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FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1994

THE WAY TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE

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HONG

KONG'S

MANUFACTURERS HAVE TO EMPHASISE THE CONCEPT QUALITY IN MANAGEMENT, MANUFACTURING, AS WELL AS IN THE PRODUCTS SERVICES THEMSELVES IN ORDER TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE. THE SECRETARY TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR T H CHAU, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

OF

AND

FOR

PRESENTATION SAID HONG IN THE

SPEAKING

THE AT THE OPENING OF QUALITY WEEK AND CEREMONY OF THE HONG KONG Q-MARK COUNCIL LICENCE, MR CHAU

WERE FACING MANY IMPORTANT CHALLENGES KONG MANUFACTURERS 1990'S.

"ONE OF THE CHALLENGES IS THE GROWING DEMAND FOR HIGH QUALITY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES IN ALL OUR MARKETS.

ARE "CUSTOMERS

NOW DEMANDING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THAT ARE SAFE, WELL-DESIGNED, RELIABLE AND GIVE VALUE FOR MONEY," HE SAID.

IN ORDER TO RAISE THE LEVEL OF QUALITY AWARENESS AND COMMITMENT

MANUFACTURERS, AMONG

THE LOCAL

GOVERNMENT

A LAUNCHED

THREE-YEAR QUALITY AWARENESS CAMPAIGN IN MARCH 1990.

"THIS CAMPAIGN HAS ENJOYED CONSIDERABLE SUCCESS QUALITY AWARENESS IN OUR MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.

IN

ENHANCING

"TO PROMOTE AND RECOGNISE COMPANIES WHICH EXCEL IN QUALITY, THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT ALSO INTRODUCED THE QUALITY CATEGORY IN THE ANNUAL GOVERNOR'S AWARD FOR INDUSTRY IN 1990, MR CHAU SAID.

AS

Fi

MANAGEMENT MORE AND MORE COMPANIES DEVELOPED THEIR QUALITY SYSTEMS AND BECAME ISO 9000 REGISTERED, MR CHAU SAID THE SCENE WAS SET FOR

PHILOSOPHY A MOVE BY COMPANIES TOWARDS ADOPTING A TOTAL QUALITY WITHIN THE ORGANISATIONS A TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT (TQM) APPROACH.

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AT THE

MR CHAU PRESENTED CEREMONY,

Q-MARK

LICENCES TO

11

COMPANIES WHOSE PRODUCTS HAD COMPLIED WITH THE RECOGNISED STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATION ON QUALITY.

PRESENT, AT

THE Q-MARK COUNCIL HAS MORE THAN 300 LICENCES LISTED IN

AND IS CURRENTLY THE HONG KONG Q-MARK PRODUCTS REGISTER PROCESSING 50 ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS FOR PRODUCT CERTIFICATION.

QUALITY WEEK

A '94 IS ORGANISED BY THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT. SERIES OF QUALITY PROMOTION ACTIVITIES TARGETED AT DIFFERENT GROUPS OF AUDIENCES HAVE BEEN LINED UP.

SIX SEMINARS, EACH FOCUSING ON A PARTICULAR ASPECT OF QUALITY

WILL BE

OF MANAGEMENT,

HELD TO CATER FOR THE NEEDS

THE PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN QUALITY IMPROVEMENT.

TO

PROMOTE

THE GENERAL AWARENESS OF

THE QUALITY,

INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT

DEPARTMENT IS HOLDING AN EXHIBITION ON QUALITY AND QUALITY FROM MARCH 24 TO 27 AT THE HONG KONG CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE.

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