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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1987
SEARCH AND RESCUE EXERCISE AT SEA
A MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE EXERCISE WILL BE HELD SOME NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH OF HONG KONG BETWEEN 8 AM AND ABOUT 6 TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
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THE RXERCISE IS DESIGNED то TEST ALL SEARCH AND RESCUE PROCEDURES AND COMMUNICATIONS.
THE MARINE DEPARTMENT WILL CO-ORDINATE THE EXERCISE WHICH WILL INVOLVE A NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. THE ROYAL NAVY AND THE ROYAL AIR FORCE WILL ALSO PARTICIPATE.
THERE WILL BE SOME MOVEMENT OF PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND BUT IT IS EXPECTED THAT INCONVENIENCE TO THE PUBLIC WILL BE MINIMAL.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
A PRESS BRIEFING ABOUT THE MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE EXERCISE WILL BE HELD AT THE MARINE DEPARTMENT'S EXAMINATION HALL, THIRD FLOOR, HARBOUR BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL AT 4 PM TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
THE BRIEFING WILL BE CHAIRED BY SENIOR MARINE OFFICER (SPECIAL DUTIES) MR IAN DALE, MARINE OFFICER, MR PATRICK PRITCHARD, AND MARINE OFFICER, MR C.K. YEUNG.
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND.
EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD TO DISCUSS TAXI POLICY REVIEW
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MEMBERS OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD WILL EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON THE TAXI POLICY REVIEW AT A MEETING ΤΟ BE HELD AT 2.30 PM TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
THEY WILL ALSO BE INFORMED OF THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT'S PROPOSAL TO OVERLAY A SECTION OF THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR WITH MODIFIED ASPHALTIC SURFACING TO REDUCE THE NOISE LEVEL FROM VEHICLES ALONG THE CORRIDOR.
WORK ON THE PROJECT WILL START ON MONDAY (NOVEMBER 2) AND WILL TAKE ABOUT THREE WEEKS TO COMPLETE. A NOISE LEVEL SURVEY WILL BE CONDUCTED TO ASSESS THE DIFFERENT NOISE LEVELS BEFORE AND AFTER THE LAYING OF THE MODIFIED ASPHALTIC SURFACING.
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