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Friday, February 9, 1973
It was the earlier intention to have a longer tender period for the
third station but it is now felt that the policy of maximum speed, subject
to adequate time being allowed for final technical adjustments, can be met
more effectively by a common tender period with a deferment on the operating
date of the third licence which will be kept as short as possible.
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Mr. Watt concluded:
"It is difficult to estimate accurately as to
when the two new services might be operating because at this stage there are
so many unknown factors.
"However, it is reasonable to assume that by the end of 1975, and
hopefully earlier, the Hong Kong public should have a choice of five channels
of television
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three in Chinese and two in English."
NEW SEWER TO BE BUILT IN TONG LO WAN ROAD
A larger sewer will be built along Tung Lo Wan Road to replace the
existing one to cope with the development of the Lai Tak Tsuen housing project.
A spokesman for the Public Works Department said the existing sewer
is too small to provide adequate drainage facility for the big low-cost housing
estate built by the Housing Society.
Work on the sewer is expected to begin in April and will take six
months to complete.
Construction of the Lai Tak Tsuen project has just started. The
first phase of the $36 million estate is expected to be ready by the middle of
1974.
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