FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1984
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''IN ADDITION, THE COMPUTER-ASSISTED COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM WILL AUTOMATICALLY FIND OUT THE EXACT POSITION OF EACH VESSEL FOR THE REFERENCE OF OPERATIONAL COMMANDERS, HE SAID.
THE SECOND NETWORK, USED WITH THE COMMAND NETWORK, WILL NORMALLY BE CONTROLLED BY THE DIVISIONAL COMMANDER AT THE SCENE OF AN INCIDENT.
''THE NETWORK WILL BE USED BY LOCAL COMMANDERS TO CONTROL SMALLER UNITS SUCH AS THE SMALL BOATS UNIT AND ROYAL MARINE PATROLS AND PORTABLE TRANSCEIVERS ARE BEING PROVIDED TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE."
THE SPOKESMAN RÉCALLED THAT THE PROJECT BEGAN IN 1980 WHEN STEERING GROUP FOR THE PROJECT UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY WAS FORMED AND IMPLEMENTATION STARTED IN 1982, FOLLOWING THE APPROVAL OF FUNDS BY FINANCE COMMITTEE.
MEMBERS OF THE STEERING GROUP, INCLUDING THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, MR ROY HENRY, WERE PRESENT AT THIS MORNING'S OPENING CEREMONY.
WAN CHAI OUTLINE ZONING PLAN AMENDED
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THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) AN AMENDMENT TO THE DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN FOR WAN CHAI.
IT INVOLVES ADJUSTING THE ALIGNMENT OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY AND AMENDING THE LOCATIONS OF TWO STATIONS.
WAN CHAI STATION HAS BEEN MOVED SLIGHTLY WESTWARDS, WHILE CAUSEWAY BAY STATION IS NOW RELOCATED EAST OF PERCIVAL STREET OUTSIDE THE WAN CHAI PLANNING AREA.
THE AMENDED PLAN CAN BE SEEN AT:
* THE DISTRICT OFFICE (CENTRAL AND WESTERN) PUBLIC ENQUIRY
SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING ENTRANCE, HONG KONG;
* TOWN PLANNING DIVISION, LANDS DEPARTMENT, MURRAY BUILDING,
4TH FLOOR, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG; AND
* DISTRICT OFFICE (WAN CHAI), 201 HENNESSY ROAD, WAN CHAI,
HONG KONG.
ANY PERSON AFFECTED BY THE AMENDMENT CAN OBJECT IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY OF THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD, C/O LANDS DEPARTMENT, MURRAY BUILDING, 4TH FLOOR, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG, BEFORE JULY 12.
COPIES OF THE DRAFT AMENDMENT PLAN ARE ON SALE AT THE LANDS DEPARTMENT, MURRAY BUILDING, 5TH FLOOR, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG AND THE KOWLOON MAP SALES SECTION, 382 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON, AT $10 PER UNCOLOURED COPY AND $60 PER COLOURED COPY.
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