81. Activities in the international field continued at an increasing rate in the preparation of statistics for the International Telecommunications Union and the rational use of the frequency spectrum. Several cases of interference on overseas radio circuits were dealt with.
SUMMARY OF LICENCES ISSUED
82.
Licences
Number
Issued
Revenue
Radio Dealers
376
$
T
94,000
Ship Wireless Stations
Ship Wireless Stations (Duplicate) Schools
Experimental Wireless Stations Press Receiving Stations
129
3,225
2
2
5
500
8
200
14
8,400
Amateur Wireless Stations
36
1,320
Radio Distribution Licences
Aircraft Wireless Stations
Private Business Wireless Stations
Teletype Wireless Stations
1
100
9
225
28
18,400
3
450
༈ ་ f
Import and Export Permits
17
850
Duplicate P.M.G. Certificates
Broadcast Receiving Stations (Non-Chinese) Broadcast Receiving Stations (Chinese) Broadcast Receiving Stations (Duplicate)
Rediffusion (Sound)
2
2
3,486 62,648
37.
69,720 1,252,960
37
913,684.50
Rediffusion (Vision)
Examination Fees
་་་
66,801
27,769.50
2,430
$2,394,275
83. The total revenue of the Radio Licensing and Inspection Division for 1957/58 was $2,394,275 as against $2,177,810 for the previous year.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELEPHONES
84. The internal telephone system of the Colony is provided by the Hong Kong Telephone Company Limited, a Public Company operating under statutory control. A radiotelephone service is available to most parts of the world, in co-operation with Messrs. Cable & Wireless Limited.
85. The telephone system is fully automatic and service is provided from five major exchanges of which three are located in Victoria and two in Kowloon. In addition, service to outlying areas, including the
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