRIBUTE OUR VERY BEST AS MEMBERS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE IN KEEPING HONG KONG A DYNAMIC, LAW-ABIDING YET CARING PLACE TO LIVE IN," MR OXLEY SAID.

TAKING PART IN TODAY'S PARADE WERE 86 NEW RECRUITS WHO HAD JUST COMPLETED A 26-WEEK INITIAL TRAINING IN THE SCHOOL.

GOVT PRINTER AWARDED CERTIFICATE

FOR HIGH INT'L STANDARD

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THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER, MR HARRIS MYERS, RECEIVED THE ISO 9002 CERTIFICATE AWARDED BY THE HONG KONG QUALITY ASSURANCE AGENCY TODAY

(FRIDAY) IN RECOGNITION OF THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING DEPARTMENT'S STANDARD OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT.

HIGH

FIRST

IT IS THE FIRST GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS THE PRINTER IN HONG KONG TO ACHIEVE THIS HIGHLY REGARDED INTERNATIONAL STANDARD.

THE ISO 9000 SERIES OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY ASSURANCE STANDARDS WAS PUBLISED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION FOR STANDARDISATION (ISO) IN 1987.

THERE ARE FIVE STANDARDS IN THE SERIES ISO 9000-9004 SETTING OUT HOW COMPANIES CAN ESTABLISH, DOCUMENT AND MAINTAIN AN EFFECTIVE QUALITY SYSTEM.

COMPLIANCE WITH THE SYSTEM WILL HELP COMPANIES DEMONSTRATE TO THEIR CUSTOMERS THAT THEY ARE COMMITTED TO QUALITY AND ARE ABLE ΤΟ SUPPLY THEIR QUALITY NEEDS.

MORE THAN 30 COUNTRIES HAVE ADOPTED THE ISO 9000 SERIES AS THEIR NATIONAL QUALITY SYSTEM STANDARDS.

150 9002 IN THE SERIES IS MOST RELEVANT ΤΟ THE PRINTING

INDUSTRY IN ITS TRADITIONAL ROLE AS A SERVICE INDUSTRY.

INTERNAL COST,

FOR SEVERAL YEARS, THE DEPARTMENT HAS OPERATED AN QUALITY SYSTEM. WITHOUT THE AID OF CONSULTANTS AND AT MINIMAL THE DEPARTMENT REVIEWED ITS SYSTEM OF DOCUMENTATION TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ISO 9002.

THE HKQAA, A GOVERNMENT SUBVENTED COMPANY OPERATING THIRD PARTY CERTIFICATION IN THE TERRITORY, CARRIED OUT AN INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT AND AUDIT OF THE CAPABILITY OF THE DEPARTMENT то PROVIDE QUALITY PRINTING SERVICES.

A 9002.

THE DEPARTMENT WAS REGISTERED BY HKQAA IN AUGUST THIS YEAR AS CERTIFIED ORGANISATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS OF 180

/THIS RECOGNITION