SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1988
MR DAVE OLDROYD, STAFF OFFICER, MAJOR SYSTEMS, IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BRANCH, SAID THERE WOULD BE A TWO MONTH RESPONSE PERIOD AFTER TENDERS WERE INVITED IN SEPTEMBER. THAT WOULD BE FOLLOWED BY A THREE MONTH EVALUATION PHASE DURING WHICH SUBMISSIONS FROM POTENTIAL VENDORS WOULD BE EVALUATED AGAINST MANDATORY AND DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SYSTEM.
+WE ARE LOOKING FOR A SYSTEM CURRENTLY AVAILABLE WHICH REQUIRE US TO PIONEER NEW TECHNOLOGY BUT THE SYSTEM IS A DRASTIC STEP FORWARD FOR THE ORGANISATION.
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+ IT WILL NOT BE TAILOR-MADE TO OUR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND WILL COVER BASIC FUNCTIONS AND THERE IS NO OVER-RIDING NEED TO CUSTOMISE, ALTHOUGH A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF CUSTOMISATION WILL BE NECESSARY TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE SYSTEM WILL BE REQUIRED TO OPERATE.+
MA WAN HYDRODYNAMIC STUDY ACCEPTED
THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE HAS ACCEPTED THE FINAL REPORT OF THE WAN HYDRODYNAMIC STUDY RECENTLY SUBMITTED BY THE CONSULTANTS, AND REQUIRED RESOURCES IN CONNECTION WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION RECOMMENDATIONS ARE NOW BEING CONSIDERED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MARINE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD LONG RECOGNISED THAT THE NARROWNESS OF THE MA WAN CHANNEL WAS CRITICAL ΤΟ THE PASSAGE OF VESSELS TO AND FROM LOCATIONS WEST OF MA WAN.
HE POINTED OUT THAT CURRENTS IN THE AREA WERE KNOWN ΤΟ BE ERRATIC IN BOTH STRENGTH AND DIRECTION BUT PRECISE DETAILS WERE LACKING.
"THERE IS AN ELEMENT OF RISK FOR LARGE AND DEEP LADEN SHIPS NAVIGATING IN THE VICINITY OF MA WAN IN PARTICULAR WHEN NEGOTIATING THE SHARP BEND TO THE NORTHEAST OF MA WAN ISLAND, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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IN 1986, THE GOVERNMENT COMMISSIONED THE BRITISH MARITIME TECHNOLOGY LTD (BMT) AT A CONTRACT PRICE OF ABOUT $4.4 MILLION ΤΟ UNDERTAKE A HYDRODYNAMIC STUDY OF THE TIDAL WATERS AROUND MA WAN.
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