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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1994

"A PRODUCT THAT IS DESTINED FOR SALE IN SEVERAL COUNTRIES MIGHT BE SUBJECTED TO A GREAT DEAL OF TESTING AND RETESTING IF LABORATORIES FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES DO NOT MEET THE SAME OPERATIONAL STANDARDS.

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'ILAC IS TACKLING THIS PROBLEM BY SETTING THE STAGE COUNTRIES TO REACH AGREEMENTS ON MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF TEST SHE ADDED.

HONG KONG HAS ENTERED THROUGH HOKLAS INTO MUTUAL RECOGNITION AGREEMENTS ON LABORATORY ACCREDITATION WITH OVERSEAS LABORATORY ACCREDITATION SCHEMES.

BILATERAL

FIVE MAJOR

OF

A VOLUNTARY SCHEME LAUNCHED IN 1985, THE PRIME OBJECTIVES HOKLAS IS

TO UPGRADE THE STANDARDS OF TESTING AND MANAGEMENT OF LABORATORIES, CONFER OFFICIAL RECOGNITION TO COMPETENT LABORATORIES AND PROMOTE THE ACCEPTANCE OF TEST CERTIFICATES FROM ACCREDITED LABORATORIES BOTH LOCALLY AND OVERSEAS.

THE CONFERENCE, TO BE HELD IN HONG KONG FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1977, WILL BE ATTENDED BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM LABORATORY ACCREDITATION SCHEMES, LABORATORIES, STANDARDS BODIES, CERTIFICATION BODIES, INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS AND THOSE WHO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRADE POLICIES.

IT WILL BE LAUNCHED WITH AN OPENING CEREMONY ON OCTOBER 17 TO BE OFFICIATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR T H CHAU.

A SEMINAR ON "MUTUAL RECOGNITION AGREEMENTS" WILL BE HELD ON OCTOBER 20., FEATURING SPEAKERS FROM AUSTRALIA, CANADA, FRANCE, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, NEW ZEALAND, UNITED KINGDOM AND UNITED STATES.

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF ILAC, SCHEDULED то BE HELD ON OCTOBER 17 AT 9 AM AT THEATRE 1, HONG KONG CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE.

AIRPORT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE MEETS

MEMBERS OF THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE ON THE NEW AIRPORT AND RELATED PROJECTS WILL HOLD ITS PLENARY MEETING AT 2.30 PM NEXT MONDAY (OCTOBER 17).

CENTRAL.

THE MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE CONFERENCE HALL, FIRST FLOOR, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, MAIN WING (NEW ANNEXE), ALBERT ROAD,

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MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO OBSERVE THE PROCEEDINGS REQUESTED TO RESERVE A SEAT BY TELEPHONING MR CHAN HO-KEUNG 829 6745 DURING OFFICE HOURS.

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