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SUNDAY, JULY 22, 1979
GOVERNOR RETURNS FROM GENEVA TOMORROW
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, IS DUE TO RETURN TO HONG KONG FROM GENEVA TOMORROW (MONDAY) ́AFTER ATTENDING THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE VIETNAMESE REFUGEE PROBLEM AS PART OF THE BRITISH DELEGATION,
SIR MURRAY IS ACCOMPANIED BY THE SECRETARY FOR INFORMATION,
MR. DAVID FORD, AND THE POLITICAL ADVISER, DR. DAVID WILSON.
THE GOVERNOR WILL GIVE A PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE VIP PRESS ROOM SHORTLY AFTER HIS ARRIVAL.
NOTE TO EDITORS
A PHOTOGRAPHIC FACILITY WILL BE ARRANGED FOR THE PRESS TO COVER THE ARRIVAL OF THE GOVERNOR AT HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BY FLIGHT SR 304 ELT.A. 2.50 P.M.). PHOTOGRAPHERS COVERING THE EVENT ARE REQUESTED TO ARRIVE AT THE PRESS ROOM ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING ONE
HOUR BEFORE THE EXPECTED TIME OF ARRIVAL THEY ARE ALSO REMINDED TO BRING THEIR IDENTITY CARDS OR PASSPORTS TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO THE AIRPORT'S RESTRICTED AREA.
STREET LIGHTING STANDARD TO BE IMPROVED
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THE NEWLY-ESTABLISHED LIGHTING DIVISION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT PLANS TO INSTALL SOME 20,000 NEW STREET LAMPS IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS TO IMPROVE THE LIGHTING STANDARD THROUGHOUT HONG KONG.
+AT THE MOMENT THE DIVISION IS IMPLEMENTING SOME OF THE PROPOSALS PUT FORWARD BY THE PWD AND APPROVED BY THE GOVERNMENT. MR. KEN COX, CHIEF ENGINEER (LIGHTING), SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
+SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, MORE THAN 1,000 NEW STREET LAMPS OR ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF THE TOTAL NUMBER PLANNED FOR THIS YEAR HAVE BEEN INSTALLED, + HE SAID.
APART FROM INSTALLING MORE EFFICIENT LAMPS, THE PROPOSALS ALSO CALL FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF LAMPS AFTER 6,000 HOURS OF OPERATION OR ONCE EVERY 18 MONTHS.
IN ADDITION, THE LAMPS WILL BE CLEANED MORE FREQUENTLY, AT LEAST FOUR TIMES A YEAR, TO MAINTAIN THEIR NORMAL LIGHTING OUTPUT,
ba. COX POINTED