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Monday, September 26, 1977
e port of Men, Kong," he said, is one of the busiest in the
welfth traffic incmist; stracily ch year,"
It is the sibility of the erine Department to co-ordinate
shiply movements vitlin - ung kon· vators so that vessels can enter the port,
work: Stir cargoes, and 1sar, as ruicly and as safely as possible. To
achieve this it is necessary to keep under surveillance the position and
Hovent of all ships under different conditions, he added.
The spokesman pointed out that the equipment currently available
from facturers which specialise in harbour traffic control systems
concárted of principally radar, television, VHF radio location, or a combination
of three.
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A primary radar system cannot identify a vessel which it has located
while a television cystem cannot locate with accuracy a vessel which it has
identified. VHF radio loction system can locate and identify only those
vessels fitted with operational VHF equipment, the spokesman explained.
A combination of all tree principal systems may prove to be
neces for Hong Kon conditions," he said.
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installed son; form of electrozic
aur, otterdam:, Liverpool, London, Southampton,
strvillzace system ila
M. ir. ncisco and flew or
Toto to Iditors :
A contract for the feasibility study into the use of electronic
surveillance system for one long port will be signed tomorrow (Tuesday) at 3.30
D.D. between the haring Department and the consult at firm, Adga Systems Inter-
ntional Ltd.
You are cordially invited to send a reporter and/or photographer to
cover t signing ceremony which will take place in the Director of arine's
ffice, first floor, Darine Department.
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