TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1984
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CONTRACT AWARDED FOR AIRPORT RADAR TOWER
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A CONTRACT VALUED AT $4.1 MILLION HAS BEEN AWARDED FOR A RADAR TOWER AT HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
UNDER THE CONTRACT, AWARDED TO CHUNG SHING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED, A 40-METRE HIGH TOWER WILL BE BUILT TO HOUSE A SHORT-RANGE RADAR SYSTEM WITH SIGNAL PROCESSING AND DISPLAY FACILITIES.
IT WILL BE USED TO CONTINUOUSLY MONITOR AND SHOW THE POSITION AND MOVEMENTS OF ALL AIRCRAFT, VEHICLES AND OTHER POTENTIAL OBSTRUCTIONS ON THE AIRFIELD AND OF SHIPS IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN APPROACHES TO HONG KONG.
OTHER FACILITIES TO BE PROVIDED IN THE CONTRACT INCLUDE A DANGEROUS GOODS STORE, AN OIL TANK, A STANDBY GENERATOR ROOM, A RADAR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ROOM, AN AIR-CONDITIONING PLANT ROOM, A CARBON DIOXIDE ROOM AND BATTERY SWITCH ROOMS.
WORK ON THE CONTRACT WILL START EARLY NEXT MONTH AND TAKE ABOUT A YEAR TO COMPLETE.
CENTRES PROMOTING CAREERS EDUCATION
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IN RECENT YEARS, THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN DOING ITS BEST IN PROMOTING CAREERS EDUCATION TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE CHOOSE THE RIGHT JOBS, AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR YEUNG PO-KWAN, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
+ THE CAREERS INFORMATION CENTRES SET UP ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HARBOUR BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT ARE AIMED AT ACQUAINTING YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE WORLD OF WORK, HE ADDED.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE DEPARTMENT'S KOWLOON CAREERS INFORMATION CENTRE IN THE TO KWA WAN MARKET AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES, MR YEUNG SAID THAT EACH CENTRE HAD A REFERENCE LIBRARY AND VARIOUS AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS, WITH STAFF TO HANDLE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING FURTHER STUDIES AND CAREERS.
HE SAID THAT ANOTHER EFFECTIVE WAY OF HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE WAS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO COLLECT INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM DIFFERENT TRADES.
TO THIS END, THE DEPARTMENT'S YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE AND THE HONG KONG CAREERS MASTERS ASSOCIATION JOINTLY ORGANISE REGIONAL CAREERS CONVENTIONS ANNUALLY.
EACH CONVENTION FEATURES A CAREERS EXHIBITION ORGANISED BY LOCAL STUDENTS AND TALKS BY EXPERTS FROM VARIOUS TRADES.
/+JUDGED FRC!!