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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1985
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BEAT RADIO SYSTEM EXTENDED TO N.T.
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TWO CONTRACTS JUST AWARDED WORTH A TOTAL OF $3.5 MILLION WILL ENABLE ALL BEAT CONSTABLES IN NEW TERRITORIES TOWNS TO BE PROVIDED WITH BEAT RADIOS BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.
THE CONTRACTS FOR PORTABLE RADIOS, BASE STATIONS AND CONTROL EQUIPMENT WILL GIVE NEW TERRITORIES REGION AN INTERIM BEAT RADIO SYSTEM THAT WILL BE REPLACED AND UPGRADED WITHIN SIX YEARS TO KEEP THE FORCE IN PACE WITH POPULATION AND OTHER GROWTH IN THE REGION,
RADIO COMMUNICATIONS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES ARE PLANNED EVENTUALLY TO EQUAL THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND SOPHISTICATION OF EQUIPMENT BEING USED OR PLANNED ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND IN KOWLOON.
FROM NOVEMBER UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR THE RADIOS WILL BE INTRODUCED FIRST IN TUEN MUN DISTRICT FOLLOWED BY YUEN LONG, SHEUNG SHUI, TAI PO AND SHATIN.
THE FIVE TRANSMITTER STATIONS WILL RADIATE SIGNALS FROM THE ROOFS OF THE DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS WHILE TRANSMISSIONS FROM OFFICERS ON THE BEAT WILL BE ROUTED THROUGH 10 SATELLITE RECEIVERS.
THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE SATELLITE RECEIVERS WILL ALLOW SIGNALS TO BE RECEIVED IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE MANNER SINCE THE OUTPUT POWER FROM THE HAND PORTABLES IS QUITE LOW.
FENCING CLINIC TO IMPROVE SKILL IN USING SWORDS
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THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE HONG KONG AMATEUR FENCING ASSOCIATION WILL JOINTLY HOLD A FENCING CLINIC BETWEEN SEPTEMBER AND NOVEMBER FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO IMPROVE THE IR SKILLS IN THE SPORT.
THE CLINIC WHICH IS THE THIRD TO BE ORGANISED THIS YEAR, WILL HOLD CLASSES BETWEEN 7.30 P.M. AND 10.30 P.M. ON SUNDAYS IN QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM AND FROM 7 P.M. TO 10 P.. ON FRIDAYS IN THE BOUNDARY STREET INDOOR GAMES HALL.
ANYONE WHO POSSESSES A BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF FENCING MAY APPLY, BUT THOSE WHO ARE AGED UNDER 16 MUST FIRST OBTAIN APPROVALS FROM THE IR PARENTS OR GUARDIANS.
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