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SUNDAY, JULY 22, 1979
MR. COX POINTED OUT THAT THERE WERE AT PRESENT MORE THAN 31,000 STREET LAMPS IN THE TERRITORY.
+MANY LAMPS ON THE HIGHWAY AT PRESENT ARE OF THE 400 WATTS HIGH-PRESSURE MERCURY TYPE WITH 20,000 LUMENS OF LIGHT, HE SAID.
+THE NEW ONES, THE 250 WATTS HIGH-PRESSURE SODIUM LAMPS, HAVE A BETTER OUTPUT OF LIGHT - 25,000 LUMENS - DESPITE HAVING A LOWER POWER CONSUMPTION. THE "QUALITY' OF THE LIGHT WILL ALSO BE IMPROVED, SINCE THE NEWER LAMPS HAVE BETTER COLOUR-RENDER ING PROPERTIES.+
MR. COX EMPHASISED THAT THE NEW LAMPS WOULD MEAN A HIGHER STANDARD OF LIGHTING ON THE ROAD AND OVER 30 PER CENT SAVING IN ELECTRICAL ENERGY.
THIS WOULD ALSO MEAN SOME SAVING IN FUEL.
TO ACHIEVE THIS, HE ADDED, THE RIGHT TYPE OF LAMPS HAD TO BE INSTALLED AT THE RIGHT LOCATIONS.
FOR THE BUILT-UP AREA, HIGH-PRESSURE SODIUM LAMPS SHOULD BE USED WHILE LOW-PRESSURE SODIUM LAMPS ARE MORE SUITABLE FOR RURAL AREAS.
HE SAID THAT THE USE OF MODERN LAMPS AND LANTERNS ON HONG KONG ROADS SHOULD RESULT IN A REDUCTION IN CRIME AND AFTER-DARK ROAD ACCIDENTS.
ON THE STRENGTH OF THE LIGHTING DIVISION, MR. COX SAID THAT THERE WAS STILL SOME RECRUITING TO DO.
TO PROVIDE LOCAL ENGINEERS WITH THE APPROPRIATE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INITIAL PRACTICAL TRAINING, THREE PWD ENGINEERS WILL BE SENT TO THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR TRAINING WITHIN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS.
THE FIRST ONE WILL LEAVE NEXT MONTH FOR A 10-MONTH STAY IN THE UK WHERE HE WILL WORK WITH A BIG LIGHTING AUTHORITY. ATTEND A TECHNOLOGY COURSE AND VISIT MANUFACTURERS OF LAMPS AND LANTERNS.
HE WILL ALSO ATTEND THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF PUBLIC LIGHTING ENGINEERS TO BE HELD IN AYR, SCOTLAND, IN SEPTEMBER.
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