SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1977
+AN ADVANCED AIR COMPRESSOR TO AID THE DIAPHONE SIGNALS WAS ALSO INSTALLED AND PUT INTO OPERATION LAST YEAR, HE EXPLAINED.
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OTHER ELECTRONIC GADGETS IN THE MAGLAN ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE INCLUDE A HIGH FREQUENCY RADIO-TELEPHONE WHICH IS PART OF THE MARINE DEPARTMENT'S INTERNATIONAL MARITIME V.H.F. BAND NETWORK AND CAN BE USED TO COMMUNICATE WITH VESSELS APPROACHING OR LEAVING HONG KONG WATERS AS WELL AS TO KEEP CONTACT WITH THE PORT CONTROL COMMUNICATION CENTRE ON HONG KONG ISLAND..
THE FUNCTION OF WAGLAN LIGHTHOUSE, HOWEVER, IS NOT ONLY TO GUIDE OCEAN-GOING VESSELS BUT ALSO INCOMING AND OUTGOING AIRCRAFT AS WELL, BESIDES SERVING THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY IN MONITORING AND COLLECTING WEATHER INFORMATION.
A RADCON (RADAR TRANSPONDER BEACON), WHICH IS AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED BY PULSE TRANSMISSION FROM ANY X-RAY BAND ON A VESSEL, IS INSTALLED FOR POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION OF WAGLAN, AND TO FACILITAT: THE GUIDANCE OF AIRCRAFTS, TWO MEDIUM FREQUENCY RADIO BEACONS ARE
INSTALLED ON THE ISLAND.
THE LIGHTHOUSE IS IDEALLY LOCATED FOR GATHERING VITAL WEATHER INFORMATION, WHICH IS PASSED ON TO THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY FOR ITS WEATHER ANALYSIS AND FORECAST, AND TO KAI TAK AIRPORT AT SUITABLE
INTERVALS.
MR. DEAKIN SAID: +DURING THE TYPHOON SEASON, ESPECIALLY WHEN A TROPICAL CYCLONE IS APPROACHING OR AFFECTING HONG KONG, WAGLAN LIGHTHOUSE PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN FURNISHING THESE INFORMATION TO THE OBSERVATORY.+
+A LOT OF PEOPLE MAY NOT IMMEDIATELY APPRECIATE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE LIGHTHOUSE IT IS INDEED PERFORMING A GREAT SERVICE TO MAN - THE GUIDANCE AND PROTECTION OF SHIPPING, + HE ADDED.
NIGHT CLOSURE OF PEDDER STREET IN CENTRAL ******
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS ANNOUNCED THAT IN ORDER TO FACILITATE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION WORKS, PEDDER STREET BETWEEN DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL AND CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL WILL BE CLOSED BETWEEN 9 P.M. TOMORROW (SUNDAY) AND 6 A.M. ON MONDAY (AUGUST 1). CHATER ROAD WILL BE OPENED TO ALL TRAFFIC.
THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS WILL, HOWEVER, EE IMPLEMENTED 1-
CMB ROUTE NO. 13 ON INWARD JOURNEYS TO CENTRAL (STAR FERRY) WILL BE DIVERTED VIA CHATER ROAD, CLUB STREET AND THEN CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, WHILE MAXICAB ROUTE NOS. 1, 2, 6 AND 7 ON JOURNEYS TO CENTRAL WILL BE DIVERTED VIA QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET AND CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL,
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL SET UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.