WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1979
$6.5 MILLION COMPUTERISED COMMAND AND
CONTROL SYSTEM FOR FIRE SERVICES
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THE FIRE SERVICES ARE INSTALLING A NEW $6.5 MILLION COMPUTERISED COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM TO STREAMLINE FIRE-FIGHTING AND AMBULANCE OPERATIONS.
THE SOPHISTICATED SYSTEM HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO FURTHER CUT RESPONSE TIME TO FIRES AND ACCIDENTS, A FIRE SERVICES SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
+WHEN THE SYSTEM GOES INTO OPERATION IN SEPTEMBER, IT WILL PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH AN EFFICIENT AND SPEEDY FIRE AND AMBULANCE RESPONSE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+ IT SHOULD CUT DOWN THE PRESENT AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME IN THE URBAN AREAS AND THE NEW TERRITORIES,+ HE ADDED.
HE SAID A TEAM COMPRISING AN ENGINEER AND TECHNICIANS, TOGETHER WITH THE MAIN ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS DESIGNED AND ASSEMBLED IN BRITAIN, WILL ARRIVE ON FRIDAY TO INSTALL THE SYSTEM.
+THIS CONSISTS OF DIRECT CALL-OUT LINKS TO ALL FIRE AND AMBULANCE STATIONS AND A COMPUTER-OPERATED VEHICLE STATUS AND LOCATION SYSTEM FOR MOBILISING AMBULANCES, THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.
+ON COMPLETION IN SEPTEMBER THE SYSTEM WILL ENABLE THE APPLIANCES AT THE FIRE STATIONS TO BE DIRECTLY DESPATCHED TO INCIDENTS FROM THE CENTRALISED CONTROL. THIS WILL ELIMINATE THE NEED TO RELAY THE CALL BY TELEPHONE AND TO CONTROL THE MOVEMENTS OF AMBULANCES,+ HE SAID.
THE SYSTEM, HE SAID, WILL LINK THE DEPARTMENT'S EXISTING SEPARATE COMMUNICATIONS ON HONG KONG ISLAND IN KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES AND AMBULANCE COMMAND UNDER ONE ROOF AT THE TSIM SHA TSUI FIRE STATION.
HE ADDED THAT KOWLOON WILL BE THE FIRST TO USE THE NEW COMPUTER ISED SYSTEM WHEN THE CHANGEOVER TAKES PLACE IN AUGUST. OTHER COMMANDS WILL FOLLOW AT TWO-WEEK INTERVALS.
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DENTAL CARE PROGRAMME FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN ******
AN AMBITIOUS DENTAL CARE PROGRAMME FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN WILL BE INTRODUCED FROM SEPTEMBER NEXT YEAR TO PROVIDE A BASIC DENTAL CONSERVATION SERVICE AT PRIMARY SCHOOL LEVEL.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (WEDNESDAY), THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, SAID THIS HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY THE COMPLETION OF THE MACLEĤOSE DENTAL CENTRE.
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