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WEDESDAY, MAY 8, 1974.
R.H.K. PLANNING BETTER RECEPTION FACILITIES
PLANS ARE IN HAND TO EXTEND RADIO HONG KONG'S V.H.F./F.M. COVERAGE FUT THERE IS LITTLE PROSPECT OF STEL:30 ERONDCASTING STARTING WITHIN THE NEXT TUELVE MONTHS, THE ZOTING SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, THE HON. LI FOOK-KOU, SAID TUDAY.
REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HOH, PORTA LOBO IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR. LI SAID THAT EXTENDED VHF/FM COVERAGE AND STEREO BROADCASTING HAD BEEN CONSIDERED FOR SOME MONTHS BY THE DIRECTOR OF BROADCASTING AND THE POSTMASTER GENERAL.
THE STAGE HAD NOW BEEN REACHED, HE ADDED, WHEN IT WOULD BE CHEAPER TO REPLACE THE EXISTING VHF/A1 122EJITTING FACILITIES AT MOUNT GOUGH -- INSTALLED IN 1960 -- THAN TO CONTINUE PAYING THE HIGH COSTS FOR THEIR HAINTENANCE.
+SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION OF THIS AND THE DETERMINING OF THE BEST METHOD OF IMPROVING THE COVERAGE, THE DIRECTOR OF BROADCASTING INTENDS TO SUBMIT A SCHENE TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR APPROVAL FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSHITTERS.
+SUCH REPLACEMENTS WOULD BE CAPABLE OF STEREO BROADCASTS,+ SAID MR. LI.
KOWEVER, VARIOUS TECHNICAL PROBLEMS WOULD HAVE TO BE SOLVED BEFORE THESE PROPOSALS COULD BE FINALISED.
+FOR INSTANCE, IT MIGHT BE DECIDED TO REPLACE THE PRESENT TRANSMITTERS WITH SIMILAR HIGH POWER TRANSMITTERS WHICH WOULD GIVE VHF/FM COVERAGE OVER THE PLASENT AREA AND IN ADDITION TO INSTALL THREE PAINS OF SILL TRANSPOSERS COR BOOSTER STATIONSɔ TO COVER ACEAS WHICH WILL NOT RECEIVE A STRONG SIGNAL FROM THE MAIN TRANS.ITTEUS,+ 1. LI EXPLAINED.
MANOTHER COURSE, WOULD BE TO, SET UP A SERIES OF SMALL TRANSMITTERS AT SITES OTHER THAN MOUNT GOUGH.
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BOTH OF THESE COURSES WOULD GIVE GOOD COVERAGE BUT THERE WOULD STILL BE SOME AREAS WHICH COULD NOT BE REACHED WITHOUT DISPROPORTIONATE EXPENDITURE, HE SAID.
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THE GOVERNMENT'S · TECHNICAL EXPERTS WOULD TRY TO FIND A SYSTEM WHICH WILL GIVE THE BEST COVERACE, TUCETHER WITH THE BEST QUALITY RECEPTION, AT THE MOST ECONU..ICAL COST.
MR. LI SAID IT WOULD BE A FEW MONTHS YET BEFORE EXAMINATION OF THIS COMPLEX PROBLEM IS COMPLETE AND AN APPLICATION FOR FUNDS SUBMITTED.
+THE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF BROADCASTS FROM NEW EQUIPMENT ALSO DEPENDS ON THE SUPPLY POSITION OF THE EQUIPMENT AND THE TIME NEEDED TO INSTALL 17.
+I REGRET THEREFORE THAT THERE IS LITTLE PROSPECT OF THESE BROADCASTS STARTING WITHIN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS.+
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