TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1979
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NEW TELECOMMUNICATIONS CENTRE TO BEGIN OPERATION IN 1981
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TO ENSURE THAT HONG KONG RETAINS ITS POSITION AS A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS CENTRE INTO THE NEXT DECADE, THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS RECENTLY APPROVED A PRIVATE TREATY GRANT TO CABLE AND WIRELESS LTD. FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS CENTRE IN TSIM SHA TSUI,
STATING THIS TODAY (TUESDAY), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE POST OFFICE SAID THE NEW TELECOMMUNICATIONS CENTRE, TO BE SITUATED AT 10, MIDDLE ROAD, IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN OPERATIONS IN 1981.
ONE OF THE CONDITIONS OF THE GRANT, HE SAID, WAS THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION FOR A NEW POST OFFICE BY THE CABLE AND WIRELESS LTD. TO REPLACE THE TEMPORARY BUILDING IN PEKING ROAD WHICH OCCUPIES AN AREA SCHEDULED FOR REDEVELOPMENT.
THE NEW POST OFFICE WILL HAVE A PUBLIC COUNTER ON THE GROUND FLOOR, POST OFFICE BOXES ON THE FIRST FLOOR, AND VEHICLE LOADING AND UNLOADING FACILITIES IN THE BASEMENT.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE NEW TELECOMMUNICATIONS CENTRE WILL ENABLE CABLE AND WIRELESS LTD. TO MAINTAIN AND EXPAND THE IR SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC AND BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
+IT WILL INCORPORATE A SECOND INTERNATIONAL TELEPHONE GATEWAY, A COMPUTER CONTROLLED MESSAGE SWITCHING CENTRE AND AN AUTOMATIC TELEX EXCHANGE AND MAINTENANCE CENTRE.+
TWO SERVICE RESERVOIRS NEARING COMPLETION ON TSING YI
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CONSTRUCTION OF TWO NEW SERVICE RESERVOIRS ON TSING YI TO COPE WITH THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR BOTH FRESH AND SALT WATER FROM DEVELOPMENTS ON THE ISLAND, IS ALMOST COMPLETE.
THE RESERVOIRS ARE SITED ON A HILLSIDE, SOUTH OF A NEW ROAD OPPOSITE THE CHEUNG CHING ESTATE.
MR. R.T. PHILLIPS, THE ENGINEER IN CHARGE OF THE PROJECT FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT THE FRESH WATER RESERVOIR WOULD HAVE A STORAGE CAPACITY OF 15,000 CUBIC METRES, WHILE THE SALT WATER RESERVOIR WOULD HAVE A CAPACITY OF 1,500 CUBIC METRES.
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+FRESH WATER SUPPLIES ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS YEAR,+ HE
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