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FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1987
INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM FOR POLICE
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THE POLICE FORCE PLANS TO INSTALL AN INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM WHICH WILL UPGRADE THE CURRENT BEAT RADIO SCHEME AND EXTEND PORTABLE RADIO COVERAGE TO AREAS NOT NOW COVERED. IT FORMS PART OF THE SECOND GENERATION COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (CC 11).
THE SYSTEM WILL ALSO REPLACE MOST OF THE OTHER EXISTING ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY (UHF) AND VERY HIGH FREQUENCY (VHF) NETWORKS FOR UNIFORMED OFFICERS ON FOOT, IN VEHICLES OR DEPLOYED IN AN INTERNAL SECURITY ROLE.
1985,
THE PROJECT WILL COST ABOUT $200 MILLION.
"A PREQUALIFICATION EXERCISE FOR TENDERING BEGAN AT THE END OF AND COMPANIES AROUND THE WORLD WERE ASKED то SUBMIT APPLICATIONS," SAID ACTING SENIOR STAFF OFFICER LEUNG CHING-BIU, OF THE COMMAND CONTROL AND NEW POLICE PROJECT DIVISION, COMMUNICATIONS BRANCH.
"BY AUGUST LAST YEAR, TEN COMPANIES HAD SUBMITTED PROPOSALS . AFTER SIX MONTHS OF EVALUATION AND STUDY, WE HAD COMPILED THE OPERATIONAL AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS AND THE DRAFT CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT.
"DURING THE EVALUATION PERIOD, A TEAM OF ENGINEERS AND OFFICERS SPECIALISING IN PARTICULAR SUBJECTS WAS FORMED TO UNDERTAKE THE TASK.
"THERE WAS A LOT OF WORK INVOLVED. IF YOU STACK ALL THE DOCUMENTATION IN A PILE IT WOULD BE OVER 20 FEET HIGH.
"THREE COMPANIES WITH THE POTENTIAL TO WIN THE CONTRACT HAVE RECENTLY BEEN SELECTED, AND THEY ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT CONTRACT SPECIFICATIONS. THE COMPANIES ARE FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM, CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES.
"THE THREE COMPANIES WILL BASE THEIR SPECIFICATIONS ON THE OPERATIONAL AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS. THEY WILL BE ABLE TO CONSULT OFFICERS IN THIS BRANCH. WE HAVE LISTED A NUMBER OF OFFICERS SPECIALISING IN VARIOUS SUBJECTS WHO WILL ASSIST THEM WITH QUESTIONS."
THE FURTHER AREAS WHICH THE NEW SYSTEM WILL COVER INCLUDE CHEUNG CHAU, LANTAU ISLAND, LAMMA ISLAND AND PING CHAU: STANLEY AND SHEK 0 ON HONG KONG ISLAND; ALL POPULATED -AREAS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES INCLUDING FRONTIER; AND JUNK BAY AND SAI KUNG IN KOWLOON REGION.
THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY 1990. THERE WILL THEN BE 6,000 BEAT RADIOS IN USE, DOUBLE THE PRESENT NUMBER.
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