The Hong Kong Council for Testing
and Certification (HKCTC), Hong Kong
Accreditation Service (HKAS) and Trade and Industry Department (TID) co-organized a seminar named “Latest
Development of Testing and Certification under CEPA” held on 31st Jan 2018. Two liberalization measures related to
certification were introduced under the CEPA Agreement on Economic and
Technical Cooperation signed in June 2017.
The Implementation Guide for the Articles Relating to Certification and
Accreditation in the CEPA Agreement on Trade in Services promulgated in Sep
2017 included new liberalization measures in the areas of China Compulsory
Certification (CCC) and factory inspection.
In the beginning, Prof. Albert Yu (Chairman, HKCTC) gave a welcoming
remark. He said CEPA related to T&C industry to open T&C market in
China since 2010. More and more agreements were signed to extend the scope so
as to achieve one certificate and one test in Mainland China.
Mr. Chen Haiyang (陳海洋巡視員) (Director General, Department
for International Cooperation, Certification and Accreditation Administration
of the People’s Republic of China (CNCA)) gave an opening speech. He said the part related testing and
certification in CEPA could help the industry development and enhance made in
China quality as well as convenience for trade.
Then all guests took a group
photo.
(Left: Mr. KW Chen (HKAS), Ms.
Bella SW Ho (Executive Administrator, HKAS), Ms. Jane Lee (Secretary-General
(Test & Certification), HKCTC). Mr. Liu Xin (CQC), Mr. Chen Haiyang (CNCA),
Prof. Albert Yu (Chairman, HKCTC),M. Wang Yali
(CNCA) and TID representative)
Mr. Wang Yali (王亞力先生) (Department for Certification Supervision,
CNCA) was the first speaker and his topic named “New Liberalization Measures
introduced under the Implementation Guide for Articles Relating to the
Certification and Accreditation of the CEPA Agreement on Trade in
Services. He firstly introduced the
history of the CEPA arrangement since 2003.
Until 2010, the supplementary VII was signed and Hong Kong T&C
industry was allowed to join CCC task in Mainland China under limited
scope. Then the supplementary VIII
(2011), IX (2012) and X (2013) were also signed to enhance the scope of CCC for
Hong Kong T&C industry.
