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Guided tours were organised for some 200 invited guests throughout the day. The guests included leading industrialists, representatives from tertiary education institutions, industrial support organisations, and clients of SCL.

They were first briefed on the organisation and work of the Quality Services Division of the Industry Department in helping Hong Kong industry maintain its competitive edge.

They were then taken on a tour of the various laboratories of SCL and saw for These themselves the state-of-the-art measurement systems and facilities there. laboratories were: Direct Current Laboratory, Low Frequency Laboratory, Radio Frequency Laboratory, Temperature Laboratory, Mass Laboratory and Dimensional Laboratory.

"Set up in 1984, SCL forms part of an important technological infrastructure provided by the Government to promote high-tech manufacturing in Hong Kong," said Mr A J Rocha, head of SCL.

The guests were told that the laboratory, which had in recent years upgraded some of its measurement standards, maintained a number of primary standards which were of the highest accuracy. These included the primary standards of time and frequency, electrical voltage, microwave power and impedance, and temperature.

SCL provides comprehensive calibration services to enable manufacturers and other organisations to achieve quality assurance in their measurement systems.

Its clients include government departments and organisations from the private sector, covering a diverse range of activities including testing services, power generation, telecommunication services, transportation, manufacturing industry. construction, tertiary education, environmental and health, weights and measures.

At the end of the visit, Mr Rocha said: "The Industry Department will continue its effort in promoting the application of quality assurance and excellence in industrial performance through the operation of SCL."

Apart from the open day programme, the department took part in the "Serving the Community Carnival" on Sunday (December 1) in Fa Hui Park.

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