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SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 1988
"THE CONTRACT WAS COMPLEX
AND EXTENSIVE, REQUIRING
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH AND A HIGH LEVEL OF CO-ORDINATION LEVELS OF THE PLANNING, DESIGN AND INSTALLATION SAID.
A
AT ALL PROCESS," SIR DAVID
SUCH A
COMPLEX CONTRACT OF
"IT IS A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT THAT SUCH A SIZE HAS BEEN COMPLETED ON SCHEDULE.'
ALL THE HE CONGRATULATED BOTH THE KCRC AND THE CONSORTIUM AND
IN BRINGING THE PROJECT ΤΟ MANY PEOPLE INVOLVED FOR THEIR EFFORTS FRUITION.
BROADCASTING TOWER TO BE REPLACED
A FURTHER SUM
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS APPROVED MILLION FOR THE PROVISION OF VERY HIGH FREQUENCY (VHF) RADIO IN HONG KONG.
THE
OF
$13.32 SERVICES
MAIN
OF CONSTRUCTION
A REPLACEMENT THE FUNDING WILL COVER BROADCASTING TOWER ON MOUNT GOUGH, AND INCREASED EXPENSES ON THE TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT AND ASSOCIATED CIVIL WORKS.
VHF RADIO MILLION
SEVEN VHF RADIO SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED UNDER THE SERVICES SCHEME, THE BUDGET OF WHICH IS BROUGHT UP TO $45.333 BY THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING.
WITH THE BROADCASTING TOWER ON MOUNT GOUGH REPLACED, ADDITIONAL ANTENNAE PROPOSED FOR RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG WILL BE INSTALLED.
OF THE POLICE BEAT
THE NEW TOWER WILL ALLOW FOR DEVELOPMENT RADIO SYSTEM. THIS ALSO NECESSITATES EXTRA ANTENNAE THE TOWER.
TO BE FIXED TO
FIRM IN
A DESIGN STUDY, UNDERTAKEN BY A COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS MARCH THIS YEAR, SHOWED THAT THE ADDITION OF 12 ANTENNA PANELS FOR THE VHF SCHEME WOULD HAVE EXCEEDED THE LOAD LIMITS OF THE PRESENT TOWER.
ECONOMICALLY,
AND
THE FIRM FURTHER ADVISED THAT THE EXISTING MAST
SATISFACTORILY STRENGTHENED THEREFORE NECESSARY.
OR
THE EXISTING 41-METRE TOWER HAS BEEN FREQUENCY MODULATION (FM) BROADCASTING.
COULD NOT HE REPLACEMENT
WAS
IN USE SINCE 1960 FOR
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